§ 30-5-120 — Additional forfeiture or civil penalty for flaring of gas in excess of amounts permitted by order of commission

(a) Whenever under the provisions of W.S. 30-5-119 a
forfeiture or civil penalty is imposed for the flaring of gas in
excess of the amounts permitted by an order of the commission
there shall also be imposed an additional forfeiture or civil
penalty which shall be the greater of either (i) ten percent
(10%) of the amount of the forfeiture or civil penalty, or (ii)
six and one-quarter percent (6 1/4%) of the value of the amount
of gas so flared or vented. Value shall be determined by the
average price being paid at the nearest point of connection.
(b) Out of said additional forfeiture or civil penalty
there shall be paid to the department of revenue of the state of
Wyoming an amount equal to the mineral severance tax which would
have been payable if the gas had been saved and sold, and the
remainder thereof shall be paid to the county treasurer of the
county in which said gas was produced in lieu of any taxes which
would have been payable to said county if the gas had been saved
and sold.