§ 37-5-501 — Definitions

(a) As used in this article:
(i) "Authority" means the Wyoming energy authority
created by W.S. 37-5-502;
(ii) "Board" means the board of the Wyoming energy
authority;
(iii) "Bonds" means notes, warrants, bonds, temporary
bonds and anticipation notes issued by the authority under this
article;
(iv) "Energy project" means any project related to or
involving a natural resource associated with energy or an
associated natural resource, including specifically geothermal
and pumped hydro energy projects;
(v) "Natural resource associated with energy" or
"associated natural resource" means any technology or any
substance, mineral, element or compound, either gaseous, liquid
or solid, associated with the production, development, refining,
processing, storage or transmission of energy or as otherwise
provided in this article;
(vi) "Pipeline" means a pipeline and related
facilities, including storage facilities, and including
undivided ownership interests or capacity in a pipeline and
related facilities, constructed for the purpose of transporting
and treating natural resources associated with energy;
(vii) "Royalty in kind" means natural resources
associated with energy that are received by the federal
government, the state or its agencies or political subdivisions
as royalties in kind under leases or otherwise;
(viii) "Critical material" means any substance used
in technology or production for which there are supply risks and
for which there is no readily available or accessible substitute
in the United States;
(ix) "Rare earth mineral" means a metallic element of
the lanthanide series of the periodic table, scandium, yttrium
and any other metallic element with similar physical and
chemical properties to any element specified in this paragraph.