2011 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 21 - EDUCATION
CHAPTER 17 - UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
21-17-121. Clean coal research task force; members; compensation; proposals; report.

(a) The clean coal research task force created pursuant to 2007 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 186, Section 2 shall exist until June 30, 2013. The task force shall consist of the voting members of the Wyoming energy resources council created pursuant to W.S. 21-17-117(e), or their designees.

(b) The task force shall meet at the call of the chairman. The task force shall issue requests for proposals for research projects into clean coal technologies. The task force shall review and evaluate proposals for research into clean coal technologies, subject to the following:

(i) Proposals may be received from academic institutions and private industry proponents;

(ii) Proposals shall be evaluated competitively on their probable benefits to the state of Wyoming and coal programs within this state;

(iii) Proposals shall enhance and improve clean coal technologies with an emphasis on methods of combusting sub-bituminous coal at high altitudes.

(c) The task force shall issue a report to the governor and the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee annually, no later than September 30, including, but not limited to, recommendations regarding funding specific proposals for research into clean coal technologies in Wyoming.

(d) The task force shall be staffed by the governor's office with support from the University of Wyoming school of energy resources. The task force may contract for administrative and research services to aid in preparation of the task force report.

(e) Members of the task force who are not legislators shall not receive a salary but shall receive reimbursement for necessary travel and per diem expenses in the manner and amount provided for state employees under W.S. 9-3-102 and 9-3-103. Members of the task force who are legislators shall be paid salary, per diem and travel expenses as provided in W.S. 28-5-101 for their official duties as members of the task force.

(f) The clean coal task force may award funds in the clean coal technology account to proposals for clean coal after submitting the task force's recommendations to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee.