§ 28-11-401 — Appointment of members; powers and duties; related duties of the wildlife and natural resource trust account board and the outdoor recreation and tourism trust account board

(a) Not later than March 15 following each general
election, a select natural resource funding committee shall be
appointed subject to the following:
(i) The president of the senate shall appoint three
(3) members of the senate apportioned as nearly as possible to
reflect the percentage of the elected membership of the majority
and minority parties of the senate, provided not more than two
(2) of the members shall be from the same political party;
(ii) The speaker of the house of representatives
shall appoint three (3) members of the house apportioned as
nearly as possible to reflect the percentage of the elected
membership of the majority and minority parties of the house,
provided not more than two (2) of the members shall be from the
same political party.
(b) The select committee shall:
(i) Select from among its members two (2) members to
serve as co-chairmen;
(ii) Monitor wildlife and natural resource trust
account board progress with regard to projects specified in W.S.
9-15-101 et seq. and other projects specified by law;
(iii) Review the budgets of all projects funded from
the wildlife and natural resource trust income account as
created in W.S. 9-15-103(b) and sponsor legislation to fund
expenditures from the account as recommended by the select
committee;
(iv) Monitor the outdoor recreation and tourism trust
account board's progress with regard to projects specified in
W.S. 36-4-201 et seq. and other projects specified by law;
(v) Review the budgets of all projects funded from
the outdoor recreation and tourism trust income account as
created in W.S. 36-4-203(b) and sponsor legislation to fund
expenditures from the account as recommended by the select
committee.
(c) The wildlife and natural resource trust account board
and the outdoor recreation and tourism trust account board
shall:
(i) Provide the select committee with notice of all
board meetings. The select committee may hold joint meetings
with either or both boards;
(ii) Provide information to the select committee upon
request to assist the select committee to monitor progress of
projects.
(d) The select committee may:
(i) Secure consulting services, if necessary, to
provide technical assistance in reviewing project grant
applications, budgets or other issues related to projects funded
under this act;
(ii) Review the project grant applications for large
projects forwarded by the wildlife and natural resource trust
account board;
(iii) Review the project grant applications for large
projects forwarded by the outdoor recreation and tourism trust
account board.