9-4-310(c)(i) is appropriated and may be used by the board of

9-4-310(c)(i) is appropriated and may be used by the board of trustees of the University of Wyoming for any purpose connected with the supporting and maintenance of the agricultural college at the University of Wyoming not inconsistent or in conflict with any act of congress. The money shall be paid by the state treasurer to the treasurer of the board of trustees of the state university upon the warrant of the state auditor upon request of the board of trustees.

21-17-304. Acceptance of federal grants; administration.

(a) The state of Wyoming assents to and accepts the conditions of the acts of the United States Congress cited as 7 U.S.C. sections 301 through 390j and 16 U.S.C. sections 590a through 590q-3, and future acts amendatory or supplemental thereto.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by congress or the laws of Wyoming, all money authorized by subsection (a) of this section shall be received by the state treasurer and transferred to the board of trustees of the University of Wyoming. The trustees of the University of Wyoming shall annually appropriate and designate the uses of the money received under subsection (a) of this section which shall be in conformity with the terms of the grant.

(c) The board of trustees of the University of Wyoming shall have prepared necessary reports and take other actions necessary to comply with the requirements of and obtain grants and administer programs pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Agricultural extension work shall be carried on in connection with the college of agriculture of the university.

21-17-305. County cooperation in extension work; districts; county agents.

(a) A board of county commissioners may cooperate in extension work in agriculture and home economics in the county under the supervision of the agricultural college of the university and for that purpose may annually appropriate and expend any amount the board deems expedient so long as this levy and all levies for general county government do not exceed the constitutional mill limit.  (b) Any two (2) or more contiguous counties may unite in the formation of a district for the purposes of subsection (a) of this section. The district formed shall be regarded as a single county for the purposes of this section and is entitled to the same benefits as if the district were one (1) county. No county included in a district is entitled to any benefits of this section so long as the district receives benefits under this section.

(c) Any county or district complying with this section upon request shall receive a county agent or agricultural expert to be provided by the agricultural college of the university. The university shall provide a suitable agent or expert, qualified to do the work usually expected from a person educated in the science of agriculture.

(d) The university trustees may receive and expend money from any source under the supervision of the agricultural college for the purposes of this section.

21-17-306. Soil conservation programs; state advisory board.

(a) In formulating plans for soil conservation programs to be submitted to the secretary of agriculture the university shall select a state advisory board with the approval of the governor from persons who participate in soil conservation programs as recommended by committees of county associations of persons who participate in soil conservation programs. The director of the department of agriculture is an ex officio member of the state advisory board.

(b) In implementing approved soil conservation program plans the university may:

(i) Employ and designate such agencies as it deems necessary to cooperate with local and state agencies, agencies of other states and the federal government;

(ii) Provide for the conduct of research and educational activities;

(iii) Provide by voluntary methods for adjustments in the utilization of land and farming practices and for payment in connection therewith.

21-17-307. Leases authorized; scope of authority to lease.  (a) The trustees of the University of Wyoming may grant mineral leases in the name of the state of Wyoming to any lands acquired in the name of the state of Wyoming for experimental farm purposes. This authority extends to those lands transferred into the control of the trustees of the University of Wyoming by chapter 99, Session Laws of Wyoming, 1923, and all other land theretofore or thereafter acquired in the name of the state of Wyoming for experimental farm purposes and now under the administration and control of the trustees of the University of Wyoming, whether or not acquired pursuant to express legislative authorization.

(b) Mineral leases executed under the authority hereby granted shall be executed by such persons, shall be granted upon terms prescribed by the state board of land commissioners for the leasing of other state lands and shall include such additional provisions as the trustees of the University of Wyoming determine to be necessary to protect the surface of the lands or the use thereof for university purposes.

(c) If land used for experimental farm purposes is leased under this section, and it becomes untenable for experimental purposes by virtue of mineral production or exploration thereon, the trustees shall, without unnecessary delay, obtain other lands in the same general vicinity. In all cases the land obtained, whether by grant, purchase or gift, must be within the boundaries of the same county as the land rendered untenable and must be suitable for experimental farm purposes. The trustees shall take immediate steps to reestablish an operating experimental farm on the land obtained.

(d) All amounts received under mineral leases, including bonus payments, delay rentals and royalties, shall be expended for the purposes of the University of Wyoming as the trustees of the University of Wyoming may determine.

21-17-308. Wyoming state veterinary laboratory.

(a) The division of microbiology and veterinary medicine, college of agriculture, University of Wyoming shall manage, operate and maintain the Wyoming state veterinary laboratory. All records, property, personnel and unused funds of the Wyoming livestock board designated for the Wyoming state veterinary laboratory shall be transferred to the division of microbiology and veterinary medicine.  (b) The Wyoming state veterinary laboratory shall:

(i) Inquire into, maintain records of and prepare an annual report of the causes of contagious, infectious and communicable diseases found among livestock in this state; assist in the determination of means for the prevention and treatment of such diseases; and collect and disseminate information on these and other animal health related subjects valuable to the livestock interests of Wyoming;

(ii) Assist licensed veterinarians and the livestock industry in this state in making diagnoses at their request;

(iii) Assist licensed veterinarians in this state with proper collection and shipment of diagnostic materials; and

(iv) Otherwise provide services and consultation upon request of licensed veterinarians and the livestock industry in this state.

(c) There is created a six (6) member advisory council hereafter known as the council. The council shall advise the division of microbiology and veterinary medicine on matters pertaining to the Wyoming state veterinary laboratory and other matters that pertain to animal health. Three (3) members of the council shall be appointed by the Wyoming board of veterinary medicine and three (3) members shall be appointed by the Wyoming livestock board. The head of the division of microbiology and veterinary medicine shall be an ex officio member of the council. Council members shall serve a term of three (3) years. The initial council shall constitute itself so that no more than two (2) members will be replaced each year. The council shall elect a chairman and secretary from its membership. The council shall meet at least semiannually and on other occasions as deemed necessary by the council. Authorized travel expenses of the council members shall be paid by the agency responsible for their appointment in the same manner and amount as provided by W.S. 9-3-102.

(d) The annual report of the council shall be prepared for the governor, Wyoming livestock board, Wyoming board of veterinary medicine, president of the University of Wyoming and such other individuals deemed necessary by the council. The cost of printing the annual report shall be borne by the budget of the Wyoming state veterinary laboratory.  (e) All individual identifying client information in the records and information maintained or collected by the Wyoming state veterinary laboratory related to diagnosis of contagious, infectious, communicable, toxic and genetic diseases of individual animals or herds shall be confidential and shall not be released except to the individual submitting the sample for diagnosis unless:

(i) Laboratory testing results in the recognition of a state or federally reportable disease;

(ii) It is in the best interests of animal or human public health, as determined by the director of the Wyoming state veterinary laboratory or his designee, to release the information; or

(iii) The release of the information is required by state or federal law. Nothing in this subsection shall affect the duty of the Wyoming state veterinary laboratory or any other person to report contagious or infectious diseases as required by state or federal law.

ARTICLE 4 - CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

21-17-401. Certain portions of campus restricted to park or recreational purposes; construction of buildings or structures prohibited thereon.

(a) That portion of the campus of the University of Wyoming described as follows is restricted to park or recreational purposes only and no structure shall be constructed on the tract without the approval of the legislature:

(i) A tract of land in the southwest corner of the property known as the campus of the University of Wyoming, in Albany county, Wyoming, which is bounded on the south by a street in the city of Laramie designated as Ivinson Avenue; on the west by a street in the said city designated as Ninth (9th) Street; on the north by an easterly extension of the north line of the street in said city designated as University Avenue; and on the east by an extension, north and south, of the west line of the building known as Hoyt Hall and located on said campus.

(b) In order to preserve the natural and open beauty of that portion of the University of Wyoming campus commonly known and referred to as "Prexy's Pasture", no structures, other than ornamental improvements, or buildings of any kind or type shall be located or constructed upon the portion of the campus described as follows:

(i) All that portion of the East 1/2 of Section 33, Township 16 N, R 73 W, of the 6th PM, Albany county, Wyoming, bounded as follows:

(A) Beginning at a point from which the East 1/4 corner of said Section 33 bears South 83 degrees 15' East a distance of 803 feet; thence South 5 degrees 45' West a distance of 410 feet; thence North 84 degrees 15' West a distance of 578 feet; thence North 5 degrees 45' East a distance of 410 feet; thence South 84 degrees 15' East a distance of 578 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning. Said parcel of land containing 5.44 acres, more or less.

21-17-402. Short title.

W.S. 21-17-402 through 21-17-450 shall be known and may be cited as the "University Securities Law."

21-17-403. Purpose.

It is the purpose of this act to provide a procedure for financing any projects authorized by law and for the issuance of securities to evidence or reevidence obligations incurred in connection with any projects authorized by the legislature. This act is supplemental in nature, and nothing herein contained shall be construed as authorizing any particular project nor as authorizing the incurrence of any obligations to defray the cost of any project or construction until the construction or project is specifically authorized by the legislature.

21-17-404. Definitions.

(a) As used in W.S. 21-17-402 through 21-17-450:

(i) "Acquisition" or "acquire" means the opening, laying out, establishment, purchase, construction, securing, installation, reconstruction, lease, gift, grant from the federal government, the state, any body corporate and politic therein, or any person, the endowment, bequest, devise, transfer, assignment, option to purchase, other contract, or any combination thereof, of any properties pertaining to a project, or an interest therein;  (ii) "Board" means the board of trustees of the University of Wyoming constituting the governing body of the university and a body corporate and politic by the name of "The Trustees of the University of Wyoming", as a political subdivision of the state and means any successor governing body of the university;

(iii) "Commercial bank" means a state or national bank or trust company which is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, including without limitation any trust bank as herein defined;

(iv) "Cost of any project", or any phrase of similar import, means all or any part designated by the board of the cost of any project, or interest therein, which cost, at the option of the board may include all or any part of the incidental costs pertaining to the project, including without limitation:

(A) Preliminary expenses advanced by the university from funds available for use therefor, or advanced by the state, the federal government, or from any other source, with the approval of the board, or any combination thereof;

(B) The costs in the making of surveys, audits, preliminary plans, other plans, specifications, estimates of costs, and other preliminaries;

(C) The costs of premiums on builders' risk insurance and performance bonds, or a reasonably allocable share thereof;

(D) The costs of appraising, printing, estimates, advice, services of engineers, architects, financial consultants, attorneys at law, clerical help, or other agents or employees;

(E) The costs of making, publishing, posting, mailing and otherwise giving any notice in connection with a project, the filing or recordation of instruments, the taking of options, the issuance of bonds and other securities, and bank fees and expenses;

(F) The costs of contingencies;

(G) The costs of the capitalization with proceeds of bonds or other securities issued hereunder of any operation and maintenance expenses appertaining to any facilities to be acquired as a project and of any interest on bonds or other securities for any period not exceeding the period estimated by the board to effect the project plus one (1) year, of any discount on bonds or other securities and of any reserves for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds or other securities, of any replacement expenses and of any other cost of issuance of the bonds or other securities;

(H) The costs of amending any resolution or other instrument authorizing the issuance of or otherwise appertaining to outstanding bonds or other securities of the university;

(J) The costs of funding any emergency loans, construction loans and other temporary loans of not exceeding three (3) years appertaining to a project and of the incidental expenses incurred in connection with the loans; and

(K) All other expenses necessary or desirable and appertaining to a project, as estimated or otherwise ascertained by the board.

(v) "Facilities" means buildings, structures, or other income producing facilities from the operation of which or in connection with which pledged revenues for the payment of any bonds or other securities issued hereunder are derived, including without limitation any facilities to be acquired with the proceeds of the bonds or securities issued hereunder;

(vi) "Federal government" means the United States, or any agency, instrumentality or corporation thereof;

(vii) "Federal securities" means bills, certificates of indebtedness, notes, bonds or similar securities which are direct obligations of, or the principal and interest of which securities are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States;

(viii) "Gross revenues" or "gross pledged revenues" means all pledged revenues received by the university and pledged for the payment of any securities issued hereunder;

(ix) "Holder" when used in conjunction with any bonds or any other securities issued hereunder, means the registered owner of the designated item;  (x) "Improvement" or "improve" means the extension, widening, lengthening, betterment, alteration, reconstruction or other major improvement, or any combination thereof, of any properties pertaining to a project, or an interest therein, but does not mean renovation, reconditioning, patching, general maintenance or other minor repair;

(xi) "Net revenues" or "net pledged revenues" means gross revenues after the deduction of operation and maintenance expenses;

(xii)(A) "Operation and maintenance expenses" means all reasonable and necessary current expenses of the university, paid or accrued, of operating, maintaining and repairing the facilities pertaining to the pledged revenues for the payment of the bonds or other securities issued hereunder and may include at the board's option except as limited by contract or otherwise limited by law, without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(I) Legal and overhead expenses of the various university departments directly related and reasonably allocable to the administration of the facilities;

(II) Fidelity bond and insurance premiums appertaining to the facilities, or a reasonably allocable share of a premium of any blanket bond or policy pertaining to the facilities;

(III) The reasonable charges of any paying agent, commercial bank, trust bank, or other depository bank appertaining to any securities issued by the board or appertaining to any facilities;

(IV) Contractual services, professional services, salaries, administrative expenses and costs of labor appertaining to facilities;

(V) The costs incurred by the board in the collection of all or any part of the pledged revenues, including without limitation revenues appertaining to any facilities;

(VI) Any costs of utility services furnished to the facilities by the university or otherwise; and

(VII) Reasonable allowances for the depreciation of furniture and equipment for the facilities.  (B) "Operation and maintenance expenses" does not include:

(I) Any allowance for depreciation except as otherwise provided in W.S. 21-17-404(a)(xii)(A)(VI);

(II) Any costs of reconstruction, improvements, extensions or betterments;

(III) Any accumulation of reserves for capital replacements;

(IV) Any reserves for operation, maintenance or repair of any facilities;

(V) Any allowance for the redemption of any bond or other security evidencing a loan or other obligations or the payment of any interest thereon;

(VI) Any liabilities incurred in the acquisition or improvement of any properties comprising any project or any existing facilities, or any combination thereof; and

(VII) Any other ground of legal liability not based on contract.

(xiii) "Person" means a corporation, firm, other body corporate excluding the federal government, the state, or any other body corporate and politic, partnership, association or individual, and also includes an executor, administrator, trustee, receiver or other representative appointed according to law;

(xiv)(A) "Pledged revenues" means the monies pledged wholly or in part for the payment of bonds or other securities issued hereunder, and, subject to any existing pledges or other contractual limitations, may include at the board's discretion, income or monies derived from one (1), all or any combination of the following revenue sources, including without limitation student fees and other fees, rates and charges appertaining thereto:

(I) Dormitories, apartments and other housing facilities;  (II) Cafeterias, dining halls and other food service facilities;

(III) Student union and other student activities facilities;

(IV) Store or other facilities for the sale or lease of books, stationery, student supplies, faculty supplies, office supplies and like material;

(V) Stadium, arena, theater, fieldhouse and other athletic or recreation facilities for use in part by spectators or otherwise;

(VI) Land and any structures, other facilities, or other improvements thereon used or available for use for the parking of vehicles used for the transportation by land or air of persons to or from the land and any improvements thereon;

(VII) Properties providing heat or any other utility furnished by the university to any facilities on its campus;

(VIII) Services, contracts, investments and other miscellaneous unrestricted sources of income not hereinabove designated, whether presently realized or to be realized, and accounted for in a miscellaneous sales and services fund or account;

(IX) That account commonly known as the university account within the permanent land income fund, pursuant to section 8 of the Act of Admission of the state of Wyoming; and

(X) The board's proportion for the benefit of the university of the monies remitted by the United States to the state and accounted for as provided by law pursuant to W.S.