§ 9-2-3208 — Duties performed through division of economic analysis

(a) The department through the division of economic
analysis, in cooperation with other governmental and private
agencies, shall:
(i) Assist state agencies in developing statistical
and informational management programs by collecting, compiling,
analyzing and distributing information and statistics when the
information is readily available from other agencies, and
eliminate the duplication of collection, compilation and
distribution of information or data prepared by agencies;
(ii) Act as overall supervisory and coordinating
authority for statistical, informational or research programs
conducted by or on behalf of agencies;
(iii) Conduct statistical research and studies on its
own authority or as requested by other governmental bodies;
(iv) Establish uniform criteria for collecting,
distributing, compiling, reporting and analyzing statistical and
other information generated by agencies;
(v) Establish and maintain a central depository of
statistical and other data relative to the operation of state
government for the economic and environmental life of this
state;
(vi) Consolidate into digest form information and
reports which lend themselves to compilation;
(vii) Establish uniform criteria for collecting,
compiling, analyzing, reporting and distributing economic data
for all Wyoming counties related to uses of and economic impacts
to state and federal surface and mineral lands, including but
not limited to development of agriculture, grazing, minerals,
timber, water, industrial resources, recreation and energy
production;
(viii) Utilize a nationally recognized model for the
compilation and the analysis of the data described in paragraph
(vii) of this subsection;
(ix) Collect, compile, analyze, maintain, update,
report, distribute and consolidate into digest form the economic
data described in paragraph (vii) of this subsection. The
analysis shall be independent pertaining to the data collected
and shall not express any opinion of the economic impacts
determined under paragraph (vii) of this subsection. Any
economic data collected, compiled, analyzed, maintained,
updated, reported or consolidated by the division of economic
analysis under this subsection, other than information that is
not available for inspection under W.S. 16-4-201 through 16-4-
205, shall be available for public review and comment. This data
shall be updated at least once every three (3) years;
(x) Supervise and coordinate statistical,
informational or research programs conducted by the division on
behalf of counties and establish and maintain a central
depository of economic, statistical and other data relative to
Wyoming counties;
(xi) Prepare an annual catalog listing the type of
statistical information available from state agencies and other
sources.