Select Committees

Wyo. Stat. Ann. tit. 28, ch. 11
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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 28-11-101 Appointment of members; powers and duties; related duties of water development commission.

(a) Not later than March 31 following each general election, a select water committee shall be appointed subject to the following: (i) The president of the senate shall appoint six (6) 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 five (5) of the members shall be from the same political party; (ii) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint six (6) 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 five (5) of the members shall be from the same political party; (iii) Insofar as possible, of the six (6) members appointed from each house, one (1) shall reside in and be appointed from each of the four (4) water divisions in the state and two (2) at large. The presiding officer may appoint three (3) of the six (6) members at large, provided that no more than two (2) members shall reside in the same water division. (b) The select committee shall: (i) Select from among its members a chairman and vice-chairman; (ii) Monitor water development commission progress with regard to projects specified in Chapter 60, 1982 Session Laws and other projects specified by law; (iii) Prepare and submit to the joint agriculture, state and public lands and water resources interim committee as part of the report required of the water development commission under W.S. 41-2-118(a) not later than January 1 of each year a report detailing the water development commission's progress, the activities of the committee, specifying any committee recommendations and continue development of a water policy as provided by Section 15, Chapter 60, 1982 Session Laws; (iv) Repealed by Laws 1986, ch. 113, § 14. (v) Review the budgets of all projects and make recommendations regardless of funding source. (c) The water development commission shall: (i) Provide the select committee with notice of all commission meetings. The select committee and the commission may hold joint meetings; (ii) Not enter into any contract or contract amendment involving the expenditure of more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) of any funds authorized for any project under Chapter 60, 1982 Session Laws or under W.S. 41-2-114, until thirty (30) days after the contract or contract amendment has been submitted to the legislative service office for distribution to members of the select committee for review and recommendation; (iii) Provide information to the select committee upon request to assist the select committee to monitor progress. (d) The select committee may: (i) Secure consulting services, if necessary, to provide technical assistance in inspecting and reviewing construction projects, drilling programs, budgets or other issues related to the water projects approved by the legislature; (ii) Review the budgets prepared by the water development commission for each separate water project under its control; (iii) Inspect any construction, drilling or waterworks on approved water projects.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 28-11-201 Appointment of members; powers and duties.

(a) Not later than March 31 following each general election, the president of the senate shall appoint six (6) members of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint six (6) members of the house to a select committee on capital financing and investments. Appointments to the committee by each presiding officer shall reflect as nearly as possible the percentage of the elected membership of the majority and minority parties of each house, provided that not more than five (5) members appointed by each presiding officer shall be from the same political party. (b) The select committee shall: (i) Select from among its members a chairman and vice-chairman; (ii) Monitor the establishment and implementation of state investment policy by the state loan and investment board under W.S. 9-4-716, including the extent to which investment goals are being achieved; (iii) Monitor the establishment and implementation of state capital financing policy by the state building commission and any other state entity charged with capital financing; (iv) Prepare and submit recommendations to the legislature, including sponsoring legislation, to improve statutes related to the investment of state and local government funds; (v) Develop knowledge and expertise among its members regarding issues related to investment of public funds and capital financing; (vi) Monitor state funds invested for a specific public purpose authorized or directed by the legislature. (c) The state loan and investment board shall: (i) Provide the select committee with notice and minutes of all board meetings. The select committee and the board may hold joint meetings; (ii) Provide information to the select committee upon request to assist the select committee to monitor progress. (d) The select committee may: (i) Secure consulting services, if necessary, to provide technical assistance regarding state investment policy; (ii) Review budgets and expenditures related to any aspect of state investment policy and its implementation; (iii) Review budgets and expenditures related to any aspect of state capital financing policy and its implementation.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 28-11-301 Appointment of members; powers and duties; related duties of school facilities commission.

(a) Not later than March 31 following each general session, the president of the senate shall appoint five (5) members of the senate and the speaker of the house shall appoint five (5) members of the house to a select committee on school facilities. Appointments to the committee by each presiding officer shall reflect as nearly as possible the percentage of the elected membership of the majority and minority parties of each house, provided that not more than four (4) members appointed by each presiding officer shall be from the same political party. (b) The select committee shall: (i) Select from among its members a chairman and vice-chairman; (ii) Meet at least quarterly; (iii) Monitor the assessment of statewide school facility needs, prioritization of these needs and remediation of identified needs, as undertaken by the school facilities commission and the state construction department pursuant to title 21 of Wyoming statutes; (iv) Develop knowledge and expertise among its members regarding issues pertaining to school facilities and commission and state construction department programs and procedures to maintain statewide facility adequacy; (v) Not later than November 1 of each year, prepare and submit budget recommendations based upon information reported by the commission and the state construction department under W.S. 21-15-119 and 21-15-121, addressing statewide building and facility needs to the joint appropriations committee and the governor. Based upon reports submitted under W.S. 21-15-119 and 21-15-121, the select committee may report recommendations to the legislature including any necessary implementing legislation; (vi) Review commission proposals for rules and regulations and provide recommendations to the commission concerning the proposed regulations. (c) The state construction department shall: (i) Provide the select committee with notice of all school facilities commission meetings; (ii) Provide the committee with school facilities commission and department reports and studies pertaining to school building and facility remediation projects; (iii) Provide information to the select committee upon request to assist the select committee in monitoring progress under paragraph (b)(iii) of this section and in reviewing budget recommendations under paragraph (b)(v) of this section; (iv) Using accepted accounting standards, account for all funds appropriated by the legislature for each fiscal period and not less than four (4) times during each fiscal year, report expenditures of appropriated amounts and separately identify and report any expenditures which are modified from those amounts specified within the proposed budget submitted to the select committee under W.S. 21-15-119. Any modification of expenditures of legislative appropriations pursuant to W.S. 21-15-119(c) shall be separately identified and reported to the select committee, shall be executed only upon the express approval and authorization of the school facilities commission, shall be within the sole authority of the commission and shall not be delegated by the commission. (d) The select committee may review the budgets prepared by the school facilities commission for each separate project contained within the total budget request submitted under W.S. 21-15-119 and may request additional documentation associated with the development of the project for inclusion within the budget request.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 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.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 28-11-501 Appointment of members; powers and duties.

(a) Not later than March 15 following each general election, a select federal natural resource management 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 five (5) of the members of the select committee shall be from the same political party. Select committee membership shall include: (A) One (1) member of the senate agriculture, state and public lands and water resources committee; (B) One (1) member appointed at-large; and (C) One (1) member of the senate minerals, business and economic development committee. (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 five (5) of the members of the select committee shall be from the same political party. Select committee membership shall include: (A) One (1) member of the house agriculture, state and public lands and water resources committee; (B) One (1) member appointed at-large; and (C) One (1) member of the house minerals, business and economic development committee. (b) The select committee shall: (i) Select from among its members one (1) senator and one (1) member of the house to serve as co-chairmen; (ii) Meet as necessary to review existing or proposed federal policies or action which may impact the management, development or use of the state's natural resources; (iii) Consider issues related to public lands. In considering the topic, the select committee: (A) Shall determine the potential structure of ownership of public lands within the state including consideration of the state owning the surface rights, owning the subsurface rights, managing either the surface or subsurface, or both, or other ownership and management options as determined by the committee; (B) Shall determine criteria for management of public lands including consideration of rights currently existing under federal law; (C) Shall consider methods for the federal government to divest public lands held within the state including consideration of legal action and congressional action; (D) May secure consulting services, if necessary, to provide technical assistance in compiling information related to public lands within the state or other issues related to the transfer of public lands. (iv) Develop and introduce legislation as necessary related to the acquisition or management of public lands and legislative responses to federal policies and actions necessary to protect the interests of the state of Wyoming. (c) As used in this section, "public lands" means any surface or subsurface lands within the boundaries of the state, title to which is held by the federal government. "Public lands" shall not include any land within the boundaries of a designated national park, designated national monument or wilderness area designated under the national wilderness preservation system.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 28-11-601 Appointment of members; powers and duties.

(a) Not later than March 15 following each general election, a select committee on tribal relations 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. The president of the senate shall designate a co-chairman of the select committee; (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. The speaker of the house shall designate a co-chairman of the select committee. (b) The select committee shall: (i) Develop knowledge and expertise among its members regarding matters pertaining to Indian tribes in the state and services and needs on the Wind River Indian Reservation. Consideration of the topics in this paragraph shall include health and safety, water, education, transportation, gaming, communications, law enforcement and legal services, infrastructure, land and resources, minerals, revenue, economic development and other issues that are a concern to the residents on and near the Wind River Indian Reservation as approved by management council; (ii) Facilitate and foster communication and robust working relationships among state, tribal, federal and local entities and pursue opportunities for encouraging economic growth, nondiscrimination and wellbeing for residents of the Wind River Indian Reservation and neighboring communities; (iii) Develop and introduce legislation as necessary. If any draft legislation developed by the select committee relates to a topic area of a joint interim committee the legislation shall be submitted to the appropriate legislative committee for comment and consideration prior to the joint interim committee's last scheduled interim meeting.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 28-11-701 Appointment of members; powers and duties; executive branch liaisons.

(a) Not later than March 15 following each general election, a select committee on blockchain, financial technology and digital innovation technology shall be appointed subject to the following: (i) The president of the senate shall appoint four (4) 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 three (3) of the members shall be from the same political party. The president of the senate shall designate a co-chair of the select committee; (ii) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint four (4) 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 three (3) of the members shall be from the same political party. The speaker of the house shall designate a co-chair of the select committee. (b) The select committee shall: (i) Develop knowledge and expertise among its members regarding issues pertaining to blockchain, financial technology and digital innovation technology; (ii) Develop and introduce legislation as necessary to promote blockchain, financial technology and digital innovation in Wyoming unless the legislation relates to Title 13 of the Wyoming statutes, in which case the legislation shall be recommended to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee for consideration. (c) Not later than March 15 following each general election, the governor shall appoint three (3) persons to serve as liaisons to the select committee on blockchain, financial technology and digital innovation technology. The governor may, in a manner consistent with W.S. 9-1-202, remove any liaison to the select committee. The liaisons shall: (i) Aid, assist and advise the select committee on issues pertaining to blockchain, financial technology and digital innovation technology; (ii) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, serve without salary but may, at the governor's discretion, receive per diem and mileage or actual expenses for attending meetings in the manner and amounts provided by law for state employees. Members who are government employees shall be considered on official business of their agency when performing duties as liaisons to the select committee.
Source: WY Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title28.pdfFetched: 10/4/2026