2010 Wyoming Statutes
Title 28 - Legislature
Chapter 11 - Select Committees

CHAPTER 11 - SELECT COMMITTEES

 

ARTICLE 1 - SELECT WATER COMMITTEE

 

28-11-101. Appointment of members; powers and duties; related duties of water development commission.

 

(a) Not later than March 15 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 four (4) 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 four (4) 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, vice-chairman and secretary;

 

(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(iv) Repealed by Laws 1986, ch. 113, 14.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.

 

(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.

 

ARTICLE 2 - SELECT COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL FINANCING AND INVESTMENTS

 

28-11-201. Appointment of members; powers and duties.

 

(a) Not later than March 15 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. Not more than four (4) members from each house 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.

 

(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.

 

ARTICLE 3 - SELECT COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL FACILITIES

 

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

 

(a) Not later than March 15 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. Not more than three (3) members from each house 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 pursuant to law;

 

(iv) Develop knowledge and expertise among its members regarding issues pertaining to school facilities and commission 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 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 school facilities commission shall:

 

(i) Provide the select committee with notice of all commission meetings;

 

(ii) Provide the committee with commission 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 such modification of expenditures of legislative appropriations shall be executed only upon the express approval and authorization of the 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.

 

ARTICLE 4 - SELECT NATURAL RESOURCE FUNDING COMMITTEE

 

28-11-401. Appointment of members; powers and duties; related duties of wildlife and natural resource 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.

 

(c) The wildlife and natural resource trust account board shall:

 

(i) Provide the select committee with notice 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 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.