§ 9-2-1014.1 — State budget; requests by recipients of certain earmarked funds for additional funding from the budget reserve account. Note: this section is repealed by Laws 2025, ch. 63, § 2. effective 7/1/2026

Wyoming § 9-2-1014.1

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 09: Administration of the Government
• Ch. 2: AGENCIES, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND DEPARTMENTS
• Art. 10: STATE BUDGET DEPARTMENT

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(a) Any state agency that receives federal mineral
royalties or severance tax distributions may request additional
funding from the budget reserve account as provided in this
section.
(b) The total amount available for the purpose of this
section shall be the estimated deposits into the budget reserve
account for the next biennial budget period under W.S.
9-4-601(d)(iv) and 39-14-801(d)(ii).
(c) Any state agency eligible to request additional funds
from the budget reserve account under this section shall submit
its request as part of the budget process under W.S. 9-2-1010
through 9-2-1014.
(d) The governor shall include his recommendations for
additional funding for state agencies and for local governments
from the budget reserve account in his budget recommendation
submitted under W.S. 9-2-1013 to the legislature. His total
recommendations under this section shall not exceed the total
amount determined under subsection (b) of this section.
(e) To the extent the legislature appropriates funds under
this section from the budget reserve account for local
governments, the appropriation shall comply with and be subject
to the following:
(i) The amount appropriated to local governments
shall not exceed the amount available under subsection (b) of
this section, less appropriations under this section to state
agencies;
(ii) A total amount shall be annually appropriated to
the state treasurer to be distributed to all local governments
as follows:
(A) Thirty percent (30%) to counties, in the
proportion which the population of the county bears to total
state population;
(B) Seventy percent (70%) to cities and towns,
each city and town to receive an amount in the proportion which
the population of the city or town bears to the population of
all cities and towns in Wyoming.
(iii) The distributions to local governments under
this section shall be made by the state treasurer no later than
October 15, of the fiscal year next following the fiscal year
for which the appropriation is made. The distributions shall be
from revenues actually recognized in the fiscal year for which
the appropriation is made. Any interest earned on invested funds
allocated to local governments under this section shall be
retained in the budget reserve account.
(f) To the extent that actual recognized revenues are less
than the estimated deposits referenced in subsection (b) of this
section:
(i) The distribution of any appropriation to local
governments under this section shall be reduced by a pro rata
amount; and
(ii) The state auditor shall reduce the spending
authority of any state agency receiving an appropriation under
this section by a pro rata amount.
(g) For the purpose of this section:
(i) "Local government" means any county or
municipality;
(ii) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 170, § 2.
(iii) "State agency" means the department of
transportation, the University of Wyoming and the water
development office.