Text of WY SF 1 (2026)

2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 1 SF0001 SENATE FILE NO. SF0001 General government appropriations. Sponsored by: Joint Appropriations Committee A BILL for 1 AN ACT to make appropriations for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2026 2 and ending June 30, 2028; providing definitions; providing for appropriations 3 and transfers of funds for the period of the budget and for the remainder of 4 the current biennium ending June 30, 2026 as specified; providing for 5 carryover of certain funds beyond the biennium as specified; providing for 6 employee positions as specified; providing for duties, terms and conditions 7 and other requirements relating to appropriations for the remainder of the 8 current biennium ending June 30, 2026 and the period of the budget as 9 specified; providing for position and other budgetary limitations; amending 10 existing law by redirecting revenues for the period of the budget; continuing 11 an account; authorizing loans; discharging interfund loans; increasing higher 12 education scholarship amounts for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2026 13 and ending June 30, 2028; making conforming amendments; amending and 14 repealing prior appropriations; and providing for effective dates. 15 16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: 17 18 Section 1. As used in this act: 19 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 2 SF0001 1 (a) "Agency" means any governmental unit or branch of government 2 receiving an appropriation under this act; 3 4 (b) "Appropriation" means the authorizations granted by the 5 legislature under this act to make expenditures from and to incur obligations 6 against the general and other funds as specified; 7 8 (c) "Approved budget" means as defined by W.S. 9-2-1002(a)(xxiii); 9 10 (d) "A4" means an agency trust account; 11 12 (e) "EF" means the agency's account within the enterprise fund; 13 14 (f) "FF" means federal funds; 15 16 (g) "IS" means the agency's account within the internal service fund; 17 18 (h) "PF" means the retirement account created by W.S. 9-3-407(a); 19 20 (j) "PR" means private funding sources; 21 22 (k) "P2" means the deferred compensation account referenced in W.S. 23 9-3-507; 24 25 (m) "SR" means an agency's account within the special revenue fund; 26 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 3 SF0001 1 (n) "S1" means water development account I created by W.S. 2 41-2-124(a)(i); 3 4 (o) "S2" means water development account II created by W.S. 5 41-2-124(a)(ii); 6 7 (p) "S4" means the local government capital construction account 8 funded by W.S. 9-4-601(a)(vi) and (b)(i)(A) and 39-14-801(e)(ix); 9 10 (q) "S5" means the "school foundation program account" or "public 11 school foundation program account" created by W.S. 21-13-306(a); 12 13 (r) "S7" means the highway fund; 14 15 (s) "S10" means the legislative stabilization reserve account; 16 17 (t) "S13" means the strategic investments and projects account; 18 19 (u) "S14" means the Wyoming tourism account; 20 21 (w) "S0" means other funds identified by footnote; 22 23 (y) "T2" means the miners' hospital permanent land income fund; 24 25 (z) "T3" means the state hospital account within the permanent land 26 fund; 27 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 4 SF0001 1 (aa) "T4" means the poor farm account within the permanent land fund 2 as established by W.S. 9-4-310(a)(v); 3 4 (bb) "T0" means other expendable trust funds administered by an agency 5 for specific functions within the agency's authority; 6 7 (cc) "TT" means the tobacco settlement trust income account; 8 9 (dd) "This appropriation," when used in a footnote, shall be construed 10 as a reference to that portion of the appropriated funds identified in the 11 footnote. 12 13 Section 2. The sums of money, or so much thereof as is necessary, 14 appropriated in this act are to be expended during the two (2) years 15 beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028, or as otherwise specified, 16 for the purposes, programs and number of employees specified in this act and 17 the approved budget of each agency. Unless otherwise specifically provided, 18 the conditions, terms and other requirements on appropriations in this act 19 are effective until June 30, 2028, subject to accrual accounting principles. 20 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 5 SF0001 1 Section 001. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 1., 2. 9,112,786 9,112,786 4 Tribal Liaison 430,121 430,121 5 Commission on Uniform Laws 94,903 94,903 6 Special Contingency 1,000,000 1,000,000 7 Homeland Security 6,007,818 22,895,512 867,990 SR 29,771,320 8 Natural Resource Policy 3. 850,000 SR 850,000 9 Endangered Species Admin. 675,000 675,000 10 Baseline Scientific Assess. 307,150 307,150 11 Asia Pacific Trade 4. 400,000 400,000 12 TOTALS 18,027,778 22,895,512 1,717,990 42,641,280 13 14 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 15 Full Time 42 16 Part Time 2 17 TOTAL 44 18 19 1. Of this general fund appropriation, two hundred fifty thousand dollars 20 ($250,000.00) shall only be available for expenditure if there is a change of 21 governor as a result of the 2026 general election. This appropriation is for 22 transition staff salaries, travel, expenses incurred in relocating to and 23 from the governor's mansion and other related office expenses, except that up 24 to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) of this appropriation may be expended 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 6 SF0001 1 for purposes of defraying moving expenses for gubernatorial appointees who 2 are required to move to Cheyenne and, of this twenty thousand dollars 3 ($20,000.00), not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) is appropriated 4 for any one (1) appointee. It is the intent of the legislature that this 5 appropriation not be included within the office of the governor's standard 6 budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation 7 shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 8 9 2. (a) Authorization for up to two (2) at-will employee contract positions 10 supported by funds originating from section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan 11 Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, shall remain effective until the latter of: 12 13 (i) December 31, 2026; 14 15 (ii) The date of completion of any federally required reporting 16 and audits; or 17 18 (iii) The date of any extension of federal expenditure deadlines 19 under section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, 20 enacted into law. 21 22 3. (a) This general fund appropriation shall be deposited into the federal 23 natural resource policy account. All funds within the federal natural 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 7 SF0001 1 resource policy account are appropriated and available for expenditure by the 2 governor in accordance with W.S. 9-4-218, including expenditure by the 3 governor for litigation costs incurred by Wyoming counties involved in 4 litigation related to any of the following: 5 6 (i) Federal land, water, air, mineral and other natural resource 7 policies that may affect the state or counties pursuant to W.S. 8 9-4-218(a)(iii); 9 10 (ii) Treaties between the United States and a federally 11 recognized Indian tribe. 12 13 4. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be 14 included in the office of the governor's standard budget for the immediately 15 succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation is effective immediately. 16 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 8 SF0001 1 Section 002. SECRETARY OF STATE 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 1. 9,042,792 290,809 9,333,601 4 Securities Enforcement 721,822 SR 721,822 5 Bucking Horse & Rider 50,000 SR 50,000 6 TOTALS 9,042,792 290,809 771,822 10,105,423 7 8 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 9 Full Time 33 10 Part Time 0 11 TOTAL 33 12 13 1. Of this general fund appropriation, one hundred twenty-five thousand 14 dollars ($125,000.00) is appropriated for the costs of publication required 15 by W.S. 22-24-318 for any ballot proposition for an initiative appearing on 16 the 2026 statewide election ballot. It is the intent of the legislature that 17 this appropriation not be included in the secretary of state's standard 18 budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation 19 shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any 20 unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert 21 as provided to the general fund on December 31, 2026. 22 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 9 SF0001 1 Section 003. STATE AUDITOR 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 14,809,975 14,809,975 4 TOTALS 14,809,975 0 0 14,809,975 5 6 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 7 Full Time 23 8 Part Time 0 9 TOTAL 23 10 11 Section 004. STATE TREASURER 12 PROGRAM 13 Treasurer's Operations 3,356,610 142,945 SR 3,499,555 14 Veterans' Tax Exemption 11,545,839 11,545,839 15 WyoSTAR 1,524,971 SR 1,524,971 16 Unclaimed Property 2,419,549 SR 2,419,549 17 Investments 1., 2. 49,735,616 SR 49,735,616 18 Native American Exemption 3. 918,975 918,975 19 TOTALS 15,821,424 0 53,823,081 69,644,505 20 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 10 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 51 3 Part Time 0 4 TOTAL 51 5 6 1. (a) The state treasurer's office, with the recommendation of the 7 investment funds committee and approval of the human resources division of 8 the department of administration and information, may: 9 10 (i) Approve reclassifications from investment analyst to senior 11 investment analyst and senior investment analyst to investment officer; 12 13 (ii) Adjust compensation within the classifications specified in 14 paragraph (i) of this footnote based on an assessment of an employee's 15 education, certification, demonstrated performance and potential for 16 increased responsibility. 17 18 (b) Nothing in this footnote should be construed to modify the maximum 19 annual salary limits provided in W.S. 9-1-409(j). 20 21 2. A portion of this other funds appropriation may be expended to conduct 22 the purposes of this footnote. In accordance with W.S. 9-1-205(a), the state 23 treasurer's office shall annually provide a public accounting of the direct, 24 indirect and total investment fees for all external investment managers in 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 11 SF0001 1 both absolute dollars and as a percentage of state investments under 2 management. 3 4 3. Of this general fund appropriation, one hundred twenty-eight thousand six 5 hundred fifty-two dollars ($128,652.00) is effective immediately. 6 7 Section 006. ADMINISTRATION AND INFORMATION 8 PROGRAM 9 Director's Office 4,713,078 217,939 SR 4,931,017 10 Professional Licensing Bds. 2,155,448 SR 2,155,448 11 General Services 1., 2. 73,949,550 21,998,877 IS 12 2,800,220 SR 98,748,647 13 Human Resources Division 23,132,836 23,132,836 14 Employees' Group Insurance 934,137,370 IS 15 8,000,000 SR 942,137,370 16 Economic Analysis 1,300,886 1,300,886 17 State Library 4,748,853 2,614,616 4,067,901 SR 11,431,370 18 TOTALS 107,845,203 2,614,616 973,377,755 1,083,837,574 19 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 12 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 290 3 Part Time 1 4 TOTAL 291 5 6 1. Of this other funds appropriation, five million two hundred nine thousand 7 dollars ($5,209,000.00)IS is appropriated from the motor vehicle depreciation 8 account for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027 for 9 vehicle replacements. It is the intent of the legislature that the 10 department of administration and information include any requested amount for 11 vehicle replacements for the period beginning July 1, 2027 and ending June 12 30, 2028 in any budget request submitted under W.S. 9-2-1013. 13 14 2. Of this general fund appropriation, five hundred twelve thousand two 15 hundred thirty-three dollars ($512,233.00) is appropriated for compensation 16 adjustments in the trades management unit (3055). This appropriation shall 17 be used only to provide compensation adjustments up to, but not to exceed, 18 the 2024 market pay tables. If appropriations are enacted in the 2026 budget 19 session sufficient to adjust compensation for all executive branch employees 20 to the 2024 market pay tables, this appropriation shall not be effective. 21 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 13 SF0001 1 Section 007. WYOMING MILITARY DEPARTMENT 2 PROGRAM 3 Military Dept. Operations 12,275,101 12,275,101 4 Air National Guard 1. 914,768 15,084,396 15,999,164 5 Camp Guernsey 1,317,755 SR 1,317,755 6 Army National Guard 2. 62,866 42,442,215 42,505,081 7 Veterans' Services 4,236,762 1,292,387 8,945 SR 5,538,094 8 Oregon Trail Cemetery 873,017 23,857 SR 896,874 9 Military Support 78,640 78,640 10 Civil Air Patrol 99,600 99,600 11 TOTALS 18,540,754 58,818,998 1,350,557 78,710,309 12 13 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 14 Full Time 196 15 Part Time 29 16 TOTAL 225 17 18 1. Pursuant to W.S. 19-7-103(b)(xxii), authority is granted to the military 19 department to hire up to nine (9) full-time positions or at-will employee 20 contract positions within this division only when federal funds are received 21 that reimburse the state for one hundred percent (100%) of the costs of each 22 filled position. In the event federal funding becomes unavailable to 23 maintain one hundred percent (100%) reimbursement for a position filled 24 pursuant to this footnote, as determined by the United States property and 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 14 SF0001 1 fiscal officer for Wyoming, the position shall be eliminated. The military 2 department shall notify the joint appropriations committee on all positions 3 created or eliminated pursuant to this footnote through the B-11 process as 4 authorized by W.S. 9-2-1005(b)(ii) and reported pursuant to W.S. 9-2-1013(b). 5 6 2. Pursuant to W.S. 19-7-103(b)(xxii), authority is granted to the military 7 department to hire up to thirteen (13) full-time positions or at-will 8 employee contract positions within this division only when federal funds are 9 received that reimburse the state for one hundred percent (100%) of the costs 10 of each filled position. In the event federal funding becomes unavailable to 11 maintain one hundred percent (100%) reimbursement for a position filled 12 pursuant to this footnote, as determined by the United States property and 13 fiscal officer for Wyoming, the position shall be eliminated. The military 14 department shall notify the joint appropriations committee on all positions 15 created or eliminated pursuant to this footnote through the B-11 process as 16 authorized by W.S. 9-2-1005(b)(ii) and reported pursuant to W.S. 9-2-1013(b). 17 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 15 SF0001 1 Section 008. OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 1. 26,210,752 4,618,306 SR 30,829,058 4 TOTALS 26,210,752 0 4,618,306 30,829,058 5 6 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 7 Full Time 78 8 Part Time 14 9 TOTAL 92 10 11 1. Of this general fund appropriation, twenty-six million two hundred ten 12 thousand seven hundred fifty-two dollars ($26,210,752.00) and of this other 13 funds appropriation, four million six hundred eighteen thousand three hundred 14 six dollars ($4,618,306.00)SR may be expended for contract trial attorneys, 15 contract legal support or compensation of full-time and part-time employee 16 positions authorized for the office of the public defender to address 17 caseload work requirements and geographic distribution of workload demands 18 across judicial districts in the most effective and efficient manner as 19 determined by the state public defender. This appropriation shall not be 20 subject to Section 307 of this act. 21 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 16 SF0001 1 Section 010. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration Div. 2,307,803 5,260 SR 2,313,063 4 Ag. Education and Info. 16,000 21,038 SR 37,038 5 Consumer Prot. Div. 12,725,303 1,402,937 1,772,971 SR 15,901,211 6 Natural Resources Div. 1. 4,151,760 8,306 690,051 S1 7 258,000 S5 5,108,117 8 Pesticide Registration 773,671 773,671 9 State Fair 2,724,287 1,697,188 SR 4,421,475 10 Weed & Pest Control 1,048,558 SR 1,048,558 11 Predator Management 2., 3. 10,012,400 1,000,000 SR 11,012,400 12 Wyoming Beef Council 2,517,929 SR 2,517,929 13 Wyo Wheat Mktg. Comm. 188,095 SR 188,095 14 Dry Bean Commission 316,302 SR 316,302 15 Leaf Cutter Bee 11,779 SR 11,779 16 TOTALS 32,711,224 1,411,243 9,527,171 43,649,638 17 18 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 19 Full Time 74 20 Part Time 6 21 TOTAL 80 22 23 1. Of this general fund appropriation, three hundred thousand dollars 24 ($300,000.00) is appropriated for Wyoming agriculture in the classroom. It 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 17 SF0001 1 is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation be included in the 2 department of agriculture's standard budget for the immediately succeeding 3 fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for 4 any other purpose. 5 6 2. Of this general fund appropriation, fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) 7 is appropriated for expenditure in accordance with chapter 2 of the Wyoming 8 animal damage management board rules and for gray wolf depredation 9 compensation. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for 10 any other purpose. 11 12 3. (a) Of this general fund appropriation, one million six hundred thousand 13 dollars ($1,600,000.00) is appropriated for: 14 15 (i) Special projects prioritized for preventing listing of a 16 species as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 17 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq., as amended; 18 19 (ii) Projects that directly involve predator control that will 20 have the greatest benefit to wildlife or reduce the cost to the department 21 for animal damage payments. 22 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 18 SF0001 1 (b) The appropriations specified in this footnote shall not be 2 transferred or expended for any other purpose. 3 4 Section 011. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 5 PROGRAM 6 Administration 6,767,770 6,767,770 7 Revenue Division 10,326,157 975,760 SR 11,301,917 8 Valuation Division 1. 20,661,261 20,661,261 9 Liquor Division 2. 12,492,176 EF 12,492,176 10 TOTALS 37,755,188 0 13,467,936 51,223,124 11 12 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 13 Full Time 124 14 Part Time 0 15 TOTAL 124 16 17 1. Of this general fund appropriation, twelve million dollars 18 ($12,000,000.00) is appropriated for the property tax relief program pursuant 19 to W.S. 39-13-109(c)(v) for refunds to qualified applicants during the period 20 beginning July 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2026. 21 22 2. Pursuant to W.S. 9-4-205(d) and 12-2-302(b), expenditures necessary to 23 defray the administrative expenses of the liquor division, including 24 salaries, office expenses and general expenses for the enforcement of the 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 19 SF0001 1 duties of the division as well as sufficient funds to defray the cost of 2 alcoholic liquor purchases and attendant expenses are authorized by the 3 legislature for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028. 4 5 Section 014. MINERS' HOSPITAL BOARD 6 PROGRAM 7 Miners' Hospital Board 9,807,466 T2 9,807,466 8 TOTALS 0 0 9,807,466 9,807,466 9 10 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 11 Full Time 3 12 Part Time 0 13 TOTAL 3 14 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 20 SF0001 1 Section 015. ATTORNEY GENERAL 2 PROGRAM 3 Law Office 1. 28,142,505 682,899 2,494,578 S5 4 5,432,005 SR 5 734,314 TT 37,486,301 6 Criminal Investigations 2., 3. 35,010,667 9,446,924 1,223,937 SR 45,681,528 7 Law Enforcement Academy 5,451,049 1,436,759 EF 8 11,908 IS 6,899,716 9 Peace Off. Stds. & Trng. 434,716 166,750 SR 601,466 10 Victim Services Division 9,126,755 13,462,214 5,781,471 SR 28,370,440 11 Governor's Council on DD 437,447 1,022,650 18,338 SR 1,478,435 12 TOTALS 78,603,139 24,614,687 17,300,060 120,517,886 13 14 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 15 Full Time 235 16 Part Time 1 17 TOTAL 236 18 19 1. Of this general fund appropriation, forty-three thousand dollars 20 ($43,000.00) is appropriated for employer-funded Wyoming state bar dues for 21 attorneys employed within any division of the office of the attorney general. 22 This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other 23 purpose. 24 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 21 SF0001 1 2. Of this general fund appropriation, one hundred sixty-seven thousand 2 three hundred thirty-five dollars ($167,335.00) is effective immediately. 3 4 3. Of this general fund appropriation, three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) 5 is appropriated for the internet crimes against children team (unit 0329). 6 This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other 7 purpose. 8 9 Section 020. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 10 PROGRAM 11 Administration 8,810,240 8,810,240 12 Air Quality 9,633,870 1,846,395 16,117,500 SR 27,597,765 13 Water Quality 14,432,422 10,248,574 1,198,071 SR 25,879,067 14 Land Quality 6,196,521 4,510,334 10,706,855 15 Industrial Siting 769,802 769,802 16 Solid Waste Management 3,471,212 3,989,311 4,828,710 SR 12,289,233 17 Uranium Recovery Program 2,698,200 SR 2,698,200 18 Source Material Program 1,110,000 1,110,000 19 Abandoned Mine Reclam. 73,607,733 73,607,733 20 Subsidence Loss Ins. 231,104 SR 231,104 21 TOTALS 44,424,067 94,202,347 25,073,585 163,699,999 22 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 22 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 276 3 Part Time 0 4 TOTAL 276 5 6 Section 021. DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT 7 PROGRAM 8 Administration 425,205 368,476 368,192 SR 1,161,873 9 Banking 8,330,856 SR 8,330,856 10 Public Fund 6,534,314 6,534,314 11 Mineral 3,058,811 6,057,246 202,476 SR 9,318,533 12 Excise 4,364,441 91,527 S7 4,455,968 13 TOTALS 14,382,771 6,425,722 8,993,051 29,801,544 14 15 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 16 Full Time 103 17 Part Time 0 18 TOTAL 103 19 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 23 SF0001 1 Section 023. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 800,408 10,652,833 SR 11,453,241 4 Consumer Advocate Div. 3,154,015 SR 3,154,015 5 Universal Service Fund 3,920,600 SR 3,920,600 6 TOTALS 0 800,408 17,727,448 18,527,856 7 8 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 9 Full Time 42 10 Part Time 0 11 TOTAL 42 12 13 Section 024. STATE PARKS & CULTURAL RESOURCES 14 PROGRAM 15 Administration & Support 2,463,300 2,463,300 16 Cultural Resources 1., 2. 9,845,120 4,423,314 211,647 EF 17 235,835 S14 18 6,825,690 SR 21,541,606 19 St. Parks & Hist. Sites 20,274,129 7,657,269 167,576 EF 20 802,409 S14 21 19,527,967 SR 48,429,350 22 TOTALS 32,582,549 12,080,583 27,771,124 72,434,256 23 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 24 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 151 3 Part Time 67 4 TOTAL 218 5 6 1. Of this general fund appropriation, one hundred twenty thousand dollars 7 ($120,000.00) is appropriated for the "We the People" educational program. 8 No funds from this appropriation shall be expended to pay or reimburse the 9 University of Wyoming for indirect cost recovery or overhead expenses for the 10 administration of the "We the People" educational program. It is the intent 11 of the legislature that this appropriation be included in the department of 12 state parks and cultural resources' standard budget for the immediately 13 succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or 14 expended for any other purpose. 15 16 2. Of this general fund appropriation, five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) is 17 appropriated to support the Wyoming centennial farm and ranch program. This 18 appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 19 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 25 SF0001 1 Section 027. STATE CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT 2 PROGRAM 3 Operations 2,842,865 5,612,541 S5 8,455,406 4 School Facilities Div. 4,430,405 S5 4,430,405 5 Construction Management 1,703,930 1,703,930 6 TOTALS 4,546,795 0 10,042,946 14,589,741 7 8 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 9 Full Time 30 10 Part Time 0 11 TOTAL 30 12 13 Section 029. WYO WATER DEVELOPMENT OFFICE 14 PROGRAM 15 Administration 9,444,380 S1 9,444,380 16 TOTALS 0 0 9,444,380 9,444,380 17 18 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 19 Full Time 26 20 Part Time 0 21 TOTAL 26 22 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 26 SF0001 1 Section 037. STATE ENGINEER 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 3,853,853 3,853,853 4 Ground Water Div. 3,414,410 3,414,410 5 Surface Water Div. 2,399,426 2,399,426 6 Board of Control Div. 18,406,986 18,406,986 7 Support Services Div. 2,741,496 2,741,496 8 Board of Registration PE 1,238,495 SR 1,238,495 9 Interstate Streams Div. 1,946,519 1,946,519 10 North Platte Settlement 1,685,757 1,685,757 11 Well Drillers' Licensing 334,985 SR 334,985 12 TOTALS 34,448,447 0 1,573,480 36,021,927 13 14 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 15 Full Time 111 16 Part Time 9 17 TOTAL 120 18 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 27 SF0001 1 Section 039. WILDLIFE/NATURAL RESOURCE TRUST 2 PROGRAM 3 Encana Oil & Gas 35,000 SR 35,000 4 Administration 1., 2. 27,404,785 16,830,315 SR 44,235,100 5 WYCM 3,800,000 SR 3,800,000 6 TOTALS 27,404,785 0 20,665,315 48,070,100 7 8 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 9 Full Time 2 10 Part Time 0 11 TOTAL 2 12 13 1. Of this general fund appropriation, eight million dollars ($8,000,000.00) 14 is appropriated to the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust income 15 account. These funds are continuously appropriated from the Wyoming wildlife 16 and natural resource trust income account to the Wyoming wildlife and natural 17 resource trust account board to provide grants for preventing the 18 introduction and spread of invasive plants and grasses with a focus on 19 private and state lands across Wyoming or for wildfire prevention measures. 20 This appropriation shall not be subject to the requirements of the Wyoming 21 Wildlife and Natural Resource Funding Act. This appropriation shall not be 22 transferred or expended for any other purpose. 23 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 28 SF0001 1 2. Of this general fund appropriation, nineteen million four hundred four 2 thousand seven hundred eighty-five dollars ($19,404,785.00) is appropriated 3 to the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust income account. Funds 4 subject to this footnote are continuously appropriated from the Wyoming 5 wildlife and natural resource trust income account to the Wyoming wildlife 6 and natural resource trust account board to provide grants to Wyoming 7 conservation districts, weed and pest districts and the game and fish 8 commission for purposes of restoring grass, hay and other vegetation 9 destroyed by wildfires on private and state lands, preventing the 10 establishment of nonnative, invasive terrestrial vegetation on private and 11 state lands affected by wildfires and replacing and restoring habitats on 12 private and state lands destroyed by wildfires and for wildfire prevention 13 measures. This appropriation shall not be subject to the requirements of the 14 Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Funding Act. This appropriation shall 15 not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. This appropriation is 16 effective immediately. 17 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 29 SF0001 1 Section 041. FIRE PREVENTION & ELEC SAFETY 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 995,325 995,325 4 Fire Prevention Admin. 2,181,462 2,181,462 5 Electrical Safety Admin. 1,039,152 2,009,353 SR 3,048,505 6 Training 1,844,142 1,844,142 7 Fire Academy 569,284 569,284 8 TOTALS 6,629,365 0 2,009,353 8,638,718 9 10 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 11 Full Time 32 12 Part Time 0 13 TOTAL 32 14 15 Section 042. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 16 PROGRAM 17 Geologic Program 5,020,368 5,020,368 18 WY Min. Resource 1. 2,000,000 2,000,000 19 USGS Grants 218,611 218,611 20 TOTALS 7,020,368 218,611 0 7,238,979 21 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 30 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 20 3 Part Time 0 4 TOTAL 20 5 6 1. Of this general fund appropriation, two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) 7 is appropriated for aerial geophysical surveys to analyze Wyoming's mineral 8 resources. Funds from this general fund appropriation shall be expended by 9 the geological survey only upon the agency's good-faith effort to secure 10 matching funds in the ratio of one dollar ($1.00) of appropriated general 11 funds to not less than one dollar ($1.00) of matching funds from any nonstate 12 source to the greatest extent possible. It is the intent of the legislature 13 that this appropriation not be included in the geological survey's standard 14 budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation 15 shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 16 17 Section 044. INSURANCE DEPARTMENT 18 PROGRAM 19 Administration 7,249,451 SR 7,249,451 20 Health Insurance Pool 3,229,878 8,831,395 EF 12,061,273 21 TOTALS 3,229,878 0 16,080,846 19,310,724 22 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 31 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 27 3 Part Time 0 4 TOTAL 27 5 6 Section 045. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 7 PROGRAM 8 Administration 1. 9,464,399 S7 9,464,399 9 Administrative Services 3,892,628 43,526,834 S7 10 15,141,597 SR 62,561,059 11 Law Enforcement 2., 3., 4. 5,947,078 105,013,034 S7 12 260,000 SR 111,220,112 13 WyoLink 8,600,000 1,390,241 IS 14 1,874,690 S7 11,864,931 15 Aeronautics Admin. 178,728 5,290,355 S7 5,469,083 16 Operational Services 5. 2,405,010 IS 2,405,010 17 Aeronautics 6. 5,409,342 44,993,801 131,628 IS 18 1,000,000 S0 19 12,000,000 S14 20 21,071,572 S7 84,606,343 21 TOTALS 14,009,342 55,012,235 218,569,360 287,590,937 22 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 32 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 553 3 Part Time 0 4 TOTAL 553 5 6 1. (a) Of this general fund appropriation, five million dollars 7 ($5,000,000.00) is appropriated for compensation increases for highway 8 maintenance and highway patrol personnel, as determined by the director of 9 the department of transportation, subject to the following: 10 11 (i) Compensation increases for highway maintenance personnel 12 shall be prioritized for positions for which primary winter job 13 responsibilities include removal of snow from highways; 14 15 (ii) Compensation increases for highway patrol personnel shall 16 be limited to personnel classified as trooper I, trooper II and trooper III 17 employed by the department as of April 1, 2026. Highway patrol personnel 18 hired after April 1, 2026 shall be eligible for compensation increases only 19 upon promotion to trooper II and trooper III classifications; 20 21 (iii) This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended 22 for any other purpose; 23 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 33 SF0001 1 (iv) Outcomes from this appropriation, including historic and 2 comparable position turnover rates, time required to fill open positions and 3 amounts expended on compensation and training of new employees within the 4 applicable pay bands shall be included in the department of transportation's 5 budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium; 6 7 (v) This appropriation shall be used only to provide 8 compensation adjustments up to, but not to exceed, the 2024 market pay 9 tables; 10 11 (vi) If appropriations are enacted in the 2026 budget session 12 sufficient to adjust compensation for all executive branch employees to the 13 2024 market pay tables, this appropriation shall not be effective. 14 15 2. It is the intent of the legislature that of this other funds 16 appropriation, two hundred sixty-seven thousand two hundred fourteen dollars 17 ($267,214.00)S7 for the purchase of taser equipment not be included in the 18 department of transportation's standard budget for the immediately succeeding 19 fiscal biennium. 20 21 3. It is the intent of the legislature that of this other funds 22 appropriation, thirty-six thousand four hundred forty-four dollars 23 ($36,444.00)S7 be included as an increase to the department of 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 34 SF0001 1 transportation's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal 2 biennium for global positioning system mapping maintenance contracts. 3 4 4. Of this other funds appropriation, up to five hundred twenty-three 5 thousand two hundred seventy-seven dollars ($523,277.00)S7 may be expended 6 for law enforcement personnel expenses within the personal services series 7 (100 series) or through the contractual services series (900 series) as 8 necessary to meet capitol complex security needs in the most effective and 9 efficient manner as determined by the director of the department of 10 transportation. This appropriation shall not be subject to Section 307 of 11 this act. 12 13 5. (a) Funds from this other funds appropriation shall be expended, as 14 necessary, for costs incurred by the division of operational services within 15 the department to either: 16 17 (i) Ground one (1) state-owned cessna citation encore jet 18 airplane with the sole purpose of either using the airplane for parts or 19 selling parts from the airplane; or 20 21 (ii) Sell one (1) state-owned cessna citation encore jet 22 airplane. 23 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 35 SF0001 1 (b) Proceeds from the sale of the airplane or airplane parts under 2 this footnote shall be deposited into the general fund. 3 4 6. Of this other funds appropriation, one million dollars ($1,000,000.00)S0 5 is appropriated from the transportation enterprise fund. 6 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 36 SF0001 1 Section 048. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 1. 2 PROGRAM 3 Director's Office 2. 15,101,532 2,526,171 312,136 SR 17,939,839 4 Health Care Financing 3., 4., 5 5. 684,214,756 1,093,284,275 5,000,000 S5 6 185,821,301 SR 7 1,450,000 TT 1,969,770,332 8 Public Health 6. 39,429,028 70,491,070 835,094 A4 9 16,028,958 SR 10 10,623,046 TT 137,407,196 11 Behavioral Health 7., 8. 290,420,555 22,268,333 791,794 A4 12 4,378,861 S5 13 56,802,815 SR 14 1,135,099 T3 15 12,072,512 TT 387,869,969 16 Aging 39,736,694 22,742,389 15,766,556 SR 78,245,639 17 TOTALS 1,068,902,565 1,211,312,238 311,018,172 2,591,232,975 18 19 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 20 Full Time 1,343 21 Part Time 54 22 TOTAL 1,397 23 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 37 SF0001 1 1. (a) For the period beginning on the effective date of this footnote and 2 ending June 30, 2028, the department of health shall not expend any general 3 funds, federal funds or other funds under its control for any of the 4 following purposes: 5 6 (i) To pay for an abortion or a gender transition procedure, or 7 to pay for facilities, equipment or training used to carry out an abortion or 8 a gender transition procedure; 9 10 (ii) To enter into or fund any new contract or grant unless the 11 contract or grant expressly requires that the contracting party or grant 12 recipient not expend contract or grant funds to carry out an abortion or a 13 gender transition procedure, or to operate or maintain facilities, equipment 14 or training used to carry out an abortion or a gender transition procedure. 15 16 2. (a) Of this general fund appropriation, one million eight hundred 17 ninety-five thousand four hundred forty-eight dollars ($1,895,448.00) is 18 appropriated for a pilot project to increase the compensation rates of all 19 positions with a nursing classification at one (1) facility within the 20 department of health, subject to the following: 21 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 38 SF0001 1 (i) The department shall select the facility for which 2 compensation increases shall be provided beginning July 1, 2026 based upon 3 the 2024 market pay tables; 4 5 (ii) Outcomes from this appropriation, including historic and 6 comparable position turnover rates, time required to fill open positions, and 7 amounts expended on compensation and training of new nurses at the facility 8 selected compared to other nursing positions within the department and over 9 time shall be included in the department of health's standard budget for the 10 immediately succeeding fiscal biennium; 11 12 (iii) This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended 13 for any other purpose; 14 15 (iv) This appropriation shall be used only to provide 16 compensation adjustments up to, but not to exceed, the 2024 market pay 17 tables; 18 19 (v) If appropriations are enacted in the 2026 budget session 20 sufficient to adjust compensation for all executive branch employees to the 21 2024 market pay tables, this appropriation shall not be effective. 22 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 39 SF0001 1 3. In accordance with W.S. 42-2-103(d), the state supplemental security 2 income monthly payment amount for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending 3 June 30, 2028 shall be the lowest amount required under federal law in order 4 to remain eligible for funding under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, as 5 amended. 6 7 4. Of this general fund appropriation, five million four hundred fifty 8 thousand dollars ($5,450,000.00), and of this federal funds appropriation, 9 five million four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($5,450,000.00), is 10 appropriated for provider rates for all providers serving persons with 11 developmental, intellectual or acquired brain injury related disabilities, 12 including continuation of increased provider rates funded with time-limited 13 funds provided under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2. This 14 appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 15 16 5. Of this general fund appropriation, four million five hundred thousand 17 dollars ($4,500,000.00), and of this federal funds appropriation, four 18 million five hundred thousand dollars ($4,500,000.00), is appropriated to 19 reduce the waitlist for services under the comprehensive and supports waiver. 20 It is the intent of the legislature that the waitlist for the services 21 specified in this footnote, as tracked by the department of health as of 22 December 31, 2025, be reduced by at least fifty percent (50%) during fiscal 23 year 2027. 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 40 SF0001 1 2 6. Of this other funds appropriation, nine hundred fifty-two thousand three 3 hundred forty-three dollars ($952,343.00)TT is effective immediately. 4 5 7. Of this general fund appropriation, five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) 6 is appropriated to reimburse counties for holding and treating criminal 7 pretrial detainees who are awaiting a mental-health evaluation, a 8 determination of fitness to proceed in a criminal case or restoration to 9 competency to advance with criminal proceedings. 10 11 8. Of this other funds appropriation, nine million five hundred seventy-two 12 thousand nine hundred eighty-three dollars ($9,572,983.00)TT is effective 13 immediately. 14 15 Section 049. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY SERVICES 16 PROGRAM 17 Energy Assistance & WX 23,202,140 23,202,140 18 Institutions 24,907,105 33,830 3,804,346 S5 19 588,868 SR 29,334,149 20 Assistance & Services 1., 2. 147,220,425 126,050,485 5,981,801 SR 21 3,722,070 TT 282,974,781 22 TOTALS 172,127,530 149,286,455 14,097,085 335,511,070 23 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 41 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 659 3 Part Time 1 4 TOTAL 660 5 6 1. The department of family services shall comply with all federal policies 7 and guidance to ensure that no federal benefits intended for foster care 8 youth, such as social security survivor benefits, are diverted or expended by 9 the department from these appropriations or any other funds received by the 10 department and that the federal benefits intended for foster care youth are 11 conserved exclusively for these youth's unmet needs. 12 13 2. It is the intent of the legislature that the department of family 14 services' standard budget be increased by eight hundred fifty thousand six 15 hundred seventeen dollars ($850,617.00) in general funds for the immediately 16 succeeding fiscal biennium for federally mandated supplemental nutrition 17 assistance program administrative costs. 18 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 42 SF0001 1 Section 051. LIVESTOCK BOARD 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 1. 2,128,262 38,858 309,106 SR 2,476,226 4 Animal Health 2. 2,380,723 514,344 SR 2,895,067 5 Brucellosis 1,310,427 382,510 1,692,937 6 Cooperative Agreements 25,500 25,500 7 Estrays 38,750 38,750 8 Brand Inspection 1,075,901 11,560,095 SR 12,635,996 9 Predator Control Fees 2,255,212 SR 2,255,212 10 TOTALS 6,934,063 446,868 14,638,757 22,019,688 11 12 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 13 Full Time 18 14 Part Time 0 15 TOTAL 18 16 17 1. Of this general fund appropriation, three hundred thousand dollars 18 ($300,000.00) is appropriated to purchase and to make available metal ear 19 tags as an option for which livestock producers may choose to use to identify 20 animals under W.S. 11-18-117(c) and 2025 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 53. 21 It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be included 22 in the livestock board's standard budget for the immediately succeeding 23 fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for 24 any other purpose. 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 43 SF0001 1 2 2. It is the intent of the legislature that of this general fund 3 appropriation, one hundred thirty-one thousand forty dollars ($131,040.00), 4 not be included in the livestock board's standard budget for the immediately 5 succeeding fiscal biennium. 6 7 Section 053. DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SERVICES 8 PROGRAM 9 Administration & Support 26,307,021 24,393,336 4,114,812 EF 10 7,967,402 SR 62,782,571 11 Vocational Rehab. 7,858,681 29,436,406 107,674 EF 12 1,266,267 SR 38,669,028 13 Unemployment Insurance 23,012,037 2,936,263 EF 14 14,879,262 SR 40,827,562 15 Labor Standards 2,373,876 556 3,742 EF 2,378,174 16 Workers' Comp. & OSHA 1. 2,888,477 66,749,756 EF 69,638,233 17 Disability Determination 7,734,620 7,734,620 18 TOTALS 36,539,578 87,465,432 98,025,178 222,030,188 19 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 44 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 561 3 Part Time 0 4 TOTAL 561 5 6 1. It is the intent of the legislature that the department of workforce 7 services' standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium not 8 be reduced for one-time support costs (200 series) in the amount of twenty- 9 one thousand dollars ($21,000.00)EF as presented in the department of 10 workforce services' 2027-2028 biennial budget request. 11 12 Section 055. OIL AND GAS COMMISSION 13 PROGRAM 14 Administration 1. 275,074 11,378,768 SR 11,653,842 15 Orphan Wells 7,526,087 SR 7,526,087 16 TOTALS 0 275,074 18,904,855 19,179,929 17 18 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 19 Full Time 40 20 Part Time 0 21 TOTAL 40 22 23 1. It is the intent of the legislature that of this other funds 24 appropriation, three hundred sixteen thousand nine hundred thirty-five 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 45 SF0001 1 dollars ($316,935.00)SR not be included in the oil and gas conservation 2 commission's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium 3 and that any request for appropriations for major maintenance be included as 4 an exception request for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This 5 appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 6 7 Section 057. COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMISSION 8 PROGRAM 9 Administration 7,922,961 781,351 SR 8,704,312 10 State Aid 1., 2., 3. 255,319,957 255,319,957 11 WY Works Program 4., 5. 5,584,486 5,584,486 12 Adult Education 2,025,877 1,903,127 3,929,004 13 WYIN Loan & Grant Prgm 7,521,256 7,521,256 14 Veterans' Tuition Waiver 481,250 481,250 15 Public Television 3,420,181 400,000 SR 3,820,181 16 TOTALS 282,275,968 1,903,127 1,181,351 285,360,446 17 18 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 19 Full Time 12 20 Part Time 0 21 TOTAL 12 22 23 1. (a) Of this general fund appropriation, seven hundred fifty thousand 24 four hundred fifty dollars ($750,450.00) is appropriated for a competitive 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 46 SF0001 1 grant program to provide enhanced state funding to community colleges for 2 purposes of dual enrollment education, subject to the following: 3 4 (i) Preference for grant funding shall be provided to community 5 colleges offering dual enrollment programs to students who are not eligible 6 to participate under a school district agreement entered into pursuant to 7 W.S. 21-20-201; 8 9 (ii) The community college commission and any community college 10 receiving grant funding shall advertise the program and track expenditures, 11 student participation and outcomes. Recommendations for continued funding or 12 modifications to law shall be included in the community college commission's 13 budget request for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium; 14 15 (iii) This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended 16 for any other purpose; 17 18 (iv) It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation 19 not be included in the Wyoming community college commission's standard budget 20 for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. 21 22 2. Of this general fund appropriation, seven million five hundred thousand 23 dollars ($7,500,000.00) is appropriated for career and technical education 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 47 SF0001 1 programs, degrees and certifications requiring two (2) years of instruction 2 or less for completion. It is the intent of the legislature that this 3 appropriation be included in the Wyoming community college commission's 4 standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This 5 appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 6 7 3. Of this general fund appropriation, eight hundred thousand dollars 8 ($800,000.00) is appropriated to support competitive rodeo teams at Wyoming 9 community colleges. This appropriation shall be equally distributed to all 10 colleges with a competitive rodeo program. This appropriation shall not be 11 transferred or expended for any other purpose. 12 13 4. Of this general fund appropriation, five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) 14 is appropriated to the Wyoming works program account and all funds within the 15 Wyoming works program account are appropriated and available for expenditure 16 by the Wyoming community college commission as provided by the Wyoming works 17 program. 18 19 5. Of this general fund appropriation, five hundred eighty-four thousand 20 four hundred eighty-six dollars ($584,486.00) is appropriated to the Wyoming 21 works student grant account and all funds within the Wyoming works student 22 grant account are appropriated for distribution by the Wyoming community 23 college commission as provided by the Wyoming works program. 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 48 SF0001 1 2 Section 060. STATE LANDS AND INVESTMENTS 3 PROGRAM 4 Operations 13,796,025 53,407,335 2,596,063 S1 5 2,962,326 S4 6 314,240 S5 7 7,822,533 SR 80,898,522 8 Forestry 1. 8,173,613 914,052 227,385 SR 9,315,050 9 County Emergency Suppr. 20,000,000 12,124,796 SR 32,124,796 10 Fire 2., 3., 4. 13,319,972 302,101 13,622,073 11 Forestry Performance Acct. 80,000 SR 80,000 12 Ranch A 16,000 SR 16,000 13 Mineral Royalty Grants 5. 30,237,674 S4 30,237,674 14 Federal Forestry Grants 6,939,060 6,939,060 15 Fire Prot. Revolving Acct. 6. 26,415,498 SR 26,415,498 16 Good Neighbor Authority 14,429,864 14,429,864 17 Transp. Enterprise Fund 3,024,046 SR 3,024,046 18 Farm Loan Reserve 5,000,000 SR 5,000,000 19 TOTALS 55,289,610 75,992,412 90,820,561 222,102,583 20 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 49 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 3., 4. 2 Full Time 106 3 Part Time 18 4 TOTAL 124 5 6 1. The office of state lands and investments is authorized to hire up to one 7 (1) additional at-will employee contract position within the forestry 8 division only when federal funds are received that reimburse the state for 9 one hundred percent (100%) of the costs of the position. In the event 10 federal funding becomes unavailable to maintain one hundred percent (100%) 11 reimbursement for a position filled pursuant to this footnote, the position 12 shall be eliminated. The office of state lands and investments shall notify 13 the joint appropriations committee of any position created or eliminated 14 pursuant to this footnote through the B-11 process as authorized by W.S. 15 9-2-1005(b)(ii) and reported pursuant to W.S. 9-2-1013(b). 16 17 2. Of this general fund appropriation, two million three hundred forty-one 18 thousand six hundred forty-four dollars ($2,341,644.00) is appropriated, and 19 two (2) full-time employee positions and ten (10) nine (9) month temporary 20 full-time positions are authorized as seasonal, part-time positions for one 21 (1) wildland fire module crew. This appropriation and the authorized 22 positions are effective immediately. This appropriation shall not be 23 effective if 2026 House Bill 0036 is enacted into law. 24 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 50 SF0001 1 3. Of these authorized part-time employees, four (4) positions shall be 2 temporary full-time positions authorized as seasonal part-time positions 3 related to the state's single engine air tanker program. 4 5 4. Of this general fund appropriation, three hundred ninety thousand dollars 6 ($390,000.00) is appropriated for firefighter paid leave and hazard pay. 7 This appropriation is effective immediately. This appropriation shall only 8 be effective if 2026 House Bill 0035 is not enacted into law. 9 10 5. Of this other funds appropriation, eleven million two hundred thousand 11 dollars ($11,200,000.00)S4, or as much thereof as may be available, shall 12 only be effective upon a successful federal coal lease auction in Wyoming and 13 receipt by the state treasurer of the first annual bonus payment from the 14 successful bidder. 15 16 6. The de minimis indirect cost rate the state of Wyoming charges the 17 federal government for administrative overhead related to expenditures on 18 wildland fires shall be adjusted to the federally approved de minimis rate of 19 fifteen percent (15%), with the consent of the appropriate federal agency. 20 All proceeds received from the difference between the previous rate and new 21 rate shall be deposited into the fire protection revolving account. 22 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 51 SF0001 1 Section 063. GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE 2 PROGRAM 3 Residence Operation 729,283 729,283 4 TOTALS 729,283 0 0 729,283 5 6 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 7 Full Time 2 8 Part Time 0 9 TOTAL 2 10 11 Section 066. WYOMING TOURISM BOARD 12 PROGRAM 13 Wyoming Tourism Board 40,102,837 S14 14 23,600 SR 40,126,437 15 TOTALS 0 0 40,126,437 40,126,437 16 17 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 18 Full Time 0 19 Part Time 0 20 TOTAL 0 21 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 52 SF0001 1 Section 067. UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING 1. 2 PROGRAM 3 State Aid 2., 3., 4., 5., 6., 7., 4 8. 369,785,349 369,785,349 5 School of Energy Res. 9., 10. 33,197,808 33,197,808 6 Tier 1 Engineering 18,584,703 18,584,703 7 NCAR MOU 1,528,316 1,528,316 8 Endowments & Matching 11. 2,500,000 2,500,000 9 TOTALS 425,596,176 0 0 425,596,176 10 11 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 12 Full Time 0 13 Part Time 0 14 TOTAL 0 15 16 1. (a) For the period beginning on the effective date of this footnote and 17 ending June 30, 2028, and in addition to the requirements of W.S. 18 21-16-1801(a), the University of Wyoming shall not expend any funds under its 19 control for any of the following: 20 21 (i) Elective abortions for students; 22 23 (ii) Group health insurance that provides coverage of elective 24 abortions for students. 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 53 SF0001 1 2 2. No funds from these appropriations shall be expended on Wyoming public 3 media at the University of Wyoming. 4 5 3. This general fund appropriation shall be expended to fund the college of 6 agriculture, life sciences and natural resources, the college of education, 7 the Wyoming outdoor recreation tourism and hospitality institute, the center 8 of innovation for flow through porous media and the high bay research 9 facility at the University of Wyoming at the funding levels adopted for each 10 entity's fiscal year 2026 operating budget, for the period beginning July 1, 11 2026 and ending June 30, 2028. Any remaining amounts shall be allocated as 12 otherwise determined by the University of Wyoming board of trustees. The 13 University of Wyoming shall include a summary of all budget reductions 14 adopted for fiscal year 2027 and fiscal year 2028, by college and operating 15 unit of the University of Wyoming, in any budget request submitted under W.S. 16 9-2-1013. 17 18 4. Of this general fund appropriation, one hundred thousand dollars 19 ($100,000.00) is appropriated for an external financial and administrative 20 audit and operational review by a qualified management consultant of 21 expenditures of the center of innovation for flow through porous media and 22 expenditures at the high bay research facility at the University of Wyoming. 23 The University of Wyoming shall include a condensed summary of findings and 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 54 SF0001 1 recommendations from the audit and review in any budget request submitted 2 under W.S. 9-2-1013. It is the intent of the legislature that this 3 appropriation not be included in the University of Wyoming's standard budget 4 for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not 5 be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 6 7 5. From this general fund appropriation, the University of Wyoming shall 8 offer optional training for all new and existing faculty and staff and 9 mandatory orientation for all entering students on the history, purpose and 10 mission of the federal land grant university system. 11 12 6. (a) Of this general fund appropriation, six million dollars 13 ($6,000,000.00) is appropriated for equipment and construction expenditures 14 related to career and technical education, subject to the following: 15 16 (i) The University of Wyoming shall explore the costs and 17 benefits of locating career and technical education facilities both on and 18 off campus for the lowest cost and most efficient outcomes; 19 20 (ii) Expenditures shall be limited to facilities, equipment and 21 training for providing instruction to future career and technical education 22 teachers; 23 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 55 SF0001 1 (iii) It is the intent of the legislature that this 2 appropriation not be included in the University of Wyoming's standard budget 3 for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium; 4 5 (iv) This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for 6 any other purpose. 7 8 7. Of this general fund appropriation, four hundred thousand dollars 9 ($400,000.00) is appropriated to support the University of Wyoming rodeo 10 team. 11 12 8. (a) Of this general fund appropriation, ten million dollars 13 ($10,000,000.00) is appropriated to provide a state match for funds received 14 by the University of Wyoming from athletic booster organizations and from 15 persons donating funds to be used solely for athletic programs, subject to 16 all of the following: 17 18 (i) The state treasurer shall retain this appropriation for 19 distribution in accordance with the provisions of this footnote; 20 21 (ii) This appropriation shall be expended for the purposes of: 22 23 (A) Authorized recruitment of prospective student athletes 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 56 SF0001 1 to the University of Wyoming and expenses associated with participation in 2 intercollegiate athletics including summer school attendance, nutrition, 3 tutoring, team travel and costs directly related to participation in 4 competition; 5 6 (B) Athletic training equipment. 7 8 (iii) No funds from this appropriation shall be expended for 9 salaries or capital construction projects; 10 11 (iv) To the extent funds are available, this appropriation shall 12 be matched on a quarterly basis by the state treasurer for each cash or cash 13 equivalent contribution actually received by the University of Wyoming for 14 the purposes specified in this footnote for the period beginning July 1, 2026 15 and ending June 30, 2028 by distributing to the University of Wyoming an 16 amount equal to the amount of qualifying contributions for the calendar 17 quarter. 18 19 (b) The appropriation specified in subsection (a) of this footnote 20 shall not be transferred or expended for any purpose not specified in this 21 footnote and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this 22 appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2028. 23 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 57 SF0001 1 9. Of this general fund appropriation, two million ninety thousand dollars 2 ($2,090,000.00) is effective immediately. 3 4 10. Of this general fund appropriation, ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00) 5 is appropriated and conditioned upon matching funds in the ratio of one 6 dollar ($1.00) of appropriated general funds to not less than one dollar 7 ($1.00) of matching funds from any nonstate source for support for the school 8 of energy resources' Wyoming energy-focused instruction, outreach and 9 research programs. All proposed matches shall be reported to the management 10 council of the legislature with a description of the matching funds along 11 with the purpose and anticipated outcomes not less than ten (10) days before 12 acceptance of the funds. 13 14 11. Of this general fund appropriation, two million five hundred thousand 15 dollars ($2,500,000.00) is appropriated for the purpose of providing a state 16 match for funds received by the University of Wyoming or donated funds to be 17 used solely for support for excellence in research, education and extension 18 in ranch and rangeland management, agronomy and soil science. Distribution of 19 this appropriation is conditioned upon a match of funds in the ratio of one 20 dollar ($1.00) of appropriated general funds to not less than one dollar 21 ($1.00) of matching funds from any nonstate source. This appropriation shall 22 be retained by the state treasurer for distribution in accordance with W.S. 23 21-16-904. Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e) and 9-4-207, any 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 58 SF0001 1 unexpended, unobligated monies from this appropriation shall not revert until 2 June 30, 2032. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation 3 not be included in the University of Wyoming's standard budget for 4 the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be 5 transferred or expended for any other purpose. 6 7 Section 069. WICHE 8 PROGRAM 9 Administration & Grants 5,432,417 5,432,417 10 TOTALS 5,432,417 0 0 5,432,417 11 12 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 13 Full Time 0 14 Part Time 0 15 TOTAL 0 16 17 Section 070. ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY COMM 18 PROGRAM 19 Commission & Support 1,000,792 1,000,792 20 Tech. Outreach & Research 4,154,737 4,154,737 21 TOTALS 5,155,529 0 0 5,155,529 22 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 59 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 0 3 Part Time 0 4 TOTAL 0 5 6 Section 072. RETIREMENT SYSTEM 7 PROGRAM 8 Administration 1. 23,095,468 PF 23,095,468 9 Highway Patrol 15,301 SR 15,301 10 Game & Fish-Wardens 20,952 SR 20,952 11 Deferred Compensation 1,865,011 P2 1,865,011 12 TOTALS 0 0 24,996,732 24,996,732 13 14 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 15 Full Time 50 16 Part Time 0 17 TOTAL 50 18 19 1. (a) The Wyoming retirement board, with the approval of the human 20 resources division of the department of administration and information, may: 21 22 (i) Approve reclassifications from investment analyst to senior 23 investment analyst and senior investment analyst to investment officer; 24 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 60 SF0001 1 (ii) Adjust compensation within the classifications specified in 2 paragraph (i) of this footnote based on an assessment of an employee's 3 education, certification, demonstrated performance and potential for 4 increased responsibility. 5 6 (b) Nothing in this footnote should be construed to modify the maximum 7 annual salary limits provided in W.S. 9-3-406(f). 8 9 Section 077. ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 10 PROGRAM 11 Enterprise Operations 1., 2. 86,172,033 86,172,033 12 IT Enhanced Services 3. 37,769,156 IS 13 621,545 S0 38,390,701 14 WUN Infrastructure 15,991,931 S5 15,991,931 15 TOTALS 86,172,033 0 54,382,632 140,554,665 16 17 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 18 Full Time 237 19 Part Time 1 20 TOTAL 238 21 22 1. Of this general fund appropriation, seven hundred forty-three thousand 23 five hundred twenty-four dollars ($743,524.00) is effective immediately. 24 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 61 SF0001 1 2. Of this general fund appropriation, five million two hundred sixty-one 2 thousand nine hundred thirty-four dollars ($5,261,934.00) is appropriated for 3 compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, P.L. 101-336 as amended, 4 to ensure all citizen-facing websites and web applications are accessible. 5 The department of enterprise technology services shall seek grant funding 6 from federal and other sources to the greatest extent possible. This 7 appropriation shall be reduced in an amount equal to one dollar ($1.00) of 8 appropriated general funds for each one dollar ($1.00) in grant funding 9 received for the purposes of this footnote. This appropriation shall not be 10 transferred or expended for any other purpose. 11 12 3. Of this other funds appropriation, six hundred twenty-one thousand five 13 hundred forty-five dollars ($621,545.00)S0 or as much thereof as is available 14 is appropriated from the depreciation reserve account for procurement of 15 cloud services. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation 16 not be included in the department of enterprise technology services' standard 17 budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation 18 shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 19 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 62 SF0001 1 Section 080. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration Services 1., 4 2., 3. 22,771,377 198,932 5,344,661 EF 5 1,552,829 SR 29,867,799 6 Field Services 4. 36,648,353 173,482 5,004,763 TT 41,826,598 7 Support Services 5., 6., 7. 87,541,728 100,000 1,398,146 SR 8 4,263,454 TT 93,303,328 9 Prison Division 8., 9. 178,424,258 174,207 EF 10 1,656,765 IS 11 362,594 SR 180,617,824 12 TOTALS 325,385,716 472,414 19,757,419 345,615,549 13 14 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 15 Full Time 1,048 16 Part Time 3 17 TOTAL 1,051 18 19 1. Of this general fund appropriation, five hundred thousand dollars 20 ($500,000.00) is for recruitment and retention efforts within the department 21 of corrections, including moving expenses, housing costs at the law 22 enforcement academy, career fairs, sign-on bonuses, accelerated background 23 checks and site specific staff retention efforts. This appropriation shall 24 not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 63 SF0001 1 2 2. Of this general fund appropriation, nine million three hundred twelve 3 thousand three hundred seventy-four dollars ($9,312,374.00) is effective 4 immediately. 5 6 3. Of this general fund appropriation, seven hundred seventy-three thousand 7 four hundred thirty-six dollars ($773,436.00) is effective immediately. 8 9 4. Of this general fund appropriation, two hundred fifty thousand dollars 10 ($250,000.00) is appropriated for increased daily rates for placement of 11 felony offenders in county jails. 12 13 5. Of this general fund appropriation, seven hundred seventy-nine thousand 14 four hundred fourteen dollars ($779,414.00) is effective immediately. 15 16 6. Of this general fund appropriation, three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) 17 is effective immediately. 18 19 7. Of this general fund appropriation, one million four hundred fifteen 20 thousand one hundred forty-four dollars ($1,415,144.00) is effective 21 immediately. 22 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 64 SF0001 1 8. Of this general fund appropriation, seven million five hundred fifty-nine 2 thousand ninety-four dollars ($7,559,094.00) is effective immediately. 3 4 9. Of this general fund appropriation, one million three hundred fifty-nine 5 thousand three hundred eleven dollars ($1,359,311.00) is effective 6 immediately. 7 8 Section 081. BOARD OF PAROLE 9 PROGRAM 10 Administration 1,766,697 1,766,697 11 TOTALS 1,766,697 0 0 1,766,697 12 13 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 14 Full Time 6 15 Part Time 0 16 TOTAL 6 17 18 Section 085. WYOMING BUSINESS COUNCIL 19 PROGRAM 20 Wyoming Business Council 1. 2,000,000 2,000,000 21 Economic Divers. 22 Investment Ready Comm. 23 TOTALS 2,000,000 0 0 2,000,000 24 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 65 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 0 3 Part Time 0 4 TOTAL 0 5 6 1. Of this general fund appropriation, two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) 7 is appropriated to be administered by the state budget department to manage 8 outstanding obligations, grants, loans and administrative expenses of the 9 Wyoming business council. Of this general fund appropriation, two million 10 dollars ($2,000,000.00) shall only be effective if 2026 Senate File 0065 is 11 not enacted into law. 12 13 Section 090. WYOMING ENERGY AUTHORITY 14 PROGRAM 15 Administration 5,226,199 5,226,199 16 TOTALS 5,226,199 0 0 5,226,199 17 18 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 19 Full Time 0 20 Part Time 0 21 TOTAL 0 22 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 66 SF0001 1 Section 091. WYOMING STABLE TOKEN COMMISSION 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 1. 4 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 5 6 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 7 Full Time 0 8 Part Time 0 9 TOTAL 0 10 11 1. The legislature authorizes six (6) at-will employee contract positions in 12 accordance with W.S. 9-2-3207(a)(xi)(F)(VI) for the Wyoming stable token 13 commission for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028. 14 15 Section 096. STATE BUDGET DEPARTMENT 16 PROGRAM 17 Administration 1. 3,420,688 3,420,688 18 Grants Management Office 2. 4,551,086 4,551,086 19 TOTALS 7,971,774 0 0 7,971,774 20 21 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 22 Full Time 2. 12 23 Part Time 0 24 TOTAL 12 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 67 SF0001 1 1. (a) Authorization for at-will employee contract positions supported by 2 funds originating from section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, 3 P.L. 117-2, shall remain effective until the latter of: 4 5 (i) December 31, 2026; 6 7 (ii) The date of completion of any federally required reporting 8 and audits; or 9 10 (iii) The date of any extension of federal expenditure deadlines 11 under section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, 12 enacted into law. 13 14 2. Of these full-time employees, two (2) full-time employees are transferred 15 from the department of corrections. 16 17 Section 098. OFFICE OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM 18 PROGRAM 19 Guardian Ad Litem 1. 4,304,653 1,081,920 SR 5,386,573 20 TOTALS 4,304,653 0 1,081,920 5,386,573 21 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 68 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 9 3 Part Time 0 4 TOTAL 9 5 6 1. In accordance with W.S. 14-12-103(b), the office of guardian ad litem 7 shall separately charge participating counties for the calculated share of 8 the cost of fiscal services provided by the accounting office within the 9 department of administration and information. Any revenue received from 10 these charges shall be deposited into the general fund. 11 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 69 SF0001 1 Section 101. SUPREME COURT 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 14,052,880 754,096 4,287,729 SR 19,094,705 4 Judicial Nominating Comm. 34,942 34,942 5 Chancery Court 1,293,369 1,293,369 6 Law Library 1,232,179 1,232,179 7 Circuit Courts 1. 38,496,198 38,496,198 8 Court Automation 8,524,151 9,406,007 SR 17,930,158 9 Judicial Retirement 1,750,598 1,750,598 10 Treatment Court 3,139,513 1,400,000 SR 11 2,398,072 TT 6,937,585 12 Branchwide Resources 1,153,923 1,153,923 13 TOTALS 69,677,753 754,096 17,491,808 87,923,657 14 15 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 16 Full Time 217 17 Part Time 21 18 TOTAL 238 19 20 1. Of this general fund appropriation, the supreme court may transfer up to 21 eighty-three thousand five hundred dollars ($83,500.00) to district courts 22 for replacement of aging copiers. Any transfers of this appropriation shall 23 not be subject to the maximum thresholds or reporting requirements prescribed 24 in Section 306 of this act. 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 70 SF0001 1 2 Section 102. BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS 3 PROGRAM 4 Administration 243,037 SR 243,037 5 TOTALS 0 0 243,037 243,037 6 7 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 8 Full Time 0 9 Part Time 0 10 TOTAL 0 11 12 Section 103. COMM ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT & ETHICS 13 PROGRAM 14 Administration 1. 371,171 371,171 15 TOTALS 371,171 0 0 371,171 16 17 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 18 Full Time 1 19 Part Time 0 20 TOTAL 1 21 22 1. Beginning July 1, 2027, no funds from this general fund appropriation 23 shall be expended to acquire or continue use of word processing applications 24 that are more than five (5) years old. 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 71 SF0001 1 Section 120. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 1A 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 1,425,926 1,425,926 4 TOTALS 1,425,926 0 0 1,425,926 5 6 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 7 Full Time 4 8 Part Time 0 9 TOTAL 4 10 11 Section 121. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 1B 12 PROGRAM 13 Administration 1,317,869 1,317,869 14 TOTALS 1,317,869 0 0 1,317,869 15 16 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 17 Full Time 4 18 Part Time 0 19 TOTAL 4 20 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 72 SF0001 1 Section 122. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 2A 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 1,402,302 1,402,302 4 TOTALS 1,402,302 0 0 1,402,302 5 6 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 7 Full Time 4 8 Part Time 0 9 TOTAL 4 10 11 Section 123. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 2B 12 PROGRAM 13 Administration 1,325,681 1,325,681 14 TOTALS 1,325,681 0 0 1,325,681 15 16 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 17 Full Time 4 18 Part Time 0 19 TOTAL 4 20 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 73 SF0001 1 Section 124. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 3B 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 1,385,512 1,385,512 4 TOTALS 1,385,512 0 0 1,385,512 5 6 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 7 Full Time 4 8 Part Time 0 9 TOTAL 4 10 11 Section 125. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 3A 12 PROGRAM 13 Administration 1,399,822 1,399,822 14 TOTALS 1,399,822 0 0 1,399,822 15 16 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 17 Full Time 4 18 Part Time 0 19 TOTAL 4 20 21 Section 126. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 4A 22 PROGRAM 23 Administration 1,354,584 1,354,584 24 TOTALS 1,354,584 0 0 1,354,584 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 74 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 4 3 Part Time 0 4 TOTAL 4 5 6 Section 127. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 5A 7 PROGRAM 8 Administration 1,355,115 1,355,115 9 TOTALS 1,355,115 0 0 1,355,115 10 11 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 12 Full Time 4 13 Part Time 0 14 TOTAL 4 15 16 Section 128. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 5B 17 PROGRAM 18 Administration 1,361,557 1,361,557 19 TOTALS 1,361,557 0 0 1,361,557 20 21 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 22 Full Time 4 23 Part Time 0 24 TOTAL 4 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 75 SF0001 1 Section 129. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 6A 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 1,356,096 1,356,096 4 TOTALS 1,356,096 0 0 1,356,096 5 6 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 7 Full Time 4 8 Part Time 0 9 TOTAL 4 10 11 Section 130. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 7A 12 PROGRAM 13 Administration 1,452,401 1,452,401 14 TOTALS 1,452,401 0 0 1,452,401 15 16 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 17 Full Time 4 18 Part Time 1 19 TOTAL 5 20 21 Section 131. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 7B 22 PROGRAM 23 Administration 1,532,143 1,532,143 24 TOTALS 1,532,143 0 0 1,532,143 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 76 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 4 3 Part Time 1 4 TOTAL 5 5 6 Section 132. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 9A 7 PROGRAM 8 Administration 1,371,526 1,371,526 9 TOTALS 1,371,526 0 0 1,371,526 10 11 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 12 Full Time 4 13 Part Time 0 14 TOTAL 4 15 16 Section 133. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 8A 17 PROGRAM 18 Administration 1,349,427 1,349,427 19 TOTALS 1,349,427 0 0 1,349,427 20 21 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 22 Full Time 4 23 Part Time 0 24 TOTAL 4 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 77 SF0001 1 Section 134. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 9B 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 1,616,810 1,616,810 4 TOTALS 1,616,810 0 0 1,616,810 5 6 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 7 Full Time 4 8 Part Time 0 9 TOTAL 4 10 11 Section 135. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 6B 12 PROGRAM 13 Administration 1,322,372 1,322,372 14 TOTALS 1,322,372 0 0 1,322,372 15 16 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 17 Full Time 4 18 Part Time 0 19 TOTAL 4 20 21 Section 136. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 8B 22 PROGRAM 23 Administration 1,335,901 1,335,901 24 TOTALS 1,335,901 0 0 1,335,901 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 78 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 4 3 Part Time 0 4 TOTAL 4 5 6 Section 137. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 1C 7 PROGRAM 8 Administration 1,555,804 1,555,804 9 TOTALS 1,555,804 0 0 1,555,804 10 11 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 12 Full Time 5 13 Part Time 0 14 TOTAL 5 15 16 Section 138. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 3C 17 PROGRAM 18 Administration 1,371,626 1,371,626 19 TOTALS 1,371,626 0 0 1,371,626 20 21 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 22 Full Time 4 23 Part Time 0 24 TOTAL 4 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 79 SF0001 1 Section 139. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 7C 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 1,392,906 1,392,906 4 TOTALS 1,392,906 0 0 1,392,906 5 6 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 7 Full Time 4 8 Part Time 0 9 TOTAL 4 10 11 Section 140. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 6C 12 PROGRAM 13 Administration 1,381,128 1,381,128 14 TOTALS 1,381,128 0 0 1,381,128 15 16 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 17 Full Time 4 18 Part Time 0 19 TOTAL 4 20 21 Section 141. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 9C 22 PROGRAM 23 Administration 1,307,284 1,307,284 24 TOTALS 1,307,284 0 0 1,307,284 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 80 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 4 3 Part Time 0 4 TOTAL 4 5 6 Section 142. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 4B 7 PROGRAM 8 Administration 1,250,514 1,250,514 9 TOTALS 1,250,514 0 0 1,250,514 10 11 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 12 Full Time 4 13 Part Time 0 14 TOTAL 4 15 16 Section 143. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 1D 17 PROGRAM 18 Administration 1,326,803 1,326,803 19 TOTALS 1,326,803 0 0 1,326,803 20 21 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 22 Full Time 4 23 Part Time 0 24 TOTAL 4 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 81 SF0001 1 Section 144. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 7D 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 1,333,903 1,333,903 4 TOTALS 1,333,903 0 0 1,333,903 5 6 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 7 Full Time 4 8 Part Time 0 9 TOTAL 4 10 11 Section 145. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 3D 12 PROGRAM 13 Administration 1,343,842 1,343,842 14 TOTALS 1,343,842 0 0 1,343,842 15 16 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 17 Full Time 4 18 Part Time 0 19 TOTAL 4 20 21 Section 146. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 6D 22 PROGRAM 23 Administration 1,374,252 1,374,252 24 TOTALS 1,374,252 0 0 1,374,252 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 82 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 4 3 Part Time 0 4 TOTAL 4 5 6 Section 151. DISTRICT ATTORNEY/JUD DIST #1 7 PROGRAM 8 Administration 5,918,081 718,561 SR 6,636,642 9 TOTALS 5,918,081 0 718,561 6,636,642 10 11 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 12 Full Time 24 13 Part Time 0 14 TOTAL 24 15 16 Section 157. DISTRICT ATTORNEY/JUD DIST #7 17 PROGRAM 18 Administration 6,369,152 289,392 SR 6,658,544 19 TOTALS 6,369,152 0 289,392 6,658,544 20 21 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 22 Full Time 24 23 Part Time 0 24 TOTAL 24 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 83 SF0001 1 Section 160. COUNTY & PROS ATTORNEYS 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 1. 9,780,000 9,780,000 4 TOTALS 9,780,000 0 0 9,780,000 5 6 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 7 Full Time 0 8 Part Time 0 9 TOTAL 0 10 11 1. (a) Of this general fund appropriation, in addition to amounts specified 12 under W.S. 18-3-107(f): 13 14 (i) Four hundred sixty-four thousand six hundred two dollars 15 ($464,602.00) is appropriated for each fiscal year for the period beginning 16 July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028 to provide increased state 17 contributions to counties for compensation of elected county and prosecuting 18 attorneys and shall be distributed proportionally among each of the twenty- 19 one (21) participating counties; 20 21 (ii) One million thirty-five thousand three hundred ninety-eight 22 dollars ($1,035,398.00) is appropriated for each fiscal year for the period 23 beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028 to provide increased state 24 contributions to counties for compensation of assistant county and 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 84 SF0001 1 prosecuting attorneys and shall be distributed in proportion to the state 2 payments specified in W.S. 18-3-107(f) for assistant county and prosecuting 3 attorneys. 4 5 Section 205. EDUCATION-SCHOOL FINANCE 6 PROGRAM 7 School Foundation Program 2,165,378,262 S5 2,165,378,262 8 Court Ordered Placements 17,183,639 S5 17,183,639 9 Foundation-Specials 5,765,000 S5 5,765,000 10 TOTALS 0 0 2,188,326,901 2,188,326,901 11 12 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 13 Full Time 0 14 Part Time 0 15 TOTAL 0 16 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 85 SF0001 1 Section 206. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 2 PROGRAM 3 Education Boards 1. 205,261 719,112 S5 4 507,043 SR 1,431,416 5 Leadership, Finance & IT 11,041,428 17,179 5,703,651 S5 6 400,000 SR 17,162,258 7 Accountability & Commun. 901,271 32,799,740 9,587,551 S5 8 210,894 SR 9 1,000 T0 43,500,456 10 School Support 2., 3. 5,123,514 317,025,857 2,280,086 S5 11 5,692,747 SR 12 468,495 T0 330,590,699 13 TOTALS 17,271,474 349,842,776 25,570,579 392,684,829 14 15 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 16 Full Time 116 17 Part Time 2 18 TOTAL 118 19 20 1. Of this other funds appropriation, four hundred seven thousand one 21 hundred fifteen dollars ($407,115.00)SR is provided for compensation for the 22 position of executive director for the Wyoming charter school authorizing 23 board. Upon the next vacancy of the position of executive director for the 24 Wyoming charter school authorizing board, the Wyoming charter school 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 86 SF0001 1 authorizing board shall request a reclassification of the position by the 2 human resources division of the department of administration and information 3 to align the compensation and pay bands commensurate with the duties of the 4 position and comparable executive level positions within the department of 5 education with similar roles and responsibilities. This appropriation shall 6 not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 7 8 2. Of this general fund appropriation, three hundred thousand dollars 9 ($300,000.00) is appropriated for state-funded farm to school grants to 10 increase local food procurement. It is the intent of the legislature that 11 this appropriation be included in the department of education's standard 12 budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation 13 shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 14 15 3. Of this general fund appropriation, fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) 16 is appropriated to pay for processing costs for Wyoming poultry, lamb, pork, 17 beef or bison donated to a school district to be used in school meals. 18 Expenditures authorized in this footnote shall be made only if an equal 19 amount of funding has been contributed by a local school district for the 20 processing costs of the donated Wyoming poultry, lamb, pork, beef or bison. 21 The department shall endeavor to provide funding to as many school districts 22 as possible under this footnote and participation in the federal school lunch 23 program shall not be used as a limiting criterion for the distribution of 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 87 SF0001 1 these funds. To the extent all funds from this appropriation are expended, 2 the department of education shall identify and expend any additional funds 3 appropriated in this section for continuation of the expenditures under this 4 footnote. 5 6 Section 211. BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 7 PROGRAM 8 Equalization/Tax Appeals 1,795,310 1,795,310 9 TOTALS 1,795,310 0 0 1,795,310 10 11 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 12 Full Time 5 13 Part Time 0 14 TOTAL 5 15 16 Section 220. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COUNCIL 17 PROGRAM 18 Administration 610,603 610,603 19 TOTALS 610,603 0 0 610,603 20 21 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 22 Full Time 2 23 Part Time 0 24 TOTAL 2 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 88 SF0001 1 Section 270. OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 4,691,869 SR 4,691,869 4 TOTALS 0 0 4,691,869 4,691,869 5 6 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 7 Full Time 12 8 Part Time 0 9 TOTAL 12 10 11 Section 012. BOARD OF ARCHITECTS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS 12 PROGRAM 13 Administration 243,349 SR 243,349 14 TOTALS 0 0 243,349 243,349 15 16 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 17 Full Time 0 18 Part Time 0 19 TOTAL 0 20 21 Section 016. BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS 22 PROGRAM 23 Administration 57,711 SR 57,711 24 TOTALS 0 0 57,711 57,711 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 89 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 0 3 Part Time 0 4 TOTAL 0 5 6 Section 017. BOARD OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS EXAMINERS 7 PROGRAM 8 Administration 101,905 SR 101,905 9 TOTALS 0 0 101,905 101,905 10 11 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 12 Full Time 0 13 Part Time 0 14 TOTAL 0 15 16 Section 018. REAL ESTATE COMMISSION 17 PROGRAM 18 Administration 1,474,948 SR 1,474,948 19 Real Estate Recovery 10,047 SR 10,047 20 Real Estate Education 81,771 SR 81,771 21 Real Estate Appraiser 314,360 SR 314,360 22 Appraiser Education 29,133 SR 29,133 23 Appraisal Management 429,914 SR 429,914 24 TOTALS 0 0 2,340,173 2,340,173 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 90 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 6 3 Part Time 0 4 TOTAL 6 5 6 Section 019. PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS BOARD 7 PROGRAM 8 Prof. Teaching Stds. Board 2,341,039 SR 2,341,039 9 TOTALS 0 0 2,341,039 2,341,039 10 11 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 12 Full Time 8 13 Part Time 0 14 TOTAL 8 15 16 Section 022. BOARD FOR RESPIRATORY CARE 17 PROGRAM 18 Administration 79,528 SR 79,528 19 TOTALS 0 0 79,528 79,528 20 21 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 22 Full Time 0 23 Part Time 0 24 TOTAL 0 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 91 SF0001 1 Section 028. BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN PODIATRY 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 33,957 SR 33,957 4 TOTALS 0 0 33,957 33,957 5 6 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 7 Full Time 0 8 Part Time 0 9 TOTAL 0 10 11 Section 030. BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS 12 PROGRAM 13 Administration 165,430 SR 165,430 14 TOTALS 0 0 165,430 165,430 15 16 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 17 Full Time 0 18 Part Time 0 19 TOTAL 0 20 21 Section 031. COLLECTION AGENCY BOARD 22 PROGRAM 23 Administration 235,071 SR 235,071 24 TOTALS 0 0 235,071 235,071 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 92 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 0 3 Part Time 0 4 TOTAL 0 5 6 Section 033. BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY 7 PROGRAM 8 Administration 1,215,685 SR 1,215,685 9 TOTALS 0 0 1,215,685 1,215,685 10 11 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 12 Full Time 4 13 Part Time 0 14 TOTAL 4 15 16 Section 034. BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS 17 PROGRAM 18 Administration 392,180 SR 392,180 19 TOTALS 0 0 392,180 392,180 20 21 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 22 Full Time 0 23 Part Time 0 24 TOTAL 0 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 93 SF0001 1 Section 035. BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE PRACTITIONERS 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 100,598 SR 100,598 4 TOTALS 0 0 100,598 100,598 5 6 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 7 Full Time 0 8 Part Time 0 9 TOTAL 0 10 11 Section 036. BOARD OF MIDWIFERY 12 PROGRAM 13 Administration 34,877 SR 34,877 14 TOTALS 0 0 34,877 34,877 15 16 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 17 Full Time 0 18 Part Time 0 19 TOTAL 0 20 21 Section 038. WYOMING GAMING COMMISSION 22 PROGRAM 23 Administration 1. 6,087,915 SR 6,087,915 24 TOTALS 0 0 6,087,915 6,087,915 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 94 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 15 3 Part Time 2 4 TOTAL 17 5 6 1. Pursuant to W.S. 11-25-201(j), Wyoming gaming commission expenditures for 7 breeder awards are authorized by the legislature for the period beginning 8 July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028. 9 10 Section 043. DIETETICS LICENSING BOARD 11 PROGRAM 12 Administration 51,188 SR 51,188 13 TOTALS 0 0 51,188 51,188 14 15 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 16 Full Time 0 17 Part Time 0 18 TOTAL 0 19 20 Section 046. WYOMING COMBAT SPORTS COMMISSION 21 PROGRAM 22 Administration 68,618 SR 68,618 23 TOTALS 0 0 68,618 68,618 24 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 95 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 0 3 Part Time 0 4 TOTAL 0 5 6 Section 052. BOARD OF MEDICINE 7 PROGRAM 8 Administration 1. 3,743,513 SR 3,743,513 9 TOTALS 0 0 3,743,513 3,743,513 10 11 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 12 Full Time 7 13 Part Time 0 14 TOTAL 7 15 16 1. Of this other funds appropriation, seven hundred ten thousand twenty-four 17 dollars ($710,024.00)SR is effective immediately. 18 19 Section 054. BOARD OF NURSING 20 PROGRAM 21 Administration 3,494,590 SR 3,494,590 22 TOTALS 0 0 3,494,590 3,494,590 23 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 96 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 10 3 Part Time 0 4 TOTAL 10 5 6 Section 056. BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY 7 PROGRAM 8 Administration 115,633 SR 115,633 9 TOTALS 0 0 115,633 115,633 10 11 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 12 Full Time 0 13 Part Time 0 14 TOTAL 0 15 16 Section 058. BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY & AUDIOLOGY 17 PROGRAM 18 Administration 126,217 SR 126,217 19 TOTALS 0 0 126,217 126,217 20 21 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 22 Full Time 0 23 Part Time 0 24 TOTAL 0 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 97 SF0001 1 Section 059. BOARD OF PHARMACY 2 PROGRAM 3 Licensing Board 2,194,817 SR 2,194,817 4 TOTALS 0 0 2,194,817 2,194,817 5 6 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 7 Full Time 6 8 Part Time 0 9 TOTAL 6 10 11 Section 061. BOARD OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 12 PROGRAM 13 Administration 837,375 SR 837,375 14 TOTALS 0 0 837,375 837,375 15 16 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 17 Full Time 2 18 Part Time 0 19 TOTAL 2 20 21 Section 062. BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY 22 PROGRAM 23 Administration 177,607 SR 177,607 24 TOTALS 0 0 177,607 177,607 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 98 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 0 3 Part Time 0 4 TOTAL 0 5 6 Section 064. BOARD OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS 7 PROGRAM 8 Administration 38,175 SR 38,175 9 TOTALS 0 0 38,175 38,175 10 11 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 12 Full Time 0 13 Part Time 0 14 TOTAL 0 15 16 Section 065. BOARD OF ATHLETIC TRAINERS 17 PROGRAM 18 Administration 31,812 SR 31,812 19 TOTALS 0 0 31,812 31,812 20 21 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 22 Full Time 0 23 Part Time 0 24 TOTAL 0 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 99 SF0001 1 Section 068. BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 197,527 SR 197,527 4 TOTALS 0 0 197,527 197,527 5 6 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 7 Full Time 0 8 Part Time 0 9 TOTAL 0 10 11 Section 075. BOARD OF OUTFITTERS AND GUIDES 12 PROGRAM 13 Administration 993,240 SR 993,240 14 TOTALS 0 0 993,240 993,240 15 16 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 17 Full Time 3 18 Part Time 0 19 TOTAL 3 20 21 Section 078. MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONS LICENSING BOARD 22 PROGRAM 23 Administration 713,169 SR 713,169 24 TOTALS 0 0 713,169 713,169 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 100 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 0 3 Part Time 0 4 TOTAL 0 5 6 Section 079. BOARD OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS 7 PROGRAM 8 Administration 64,685 SR 64,685 9 TOTALS 0 0 64,685 64,685 10 11 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 12 Full Time 0 13 Part Time 0 14 TOTAL 0 15 16 Section 083. BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 17 PROGRAM 18 Administration 149,051 SR 149,051 19 TOTALS 0 0 149,051 149,051 20 21 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 22 Full Time 0 23 Part Time 0 24 TOTAL 0 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 101 SF0001 1 Section 084. BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS 2 PROGRAM 3 Administration 234,438 SR 234,438 4 TOTALS 0 0 234,438 234,438 5 6 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 7 Full Time 0 8 Part Time 0 9 TOTAL 0 10 11 Section 251. BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE 12 PROGRAM 13 Administration 152,072 SR 152,072 14 TOTALS 0 0 152,072 152,072 15 16 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 17 Full Time 0 18 Part Time 0 19 TOTAL 0 20 21 Section 252. BOARD OF ACUPUNCTURE 22 PROGRAM 23 Administration 51,812 SR 51,812 24 TOTALS 0 0 51,812 51,812 25 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 102 SF0001 1 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2 Full Time 0 3 Part Time 0 4 TOTAL 0 5 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 103 SF0001 1 [BUDGET BALANCERS - TRANSFERS] 2 3 Section 300. 4 5 (a) The state auditor shall transfer any unappropriated funds in the 6 general fund on June 30, 2026 in excess of one hundred ninety-two million 7 seven hundred sixty-five thousand dollars ($192,765,000.00) to the 8 legislative stabilization reserve account. 9 10 (b) The state auditor shall transfer a total of one hundred thirty- 11 eight million nine hundred seventy-four thousand six hundred eighty-eight 12 dollars ($138,974,688.00) from the strategic investments and projects account 13 to the general fund in one (1) or more transfers. Any amounts transferred to 14 the general fund under this subsection prior to June 30, 2026 shall be exempt 15 from the transfer of funds to the legislative stabilization reserve account 16 as required by 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 300(b). This 17 subsection is effective immediately. 18 19 (c) The state auditor shall transfer forty-four million three hundred 20 forty-eight thousand one hundred thirty-one dollars ($44,348,131.00) from the 21 general fund to the legislative stabilization reserve account. 22 23 [BORROWING AUTHORITY - CASH FLOW AND EXECUTIVE PROGRAMS] 24 25 Section 301. 26 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 104 SF0001 1 (a) The state auditor is authorized to borrow from the legislative 2 stabilization reserve account amounts necessary to assist the state's general 3 fund cash flow. The amounts borrowed shall be repaid when sufficient general 4 fund revenue is available. The auditor shall borrow funds under this 5 subsection only to assist the month-to-month cash flow of the general fund 6 and shall not borrow funds under this subsection when total appropriations 7 together with outstanding encumbrances and obligations for the biennium 8 exceed projected revenues for the biennium. 9 10 (b) The governor is authorized to borrow from the legislative 11 stabilization reserve account up to thirty million dollars ($30,000,000.00) 12 as necessary to meet funding requirements to fight wildfires in the event 13 reserve funds in the office of state lands and investments' forestry division 14 have been exhausted. The governor shall report to the joint appropriations 15 committee, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of 16 representatives immediately upon exercise of this authority. 17 18 [STATE MILITARY DEPARTMENT LANDS – FIRE SUPPRESSION] 19 20 Section 302. 21 22 (a) The governor is authorized to reimburse the costs of suppressing 23 fires that burn on, have burned on, originate on or have originated on any 24 state lands managed by the military department, subject to the requirements 25 of this section. 26 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 105 SF0001 1 (b) No reimbursement shall be made under this section except upon the 2 written approval of the state forester. The governor and the state forester 3 may consult with the adjutant general as necessary to implement this section. 4 5 (c) The governor shall, for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and 6 ending June 30, 2028, reimburse fire suppression costs under this section in 7 accordance with all of the following: 8 9 (i) The governor shall reimburse costs from the fire protection 10 revolving account created by W.S. 36-2-109; 11 12 (ii) If insufficient funds are available in the fire protection 13 revolving account for reimbursement, the governor may reimburse costs from 14 the amount appropriated to the governor for public welfare emergencies under 15 W.S. 9-2-1014.3; 16 17 (iii) If insufficient funds are available in the fire protection 18 revolving account and from the appropriation for public welfare emergencies 19 under W.S. 9-2-1014.3 for reimbursement, the governor may borrow funds from 20 the legislative stabilization reserve account in an amount not to exceed 21 twenty million dollars ($20,000,000.00); 22 23 (iv) No entity receiving a reimbursement for fire suppression 24 costs under another provision of law or from another source of funds shall 25 receive a reimbursement under this section. 26 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 106 SF0001 1 (d) Reimbursements under this section shall be made only for the 2 purposes specified in this section and shall not exceed the actual costs of 3 suppressing fires as specified in this section. 4 5 [CARRYOVER APPROPRIATIONS] 6 7 Section 303. 8 9 [WILD HORSE AND BURRO MANAGEMENT] 10 11 (a) Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e) and 9-4-207, of 12 unexpended, unobligated monies appropriated from the general fund to the 13 governor's office under 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 2, 14 Section 001 for wild horse and burro management (unit 0128), up to seven 15 hundred thousand dollars ($700,000.00), or as much thereof as is available, 16 shall not revert on June 30, 2026 and are hereby reappropriated to the 17 governor's office for wild horse and burro management on the Wind River 18 Indian Reservation. Of this general fund reappropriation, any funds expended 19 for wild horse or burro management on the Wind River Indian Reservation are 20 conditioned upon matching funds in the ratio of one dollar ($1.00) of 21 appropriated general funds to not less than one dollar ($1.00) of matching 22 funds from any funds provided by the Eastern Shoshone Tribe, the Northern 23 Arapaho Tribe or the cooperative tribal governing body. 24 25 [DISASTER CONTINGENCY] 26 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 107 SF0001 1 (b) Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e) and 9-4-207, of 2 unexpended, unobligated monies appropriated or reappropriated from the 3 general fund to the governor's office under 2022 Wyoming Session Laws, 4 Chapter 51, Section 2, Section 001, as amended by 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, 5 Chapter 94, Section 2, Section 001 and 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 6 118, Section 2, Section 001 for disaster contingency, up to one million two 7 hundred sixty-three thousand nine hundred sixty-six dollars ($1,263,966.00), 8 or as much thereof as is available, shall not revert on June 30, 2026 and are 9 hereby reappropriated to the governor's office for disaster contingency. 10 11 [STATE CAPITOL - WEEKENDS AND SPECIAL EVENTS] 12 13 (c) Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e) and 9-4-207, of 14 unexpended, unobligated monies appropriated from the general fund to the 15 department of administration and information under 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, 16 Chapter 118, Section 2, Section 006 in the original amount of three hundred 17 fifty thousand dollars ($350,000.00), up to two hundred seven thousand 18 dollars ($207,000.00), or as much thereof as is available, shall not revert 19 on June 30, 2026 and are hereby reappropriated to the capitol square 20 preservation account for expenditures subject to W.S. 9-4-225. This 21 appropriation to the capitol square preservation account is to ensure that 22 the Wyoming capitol building is open to the public for special events and 23 during the summer on Saturdays and for extended weekday hours. This 24 reappropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 25 26 [WYOMING STABLE TOKEN COMMISSION] 27 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 108 SF0001 1 (d) Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e) and 9-4-207, of 2 unexpended, unobligated monies appropriated from the general fund to the 3 Wyoming stable token commission under 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 185, 4 Section 4 and 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 2, Section 091 5 for operations of the Wyoming stable token commission, up to three million 6 eight hundred thousand dollars ($3,800,000.00), or as much thereof as is 7 available, shall not revert on June 30, 2026 and are hereby reappropriated to 8 the Wyoming stable token commission. The Wyoming stable token commission 9 shall endeavor to contract with Wyoming domiciled entities when conducting 10 business funded by the reappropriation to the Wyoming stable token commission 11 in this section. 12 13 [ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY COMMISSION] 14 15 (e) Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e) and 9-4-207, of 16 unexpended, unobligated monies appropriated from the general fund to the 17 enhanced oil recovery commission under 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 18 118, Section 2, Section 070, up to one hundred thousand dollars 19 ($100,000.00), or as much thereof as is available, shall not revert on June 20 30, 2026 and are hereby reappropriated to the enhanced oil recovery 21 commission solely for purposes of projects. 22 23 [SECTION EFFECTIVE DATE] 24 25 (f) This section is effective immediately. 26 27 [EMPLOYEE BENEFITS] 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 109 SF0001 1 2 Section 304. 3 4 (a) The state's contribution to the state employees' and officials' 5 group insurance plan under W.S. 9-3-210 for each qualifying executive, 6 judicial and legislative branch employee, including employees of the 7 University of Wyoming and the community colleges, shall be paid from amounts 8 appropriated in agency budgets in the following amounts for the specified 9 time periods: 10 11 (i) For the period beginning December 1, 2026 and ending 12 November 30, 2027, an amount to be determined by the employees' group 13 insurance section of the department of administration and information but not 14 to exceed: 15 16 (A) One thousand two hundred twenty-one dollars 17 ($1,221.00) per month for an employee electing single coverage; 18 19 (B) Two thousand four hundred forty-three dollars 20 ($2,443.00) per month for an employee electing employee plus dependent spouse 21 coverage; 22 23 (C) One thousand eight hundred sixty dollars ($1,860.00) 24 per month for an employee electing employee plus dependent children coverage; 25 26 (D) Two thousand eight hundred dollars ($2,800.00) per 27 month for an employee electing family coverage; 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 110 SF0001 1 2 (E) One thousand four hundred ten dollars ($1,410.00) per 3 month for employees who elect family coverage when both spouses are employees 4 of covered entities creating a split family coverage. 5 6 (ii) For the period beginning December 1, 2027 and ending 7 November 30, 2028 an amount to be determined by the employees' group 8 insurance section of the department of administration and information but not 9 to exceed: 10 11 (A) One thousand three hundred twenty-three dollars 12 ($1,323.00) per month for an employee electing single coverage; 13 14 (B) Two thousand six hundred forty-eight dollars 15 ($2,648.00) per month for an employee electing employee plus dependent spouse 16 coverage; 17 18 (C) Two thousand fifteen dollars ($2,015.00) per month for 19 an employee electing employee plus dependent children coverage; 20 21 (D) Three thousand thirty-six dollars ($3,036.00) per 22 month for an employee electing family coverage; 23 24 (E) One thousand five hundred twenty-eight dollars 25 ($1,528.00) per month for employees who elect family coverage when both 26 spouses are employees of covered entities creating a split family coverage. 27 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 111 SF0001 1 (b) There is appropriated two million one hundred eighty-eight 2 thousand five hundred twenty-four dollars ($2,188,524.00) from the general 3 fund to the state auditor for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending 4 June 30, 2028 to be expended only for health insurance benefits for 5 executive, legislative and judicial branch agency retirees, including 6 retirees of the University of Wyoming and the community colleges, who 7 participate in the state employees' and officials' group insurance plan, and 8 whose date of retirement was prior to July 1, 2008. Payments to the plan on 9 behalf of eligible retirees shall be made monthly at the rate of eleven 10 dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) per year of service up to a maximum of 11 thirty (30) years of service for those retirees who are not Medicare 12 eligible, and at the rate of five dollars and seventy-five cents ($5.75) per 13 year of service up to a maximum of thirty (30) years of service for those 14 retirees who are Medicare eligible. 15 16 (c) Sufficient monies in the retirees prefunded health insurance trust 17 (fund 561) are appropriated to the state auditor and shall be used for the 18 purpose of funding the benefits in the same manner and amounts as provided in 19 subsection (b) of this section for retirees whose effective date of 20 retirement is July 1, 2008 or later. All investment earnings on the retirees 21 prefunded health insurance trust (fund 561) shall remain in the fund. 22 23 (d) Provided sufficient funds are available, employees whose benefits 24 are paid from nongeneral fund sources shall receive the same benefits as 25 provided in this section. 26 27 (e) If sufficient funds are not available for obligations under 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 112 SF0001 1 subsections (b) through (d) of this section, payments to eligible retirees 2 shall be reduced proportionally. 3 4 (f) The appropriations in this section shall not be transferred or 5 expended for any other purpose. 6 7 (g) It is the intent of the legislature that the appropriation in 8 subsection (b) of this section, adjusted by the number of eligible 9 participants, shall be included in the state auditor's standard budget for 10 the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. All state agencies, including the 11 University of Wyoming, the community colleges and the legislative and 12 judicial branches, shall include in standard budget requests for the 13 immediately succeeding fiscal biennium sufficient amounts to be deposited 14 into the retiree health insurance benefits account created by 2008 Wyoming 15 Session Laws, Chapter 48, Section 303. Amounts to include in the standard 16 budget requests shall be equal to up to one percent (1%) of each benefit 17 eligible employee's salary for each pay period sufficient to continue 18 benefits in subsections (c) and (d) of this section for fiscal years 2027 and 19 2028, as established by the department of administration and information. 20 21 [FLEX - EXECUTIVE] 22 23 Section 305. 24 25 (a) Excluding appropriations to the University of Wyoming and 26 authorization of University of Wyoming positions and notwithstanding any 27 provision of W.S. 9-2-1005(a) to the contrary, the governor is authorized to 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 113 SF0001 1 transfer: 2 3 (i) Between programs within any executive branch agency, 4 excluding the department of environmental quality, department of health and 5 department of corrections, ten percent (10%) of the total appropriation for 6 the agency; 7 8 (ii) Between programs within the department of environmental 9 quality, department of health and department of corrections, one hundred 10 percent (100%) of the total appropriation for the agency; 11 12 (iii) Between executive branch agencies, five percent (5%) of 13 the total appropriation for the agency from which the funds are transferred; 14 15 (iv) Between programs within any executive branch agency, or 16 between executive branch agencies, legislatively authorized full-time or 17 part-time positions. 18 19 (b) All transfers authorized under this section shall be approved by 20 the governor and reported to the joint appropriations committee through the 21 B-11 process as authorized by W.S. 9-2-1005(b)(ii) and reported pursuant to 22 W.S. 9-2-1013(b). 23 24 (c) The authority granted under this section is effective for the 25 period beginning on the effective date of this section and ending June 30, 26 2028. 27 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 114 SF0001 1 (d) Any provision of this act or any other legislation enacted that 2 specifies that an appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any 3 other purpose, or containing language of like effect, or specifying a 4 position within an agency shall prevail over this section and no such funds 5 so appropriated or positions so specified shall be subject to subsection (a) 6 of this section. 7 8 (e) If the governor authorizes transfers under this section, the 9 appropriation from which the funds were transferred shall not be included in 10 the standard budget for the agency from which the funds were transferred for 11 the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. 12 13 [FLEX – JUDICIARY] 14 15 Section 306. 16 17 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the supreme court 18 may transfer up to five percent (5%) of the total general fund appropriation 19 between programs within the supreme court. With the approval of the district 20 court budget committee, up to five percent (5%) of the general fund 21 appropriation to each district court may be transferred to one (1) or more 22 other district courts. Authority pursuant to this section includes transfers 23 of associated legislatively authorized full-time or part-time positions and 24 shall be effective for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 25 2028. Any transfers pursuant to this section shall be reported annually by 26 the supreme court to the joint appropriations committee. The report shall 27 specify the appropriations and authorized positions transferred including 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 115 SF0001 1 transfers between expenditure series, programs and courts. 2 3 (b) Any provision of this act or any other legislation enacted that 4 specifies that an appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any 5 other purpose, or containing language of like effect, shall prevail over this 6 section and no such funds so appropriated or positions so specified shall be 7 subject to subsection (a) of this section. 8 9 (c) In the event the supreme court authorizes transfers under this 10 section, the appropriation from which the funds were transferred shall not be 11 included in the standard budget from which the funds were transferred for the 12 immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. 13 14 [PERSONAL SERVICES TRANSFERS] 15 16 Section 307. 17 18 (a) Unless otherwise specifically provided, nonfederal fund 19 appropriations for personal services (100 series) contained in this act shall 20 not be transferred to any other series or expended for any purpose other than 21 personal services. Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1005(b)(ii) or any other 22 provision of this act, nonfederal fund appropriations for contractual 23 services (900 series) contained in this act shall not be transferred to the 24 personal services (100 series). 25 26 (b) The following appropriations and agencies are exempt from this 27 section: 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 116 SF0001 1 2 (i) Section 2, Section 020 of this act to the department of 3 environmental quality; 4 5 (ii) Section 2, Section 048 of this act to the department of 6 health; 7 8 (iii) Section 2, Section 080 of this act to the department of 9 corrections; 10 11 (iv) Any other appropriation in this act that specifies that the 12 appropriation shall not be subject to this section. 13 14 (c) The judicial branch is exempt from this section for transfers in a 15 total amount not to exceed four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00). 16 17 [ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY COMMISSION - REAPPROPRIATION] 18 19 Section 308. 2022 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 51, Section 317(a) is 20 amended to read: 21 22 Section 317. 23 24 (a) Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e) and 25 9-4-207, unexpended, unobligated monies appropriated from the 26 general fund to the enhanced oil recovery commission under 2006 27 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 35, Section 2, Section 070; 2008 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 117 SF0001 1 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 48, Section 2, Section 070; 2010 2 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 39, Section 2, Section 070; 2012 3 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 26, Section 2, Section 070 as 4 amended by 2013 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 73, Section 2, 5 Section 070; 2014 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 26, Section 2, 6 Section 070; 2016 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 31, Section 2, 7 Section 070 as amended by 2017 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 120, 8 Section 2, Section 070; 2018 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 134, 9 Section 2, Section 070; 2020 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 80, 10 Section 2, Section 070 as amended by 2021 Wyoming Session Laws, 11 Chapter 69, Section 2, Section 070, up to one million nine 12 hundred six thousand seven hundred eighty-two dollars 13 ($1,906,782.00) or as much thereof as is available that was not 14 reverted as provided by law shall be deemed reverted for 15 accounting purposes on June 30, 2022 and is reappropriated to the 16 enhanced oil recovery commission for purposes of projects only. 17 Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e) and 9-4-207, the 18 reappropriation in this section shall not revert until June 30, 19 2026 2028. It is the intent of the legislature that this 20 reappropriation not be included in the enhanced oil recovery 21 commission's standard budget for the immediately succeeding 22 fiscal biennium. 23 24 [DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARRYOVERS] 25 26 Section 309. 27 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 118 SF0001 1 (a) Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e) and 9-4-207, of 2 unexpended, unobligated monies appropriated from the general fund to the 3 department of health under 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 2, 4 Section 048, up to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000.00) or as much 5 thereof as is available, shall not revert on June 30, 2026 and are hereby 6 reappropriated to the department of health for the following purposes: 7 8 (i) Unanticipated Medicaid expenditures, including increased 9 enrollment; 10 11 (ii) Costs associated with the implementation of Title 25, 12 Chapter 10 of the Wyoming statutes; 13 14 (iii) State facility staffing needs. 15 16 (b) The transfer or expenditure of funds under this section shall be 17 approved by the governor and reported to the joint appropriations committee 18 through the B-11 process as authorized by W.S. 9-2-1005(b)(ii) and reported 19 pursuant to W.S. 9-2-1013(b). 20 21 (c) No funds from the reappropriations in this section shall be 22 expended by the department of health if the expenditure would result in an 23 increase to maintenance of effort, maintenance of financial support or a 24 similar federal requirement to expend additional state funds in future budget 25 periods. 26 27 (d) It is the intent of the legislature that the carryover 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 119 SF0001 1 appropriations in this section not be included in the department of health's 2 standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. 3 4 (e) This section is effective immediately. 5 6 [LIMITATION ON SALARY INCREASE] 7 8 Section 310. 9 10 (a) The 2029-2030 biennial general fund standard budget for personal 11 services (100 series) for each agency shall be less than or equal to the 12 2027-2028 biennial appropriations for personal services (100 series) for each 13 agency in all enacted laws including any calculated amount to continue 14 legislatively approved compensation increases throughout the 2027-2028 15 biennium and excluding benefit adjustments and allowable personal services 16 transfers pursuant to Section 307 of this act and documented through the 17 report required by W.S. 9-2-1011(c). 18 19 (b) Any salary increase for an executive branch state position, 20 including those of the game and fish department, department of transportation 21 and boards and commissions and excluding positions of the University of 22 Wyoming or community colleges, during the 2027-2028 biennium for which the 23 compensation increase has not been approved by the legislature shall be 24 reviewed and approved by the governor or his designee. 25 26 (c) Any salary increase for a judicial branch position during the 27 2027-2028 biennium for which the compensation increase has not been approved 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 120 SF0001 1 by the legislature shall be reviewed and approved by either the district 2 court judge, chief justice or the board of judicial policy and 3 administration. 4 5 [CONCURRENCE WITH GOVERNOR'S BIENNIAL BUDGET DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS] 6 7 Section 311. 8 9 (a) Unless otherwise provided in this act, it is the intent of the 10 legislature to concur with the recommendations contained in the governor's 11 2027-2028 biennial budget for one-time funding, sustained funding or 12 expenditures anticipated to increase or decrease and be included in the 13 standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. 14 15 (b) It is the intent of the legislature that continuation of at-will 16 employee contract positions not explicitly denied by this act shall continue 17 as requested throughout the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028 and 18 be included in the standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal 19 biennium. 20 21 (c) Authorization for at-will employee contract positions within the 22 office of state lands and investments, department of health and department of 23 workforce services supported by funds originating from section 9901 of the 24 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, shall remain effective until 25 the latter of: 26 27 (i) December 31, 2026; 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 121 SF0001 1 2 (ii) The date of completion of any federally required reporting 3 and audits; or 4 5 (iii) The date of any extension of federal expenditure deadlines 6 under section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, 7 enacted into law. 8 9 [ENERGY MATCHING FUND LOAN] 10 11 Section 312. 12 13 (a) Upon favorable recommendation of the Wyoming energy authority and 14 approval by the governor, the state treasurer shall enter into one (1) or 15 more loans totaling not more than sixteen million dollars ($16,000,000.00) in 16 the aggregate from the legislative stabilization reserve account, subject to 17 all of the following: 18 19 (i) The Wyoming energy authority shall solicit applications for 20 loans under this section and reject or recommend approval of applications for 21 final action by the governor; 22 23 (ii) The loans under this section are for purposes of providing 24 matching funds for private or federal funding for construction of commercial 25 deployment projects related to the processing of rare earth resources located 26 in Wyoming; 27 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 122 SF0001 1 (iii) Expenditure of funds loaned under this section shall be 2 conditioned upon receipt of matching funds in the ratio of one dollar ($1.00) 3 of loaned funds to not less than one dollar ($1.00) of matching funds from 4 nonstate sources; 5 6 (iv) The loans under this section shall include an interest rate 7 of not more than three percent (3%). Other terms and conditions shall be 8 recommended by the Wyoming energy council and the state treasurer, acting 9 separately, and determined by the governor; 10 11 (v) No loan shall be made without the written opinion of the 12 attorney general certifying the legality of the transaction and all documents 13 connected therewith; 14 15 (vi) The governor shall approve an applicant's proposed 16 construction of commercial deployment projects related to the processing of 17 rare earths located in Wyoming only upon a determination that the proposed 18 construction will result in substantial benefit to the public. 19 20 (b) All proposed loans under this section, including the terms, 21 conditions and the purposes and goals of each loan shall be reported to the 22 management council of the legislature and the joint appropriations committee 23 not less than ten (10) days prior to execution of the loan. 24 25 [COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT APPLICATIONS] 26 27 Section 313. Upon request of a majority of the members of the state 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 123 SF0001 1 loan and investment board, the office of state lands and investments, the 2 state budget department and the Wyoming business council, or any successor 3 entity, shall collaborate with any applicant submitting a request for a loan 4 or grant from the state loan and investment board from funds appropriated in 5 this act to develop a cost-benefit analysis of the requested loan or grant. 6 7 [PERMANENT WYOMING MINERAL TRUST FUND SPENDING POLICY] 8 9 Section 314. W.S. 9-4-719(d)(v) and by creating a new paragraph (viii) 10 is amended to read: 11 12 9-4-719. Investment earnings; spending policy amounts; permanent 13 funds. 14 15 (d) The annual spending policy for the permanent Wyoming mineral trust 16 fund is for each fiscal year (FY): 17 18 (v) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (viii) of this 19 subsection, an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the previous five (5) 20 year average market value of the trust fund, calculated from the first day of 21 the fiscal year;. 22 23 (viii) For FY 2027 and FY 2028, an amount equal to four and 24 one‑half percent (4.5%) of the previous five (5) year average market value of 25 the trust fund, calculated from the first day of the fiscal year. 26 27 [COMMON SCHOOL ACCOUNT PERMANENT LAND FUND SPENDING POLICY] 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 124 SF0001 1 2 Section 315. W.S. 9-4-719(h)(v) and by creating a new paragraph (viii) 3 is amended to read: 4 5 9-4-719. Investment earnings; spending policy; permanent funds. 6 7 (h) The annual spending policy for the common school account within 8 the permanent land fund is for each fiscal year (FY): 9 10 (v) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (viii) of this 11 subsection, an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the previous five (5) 12 year average market value of the account, calculated from the first day of 13 the fiscal year;. 14 15 (viii) For FY 2027 and FY 2028, an amount equal to four and 16 one‑half percent (4.5%) of the previous five (5) year average market value of 17 the account, calculated from the first day of the fiscal year. 18 19 [FEDERAL MINERAL ROYALTIES-DISTRIBUTION AMENDMENTS] 20 21 Section 316. W.S. 9-4-601(d)(iii) and (iv), as amended by 2025 Wyoming 22 Session Laws, Chapter 63, Section 1 and effective July 1, 2026, is amended to 23 read: 24 25 9-4-601. Distribution and use; funds, accounts, cities and towns 26 benefited; exception for bonus payments. 27 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 125 SF0001 1 (d) Except as provided in subsection (o) of this section, any revenue 2 received under subsection (a) of this section in excess of two hundred 3 million dollars ($200,000,000.00) shall be distributed as follows: 4 5 (iii) Subject to paragraphs (v), (vi) and (viii) of this 6 subsection, for fiscal year 2027 and fiscal year 2028 one-half (1/2), and 7 thereafter, one-third (1/3) to the public school foundation program account; 8 9 (iv) Subject to paragraphs (vii) and (ix) of this subsection, 10 for fiscal year 2027 and fiscal year 2028 one-half (1/2) and thereafter, two- 11 thirds (2/3) to the general fund; 12 13 [DEAPPROPRIATION – BUSINESS READY COMMUNITY ACCOUNT] 14 15 Section 317. 16 17 (a) The Wyoming business council shall revert all unexpended, 18 unobligated funds held in the business ready community account to the general 19 fund. 20 21 (b) Any amounts reverted to the general fund under this section prior 22 to June 30, 2026 shall be exempt from the transfer of funds to the 23 legislative stabilization reserve account as required by 2024 Wyoming Session 24 Laws, Chapter 118, Section 300(b). 25 26 (c) This section is effective immediately. 27 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 126 SF0001 1 [REVISIONS TO PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS] 2 3 Section 318. 4 5 (a) 2022 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 51, Section 321, as amended by 6 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 94, and as further amended by 2024 Wyoming 7 Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 318, by creating a new subsection (g) and 8 2022 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 51, Section 325, as amended by 2023 9 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 94, and as further amended by 2024 Wyoming 10 Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 318, by creating a new subsection (g) are 11 amended to read: 12 13 [ENERGY MATCHING FUNDS] 14 15 Section 321. 16 17 (g) All proposed expenditures under this section shall be 18 reported to the management council of the legislature and the 19 joint appropriations committee with a description of the desired 20 actions and outcomes not less than ten (10) days before use of 21 the funds is approved by the governor through the B-11 process as 22 authorized by W.S. 9-2-1005(b)(ii) and reported pursuant to W.S. 23 9-2-1013(b). 24 25 [APPROPRIATION TO MATCH FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS] 26 27 Section 325. 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 127 SF0001 1 2 (g) All proposed expenditures under this section shall be 3 reported to the management council of the legislature and the 4 joint appropriations committee with a description of the desired 5 actions and outcomes not less than ten (10) days before use of 6 the funds are approved by the governor through the B-11 process 7 as authorized by W.S. 9-2-1005(b)(ii) and reported pursuant to 8 W.S. 9-2-1013(b). 9 10 (b) This section is effective immediately. 11 12 [WYOMING STABLE TOKEN - DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS] 13 14 Section 319. W.S. 40-31-106(a) and (b), (c)(intro) and by creating new 15 subsections (d) and (e) is amended to read: 16 17 40-31-106. Wyoming stable token accounts. 18 19 (a) The Wyoming stable token trust account is created. The commission 20 shall deposit all funds received for the issuance of Wyoming stable tokens 21 into the account. Funds within the account received from the sale of Wyoming 22 stable tokens shall be held in trust to support the redemption of Wyoming 23 stable tokens, and shall not be expended for any other purpose but shall be 24 expended to redeem Wyoming stable tokens. The commission shall invest funds 25 within the account exclusively in cash, United States treasury securities 26 with a maturity of three hundred sixty-five (365) days or less or United 27 States treasury security repurchase agreements with a term of thirty (30) 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 128 SF0001 1 days or less. By creation of this trust, the state does not create any 2 fiduciary duty to token holders. Investment earnings generated by the funds 3 in the account may be deposited in the Wyoming stable token administration 4 account as provided in subsection (b) subsections (b) and (d) of this 5 section. 6 7 (b) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, not less 8 than one hundred percent (100%) of the notional value of all outstanding 9 issued Wyoming stable tokens shall be maintained in the Wyoming stable token 10 trust account. All earnings paid on funds and investments in the account 11 shall be deposited in the account. Investment earnings on funds in the 12 account in excess of one hundred two percent (102%) of the notional value of 13 all outstanding issued Wyoming stable tokens shall be transferred to the 14 Wyoming stable token administration account. 15 16 (c) The Wyoming stable token administration account is created. Except 17 as provided in subsection (e) of this section, funds received into the 18 account from any source shall be retained, expended or transferred and are 19 continuously appropriated according to the following priority: 20 21 (d) For the period beginning July 1, 2027 and ending June 30, 2028: 22 23 (i) Not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the notional 24 value of all outstanding issued Wyoming stable tokens shall be maintained in 25 the Wyoming stable token trust account. All earnings paid on funds and 26 investments in the account shall be deposited in the account; 27 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 129 SF0001 1 (ii) Investment earnings on funds in the Wyoming stable token 2 trust account in excess of one hundred percent (100%) of the notional value 3 of all outstanding issued Wyoming stable tokens shall be transferred to the 4 Wyoming stable token administration account until such time as all 5 operational costs of this act are fully paid in accordance with paragraph 6 (e)(i) of this section. If all operational costs are fully paid, investment 7 earnings on funds in the account in excess of one hundred percent (100%) and 8 up to one hundred two percent (102%) of the notional value of all outstanding 9 issued Wyoming stable tokens shall remain in the Wyoming stable token trust 10 account in accordance with paragraph (e)(ii) of this section. Investment 11 earnings on funds in the Wyoming stable token trust account in excess of one 12 hundred two percent (102%) of the notional value of all outstanding issued 13 Wyoming stable tokens shall be transferred to the Wyoming stable token 14 administration account for purposes provided in paragraphs (e)(iii) and (iv) 15 of this section. 16 17 (e) For the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028, 18 funds received into the Wyoming stable token trust account from any source 19 shall be retained, expended or transferred and are continuously appropriated 20 according to the following priority: 21 22 (i) Up to eight million one hundred five thousand seven hundred 23 seventy‑one dollars ($8,105,771.00) to pay for the operational costs of this 24 act; 25 26 (ii) To be returned to the Wyoming stable token trust account to 27 ensure that investment earnings on funds in the trust account total one 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 130 SF0001 1 hundred two percent (102%) of the notional value of all outstanding issued 2 Wyoming stable tokens; 3 4 (iii) Retention of savings in an amount consistent with rules 5 set by the commission to provide for future expenditures under paragraph (i) 6 of this subsection; 7 8 (iv) Any remainder shall be distributed on a quarterly basis, 9 into the public school foundation program account created by W.S. 10 21-13-306(a). 11 12 [BUSINESS RELOCATION INCENTIVE] 13 14 Section 320. 15 16 (a) There is appropriated fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000.00) 17 from the Wyoming tourism reserve and projects account to the Wyoming office 18 of tourism for purposes of granting funds for and attracting a rodeo and 19 cowboy museum and hall of fame to Wyoming. This appropriation shall be 20 distributed to the office of tourism in accordance with subsection (b) of 21 this section. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation 22 not be included in the office of tourism's standard budget for 23 the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be 24 transferred or expended for any other purpose. Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008 25 and 9-4-207, any unexpended, unobligated funds from the appropriation in this 26 section shall not revert until June 30, 2036. 27 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 131 SF0001 1 (b) The appropriation in subsection (b) of this section shall be 2 distributed to the office of tourism, subject to all of the following: 3 4 (i) Three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) shall be effective 5 immediately and shall be distributed not later than April 15, 2026; 6 7 (ii) Two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) is effective and shall 8 be distributed on July 1, 2026; 9 10 (iii) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00) is effective and 11 shall be distributed as soon as funds are available on or after July 1, 2027; 12 13 (iv) For the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 14 2028, the appropriation in this subsection shall take priority and be fully 15 executed in each fiscal year prior to any required transfers from the Wyoming 16 tourism reserve and projects account to the Wyoming outdoor recreation and 17 tourism trust fund account pursuant to 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 18 153, Section 2; 19 20 (v) The Wyoming tourism board shall solicit applications for a 21 grant under subsection (b) of this section and reject or recommend approval 22 of applications for final action by the governor; 23 24 (vi) The Wyoming tourism board shall determine and certify the 25 relocation efforts have a reasonable expectation of increasing tourism to 26 Wyoming and generating additional jobs, gross state product, state revenue, 27 and economic diversification; 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 132 SF0001 1 2 (vii) Expenditure of funds granted under subsection (b) of this 3 section shall be conditioned upon expenditure of matching funds in the ratio 4 of one dollar ($1.00) of grant funds to not less than one dollar ($1.00) of 5 matching funds from any nonstate source; 6 7 (viii) Approval and allocation of any grant under this section 8 shall include a repayment provision if the applicant accepts funds and does 9 not relocate to Wyoming not later than June 30, 2028; 10 11 (ix) No grant shall be made without the written opinion of the 12 attorney general certifying the legality of the transaction and all documents 13 connected therewith; 14 15 (x) The governor shall approve an applicant's proposed grant 16 only upon a determination that the applicant's proposed relocation to Wyoming 17 will result in substantial benefit to the public. 18 19 [COURT SECURITY GRANTS] 20 21 Section 321. There is appropriated three million two hundred eighty- 22 four thousand eight hundred twenty dollars ($3,284,820.00) from the general 23 fund to the supreme court to be matched by a total of three hundred sixty- 24 four thousand nine hundred eighty dollars ($364,980.00) of local matching 25 funds to provide funding for court security improvements. Funds shall only 26 be expended upon recommendation by the Wyoming court security commission for 27 direct purchase by the state or grants to counties for security equipment 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 133 SF0001 1 within courthouses or the construction or modification of facilities 2 containing a state court. It is the intent of the legislature that this 3 appropriation not be included in the standard budget of the judicial branch 4 for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not 5 be transferred or expended for any other purpose. Any unawarded, unexpended 6 or unobligated funds remaining from the appropriation in this section shall 7 revert as provided by law on June 30, 2028. 8 9 [ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER PROJECT ACCOUNT] 10 11 Section 322. In accordance with W.S. 9-4-214(a) and 9-4-217(d), the 12 state auditor shall continue the rocky mountain power project account created 13 under 2022 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 51, Section 322 and continued under 14 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 322. All funds within the 15 account shall be invested by the state treasurer, and all investment earnings 16 from the account shall be credited to the account. Any funds deposited to 17 this account shall be continuously appropriated to the Wyoming wildlife and 18 natural resource trust account board to provide oversight and distribute 19 funds in accordance with the United States bureau of land management 20 stipulations for this funding. 21 22 [UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION LOAN] 23 24 Section 323. 25 26 (a) 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 187, Section 11(b) is amended 27 to read: 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 134 SF0001 1 2 Section 11. 3 4 (b) Before July 1, 2026, the state treasurer and the state 5 auditor shall utilize advance funds in the form of interfund 6 loans from the legislative stabilization reserve account for 7 deposit to the University of Wyoming 2023 capital projects 8 account as necessary to meet appropriations from that account and 9 contract obligations of the University of Wyoming incurred for 10 purposes of this section. No interfund loans authorized under 11 this section shall be made after completion of the projects 12 specified in subsection (a) of this section. On and after July 13 1, 2026, the legislature authorizes the discharge of up to 14 seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000.00) in outstanding 15 interfund loans from the legislative stabilization reserve 16 account under this section. 17 18 (b) This section is effective immediately. 19 20 [MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION TO EXPEND WYOMING STATE PENITENTIARY CAPITAL 21 CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT] 22 23 Section 324. 24 25 (a) 2025 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 161, Section 7 is amended to 26 read: 27 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 135 SF0001 1 Section 7. On the effective date of this section, the 2 state auditor shall transfer There is appropriated nine million 3 dollars ($9,000,000.00) from the Wyoming state penitentiary 4 capital construction account within the strategic investments and 5 project account to the department of corrections for purposes 6 of the department's security system. These funds shall not be 7 transferred or expended for any other purpose. Any funds in 8 excess of nine million dollars ($9,000,000.00) transferred to the 9 department of corrections from the Wyoming state penitentiary 10 capital construction account within the strategic investments and 11 project account prior to April 1, 2026 for these purposes shall 12 be restored by the department of corrections to the Wyoming state 13 penitentiary capital construction account within the strategic 14 investments and projects account not later than April 15, 2026. 15 16 (b) This section is effective immediately. 17 18 [LEGISLATIVE INTENT FOR FUTURE APPROPRIATION REDUCTIONS] 19 20 Section 325. It is the intent of the legislature to reduce the 21 appropriations contained in this act during the 2027 General Session for any 22 agency or entity expending funds or acting outside of the agency's or 23 entity's legal authority as provided by Wyoming statute, the Wyoming 24 constitution or Wyoming session law. 25 26 [INCREASE OF HATHAWAY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AWARDS] 27 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 136 SF0001 1 Section 326. 2 3 (a) W.S. 21-16-1304(a)(i)(A), (ii)(A) and (iii)(A), 4 21-16-1305(a)(i)(A) and 21-16-1306(a)(i)(B)(II) and (C) are amended to read: 5 6 21-16-1304. Hathaway opportunity, performance and honor scholarships. 7 8 (a) Any student who meets the criteria under W.S. 21-16-1303 is 9 eligible to receive a scholarship to pursue a degree or certificate as 10 follows: 11 12 (i) With a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 2.50 and a 13 score equal to or greater than the 2015-2016 national percentile rank of 14 forty-three (43) on a college entrance examination administered throughout 15 the United States and relied upon by institutions of higher education to 16 determine acceptance of students for attendance, a Hathaway opportunity 17 scholarship for: 18 19 (A) One thousand ninety-two dollars ($1,092.00) per 20 semester at an eligible institution if enrolled for twelve (12) or more 21 semester hours for awards for academic years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028, and 22 thereafter, eight hundred forty dollars ($840.00) per semester at an eligible 23 institution if enrolled for twelve (12) or more semester hours; 24 25 (ii) With a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 and a 26 score equal to or greater than the 2015-2016 national percentile rank of 27 fifty-six (56) on a college entrance examination administered throughout the 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 137 SF0001 1 United States and relied upon by institutions of higher education to 2 determine acceptance of students for attendance, a Hathaway performance 3 scholarship for: 4 5 (A) One thousand six hundred thirty-eight dollars 6 ($1,638.00) per semester at an eligible institution if enrolled for twelve 7 (12) or more semester hours for awards for academic years 2026-2027 and 2027- 8 2028, and thereafter, one thousand two hundred sixty dollars ($1,260.00) per 9 semester at an eligible institution if enrolled for twelve (12) or more 10 semester hours; 11 12 (iii) With a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.5 and a 13 score equal to or greater than the 2015-2016 national percentile rank of 14 seventy-nine (79) on an examination administered throughout the United States 15 and relied upon by institutions of higher education to determine acceptance 16 of students for attendance, a Hathaway honor scholarship for: 17 18 (A) Two thousand one hundred eighty-four dollars 19 ($2,184.00) per semester at an eligible institution if enrolled for twelve 20 (12) or more semester hours for awards for academic years 2026-2027 and 2027- 21 2028, and thereafter, one thousand six hundred eighty dollars ($1,680.00) per 22 semester at an eligible institution if enrolled for twelve (12) or more 23 semester hours; 24 25 21-16-1305. Hathaway provisional opportunity scholarships. 26 27 (a) Any student who meets the criteria under W.S. 21-16-1303 is 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 138 SF0001 1 eligible to receive a Hathaway provisional opportunity scholarship to pursue 2 a certificate or degree as follows: 3 4 (i) With a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 2.50 and either 5 a score equal to or greater than the 2015-2016 national percentile rank of 6 thirty (30) on a college entrance examination administered throughout the 7 United States and relied upon by institutions of higher education to 8 determine acceptance of students for attendance or a qualifying cumulative 9 score on a career-technical aptitude test as determined by the department, a 10 scholarship for: 11 12 (A) One thousand ninety-two dollars ($1,092.00) at a 13 Wyoming community college if enrolled for twelve (12) or more semester hours 14 for awards for academic years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028, and thereafter, eight 15 hundred forty dollars ($840.00) per semester at a Wyoming community college 16 if enrolled for twelve (12) or more semester hours; 17 18 21-16-1306. Need based scholarships. 19 20 (a) In addition to scholarships made available under W.S. 21-16-1304 21 and 21-16-1305 there shall be made available a need based Hathaway 22 scholarship as follows: 23 24 (i) The scholarship shall be available only to students 25 qualifying for a scholarship under W.S. 21-16-1304 or 21-16-1305 and for 26 federal financial aid. The scholarships under this section shall be computed 27 and awarded as follows: 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 139 SF0001 1 2 (B) If the student has annual unmet financial need greater 3 than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00): 4 5 (II) If a student is eligible for a scholarship 6 under this article but does not qualify under subdivision (I) of this 7 subparagraph – an award equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the annual 8 unmet financial need in excess of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), but not 9 to exceed two thousand forty-eight dollars ($2,048.00) per year for academic 10 years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028, and thereafter, not to exceed one thousand 11 five hundred seventy-five dollars ($1,575.00) per year. 12 13 (C) A student qualifying for any award under this section 14 shall receive a minimum amount of one hundred thirty-seven dollars ($137.00) 15 for each semester of qualification for awards for academic years 2026-2027 16 and 2027-2028, and thereafter, a minimum amount of one hundred five dollars 17 ($105.00) for each semester of qualification. One-half (1/2) of the annual 18 award amount under this section shall be provided to the student at each 19 semester of qualification; 20 21 (b) This section shall only be effective if 2026 Senate File 0047 is 22 not enacted into law. 23 24 [NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AIR RACES - REPEAL] 25 26 Section 327. 27 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 140 SF0001 1 (a) 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 2, Section 066 is 2 amended to read: 3 4 Section 066. WYOMING TOURISM BOARD 5 PROGRAM 6 Wyoming Tourism Board 1., 2. 41,539,082 S14 7 2,500,000 S0 8 23,600 SR 44,062,682 9 41,562,682 10 TOTALS 0 0 44,062,682 44,062,682 11 41,562,682 41,562,682 12 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 13 Full Time 0 14 Part Time 0 15 TOTAL 0 16 17 1. Of this other funds appropriation, two million dollars 18 ($2,000,000.00)S14 is for purposes of planning and providing 19 grants for initiatives recognizing the two hundred fiftieth 20 anniversary of the declaration of independence. This 21 appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other 22 purpose. It is the intent of the legislature that this 23 appropriation not be included in the Wyoming tourism board's 24 standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. 25 26 2. Of this other funds appropriation, two million five hundred 27 thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00)S0 is appropriated from the 28 Wyoming tourism reserve and projects account. In the event any 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 141 SF0001 1 public Wyoming airport is selected as the site of the national 2 championship air races, the Wyoming tourism board shall 3 distribute this appropriation to the public entity operating the 4 selected airport for purposes of economic development and 5 community assistance conditioned only upon the public entity's 6 good-faith effort to secure matching funds in the ratio of one 7 dollar ($1.00) of appropriated other funds to not less than one 8 dollar ($1.00) of matching funds from any nonstate sources to the 9 greatest extent possible. This appropriation shall not be 10 transferred or expended for any other purpose. It is the intent 11 of the legislature that this appropriation not be included in the 12 Wyoming tourism board's standard budget for the immediately 13 succeeding fiscal biennium. 14 15 (b) Funds deappropriated as a result of the appropriations repealed in 16 subsection (a) of this section shall be credited to the account from which 17 they were appropriated. 18 19 (c) This section is effective immediately. 20 21 [BUDGET BALANCERS – TRANSFERS II] 22 23 Section 398. The state auditor shall transfer one hundred million 24 dollars ($100,000,000.00), or as much thereof as is necessary, from the 25 legislative stabilization reserve account to the general fund to ensure the 26 unobligated, unencumbered fund balance of the general fund on June 30, 2028 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0436 142 SF0001 1 is not less than one hundred ninety-two million seven hundred sixty-five 2 thousand dollars ($192,765,000.00). 3 4 [REPEALED SECTIONS] 5 6 Section 399. 7 8 (a) 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 187, Section 11(c), 2023 9 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 94, Section 321(e) and 325(d), as amended by 10 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 318, and 2024 Wyoming Session 11 Laws, Chapter 118, Section 334 are repealed. 12 13 (b) This section is effective immediately. 14 15 [EFFECTIVE DATE] 16 17 Section 400. 18 19 (a) As used in this act, "effective immediately" means effective 20 immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as 21 provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution. Any 22 appropriation contained in this act that is effective immediately shall not 23 lapse until June 30, 2028, unless otherwise specified. 24 25 (b) Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective July 1, 2026. 26 27 (END)

ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 1 SF0001 AN ACT to make appropriations for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028; providing definitions; providing for appropriations and transfers of funds for the period of the budget and for the remainder of the current biennium ending June 30, 2026 as specified; providing for carryover of certain funds beyond the biennium as specified; providing for employee positions as specified; providing for duties, terms and conditions and other requirements relating to appropriations for the remainder of the current biennium ending June 30, 2026 and the period of the budget as specified; providing for position and other budgetary limitations; continuing an account; authorizing grants and loans; discharging interfund loans; funding a higher education program; requiring an audit of funds; making conforming amendments; amending and repealing prior appropriations; and providing for effective dates. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. As used in this act: (a) "Agency" means any governmental unit or branch of government receiving an appropriation under this act; (b) "Appropriation" means the authorizations granted by the legislature under this act to make expenditures from and to incur obligations against the general and other funds as specified; (c) "Approved budget" means as defined by W.S. 9-2-1002(a)(xxiii); (d) "A4" means an agency trust account; (e) "EF" means the agency's account within the enterprise fund; (f) "FF" means federal funds; (g) "IS" means the agency's account within the internal service fund; (h) "PF" means the retirement account created by W.S. 9-3-407(a); (j) "PR" means private funding sources; (k) "P2" means the deferred compensation account referenced in W.S. 9-3-507; ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 2 SF0001 (m) "SR" means an agency's account within the special revenue fund; (n) "S1" means water development account I created by W.S. 41-2-124(a)(i); (o) "S2" means water development account II created by W.S. 41-2-124(a)(ii); (p) "S4" means the local government capital construction account funded by W.S. 9-4-601(a)(vi) and (b)(i)(A) and 39-14-801(e)(ix); (q) "S5" means the "school foundation program account" or "public school foundation program account" created by W.S. 21-13-306(a); (r) "S7" means the highway fund; (s) "S10" means the legislative stabilization reserve account; (t) "S13" means the strategic investments and projects account; (u) "S14" means the Wyoming tourism account; (w) "S0" means other funds identified by footnote; (y) "T2" means the miners' hospital permanent land income fund; (z) "T3" means the state hospital account within the permanent land fund; (aa) "T4" means the poor farm account within the permanent land fund as established by W.S. 9-4-310(a)(v); (bb) "T0" means other expendable trust funds administered by an agency for specific functions within the agency's authority; (cc) "TT" means the tobacco settlement trust income account; (dd) "This appropriation," when used in a footnote, shall be construed as a reference to that portion of the appropriated funds identified in the footnote. Section 2. The sums of money, or so much thereof as is necessary, appropriated in this act are to be expended during the two (2) years beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028, or as otherwise specified, ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 3 SF0001 for the purposes, programs and number of employees specified in this act and the approved budget of each agency. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the conditions, terms and other requirements on appropriations in this act are effective until June 30, 2028, subject to accrual accounting principles. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 4 SF0001 Section 001. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR PROGRAM Administration 1., 2. 9,112,786 9,112,786 Tribal Liaison 430,121 430,121 Commission on Uniform Laws 94,903 94,903 Special Contingency 1,000,000 1,000,000 Homeland Security 6,007,818 22,895,512 867,990 SR 29,771,320 Natural Resource Policy 3. 1,000,000 850,000 SR 1,850,000 Endangered Species Admin. 675,000 675,000 Baseline Scientific Assess. 307,150 307,150 Asia Pacific Trade 4. 400,000 400,000 TOTALS 19,027,778 22,895,512 1,717,990 43,641,280 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 42 Part Time 2 TOTAL 44 1. Of this general fund appropriation, two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) shall only be available for expenditure if there is a change of governor as a result of the 2026 general election. This appropriation is for transition staff salaries, travel, expenses incurred in relocating to and from the governor's mansion and other related office expenses, except that up to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) of this appropriation may be expended for purposes of defraying moving expenses for gubernatorial appointees who are required to move to Cheyenne and, of this twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00), not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) shall be expended for any one (1) appointee. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be included within the office of the governor's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 2. (a) Authorization for up to two (2) at-will employee contract positions supported by funds originating from section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, shall remain effective until the latter of: (i) December 31, 2026; ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 5 SF0001 (ii) The date of completion of any federally required reporting and audits; or (iii) The date of any extension of federal expenditure deadlines under section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, enacted into law. 3. (a) This general fund appropriation shall be deposited into the federal natural resource policy account. All funds within the federal natural resource policy account are appropriated and available for expenditure by the governor in accordance with W.S. 9-4-218, including expenditure by the governor for litigation costs incurred by Wyoming counties involved in litigation related to any of the following: (i) Federal land, water, air, mineral and other natural resource policies that may affect the state or counties pursuant to W.S. 9-4-218(a)(iii); (ii) Treaties between the United States and a federally recognized Indian tribe. 4. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be included in the office of the governor's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation is effective immediately. Section 002. SECRETARY OF STATE PROGRAM Administration 1. 9,042,792 290,809 9,333,601 Securities Enforcement 721,822 SR 721,822 Bucking Horse & Rider 50,000 SR 50,000 TOTALS 9,042,792 290,809 771,822 10,105,423 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 33 Part Time 0 TOTAL 33 1. Of this general fund appropriation, one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000.00) is appropriated for the costs of publication required by W.S. 22-24-318 for any ballot proposition for an initiative appearing on the 2026 statewide election ballot. It is the intent of the legislature that ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 6 SF0001 this appropriation not be included in the secretary of state's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law to the general fund on December 31, 2026. Section 003. STATE AUDITOR PROGRAM Administration 14,809,975 14,809,975 TOTALS 14,809,975 0 0 14,809,975 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 23 Part Time 0 TOTAL 23 Section 004. STATE TREASURER PROGRAM Treasurer's Operations 3,356,610 142,945 SR 3,499,555 Veterans' Tax Exemption 11,545,839 11,545,839 WyoSTAR 1,524,971 SR 1,524,971 Unclaimed Property 2,419,549 SR 2,419,549 Investments 1., 2. 49,735,616 SR 49,735,616 Native American Exemption 3. 918,975 918,975 TOTALS 15,821,424 0 53,823,081 69,644,505 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 51 Part Time 0 TOTAL 51 1. (a) The state treasurer's office, with the recommendation of the investment funds committee and approval of the human resources division of the department of administration and information, may: (i) Approve reclassifications from investment analyst to senior investment analyst and senior investment analyst to investment officer; (ii) Adjust compensation within the classifications specified in paragraph (i) of this footnote based on an assessment of an employee's ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 7 SF0001 education, certification, demonstrated performance and potential for increased responsibility. (b) Nothing in this footnote should be construed to modify the maximum annual salary limits provided in W.S. 9-1-409(j). 2. A portion of this other funds appropriation may be expended to conduct the purposes of this footnote. In accordance with W.S. 9-1-205(a), the state treasurer's office shall annually provide a public accounting of the direct, indirect and total investment fees for all external investment managers in both absolute dollars and as a percentage of state investments under management. 3. Of this general fund appropriation, one hundred twenty-eight thousand six hundred fifty-two dollars ($128,652.00) is effective immediately. Section 006. ADMINISTRATION AND INFORMATION PROGRAM Director's Office 4,713,078 217,939 SR 4,931,017 Professional Licensing Bds. 2,155,448 SR 2,155,448 General Services 1., 2. 74,874,129 21,998,877 IS 2,800,220 SR 99,673,226 Human Resources Division 23,132,836 23,132,836 Employees' Group Insurance 934,137,370 IS 8,000,000 SR 942,137,370 Economic Analysis 1,300,886 1,300,886 State Library 4,748,853 2,614,616 4,067,901 SR 11,431,370 TOTALS 108,769,782 2,614,616 973,377,755 1,084,762,153 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 293 Part Time 1 TOTAL 294 1. Of this general fund appropriation, one million twelve thousand two hundred thirty-three dollars ($1,012,233.00) shall be reduced by one dollar ($1.00) for each one dollar ($1.00) distributed to the trades management unit (unit 3055) to provide compensation adjustments up to, but not to exceed, the 2024 market pay tables under Section 329 of this act. Any unexpended, unobligated funds from this appropriation shall revert to the general fund not later than September 30, 2026. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 8 SF0001 2. (a) Of this general fund appropriation: (i) Three hundred thirty-seven thousand one hundred thirty-three dollars ($337,133.00) is appropriated to provide for the salary and benefits of three (3) full-time equivalent positions for facility management for the Riverton state office building for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose; and (ii) Eighty-seven thousand four hundred forty-six dollars ($87,446.00) is appropriated to pay for utilities at the Riverton state office building for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. Section 007. WYOMING MILITARY DEPARTMENT PROGRAM Military Dept. Operations 12,275,101 12,275,101 Air National Guard 1. 914,768 15,084,396 15,999,164 Camp Guernsey 1,317,755 SR 1,317,755 Army National Guard 2. 62,866 42,442,215 42,505,081 Veterans' Services 4,236,762 1,292,387 8,945 SR 5,538,094 Oregon Trail Cemetery 873,017 23,857 SR 896,874 Military Support 78,640 78,640 Civil Air Patrol 99,600 99,600 TOTALS 18,540,754 58,818,998 1,350,557 78,710,309 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 196 Part Time 29 TOTAL 225 1. Pursuant to W.S. 19-7-103(b)(xxii), authority is granted to the military department to hire up to nine (9) full-time positions or at-will employee contract positions within this division only when federal funds are received that reimburse the state for one hundred percent (100%) of the costs of each filled position. In the event federal funding becomes unavailable to maintain one hundred percent (100%) reimbursement for a position filled pursuant to this footnote, as determined by the United States property and fiscal officer for Wyoming, the position shall be eliminated. The military ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 9 SF0001 department shall notify the joint appropriations committee on all positions created or eliminated pursuant to this footnote through the B-11 process as authorized by W.S. 9-2-1005(b)(ii) and reported pursuant to W.S. 9-2-1013(b). 2. Pursuant to W.S. 19-7-103(b)(xxii), authority is granted to the military department to hire up to thirteen (13) full-time positions or at-will employee contract positions within this division only when federal funds are received that reimburse the state for one hundred percent (100%) of the costs of each filled position. In the event federal funding becomes unavailable to maintain one hundred percent (100%) reimbursement for a position filled pursuant to this footnote, as determined by the United States property and fiscal officer for Wyoming, the position shall be eliminated. The military department shall notify the joint appropriations committee on all positions created or eliminated pursuant to this footnote through the B-11 process as authorized by W.S. 9-2-1005(b)(ii) and reported pursuant to W.S. 9-2-1013(b). Section 008. OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER PROGRAM Administration 1. 26,210,752 4,618,306 SR 30,829,058 TOTALS 26,210,752 0 4,618,306 30,829,058 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 78 Part Time 14 TOTAL 92 1. Of this general fund appropriation, twenty-six million two hundred ten thousand seven hundred fifty-two dollars ($26,210,752.00) and of this other funds appropriation, four million six hundred eighteen thousand three hundred six dollars ($4,618,306.00)SR may be expended for contract trial attorneys, contract legal support or compensation of full-time and part-time employee positions authorized for the office of the public defender to address caseload work requirements and geographic distribution of workload demands across judicial districts in the most effective and efficient manner as determined by the state public defender. This appropriation shall not be subject to Section 307 of this act. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 10 SF0001 Section 010. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PROGRAM Administration Div. 2,307,803 5,260 SR 2,313,063 Ag. Education and Info. 16,000 21,038 SR 37,038 Consumer Prot. Div. 4. 12,725,303 1,402,937 1,772,971 SR 15,901,211 Natural Resources Div. 1. 4,151,760 8,306 690,051 S1 258,000 S5 5,108,117 Pesticide Registration 773,671 773,671 State Fair 2,724,287 1,697,188 SR 4,421,475 Weed & Pest Control 4. 1,048,558 SR 1,048,558 Predator Management 2., 3. 10,012,400 1,000,000 SR 11,012,400 Wyoming Beef Council 4. 2,517,929 SR 2,517,929 Wyo Wheat Mktg. Comm. 4. 188,095 SR 188,095 Dry Bean Commission 4. 316,302 SR 316,302 Leaf Cutter Bee 4. 11,779 SR 11,779 TOTALS 32,711,224 1,411,243 9,527,171 43,649,638 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 74 Part Time 6 TOTAL 80 1. Of this general fund appropriation, three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) is appropriated for Wyoming agriculture in the classroom. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation be included in the department of agriculture's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 2. Of this general fund appropriation, fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) is appropriated for expenditure in accordance with chapter 2 of the Wyoming animal damage management board rules and for gray wolf depredation compensation. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 3. (a) Of this general fund appropriation, one million six hundred thousand dollars ($1,600,000.00) is appropriated for: (i) Special projects prioritized for preventing listing of a species as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq., as amended; ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 11 SF0001 (ii) Projects that directly involve predator control that will have the greatest benefit to wildlife or reduce the cost to the department for animal damage payments. (b) Of this other funds appropriation, one million dollars ($1,000,000.00)SR is appropriated from the game and fish fund. This other funds appropriation to the department of agriculture shall only be effective upon a majority vote of the game and fish commission and, if approved, shall be expended consistent with the priorities specified in subsection (a) of this footnote. (c) The appropriations specified in this footnote shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the period beginning on the effective date of this footnote and ending June 30, 2028, no funds shall be expended from the animal damage management program (unit 0317), weed and pest control division, Wyoming beef council division, Wyoming wheat marketing commission division, dry bean commission division or leaf cutter bee division for the purposes of cost allocation (300 series). Section 011. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE PROGRAM Administration 6,767,770 6,767,770 Revenue Division 10,326,157 975,760 SR 11,301,917 Valuation Division 1. 20,661,261 20,661,261 Liquor Division 2. 12,492,176 EF 12,492,176 TOTALS 37,755,188 0 13,467,936 51,223,124 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 124 Part Time 0 TOTAL 124 1. Of this general fund appropriation, twelve million dollars ($12,000,000.00) is appropriated for the property tax refund program pursuant to W.S. 39-13-109(c)(v) for refunds to qualified applicants during the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2026. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 12 SF0001 2. Pursuant to W.S. 9-4-205(d) and 12-2-302(b), expenditures necessary to defray the administrative expenses of the liquor division, including salaries, office expenses and general expenses for the enforcement of the duties of the division as well as sufficient funds to defray the cost of alcoholic liquor purchases and attendant expenses are authorized by the legislature for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028. Section 014. MINERS' HOSPITAL BOARD PROGRAM Miners' Hospital Board 9,807,466 T2 9,807,466 TOTALS 0 0 9,807,466 9,807,466 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 3 Part Time 0 TOTAL 3 Section 015. ATTORNEY GENERAL PROGRAM Law Office 1., 4. 28,142,505 682,899 2,494,578 S5 5,432,005 SR 734,314 TT 37,486,301 Criminal Investigations 2., 3. 33,610,667 9,446,924 1,223,937 SR 44,281,528 Law Enforcement Academy 5,451,049 1,436,759 EF 11,908 IS 6,899,716 Peace Off. Stds. & Trng. 434,716 166,750 SR 601,466 Victim Services Division 9,126,755 13,462,214 5,781,471 SR 28,370,440 Governor's Council on DD 437,447 1,022,650 18,338 SR 1,478,435 TOTALS 77,203,139 24,614,687 17,300,060 119,117,886 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 235 Part Time 1 TOTAL 236 1. Of this general fund appropriation, forty-three thousand dollars ($43,000.00) is appropriated for employer-funded Wyoming state bar dues for attorneys employed within any division of the office of the attorney general. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 13 SF0001 2. Of this general fund appropriation, one hundred sixty-seven thousand three hundred thirty-five dollars ($167,335.00) is effective immediately. 3. Of this general fund appropriation, one million six hundred thousand dollars ($1,600,000.00) is appropriated for the internet crimes against children team (unit 0329). This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. This appropriation shall not be effective if 2026 Senate File 0085 is enacted into law. 4. Of this general fund appropriation, five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) is appropriated for avoiding, preparing for or participating in water litigation within the law office unit (unit 0101) and shall be expended only for the purpose of resolving legal issues pertaining to protecting Wyoming interstate water rights and obligations, Wyoming water rights associated with the Colorado river compact of 1922 and the upper Colorado river compact of 1948. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. All proposed expenditures under this footnote shall be reported to the management council of the legislature and the joint appropriations committee with a description of the desired actions and outcomes of the expenditure not less than ten (10) days before the expenditure. Section 020. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PROGRAM Administration 8,810,240 8,810,240 Air Quality 9,633,870 1,846,395 16,117,500 SR 27,597,765 Water Quality 14,432,422 10,248,574 1,198,071 SR 25,879,067 Land Quality 6,196,521 4,510,334 10,706,855 Industrial Siting 769,802 769,802 Solid Waste Management 3,471,212 3,989,311 4,828,710 SR 12,289,233 Uranium Recovery Program 2,698,200 SR 2,698,200 Source Material Program 1,110,000 1,110,000 Abandoned Mine Reclam. 73,607,733 73,607,733 Subsidence Loss Ins. 231,104 SR 231,104 TOTALS 44,424,067 94,202,347 25,073,585 163,699,999 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 276 Part Time 0 TOTAL 276 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 14 SF0001 Section 021. DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT PROGRAM Administration 425,205 368,476 368,192 SR 1,161,873 Banking 8,330,856 SR 8,330,856 Public Fund 6,534,314 6,534,314 Mineral 3,058,811 6,057,246 202,476 SR 9,318,533 Excise 4,364,441 91,527 S7 4,455,968 TOTALS 14,382,771 6,425,722 8,993,051 29,801,544 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 103 Part Time 0 TOTAL 103 Section 023. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION PROGRAM Administration 800,408 10,652,833 SR 11,453,241 Consumer Advocate Div. 3,154,015 SR 3,154,015 Universal Service Fund 3,920,600 SR 3,920,600 TOTALS 0 800,408 17,727,448 18,527,856 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 42 Part Time 0 TOTAL 42 Section 024. STATE PARKS & CULTURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM Administration & Support 2,463,300 2,463,300 Cultural Resources 1., 2., 3., 4. 10,286,460 4,423,314 211,647 EF 235,835 S14 6,825,690 SR 21,982,946 St. Parks & Hist. Sites 20,274,129 7,657,269 167,576 EF 802,409 S14 19,527,967 SR 48,429,350 TOTALS 33,023,889 12,080,583 27,771,124 72,875,596 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 151 Part Time 67 TOTAL 218 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 15 SF0001 1. Of this general fund appropriation, one hundred twenty thousand dollars ($120,000.00) is appropriated for the "We the People" educational program. No funds from this appropriation shall be expended to pay or reimburse the University of Wyoming for indirect cost recovery or overhead expenses for the administration of the "We the People" educational program. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation be included in the department of state parks and cultural resources' standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 2. Of this general fund appropriation, five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) is appropriated to support the Wyoming centennial farm and ranch program. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 3. Of this general fund appropriation, four hundred forty-one thousand three hundred forty dollars ($441,340.00) is appropriated for surveying, documenting and three-dimensional modeling all known petroglyphs and pictographs on state, school and institutional land in Wyoming. The department of state parks and cultural resources may contract for the completion of work specified in this footnote. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be included in the standard budget of the department of state parks and cultural resources for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. 4. Of this general fund appropriation, ninety-six thousand five hundred eleven dollars ($96,511.00) may be expended for authorized full-time and part-time employee positions within the personal services series (100 series) or through the contractual services series (900 series) as necessary to ensure the state's archaeology work on human remains is completed in the most effective and efficient manner as determined by the director of the department of state parks and cultural resources. This appropriation shall not be subject to Section 307 of this act. Section 027. STATE CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT PROGRAM Operations 2,842,865 5,612,541 S5 8,455,406 School Facilities Div. 4,430,405 S5 4,430,405 Construction Management 1,703,930 1,703,930 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 16 SF0001 TOTALS 4,546,795 0 10,042,946 14,589,741 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 30 Part Time 0 TOTAL 30 Section 029. WYO WATER DEVELOPMENT OFFICE PROGRAM Administration 9,444,380 S1 9,444,380 TOTALS 0 0 9,444,380 9,444,380 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 26 Part Time 0 TOTAL 26 Section 037. STATE ENGINEER PROGRAM Administration 3,853,853 3,853,853 Ground Water Div. 3,414,410 3,414,410 Surface Water Div. 2,399,426 2,399,426 Board of Control Div. 18,406,986 18,406,986 Support Services Div. 2,741,496 2,741,496 Board of Registration PE 1,238,495 SR 1,238,495 Interstate Streams Div. 1,946,519 1,946,519 North Platte Settlement 1,685,757 1,685,757 Well Drillers' Licensing 334,985 SR 334,985 TOTALS 34,448,447 0 1,573,480 36,021,927 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 111 Part Time 9 TOTAL 120 Section 039. WILDLIFE/NATURAL RESOURCE TRUST PROGRAM Encana Oil & Gas 35,000 SR 35,000 Administration 1., 2. 27,404,785 16,830,315 SR 44,235,100 WYCM 3,800,000 SR 3,800,000 TOTALS 27,404,785 0 20,665,315 48,070,100 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 17 SF0001 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 2 Part Time 0 TOTAL 2 1. Of this general fund appropriation, eight million dollars ($8,000,000.00) is appropriated to the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust income account. These funds are continuously appropriated from the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust income account to the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust account board to provide grants for preventing the introduction and spread of invasive plants and grasses with a focus on private and state lands across Wyoming or for wildfire prevention measures. This appropriation shall not be subject to the requirements of the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Funding Act. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 2. Of this general fund appropriation, nineteen million four hundred four thousand seven hundred eighty-five dollars ($19,404,785.00) is appropriated to the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust income account. Funds subject to this footnote are continuously appropriated from the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust income account to the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust account board to provide grants to Wyoming conservation districts, weed and pest districts and the game and fish commission for purposes of restoring grass, hay and other vegetation destroyed by wildfires on private and state lands, preventing the establishment of nonnative, invasive terrestrial vegetation on private and state lands affected by wildfires and replacing and restoring habitats on private and state lands destroyed by wildfires and for wildfire prevention measures. This appropriation shall not be subject to the requirements of the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Funding Act. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. This appropriation is effective immediately. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 18 SF0001 Section 041. FIRE PREVENTION & ELEC SAFETY PROGRAM Administration 995,325 995,325 Fire Prevention Admin. 2,181,462 2,181,462 Electrical Safety Admin. 1,039,152 2,009,353 SR 3,048,505 Training 1,844,142 1,844,142 Fire Academy 569,284 569,284 TOTALS 6,629,365 0 2,009,353 8,638,718 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 32 Part Time 0 TOTAL 32 Section 042. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROGRAM Geologic Program 5,020,368 5,020,368 WY Min. Resource 1. 2,000,000 2,000,000 USGS Grants 218,611 218,611 TOTALS 7,020,368 218,611 0 7,238,979 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 20 Part Time 0 TOTAL 20 1. Of this general fund appropriation, two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) is appropriated for aerial geophysical surveys to analyze Wyoming's mineral resources. Funds from this general fund appropriation shall be expended by the geological survey only upon the agency's good-faith effort to secure matching funds in the ratio of one dollar ($1.00) of appropriated general funds to not less than one dollar ($1.00) of matching funds from any nonstate source to the greatest extent possible. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be included in the geological survey's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 19 SF0001 Section 044. INSURANCE DEPARTMENT PROGRAM Administration 7,249,451 SR 7,249,451 Health Insurance Pool 3,229,878 8,831,395 EF 12,061,273 TOTALS 3,229,878 0 16,080,846 19,310,724 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 27 Part Time 0 TOTAL 27 Section 045. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM Administration 4,464,399 S7 4,464,399 Administrative Services 3,892,628 43,526,834 S7 15,141,597 SR 62,561,059 Law Enforcement 1., 2., 3. 5,947,078 105,013,034 S7 260,000 SR 111,220,112 WyoLink 8,600,000 1,390,241 IS 1,874,690 S7 11,864,931 Aeronautics Admin. 178,728 5,290,355 S7 5,469,083 Operational Services 4. 1,719,716 IS 1,719,716 Aeronautics 5. 5,409,342 44,993,801 131,628 IS 1,000,000 S0 12,000,000 S14 21,071,572 S7 84,606,343 TOTALS 14,009,342 55,012,235 212,884,066 281,905,643 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 553 Part Time 0 TOTAL 553 1. It is the intent of the legislature that of this other funds appropriation, two hundred sixty-seven thousand two hundred fourteen dollars ($267,214.00)S7 for the purchase of taser equipment not be included in the department of transportation's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. 2. It is the intent of the legislature that of this other funds appropriation, thirty-six thousand four hundred forty-four dollars ($36,444.00)S7 be included as an increase to the department of ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 20 SF0001 transportation's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium for global positioning system mapping maintenance contracts. 3. Of this other funds appropriation, up to five hundred twenty-three thousand two hundred seventy-seven dollars ($523,277.00)S7 may be expended for law enforcement personnel expenses within the personal services series (100 series) or through the contractual services series (900 series) as necessary to meet capitol complex security needs in the most effective and efficient manner as determined by the director of the department of transportation. This appropriation shall not be subject to Section 307 of this act. 4. (a) Of this other funds appropriation, one million seven hundred nineteen thousand seven hundred sixteen dollars ($1,719,716.00)IS is appropriated for the operation and maintenance of one (1) state-owned Cessna citation encore jet and for costs incurred by the division of operational services within the department to either: (i) Ground one (1) state-owned cessna citation encore jet airplane with the sole purpose of either using the airplane for parts or selling parts from the airplane; or (ii) Sell one (1) state-owned cessna citation encore jet airplane. (b) Proceeds from the sale of the airplane or airplane parts under this footnote shall be deposited into the general fund. 5. Of this other funds appropriation, one million dollars ($1,000,000.00)S0 is appropriated from the transportation enterprise fund. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 21 SF0001 Section 048. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 1. PROGRAM Director's Office 13,206,084 2,526,171 312,136 SR 16,044,391 Health Care Financing 2., 3. 684,214,756 1,093,284,275 5,000,000 S5 185,821,301 SR 1,450,000 TT 1,969,770,332 Public Health 4. 39,429,028 70,491,070 835,094 A4 16,028,958 SR 10,623,046 TT 137,407,196 Behavioral Health 5., 6. 290,420,555 22,268,333 791,794 A4 4,378,861 S5 56,802,815 SR 1,135,099 T3 12,072,512 TT 387,869,969 Aging 7. 41,554,542 22,742,389 15,766,556 SR 80,063,487 TOTALS 1,068,824,965 1,211,312,238 311,018,172 2,591,155,375 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 1,343 Part Time 54 TOTAL 1,397 1. (a) For the period beginning on the effective date of this footnote and ending June 30, 2028, the department of health shall not expend any general funds, federal funds or other funds under its control for any of the following purposes: (i) To pay for an elective abortion or a gender transition procedure, or to pay for facilities, equipment or training used to carry out an elective abortion or a gender transition procedure; (ii) To enter into or fund any new contract or grant unless the contract or grant expressly requires that the contracting party or grant recipient not expend contract or grant funds to carry out an elective abortion or a gender transition procedure, or to operate or maintain facilities, equipment or training used to carry out an elective abortion or a gender transition procedure. 2. In accordance with W.S. 42-2-103(d), the state supplemental security income monthly payment amount for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028 shall be the lowest amount required under federal law in order ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 22 SF0001 to remain eligible for funding under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended. 3. Of this general fund appropriation, nine million nine hundred fifty thousand dollars ($9,950,000.00), and of this federal funds appropriation, nine million nine hundred fifty thousand dollars ($9,950,000.00), is appropriated for provider rates for all providers serving persons with developmental, intellectual or acquired brain injury related disabilities, including continuation of increased provider rates funded with time-limited funds provided under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 4. Of this other funds appropriation, nine hundred fifty-two thousand three hundred forty-three dollars ($952,343.00)TT is effective immediately. 5. Of this general fund appropriation, five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) is appropriated to reimburse counties for holding and treating criminal pretrial detainees who are awaiting a mental-health evaluation, a determination of fitness to proceed in a criminal case or restoration to competency to advance with criminal proceedings. 6. Of this other funds appropriation, nine million five hundred seventy-two thousand nine hundred eighty-three dollars ($9,572,983.00)TT is effective immediately. 7. Of this general fund appropriation, one million six hundred sixty-six thousand six hundred fifty-three dollars ($1,666,653.00) is for senior services in the senior care (unit 5002), and of this general fund appropriation, one hundred fifty-one thousand one hundred ninety-five dollars ($151,195.00) is for the nutritional services unit (unit 5003). It is the intent of the legislature that this general fund appropriation be included in the standard budget of the department of health for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 23 SF0001 Section 049. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM Energy Assistance & WX 23,202,140 23,202,140 Institutions 24,907,105 33,830 3,804,346 S5 588,868 SR 29,334,149 Assistance & Services 1., 2. 147,295,425 126,050,485 5,981,801 SR 3,722,070 TT 283,049,781 TOTALS 172,202,530 149,286,455 14,097,085 335,586,070 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 659 Part Time 1 TOTAL 660 1. It is the intent of the legislature that the department of family services' standard budget be increased by eight hundred fifty thousand six hundred seventeen dollars ($850,617.00) in general funds for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium for federally mandated supplemental nutrition assistance program administrative costs. 2. Of this general fund appropriation, seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00) is appropriated for sign language interpreters. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation be included in the department of family services' standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. Section 051. LIVESTOCK BOARD PROGRAM Administration 1,828,262 38,858 309,106 SR 2,176,226 Animal Health 1. 2,380,723 514,344 SR 2,895,067 Brucellosis 1,310,427 382,510 1,692,937 Cooperative Agreements 25,500 25,500 Estrays 38,750 38,750 Brand Inspection 1,075,901 11,560,095 SR 12,635,996 Predator Control Fees 2,255,212 SR 2,255,212 TOTALS 6,634,063 446,868 14,638,757 21,719,688 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 18 Part Time 0 TOTAL 18 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 24 SF0001 1. It is the intent of the legislature that of this general fund appropriation, one hundred thirty-one thousand forty dollars ($131,040.00) not be included in the livestock board's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. Section 053. DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SERVICES PROGRAM Administration & Support 26,307,021 24,393,336 4,114,812 EF 7,967,402 SR 62,782,571 Vocational Rehab. 7,858,681 29,436,406 107,674 EF 1,266,267 SR 38,669,028 Unemployment Insurance 23,012,037 2,936,263 EF 14,879,262 SR 40,827,562 Labor Standards 2,373,876 556 3,742 EF 2,378,174 Workers' Comp. & OSHA 1. 2,888,477 66,749,756 EF 69,638,233 Disability Determination 7,734,620 7,734,620 TOTALS 36,539,578 87,465,432 98,025,178 222,030,188 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 561 Part Time 0 TOTAL 561 1. It is the intent of the legislature that the department of workforce services' standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium not be reduced for one-time support costs (200 series) in the amount of twenty- one thousand dollars ($21,000.00)EF as presented in the department of workforce services' 2027-2028 biennial budget request. Section 055. OIL AND GAS COMMISSION PROGRAM Administration 1. 275,074 11,378,768 SR 11,653,842 Orphan Wells 7,526,087 SR 7,526,087 TOTALS 0 275,074 18,904,855 19,179,929 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 40 Part Time 0 TOTAL 40 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 25 SF0001 1. It is the intent of the legislature that of this other funds appropriation, three hundred sixteen thousand nine hundred thirty-five dollars ($316,935.00)SR not be included in the oil and gas conservation commission's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium and that any request for appropriations for major maintenance be included as an exception request for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. Section 057. COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMISSION PROGRAM Administration 7,922,961 781,351 SR 8,704,312 State Aid 1., 2., 3., 6., 7. 260,319,957 260,319,957 WY Works Program 4., 5. 5,584,486 5,584,486 Adult Education 2,025,877 1,903,127 3,929,004 WYIN Loan & Grant Prgm 7,521,256 7,521,256 Veterans' Tuition Waiver 481,250 481,250 Public Television 3,420,181 400,000 SR 3,820,181 TOTALS 287,275,968 1,903,127 1,181,351 290,360,446 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 12 Part Time 0 TOTAL 12 1. (a) Of this general fund appropriation, seven hundred fifty thousand four hundred fifty dollars ($750,450.00) is appropriated for a competitive grant program to provide enhanced state funding to community colleges for purposes of dual enrollment education, subject to the following: (i) Preference for grant funding shall be provided to community colleges offering dual enrollment programs to students who are not eligible to participate under a school district agreement entered into pursuant to W.S. 21-20-201; (ii) The community college commission and any community college receiving grant funding shall advertise the program and track expenditures, student participation and outcomes. Recommendations for continued funding or modifications to law shall be included in the community college commission's budget request for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium; (iii) This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose; ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 26 SF0001 (iv) It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be included in the Wyoming community college commission's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. 2. Of this general fund appropriation, seven million five hundred thousand dollars ($7,500,000.00) is appropriated for career and technical education programs, degrees and certifications requiring two (2) years of instruction or less for completion. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation be included in the Wyoming community college commission's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 3. Of this general fund appropriation, eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000.00) is appropriated to support competitive rodeo teams at Wyoming community colleges. This appropriation shall be equally distributed to all colleges with a competitive rodeo program. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 4. Of this general fund appropriation, five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) is appropriated to the Wyoming works program account and all funds within the Wyoming works program account are appropriated and available for expenditure by the Wyoming community college commission as provided by the Wyoming works program. 5. Of this general fund appropriation, five hundred eighty-four thousand four hundred eighty-six dollars ($584,486.00) is appropriated to the Wyoming works student grant account and all funds within the Wyoming works student grant account are appropriated for distribution by the Wyoming community college commission as provided by the Wyoming works program. 6. Of this general fund appropriation, five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) is appropriated for distribution by the commission to qualifying community colleges as provided in W.S. 21-18-205. 7. Of this general fund appropriation, no funds shall be expended to pay student athletes salaries or endorsement compensation for participation in athletic activities sponsored by a community college. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 27 SF0001 Section 060. STATE LANDS AND INVESTMENTS PROGRAM Operations 13,796,025 53,407,335 2,596,063 S1 2,962,326 S4 314,240 S5 7,822,533 SR 80,898,522 Forestry 1. 8,173,613 914,052 227,385 SR 9,315,050 County Emergency Suppr. 20,000,000 12,124,796 SR 32,124,796 Fire 2., 3. 15,269,494 302,101 15,571,595 Forestry Performance Acct. 80,000 SR 80,000 Ranch A 16,000 SR 16,000 Mineral Royalty Grants 4. 30,237,674 S4 30,237,674 Federal Forestry Grants 6,939,060 6,939,060 Fire Prot. Revolving Acct. 5. 26,415,498 SR 26,415,498 Good Neighbor Authority 14,429,864 14,429,864 Transp. Enterprise Fund 3,024,046 SR 3,024,046 Farm Loan Reserve 5,000,000 SR 5,000,000 TOTALS 57,239,132 75,992,412 90,820,561 224,052,105 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 2., 3. Full Time 108 Part Time 28 TOTAL 136 1. The office of state lands and investments is authorized to hire up to one (1) additional at-will employee contract position within the forestry division only when federal funds are received that reimburse the state for one hundred percent (100%) of the costs of the position. In the event federal funding becomes unavailable to maintain one hundred percent (100%) reimbursement for a position filled pursuant to this footnote, the position shall be eliminated. The office of state lands and investments shall notify the joint appropriations committee of any position created or eliminated pursuant to this footnote through the B-11 process as authorized by W.S. 9-2-1005(b)(ii) and reported pursuant to W.S. 9-2-1013(b). 2. Of this general fund appropriation, four million six hundred eighty‑one thousand one hundred sixty‑six dollars ($4,681,166.00) is appropriated, and four (4) full-time employee positions and twenty (20) nine (9) month temporary full-time positions are authorized as seasonal, part-time positions for two (2) wildland fire module crews. This appropriation and the positions specified in this footnote are effective immediately. Of this general fund appropriation, four million six hundred eighty-one thousand one hundred ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 28 SF0001 sixty-six dollars ($4,681,166.00) shall be reduced by one dollar ($1.00) for every one dollar ($1.00) up to four million six hundred eighty-one thousand one hundred sixty-six dollars ($4,681,166.00) appropriated from any source to the office of state lands and investments in 2026 House Bill 0036, if enacted into law. One (1) full-time employee position or one (1) part-time employee position shall be reduced from the full-time employee positions and part-time employee positions specified in this footnote for each one (1) full-time employee position or one (1) part-time employee position authorized in 2026 House Bill 0036, if enacted into law. 3. Of these authorized part-time employees, four (4) positions shall be temporary full-time positions authorized as seasonal part-time positions related to the state's single engine air tanker program. 4. Of this other funds appropriation, eleven million two hundred thousand dollars ($11,200,000.00)S4, or as much thereof as may be available, shall only be effective upon a successful federal coal lease auction in Wyoming and receipt by the state treasurer of the first annual bonus payment from the successful bidder. 5. The de minimis indirect cost rate the state of Wyoming charges the federal government for administrative overhead related to expenditures on wildland fires shall be adjusted to the federally approved de minimis rate of fifteen percent (15%), with the consent of the appropriate federal agency. All proceeds received from the difference between the previous rate and new rate shall be deposited into the fire protection revolving account. Section 063. GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE PROGRAM Residence Operation 729,283 729,283 TOTALS 729,283 0 0 729,283 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 2 Part Time 0 TOTAL 2 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 29 SF0001 Section 066. WYOMING TOURISM BOARD PROGRAM Wyoming Tourism Board 40,102,837 S14 23,600 SR 40,126,437 TOTALS 0 0 40,126,437 40,126,437 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 067. UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING 1. PROGRAM State Aid 2., 3., 4., 8., 9. 369,785,349 369,785,349 School of Energy Res. 5., 6. 33,197,808 33,197,808 Tier 1 Engineering 18,584,703 18,584,703 NCAR MOU 1,528,316 1,528,316 Endowments & Matching 7., 10. 2,750,000 2,750,000 TOTALS 425,846,176 0 0 425,846,176 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 1. (a) For the period beginning on the effective date of this footnote and ending June 30, 2028, and in addition to the requirements of W.S. 21-16-1801(a), the University of Wyoming shall not expend any funds under its control for any of the following: (i) Elective abortions for students; (ii) Group health insurance that provides coverage of elective abortions for students. 2. Of this general fund appropriation, one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) is appropriated for an external financial and administrative audit and operational review by a qualified management consultant of expenditures of the center of innovation for flow through porous media and expenditures at the high bay research facility at the University of Wyoming. The qualified management consultant shall conduct the external financial and administrative audit and operational review required under this footnote in ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 30 SF0001 consultation with the management council. The University of Wyoming shall include a condensed summary of findings and recommendations from the audit and review in any budget request submitted under W.S. 9-2-1013. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be included in the University of Wyoming's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 3. Of this general fund appropriation, four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00) is appropriated to support the University of Wyoming rodeo team. 4. (a) Of this general fund appropriation, ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00) is appropriated to provide a state match for funds received by the University of Wyoming from athletic booster organizations and from persons donating funds to be used solely for athletic programs, subject to all of the following: (i) The state treasurer shall retain this appropriation for distribution in accordance with the provisions of this footnote; (ii) This appropriation shall be expended for the purposes of: (A) Authorized recruitment of prospective student athletes to the University of Wyoming and expenses associated with participation in intercollegiate athletics including summer school attendance, nutrition, tutoring, team travel and costs directly related to participation in competition; (B) Athletic training equipment. (iii) No funds from this appropriation shall be expended for salaries or capital construction projects; (iv) To the extent funds are available, this appropriation shall be matched on a quarterly basis by the state treasurer for each cash or cash equivalent contribution actually received by the University of Wyoming for the purposes specified in this footnote for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028 by distributing to the University of Wyoming an amount equal to the amount of qualifying contributions for the calendar ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 31 SF0001 quarter. (b) The appropriation specified in subsection (a) of this footnote shall not be transferred or expended for any purpose not specified in this footnote and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2028. 5. Of this general fund appropriation, two million ninety thousand dollars ($2,090,000.00) is effective immediately. 6. Of this general fund appropriation, ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00) is appropriated and conditioned upon matching funds in the ratio of one dollar ($1.00) of appropriated general funds to not less than one dollar ($1.00) of matching funds from any nonstate source for support for the school of energy resources' Wyoming energy-focused instruction, outreach and research programs. All proposed matches shall be reported to the management council of the legislature with a description of the matching funds along with the purpose and anticipated outcomes not less than ten (10) days before acceptance of the funds. 7. Of this general fund appropriation, two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00) is appropriated for the purpose of providing a state match for funds received by the University of Wyoming or donated funds to be used solely for support for excellence in research, education and extension in ranch and rangeland management, agronomy and soil science. Distribution of this appropriation is conditioned upon a match of funds in the ratio of one dollar ($1.00) of appropriated general funds to not less than one dollar ($1.00) of matching funds from any nonstate source. This appropriation shall be retained by the state treasurer for distribution in accordance with W.S. 21-16-904. Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e) and 9-4-207, any unexpended, unobligated monies from this appropriation shall not revert until June 30, 2032. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be included in the University of Wyoming's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 8. Of this general fund appropriation, no funds shall be expended to pay student athletes salaries or endorsement compensation for participation in athletic activities sponsored by the University of Wyoming. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 32 SF0001 9. (a) A portion of this general fund appropriation shall be expended by the University of Wyoming to conduct a comprehensive review of its organizational structure and staffing patterns across all divisions, colleges, administrative units, auxiliaries and support functions. The review under this footnote shall, at a minimum: (i) Identify any positions or organizational units that are duplicative, overlapping or functionally redundant; (ii) Assess opportunities to consolidate, streamline or otherwise restructure administrative and academic operations in order to improve efficiency; (iii) Evaluate staffing levels relative to similarly situated postsecondary institutions and industry standards; (iv) Develop recommendations to reduce the overall number of positions while simultaneously considering the operational needs, service levels and institutional priorities of the University of Wyoming; (v) Identify any potential cost savings and reinvestment opportunities that result from any recommended staffing or structural changes; (vi) Compile an inventory and recommend opportunities to eliminate degree programs with consideration of course participation and the number of recent graduates; (vii) Compile an inventory and recommend opportunities to further restrict any diversity, equity and inclusion program, activity or function. (b) The University of Wyoming board of trustees shall submit an operational plan to the governor and the joint appropriations committee not later than December 1, 2026. If the operational plan under this subsection does not identify at least five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) in cost savings for the University of Wyoming by December 1, 2026, of this general fund appropriation, ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00) shall not be effective. If at least five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) in cost savings for the University of Wyoming is identified by December 1, 2026, of this ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 33 SF0001 general fund appropriation, ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00) is effective March 15, 2027. 10. Of this general fund appropriation, two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) shall be for the University of Wyoming family residency program to be expended only for purposes of a rural medicine training track program in a critical access hospital. This appropriation is conditioned upon matching funds in the ratio of one dollar ($1.00) of appropriated general funds to not less than one dollar ($1.00) of matching funds from any nonstate source. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation be included in the University of Wyoming's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. Section 069. WICHE PROGRAM Administration & Grants 5,432,417 5,432,417 TOTALS 5,432,417 0 0 5,432,417 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 070. ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY COMM PROGRAM Commission & Support 1,000,792 1,000,792 Tech. Outreach & Research 4,154,737 4,154,737 TOTALS 5,155,529 0 0 5,155,529 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 34 SF0001 Section 072. RETIREMENT SYSTEM PROGRAM Administration 1. 23,095,468 PF 23,095,468 Highway Patrol 15,301 SR 15,301 Game & Fish-Wardens 20,952 SR 20,952 Deferred Compensation 1,865,011 P2 1,865,011 TOTALS 0 0 24,996,732 24,996,732 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 50 Part Time 0 TOTAL 50 1. (a) The Wyoming retirement board, with the approval of the human resources division of the department of administration and information, may: (i) Approve reclassifications from investment analyst to senior investment analyst and senior investment analyst to investment officer; (ii) Adjust compensation within the classifications specified in paragraph (i) of this footnote based on an assessment of an employee's education, certification, demonstrated performance and potential for increased responsibility. (b) Nothing in this footnote should be construed to modify the maximum annual salary limits provided in W.S. 9-3-406(f). Section 077. ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PROGRAM Enterprise Operations 1., 2. 86,172,033 86,172,033 IT Enhanced Services 3. 37,769,156 IS 621,545 S0 38,390,701 WUN Infrastructure 15,991,931 S5 15,991,931 TOTALS 86,172,033 0 54,382,632 140,554,665 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 237 Part Time 1 TOTAL 238 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 35 SF0001 1. Of this general fund appropriation, seven hundred forty-three thousand five hundred twenty-four dollars ($743,524.00) is effective immediately. 2. Of this general fund appropriation, five million two hundred sixty-one thousand nine hundred thirty-four dollars ($5,261,934.00) is appropriated for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, P.L. 101-336 as amended, to ensure all citizen-facing websites and web applications are accessible. The department of enterprise technology services shall seek grant funding from federal and other sources to the greatest extent possible. This appropriation shall be reduced in an amount equal to one dollar ($1.00) of appropriated general funds for each one dollar ($1.00) in grant funding received for the purposes of this footnote. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 3. Of this other funds appropriation, six hundred twenty-one thousand five hundred forty-five dollars ($621,545.00)S0 or as much thereof as is available is appropriated from the depreciation reserve account for procurement of cloud services. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be included in the department of enterprise technology services' standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. Section 080. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS PROGRAM Administration Services 1., 2., 3. 22,771,377 198,932 5,344,661 EF 1,552,829 SR 29,867,799 Field Services 4. 36,648,353 173,482 5,004,763 TT 41,826,598 Support Services 5., 6., 7. 87,541,728 100,000 1,398,146 SR 4,263,454 TT 93,303,328 Prison Division 8., 9. 178,424,258 174,207 EF 1,656,765 IS 362,594 SR 180,617,824 TOTALS 325,385,716 472,414 19,757,419 345,615,549 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 1,048 Part Time 3 TOTAL 1,051 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 36 SF0001 1. Of this general fund appropriation, five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) is for recruitment and retention efforts within the department of corrections, including moving expenses, housing costs at the law enforcement academy, career fairs, sign-on bonuses, accelerated background checks and site specific staff retention efforts. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 2. Of this general fund appropriation, nine million three hundred twelve thousand three hundred seventy-four dollars ($9,312,374.00) is effective immediately. 3. Of this general fund appropriation, seven hundred seventy-three thousand four hundred thirty-six dollars ($773,436.00) is effective immediately. 4. Of this general fund appropriation, two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) is appropriated for increased daily rates for placement of felony offenders in county jails. 5. Of this general fund appropriation, seven hundred seventy-nine thousand four hundred fourteen dollars ($779,414.00) is effective immediately. 6. Of this general fund appropriation, three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) is effective immediately. 7. Of this general fund appropriation, one million four hundred fifteen thousand one hundred forty-four dollars ($1,415,144.00) is effective immediately. 8. Of this general fund appropriation, seven million five hundred fifty-nine thousand ninety-four dollars ($7,559,094.00) is effective immediately. 9. Of this general fund appropriation, one million three hundred fifty-nine thousand three hundred eleven dollars ($1,359,311.00) is effective immediately. Section 081. BOARD OF PAROLE PROGRAM Administration 1,766,697 1,766,697 TOTALS 1,766,697 0 0 1,766,697 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 37 SF0001 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 6 Part Time 0 TOTAL 6 Section 085. WYOMING BUSINESS COUNCIL PROGRAM Wyoming Business Council 1. 6,931,832 145,002 SR 7,076,834 Economic Divers. 2. 7,027,270 157,787 846,741 SR 8,031,798 TOTALS 13,959,102 157,787 991,743 15,108,632 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 1. Of this general fund appropriation, six million nine hundred thirty-one thousand eight hundred thirty-two dollars ($6,931,832.00) and of this other funds appropriation one hundred forty-five thousand two dollars ($145,002.00) SR, shall be for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027. It is the intent of the legislature that the Wyoming business council include any requested amount for the Wyoming business council and any of its programs for the period beginning July 1, 2027 and ending June 30, 2028 in any budget request submitted under W.S. 9-2-1013. 2. Of this general fund appropriation, not less than one million four hundred thirteen thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,413,800.00) is appropriated for strategic partnership with manufacturing works, not less than one million two hundred eighty-eight thousand seven hundred sixty dollars ($1,288,760.00) is appropriated for strategic partnership with the Wyoming small business development center network, and not less than six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000.00) is appropriated for strategic partnership with the Wyoming women's business center. Of the remaining general fund appropriations, three million seven hundred twenty-four thousand seven hundred ten dollars ($3,724,710.00) shall be for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027 and any reductions to funding for strategic partners from this amount shall be proportionately applied to all strategic partners. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 38 SF0001 Section 090. WYOMING ENERGY AUTHORITY PROGRAM Administration 5,226,199 5,226,199 TOTALS 5,226,199 0 0 5,226,199 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 091. WYOMING STABLE TOKEN COMMISSION PROGRAM Administration 1., 2. 4,000,000 4,000,000 TOTALS 4,000,000 0 0 4,000,000 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 1. The legislature authorizes six (6) at-will employee contract positions in accordance with W.S. 9-2-3207(a)(xi)(F)(VI) for the Wyoming stable token commission for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028. 2. It is the intent of the legislature that, of this general fund appropriation, four million dollars ($4,000,000.00) shall not be included in the Wyoming stable token commission's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium, and that any budget request for the Wyoming stable token commission be included as an exception budget request for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. Section 096. STATE BUDGET DEPARTMENT PROGRAM Administration 1. 3,420,688 3,420,688 Grants Management Office 2. 4,551,086 4,551,086 TOTALS 7,971,774 0 0 7,971,774 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 2. 10 Part Time 0 TOTAL 10 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 39 SF0001 1. (a) Authorization for at-will employee contract positions supported by funds originating from section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, shall remain effective until the latter of: (i) December 31, 2026; (ii) The date of completion of any federally required reporting and audits; or (iii) The date of any extension of federal expenditure deadlines under section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, enacted into law. 2. Of these full-time employees, two (2) full-time employees are transferred from the department of corrections. Section 098. OFFICE OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM Guardian Ad Litem 4,304,653 1,081,920 SR 5,386,573 TOTALS 4,304,653 0 1,081,920 5,386,573 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 9 Part Time 0 TOTAL 9 Section 101. SUPREME COURT PROGRAM Administration 14,052,880 754,096 4,287,729 SR 19,094,705 Judicial Nominating Comm. 34,942 34,942 Chancery Court 1,293,369 1,293,369 Law Library 1,232,179 1,232,179 Circuit Courts 1. 38,496,198 38,496,198 Court Automation 8,524,151 9,406,007 SR 17,930,158 Judicial Retirement 1,750,598 1,750,598 Treatment Court 3,139,513 1,400,000 SR 2,398,072 TT 6,937,585 Branchwide Resources 1,153,923 1,153,923 TOTALS 69,677,753 754,096 17,491,808 87,923,657 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 40 SF0001 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 217 Part Time 21 TOTAL 238 1. Of this general fund appropriation, the supreme court may transfer up to eighty-three thousand five hundred dollars ($83,500.00) to district courts for replacement of aging copiers. Any transfers of this appropriation shall not be subject to the maximum thresholds or reporting requirements prescribed in Section 306 of this act. Section 102. BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS PROGRAM Administration 243,037 SR 243,037 TOTALS 0 0 243,037 243,037 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 103. COMM ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT & ETHICS PROGRAM Administration 371,171 371,171 TOTALS 371,171 0 0 371,171 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 1 Part Time 0 TOTAL 1 Section 120. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 1A PROGRAM Administration 1,425,926 1,425,926 TOTALS 1,425,926 0 0 1,425,926 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 41 SF0001 Section 121. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 1B PROGRAM Administration 1,317,869 1,317,869 TOTALS 1,317,869 0 0 1,317,869 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 Section 122. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 2A PROGRAM Administration 1,402,302 1,402,302 TOTALS 1,402,302 0 0 1,402,302 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 Section 123. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 2B PROGRAM Administration 1,325,681 1,325,681 TOTALS 1,325,681 0 0 1,325,681 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 Section 124. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 3B PROGRAM Administration 1,385,512 1,385,512 TOTALS 1,385,512 0 0 1,385,512 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 42 SF0001 Section 125. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 3A PROGRAM Administration 1,399,822 1,399,822 TOTALS 1,399,822 0 0 1,399,822 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 Section 126. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 4A PROGRAM Administration 1,354,584 1,354,584 TOTALS 1,354,584 0 0 1,354,584 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 Section 127. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 5A PROGRAM Administration 1,355,115 1,355,115 TOTALS 1,355,115 0 0 1,355,115 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 Section 128. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 5B PROGRAM Administration 1,361,557 1,361,557 TOTALS 1,361,557 0 0 1,361,557 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 43 SF0001 Section 129. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 6A PROGRAM Administration 1,356,096 1,356,096 TOTALS 1,356,096 0 0 1,356,096 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 Section 130. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 7A PROGRAM Administration 1,452,401 1,452,401 TOTALS 1,452,401 0 0 1,452,401 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 1 TOTAL 5 Section 131. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 7B PROGRAM Administration 1,532,143 1,532,143 TOTALS 1,532,143 0 0 1,532,143 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 1 TOTAL 5 Section 132. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 9A PROGRAM Administration 1,371,526 1,371,526 TOTALS 1,371,526 0 0 1,371,526 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 44 SF0001 Section 133. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 8A PROGRAM Administration 1,349,427 1,349,427 TOTALS 1,349,427 0 0 1,349,427 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 Section 134. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 9B PROGRAM Administration 1,616,810 1,616,810 TOTALS 1,616,810 0 0 1,616,810 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 Section 135. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 6B PROGRAM Administration 1,322,372 1,322,372 TOTALS 1,322,372 0 0 1,322,372 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 Section 136. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 8B PROGRAM Administration 1,335,901 1,335,901 TOTALS 1,335,901 0 0 1,335,901 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 45 SF0001 Section 137. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 1C PROGRAM Administration 1,555,804 1,555,804 TOTALS 1,555,804 0 0 1,555,804 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 5 Part Time 0 TOTAL 5 Section 138. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 3C PROGRAM Administration 1,371,626 1,371,626 TOTALS 1,371,626 0 0 1,371,626 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 Section 139. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 7C PROGRAM Administration 1,392,906 1,392,906 TOTALS 1,392,906 0 0 1,392,906 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 Section 140. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 6C PROGRAM Administration 1,381,128 1,381,128 TOTALS 1,381,128 0 0 1,381,128 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 46 SF0001 Section 141. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 9C PROGRAM Administration 1,307,284 1,307,284 TOTALS 1,307,284 0 0 1,307,284 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 Section 142. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 4B PROGRAM Administration 1,250,514 1,250,514 TOTALS 1,250,514 0 0 1,250,514 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 Section 143. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 1D PROGRAM Administration 1,326,803 1,326,803 TOTALS 1,326,803 0 0 1,326,803 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 Section 144. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 7D PROGRAM Administration 1,333,903 1,333,903 TOTALS 1,333,903 0 0 1,333,903 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 47 SF0001 Section 145. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 3D PROGRAM Administration 1,343,842 1,343,842 TOTALS 1,343,842 0 0 1,343,842 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 Section 146. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 6D PROGRAM Administration 1,374,252 1,374,252 TOTALS 1,374,252 0 0 1,374,252 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 Section 151. DISTRICT ATTORNEY/JUD DIST #1 PROGRAM Administration 5,918,081 718,561 SR 6,636,642 TOTALS 5,918,081 0 718,561 6,636,642 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 24 Part Time 0 TOTAL 24 Section 157. DISTRICT ATTORNEY/JUD DIST #7 PROGRAM Administration 6,369,152 289,392 SR 6,658,544 TOTALS 6,369,152 0 289,392 6,658,544 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 24 Part Time 0 TOTAL 24 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 48 SF0001 Section 160. COUNTY & PROS ATTORNEYS PROGRAM Administration 1. 9,780,000 9,780,000 TOTALS 9,780,000 0 0 9,780,000 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 1. (a) Of this general fund appropriation, in addition to amounts specified under W.S. 18-3-107(f): (i) Four hundred sixty-four thousand six hundred two dollars ($464,602.00) is appropriated for each fiscal year for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028 to provide increased state contributions to counties for compensation of elected county and prosecuting attorneys and shall be distributed proportionally among each of the twenty- one (21) participating counties; (ii) One million thirty-five thousand three hundred ninety-eight dollars ($1,035,398.00) is appropriated for each fiscal year for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028 to provide increased state contributions to counties for compensation of assistant county and prosecuting attorneys and shall be distributed in proportion to the state payments specified in W.S. 18-3-107(f) for assistant county and prosecuting attorneys. Section 205. EDUCATION-SCHOOL FINANCE PROGRAM School Foundation Program 1. 2,187,278,262 S5 2,187,278,262 Court Ordered Placements 17,183,639 S5 17,183,639 Foundation-Specials 5,765,000 S5 5,765,000 TOTALS 0 0 2,210,226,901 2,210,226,901 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 1. Of this other funds appropriation, twenty-one million nine hundred thousand dollars ($21,900,000.00)S5 is appropriated for school district ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 49 SF0001 entitlement payments paid in accordance with W.S. 21-13-313(c). This appropriation shall only be effective if 2026 House Bill 0045 or 2026 Senate File 0039 is enacted into law. Section 206. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAM Education Boards 1. 205,261 719,112 S5 507,043 SR 1,431,416 Leadership, Finance & IT 11,041,428 17,179 5,703,651 S5 400,000 SR 17,162,258 Accountability & Commun. 901,271 32,799,740 9,587,551 S5 210,894 SR 1,000 T0 43,500,456 School Support 2., 3. 5,123,514 317,025,857 2,280,086 S5 5,692,747 SR 468,495 T0 330,590,699 TOTALS 17,271,474 349,842,776 25,570,579 392,684,829 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 116 Part Time 2 TOTAL 118 1. Of this other funds appropriation, four hundred seven thousand one hundred fifteen dollars ($407,115.00)SR is provided for compensation for the position of executive director for the Wyoming charter school authorizing board. Upon the next vacancy of the position of executive director for the Wyoming charter school authorizing board, the Wyoming charter school authorizing board shall request a reclassification of the position by the human resources division of the department of administration and information to align the compensation and pay bands commensurate with the duties of the position and comparable executive level positions within the department of education with similar roles and responsibilities. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 2. Of this general fund appropriation, three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) is appropriated for state-funded farm to school grants to increase local food procurement. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation be included in the department of education's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 50 SF0001 3. Of this general fund appropriation, fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) is appropriated to pay for processing costs for Wyoming poultry, lamb, pork, beef or bison donated to a school district to be used in school meals. Expenditures authorized in this footnote shall be made only if an equal amount of funding has been contributed by a local school district for the processing costs of the donated Wyoming poultry, lamb, pork, beef or bison. The department shall endeavor to provide funding to as many school districts as possible under this footnote and participation in the federal school lunch program shall not be used as a limiting criterion for the distribution of these funds. To the extent all funds from this appropriation are expended, the department of education shall identify and expend any additional funds appropriated in this section for continuation of the expenditures under this footnote. Section 211. BOARD OF EQUALIZATION PROGRAM Equalization/Tax Appeals 1,795,310 1,795,310 TOTALS 1,795,310 0 0 1,795,310 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 5 Part Time 0 TOTAL 5 Section 220. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COUNCIL PROGRAM Administration 610,603 610,603 TOTALS 610,603 0 0 610,603 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 2 Part Time 0 TOTAL 2 Section 270. OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS PROGRAM Administration 4,691,869 SR 4,691,869 TOTALS 0 0 4,691,869 4,691,869 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 51 SF0001 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 12 Part Time 0 TOTAL 12 Section 012. BOARD OF ARCHITECTS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS PROGRAM Administration 243,349 SR 243,349 TOTALS 0 0 243,349 243,349 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 016. BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS PROGRAM Administration 57,711 SR 57,711 TOTALS 0 0 57,711 57,711 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 017. BOARD OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS EXAMINERS PROGRAM Administration 101,905 SR 101,905 TOTALS 0 0 101,905 101,905 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 52 SF0001 Section 018. REAL ESTATE COMMISSION PROGRAM Administration 1,474,948 SR 1,474,948 Real Estate Recovery 10,047 SR 10,047 Real Estate Education 81,771 SR 81,771 Real Estate Appraiser 314,360 SR 314,360 Appraiser Education 29,133 SR 29,133 Appraisal Management 429,914 SR 429,914 TOTALS 0 0 2,340,173 2,340,173 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 6 Part Time 0 TOTAL 6 Section 019. PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS BOARD PROGRAM Prof. Teaching Stds. Board 2,341,039 SR 2,341,039 TOTALS 0 0 2,341,039 2,341,039 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 8 Part Time 0 TOTAL 8 Section 022. BOARD FOR RESPIRATORY CARE PROGRAM Administration 79,528 SR 79,528 TOTALS 0 0 79,528 79,528 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 028. BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN PODIATRY PROGRAM Administration 33,957 SR 33,957 TOTALS 0 0 33,957 33,957 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 53 SF0001 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 030. BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS PROGRAM Administration 165,430 SR 165,430 TOTALS 0 0 165,430 165,430 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 031. COLLECTION AGENCY BOARD PROGRAM Administration 235,071 SR 235,071 TOTALS 0 0 235,071 235,071 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 033. BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY PROGRAM Administration 1,215,685 SR 1,215,685 TOTALS 0 0 1,215,685 1,215,685 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 4 Part Time 0 TOTAL 4 Section 034. BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS PROGRAM Administration 392,180 SR 392,180 TOTALS 0 0 392,180 392,180 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 54 SF0001 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 035. BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE PRACTITIONERS PROGRAM Administration 100,598 SR 100,598 TOTALS 0 0 100,598 100,598 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 036. BOARD OF MIDWIFERY PROGRAM Administration 34,877 SR 34,877 TOTALS 0 0 34,877 34,877 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 038. WYOMING GAMING COMMISSION PROGRAM Administration 1. 6,087,915 SR 6,087,915 TOTALS 0 0 6,087,915 6,087,915 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 15 Part Time 2 TOTAL 17 1. Pursuant to W.S. 11-25-201(j), Wyoming gaming commission expenditures for breeder awards are authorized by the legislature for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 55 SF0001 Section 043. DIETETICS LICENSING BOARD PROGRAM Administration 51,188 SR 51,188 TOTALS 0 0 51,188 51,188 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 046. WYOMING COMBAT SPORTS COMMISSION PROGRAM Administration 68,618 SR 68,618 TOTALS 0 0 68,618 68,618 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 052. BOARD OF MEDICINE PROGRAM Administration 1. 3,743,513 SR 3,743,513 TOTALS 0 0 3,743,513 3,743,513 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 7 Part Time 0 TOTAL 7 1. Of this other funds appropriation, seven hundred ten thousand twenty-four dollars ($710,024.00)SR is effective immediately. Section 054. BOARD OF NURSING PROGRAM Administration 3,494,590 SR 3,494,590 TOTALS 0 0 3,494,590 3,494,590 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 10 Part Time 0 TOTAL 10 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 56 SF0001 Section 056. BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY PROGRAM Administration 115,633 SR 115,633 TOTALS 0 0 115,633 115,633 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 058. BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY & AUDIOLOGY PROGRAM Administration 126,217 SR 126,217 TOTALS 0 0 126,217 126,217 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 059. BOARD OF PHARMACY PROGRAM Licensing Board 2,194,817 SR 2,194,817 TOTALS 0 0 2,194,817 2,194,817 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 6 Part Time 0 TOTAL 6 Section 061. BOARD OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PROGRAM Administration 837,375 SR 837,375 TOTALS 0 0 837,375 837,375 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 2 Part Time 0 TOTAL 2 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 57 SF0001 Section 062. BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY PROGRAM Administration 177,607 SR 177,607 TOTALS 0 0 177,607 177,607 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 064. BOARD OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS PROGRAM Administration 38,175 SR 38,175 TOTALS 0 0 38,175 38,175 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 065. BOARD OF ATHLETIC TRAINERS PROGRAM Administration 31,812 SR 31,812 TOTALS 0 0 31,812 31,812 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 068. BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM Administration 197,527 SR 197,527 TOTALS 0 0 197,527 197,527 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 58 SF0001 Section 075. BOARD OF OUTFITTERS AND GUIDES PROGRAM Administration 993,240 SR 993,240 TOTALS 0 0 993,240 993,240 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 3 Part Time 0 TOTAL 3 Section 078. MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONS LICENSING BOARD PROGRAM Administration 713,169 SR 713,169 TOTALS 0 0 713,169 713,169 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 079. BOARD OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS PROGRAM Administration 64,685 SR 64,685 TOTALS 0 0 64,685 64,685 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 083. BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAM Administration 149,051 SR 149,051 TOTALS 0 0 149,051 149,051 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL APPROPRIATION FUND FUNDS FUNDS APPROPRIATION FOR $ $ $ $ 59 SF0001 Section 084. BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS PROGRAM Administration 234,438 SR 234,438 TOTALS 0 0 234,438 234,438 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 251. BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE PROGRAM Administration 152,072 SR 152,072 TOTALS 0 0 152,072 152,072 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 Section 252. BOARD OF ACUPUNCTURE PROGRAM Administration 51,812 SR 51,812 TOTALS 0 0 51,812 51,812 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 60 SF0001 [BUDGET BALANCERS - TRANSFERS] Section 300. (a) The state auditor shall transfer any unappropriated funds in the general fund on June 30, 2026 in excess of one hundred ninety-two million seven hundred sixty-five thousand dollars ($192,765,000.00) to the legislative stabilization reserve account. (b) The state auditor shall transfer a total of one hundred thirty- eight million nine hundred seventy-four thousand six hundred eighty-eight dollars ($138,974,688.00) from the strategic investments and projects account to the general fund in one (1) or more transfers. Any amounts transferred to the general fund under this subsection prior to June 30, 2026 shall be subtracted from the calculation of the transfer of funds from the budget reserve account to the legislative stabilization reserve account as required by 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 300(b). This subsection is effective immediately. (c) The state auditor shall transfer forty-four million three hundred forty-eight thousand one hundred thirty-one dollars ($44,348,131.00) from the general fund to the permanent Wyoming mineral trust fund. (d) The state auditor shall transfer eighty-eight million seven hundred forty-two thousand one hundred seventy-six dollars ($88,742,176.00) from the school foundation program reserve account to the public school foundation program account. (e) The state auditor shall transfer two hundred twenty-eight million six hundred thousand dollars ($228,600,000.00), or as much thereof as is available from the unexpended, unobligated balance of the strategic investments and projects account to the general fund. This subsection shall not be effective if Senate File 0119 is enacted into law. [BORROWING AUTHORITY - CASH FLOW AND EXECUTIVE PROGRAMS] Section 301. (a) The state auditor is authorized to borrow from the legislative stabilization reserve account amounts necessary to assist the state's general fund cash flow. The amounts borrowed shall be repaid when sufficient general fund revenue is available. The auditor shall borrow funds under this subsection only to assist the month-to-month cash flow of the general fund and shall not borrow funds under this subsection when total appropriations together with outstanding encumbrances and obligations for the biennium exceed projected revenues for the biennium. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 61 SF0001 (b) The governor is authorized to borrow from the legislative stabilization reserve account up to thirty million dollars ($30,000,000.00) as necessary to meet funding requirements to fight wildfires in the event reserve funds in the office of state lands and investments' forestry division have been exhausted. The governor shall report to the joint appropriations committee, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives immediately upon exercise of this authority. [STATE MILITARY DEPARTMENT LANDS – FIRE SUPPRESSION] Section 302. (a) The governor is authorized to reimburse the costs of suppressing fires that burn on, have burned on, originate on or have originated on any state lands managed by the military department, subject to the requirements of this section. (b) No reimbursement shall be made under this section except upon the written approval of the state forester. The governor and the state forester may consult with the adjutant general as necessary to implement this section. (c) The governor shall, for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028, reimburse fire suppression costs under this section in accordance with all of the following: (i) The governor shall reimburse costs from the fire protection revolving account created by W.S. 36-2-109; (ii) If insufficient funds are available in the fire protection revolving account for reimbursement, the governor may reimburse costs from the amount appropriated to the governor for public welfare emergencies under W.S. 9-2-1014.3; (iii) If insufficient funds are available in the fire protection revolving account and from the appropriation for public welfare emergencies under W.S. 9-2-1014.3 for reimbursement, the governor may borrow funds from the legislative stabilization reserve account in an amount not to exceed twenty million dollars ($20,000,000.00); (iv) No entity receiving a reimbursement for fire suppression costs under another provision of law or from another source of funds shall receive a reimbursement under this section. (d) Reimbursements under this section shall be made only for the purposes specified in this section and shall not exceed the actual costs of suppressing fires as specified in this section. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 62 SF0001 [CARRYOVER APPROPRIATIONS] Section 303. [WILD HORSE AND BURRO MANAGEMENT] (a) Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e) and 9-4-207, of unexpended, unobligated monies appropriated from the general fund to the governor's office under 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 2, Section 001 for wild horse and burro management (unit 0128), up to seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000.00), or as much thereof as is available, shall not revert on June 30, 2026 and are hereby reappropriated to the governor's office for wild horse and burro management on the Wind River Indian Reservation. Of this general fund reappropriation, any funds expended for wild horse or burro management on the Wind River Indian Reservation are conditioned upon matching funds in the ratio of one dollar ($1.00) of appropriated general funds to not less than one dollar ($1.00) of matching funds from any funds provided by the Eastern Shoshone Tribe, the Northern Arapaho Tribe or the cooperative tribal governing body. [DISASTER CONTINGENCY] (b) Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e) and 9-4-207, of unexpended, unobligated monies appropriated or reappropriated from the general fund to the governor's office under 2022 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 51, Section 2, Section 001, as amended by 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 94, Section 2, Section 001 and 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 2, Section 001 for disaster contingency, up to one million two hundred sixty-three thousand nine hundred sixty-six dollars ($1,263,966.00), or as much thereof as is available, shall not revert on June 30, 2026 and are hereby reappropriated to the governor's office for disaster contingency. [STATE CAPITOL - WEEKENDS AND SPECIAL EVENTS] (c) Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e) and 9-4-207, of unexpended, unobligated monies appropriated from the general fund to the department of administration and information under 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 2, Section 006 in the original amount of three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000.00), up to two hundred seven thousand dollars ($207,000.00), or as much thereof as is available, shall not revert on June 30, 2026 and are hereby reappropriated to the capitol square preservation account for expenditures subject to W.S. 9-4-225. This appropriation to the capitol square preservation account is to ensure that the Wyoming capitol building is open to the public for special events and during the summer on Saturdays and for extended weekday hours. This reappropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 63 SF0001 [WYOMING STABLE TOKEN COMMISSION] (d) Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e) and 9-4-207, of unexpended, unobligated monies appropriated from the general fund to the Wyoming stable token commission under 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 185, Section 4 and 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 2, Section 091 for operations of the Wyoming stable token commission, up to three million eight hundred thousand dollars ($3,800,000.00), or as much thereof as is available, shall not revert on June 30, 2026 and are hereby reappropriated to the Wyoming stable token commission. The Wyoming stable token commission shall endeavor to contract with Wyoming domiciled entities when conducting business funded by the reappropriation to the Wyoming stable token commission in this section. [ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY COMMISSION] (e) Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e) and 9-4-207, of unexpended, unobligated monies appropriated from the general fund to the enhanced oil recovery commission under 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 2, Section 070, up to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), or as much thereof as is available, shall not revert on June 30, 2026 and are hereby reappropriated to the enhanced oil recovery commission solely for purposes of projects. [SECTION EFFECTIVE DATE] (f) This section is effective immediately. [EMPLOYEE BENEFITS] Section 304. (a) The state's contribution to the state employees' and officials' group insurance plan under W.S. 9-3-210 for each qualifying executive, judicial and legislative branch employee, including employees of the University of Wyoming and the community colleges, shall be paid from amounts appropriated in agency budgets in the following amounts for the specified time periods: (i) For the period beginning December 1, 2026 and ending November 30, 2027, an amount to be determined by the employees' group insurance section of the department of administration and information but not to exceed: (A) One thousand two hundred twenty-one dollars ($1,221.00) per month for an employee electing single coverage; ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 64 SF0001 (B) Two thousand four hundred forty-three dollars ($2,443.00) per month for an employee electing employee plus dependent spouse coverage; (C) One thousand eight hundred sixty dollars ($1,860.00) per month for an employee electing employee plus dependent children coverage; (D) Two thousand eight hundred dollars ($2,800.00) per month for an employee electing family coverage; (E) One thousand four hundred ten dollars ($1,410.00) per month for employees who elect family coverage when both spouses are employees of covered entities creating a split family coverage. (ii) For the period beginning December 1, 2027 and ending November 30, 2028, an amount to be determined by the employees' group insurance section of the department of administration and information but not to exceed: (A) One thousand three hundred twenty-three dollars ($1,323.00) per month for an employee electing single coverage; (B) Two thousand six hundred forty-eight dollars ($2,648.00) per month for an employee electing employee plus dependent spouse coverage; (C) Two thousand fifteen dollars ($2,015.00) per month for an employee electing employee plus dependent children coverage; (D) Three thousand thirty-six dollars ($3,036.00) per month for an employee electing family coverage; (E) One thousand five hundred twenty-eight dollars ($1,528.00) per month for employees who elect family coverage when both spouses are employees of covered entities creating a split family coverage. (b) There is appropriated two million one hundred eighty-eight thousand five hundred twenty-four dollars ($2,188,524.00) from the general fund to the state auditor for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028 to be expended only for health insurance benefits for executive, legislative and judicial branch agency retirees, including retirees of the University of Wyoming and the community colleges, who participate in the state employees' and officials' group insurance plan, and whose date of retirement was prior to July 1, 2008. Payments to the plan on behalf of eligible retirees shall be made monthly at the rate of eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) per year of service up to a maximum of thirty (30) years of service for those retirees who are not Medicare ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 65 SF0001 eligible, and at the rate of five dollars and seventy-five cents ($5.75) per year of service up to a maximum of thirty (30) years of service for those retirees who are Medicare eligible. (c) Sufficient monies in the retirees prefunded health insurance trust (fund 561) are appropriated to the state auditor and shall be used for the purpose of funding the benefits in the same manner and amounts as provided in subsection (b) of this section for retirees whose effective date of retirement is July 1, 2008 or later. All investment earnings on the retirees prefunded health insurance trust (fund 561) shall remain in the fund. (d) Provided sufficient funds are available, employees whose benefits are paid from nongeneral fund sources shall receive the same benefits as provided in this section. (e) If sufficient funds are not available for obligations under subsections (b) through (d) of this section, payments to eligible retirees shall be reduced proportionally. (f) The appropriations in this section shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. (g) It is the intent of the legislature that the appropriation in subsection (b) of this section, adjusted by the number of eligible participants, shall be included in the state auditor's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. All state agencies, including the University of Wyoming, the community colleges and the legislative and judicial branches, shall include in standard budget requests for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium sufficient amounts to be deposited into the retiree health insurance benefits account created by 2008 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 48, Section 303. Amounts to include in the standard budget requests shall be equal to up to one percent (1%) of each benefit eligible employee's salary for each pay period sufficient to continue benefits in subsections (c) and (d) of this section for fiscal years 2027 and 2028, as established by the department of administration and information. [FLEX - EXECUTIVE] Section 305. (a) Excluding appropriations to the University of Wyoming and authorization of University of Wyoming positions and notwithstanding any provision of W.S. 9-2-1005(a) to the contrary, the governor is authorized to transfer: (i) Between programs within any executive branch agency, excluding the department of environmental quality, department of health and ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 66 SF0001 department of corrections, ten percent (10%) of the total appropriation for the agency; (ii) Between programs within the department of environmental quality, department of health and department of corrections, one hundred percent (100%) of the total appropriation for the agency; (iii) Between executive branch agencies, five percent (5%) of the total appropriation for the agency from which the funds are transferred; (iv) Between programs within any executive branch agency, or between executive branch agencies, legislatively authorized full-time or part-time positions. (b) All transfers authorized under this section shall be approved by the governor and reported to the joint appropriations committee through the B-11 process as authorized by W.S. 9-2-1005(b)(ii) and reported pursuant to W.S. 9-2-1013(b). (c) The authority granted under this section is effective for the period beginning on the effective date of this section and ending June 30, 2028. (d) Any provision of this act or any other legislation enacted that specifies that an appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose, or containing language of like effect, or specifying a position within an agency shall prevail over this section and no such funds so appropriated or positions so specified shall be subject to subsection (a) of this section. [FLEX – JUDICIARY] Section 306. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the supreme court may transfer up to five percent (5%) of the total general fund appropriation between programs within the supreme court. With the approval of the district court budget committee, up to five percent (5%) of the general fund appropriation to each district court may be transferred to one (1) or more other district courts. Authority pursuant to this section includes transfers of associated legislatively authorized full-time or part-time positions and shall be effective for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028. Any transfers pursuant to this section shall be reported annually by the supreme court to the joint appropriations committee. The report shall specify the appropriations and authorized positions transferred including transfers between expenditure series, programs and courts. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 67 SF0001 (b) Any provision of this act or any other legislation enacted that specifies that an appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose, or containing language of like effect, shall prevail over this section and no such funds so appropriated or positions so specified shall be subject to subsection (a) of this section. [PERSONAL SERVICES TRANSFERS] Section 307. (a) Unless otherwise specifically provided, nonfederal fund appropriations for personal services (100 series) contained in this act shall not be transferred to any other series or expended for any purpose other than personal services. Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1005(b)(ii) or any other provision of this act, nonfederal fund appropriations for contractual services (900 series) contained in this act shall not be transferred to the personal services (100 series). (b) The following appropriations and agencies are exempt from this section: (i) Section 2, Section 020 of this act to the department of environmental quality; (ii) Section 2, Section 048 of this act to the department of health; (iii) Section 2, Section 080 of this act to the department of corrections; (iv) Any other appropriation in this act that specifies that the appropriation shall not be subject to this section. (c) The judicial branch is exempt from this section for transfers in a total amount not to exceed four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00). [ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY COMMISSION - REAPPROPRIATION] Section 308. 2022 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 51, Section 317(a) is amended to read: Section 317. (a) Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e) and 9-4-207, unexpended, unobligated monies appropriated from the general fund to the enhanced oil recovery commission under 2006 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 35, Section 2, Section 070; 2008 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 68 SF0001 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 48, Section 2, Section 070; 2010 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 39, Section 2, Section 070; 2012 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 26, Section 2, Section 070 as amended by 2013 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 73, Section 2, Section 070; 2014 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 26, Section 2, Section 070; 2016 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 31, Section 2, Section 070 as amended by 2017 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 120, Section 2, Section 070; 2018 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 134, Section 2, Section 070; 2020 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 80, Section 2, Section 070 as amended by 2021 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 69, Section 2, Section 070, up to one million nine hundred six thousand seven hundred eighty-two dollars ($1,906,782.00) or as much thereof as is available that was not reverted as provided by law shall be deemed reverted for accounting purposes on June 30, 2022 and is reappropriated to the enhanced oil recovery commission for purposes of projects only. Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e) and 9-4-207, the reappropriation in this section shall not revert until June 30, 2026 2028. It is the intent of the legislature that this reappropriation not be included in the enhanced oil recovery commission's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. [DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARRYOVERS] Section 309. (a) Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e) and 9-4-207, of unexpended, unobligated monies appropriated from the general fund to the department of health under 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 2, Section 048, up to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000.00) or as much thereof as is available, shall not revert on June 30, 2026 and are hereby reappropriated to the department of health for the following purposes: (i) Unanticipated Medicaid expenditures, including increased enrollment; (ii) Costs associated with the implementation of Title 25, Chapter 10 of the Wyoming statutes; (iii) State facility staffing needs. (b) The transfer or expenditure of funds under this section shall be approved by the governor and reported to the joint appropriations committee through the B-11 process as authorized by W.S. 9-2-1005(b)(ii) and reported pursuant to W.S. 9-2-1013(b). ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 69 SF0001 (c) No funds from the reappropriations in this section shall be expended by the department of health if the expenditure would result in an increase to maintenance of effort, maintenance of financial support or a similar federal requirement to expend additional state funds in future budget periods. (d) It is the intent of the legislature that the carryover appropriations in this section not be included in the department of health's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. (e) This section is effective immediately. [LIMITATION ON SALARY INCREASE] Section 310. (a) The 2029-2030 biennial general fund standard budget for personal services (100 series) for each agency shall be less than or equal to the 2027-2028 biennial appropriations for personal services (100 series) for each agency in all enacted laws including any calculated amount to continue legislatively approved compensation increases throughout the 2027-2028 biennium and excluding benefit adjustments and allowable personal services transfers pursuant to Section 307 of this act and documented through the report required by W.S. 9-2-1011(c). (b) Any salary increase for an executive branch state position, including those of the game and fish department, department of transportation and boards and commissions and excluding positions of the University of Wyoming or community colleges, during the 2027-2028 biennium for which the compensation increase has not been approved by the legislature shall be reviewed and approved by the governor or his designee. (c) Any salary increase for a judicial branch position during the 2027-2028 biennium for which the compensation increase has not been approved by the legislature shall be reviewed and approved by either the district court judge, chief justice or the board of judicial policy and administration. [CONCURRENCE WITH GOVERNOR'S BIENNIAL BUDGET DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS] Section 311. (a) Unless otherwise provided in this act, it is the intent of the legislature to concur with the recommendations contained in the governor's 2027-2028 biennial budget for one-time funding, sustained funding or expenditures anticipated to increase or decrease and be included in the standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 70 SF0001 (b) It is the intent of the legislature that continuation of at-will employee contract positions not explicitly denied by this act shall continue as requested throughout the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028 and be included in the standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. (c) Authorization for at-will employee contract positions within the office of state lands and investments, department of health and department of workforce services supported by funds originating from section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, shall remain effective until the latter of: (i) December 31, 2026; (ii) The date of completion of any federally required reporting and audits; or (iii) The date of any extension of federal expenditure deadlines under section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, enacted into law. [ENERGY MATCHING FUND GRANT] Section 312. (a) Upon favorable recommendation of the Wyoming energy authority and approval by the governor, the state treasurer shall provide funds for grants for energy matching projects related to rare earth resources totaling not more than sixteen million dollars ($16,000,000.00) in the aggregate from the legislative stabilization reserve account, subject to all of the following: (i) The Wyoming energy authority shall solicit applications for grants under this section and reject or recommend approval of applications for final action by the governor; (ii) The grants under this section are for purposes of providing matching funds for private or federal funding for construction or operation of commercial deployment projects related to the processing or separation of rare earth resources located in Wyoming; (iii) Expenditure of funds granted under this section shall be conditioned upon receipt of matching funds in the ratio of one dollar ($1.00) of granted funds to not less than one dollar ($1.00) of matching funds from nonstate sources; ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 71 SF0001 (iv) The Wyoming energy authority and the state treasurer shall recommend other terms and conditions for grants awarded under this section. The governor shall determine all terms and conditions for grants under this section; (v) No grant shall be made without the written opinion of the attorney general certifying the legality of the transaction and all documents connected therewith; (vi) The governor shall approve an applicant's proposed construction or operation of commercial deployment projects related to the processing or separation of rare earth resources located in Wyoming only upon a determination that the proposed construction or operation will result in substantial benefit to the public. (b) All proposed grants under this section, including the terms, conditions and the purposes and goals of each grant shall be reported to the management council of the legislature and the joint appropriations committee not less than ten (10) days prior to execution of the grant. [RESERVED] Section 313. [Reserved.] [RESERVED] Section 314. [Reserved.] [RESERVED] Section 315. [Reserved.] [RESERVED] Section 316. [Reserved.] [DEAPPROPRIATION – BUSINESS READY COMMUNITY ACCOUNT] Section 317. (a) The Wyoming business council shall revert all unexpended, unobligated funds held in the business ready community account to the general fund. (b) Any amounts reverted to the general fund under this section prior to June 30, 2026 shall be subtracted from the calculation of the transfer of funds from the budget reserve account to the legislative stabilization ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 72 SF0001 reserve account as required by 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 300(b). (c) This section is effective immediately. [REVISIONS TO PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS] Section 318. (a) 2022 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 51, Section 321, as amended by 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 94, and as further amended by 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 318, by creating a new subsection (g) and 2022 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 51, Section 325, as amended by 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 94, and as further amended by 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 318, by creating a new subsection (g) are amended to read: [ENERGY MATCHING FUNDS] Section 321. (g) All proposed expenditures under this section shall be reported to the management council of the legislature and the joint appropriations committee with a description of the desired actions and outcomes not less than ten (10) days before use of the funds is approved by the governor through the B-11 process as authorized by W.S. 9-2-1005(b)(ii) and reported pursuant to W.S. 9-2-1013(b). [APPROPRIATION TO MATCH FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS] Section 325. (g) All proposed expenditures under this section shall be reported to the management council of the legislature and the joint appropriations committee with a description of the desired actions and outcomes not less than ten (10) days before use of the funds are approved by the governor through the B-11 process as authorized by W.S. 9-2-1005(b)(ii) and reported pursuant to W.S. 9-2-1013(b). (b) This section is effective immediately. [RESERVED] Section 319. [Reserved.] ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 73 SF0001 [OFFICE OF TOURISM PROJECT AND CONTRACTS] Section 320. (a) There is appropriated fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000.00) from the Wyoming tourism reserve and projects account to the Wyoming office of tourism to contract with a rodeo and cowboy museum and hall of fame project to promote tourism and preserve Wyoming's cowboy heritage and western history. This appropriation shall be distributed to the office of tourism in accordance with subsection (b) of this section. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be included in the office of tourism's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008 and 9-4-207, any unexpended, unobligated funds from the appropriation in this section shall not revert until June 30, 2036. (b) The appropriation in subsection (b) of this section shall be distributed to the office of tourism, subject to all of the following: (i) Three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) shall be effective immediately and shall be distributed not later than April 15, 2026; (ii) Two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) is effective and shall be distributed on July 1, 2026; (iii) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00) is effective and shall be distributed as soon as funds are available on or after July 1, 2027; (iv) For the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028, the appropriation in this subsection shall take priority and be fully executed in each fiscal year prior to any required transfers from the Wyoming tourism reserve and projects account to the Wyoming outdoor recreation and tourism trust fund account pursuant to 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 153, Section 2; (v) The Wyoming tourism board shall solicit requests for qualifications under subsection (b) of this section and reject or recommend approval of request for qualifications for final action by the governor; (vi) The Wyoming tourism board shall determine and certify the project efforts have a reasonable expectation of increasing tourism to Wyoming and generating additional jobs, gross state product, state revenue, and economic diversification; (vii) Expenditure of funds contracted for a project under subsection (b) of this section shall be conditioned upon expenditure of ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 74 SF0001 matching funds in the ratio of one dollar ($1.00) of project funds to not less than one dollar ($1.00) of matching funds from any nonstate source; (viii) Approval and allocation of any project under this section shall include a repayment provision if the project cannot be completed by June 30, 2030; (ix) No contract shall be made without the written opinion of the attorney general certifying the legality of the transaction and all documents connected therewith; (x) The governor shall approve the project contract only upon a determination that the project will result in a substantial benefit to the public. [COURT SECURITY GRANTS] Section 321. There is appropriated three million two hundred eighty- four thousand eight hundred twenty dollars ($3,284,820.00) from the general fund to the supreme court to be matched by a total of three hundred sixty- four thousand nine hundred eighty dollars ($364,980.00) of local matching funds to provide funding for court security improvements. Funds shall only be expended upon recommendation by the Wyoming court security commission for direct purchase by the state or grants to counties for security equipment within courthouses or the construction or modification of facilities containing a state court. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be included in the standard budget of the judicial branch for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. Any unawarded, unexpended or unobligated funds remaining from the appropriation in this section shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2028. [ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER PROJECT ACCOUNT] Section 322. In accordance with W.S. 9-4-214(a) and 9-4-217(d), the state auditor shall continue the rocky mountain power project account created under 2022 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 51, Section 322 and continued under 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 322. All funds within the account shall be invested by the state treasurer, and all investment earnings from the account shall be credited to the account. Any funds deposited to this account shall be continuously appropriated to the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust account board to provide oversight and distribute funds in accordance with the United States bureau of land management stipulations for this funding. [UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION LOAN] ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 75 SF0001 Section 323. (a) 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 187, Section 11(b) is amended to read: Section 11. (b) Before July 1, 2026, the state treasurer and the state auditor shall utilize advance funds in the form of interfund loans from the legislative stabilization reserve account for deposit to the University of Wyoming 2023 capital projects account as necessary to meet appropriations from that account and contract obligations of the University of Wyoming incurred for purposes of this section. No interfund loans authorized under this section shall be made after completion of the projects specified in subsection (a) of this section. On and after July 1, 2026, the legislature authorizes the discharge of up to seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000.00) in outstanding interfund loans from the legislative stabilization reserve account under this section. (b) This section is effective immediately. [MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION TO EXPEND WYOMING STATE PENITENTIARY CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT] Section 324. (a) 2025 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 161, Section 7 is amended to read: Section 7. On the effective date of this section, the state auditor shall transfer There is appropriated nine million dollars ($9,000,000.00) from the Wyoming state penitentiary capital construction account within the strategic investments and project account to the department of corrections for purposes of the department's security system. These funds shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. Any funds in excess of nine million dollars ($9,000,000.00) transferred to the department of corrections from the Wyoming state penitentiary capital construction account within the strategic investments and project account prior to April 1, 2026 for these purposes shall be restored by the department of corrections to the Wyoming state penitentiary capital construction account within the strategic investments and projects account not later than April 15, 2026. (b) This section is effective immediately. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 76 SF0001 [RESERVED] Section 325. [Reserved.] [RESERVED] Section 326. [Reserved.] [NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AIR RACES - REPEAL] Section 327. (a) 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 2, Section 066 is amended to read: Section 066. WYOMING TOURISM BOARD PROGRAM Wyoming Tourism Board 1., 2. 41,539,082 S14 2,500,000 S0 23,600 SR 44,062,682 41,562,682 TOTALS 0 0 44,062,682 44,062,682 41,562,682 41,562,682 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES Full Time 0 Part Time 0 TOTAL 0 1. Of this other funds appropriation, two million dollars ($2,000,000.00)S14 is for purposes of planning and providing grants for initiatives recognizing the two hundred fiftieth anniversary of the declaration of independence. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be included in the Wyoming tourism board's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. 2. Of this other funds appropriation, two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00)S0 is appropriated from the Wyoming tourism reserve and projects account. In the event any public Wyoming airport is selected as the site of the national championship air races, the Wyoming tourism board shall distribute this appropriation to the public entity operating the selected airport for purposes of economic development and community assistance conditioned only upon the public entity's good-faith effort to secure matching funds in the ratio of one dollar ($1.00) of appropriated other funds to not less than one ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 77 SF0001 dollar ($1.00) of matching funds from any nonstate sources to the greatest extent possible. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be included in the Wyoming tourism board's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. (b) Funds deappropriated as a result of the appropriations repealed in subsection (a) of this section shall be credited to the account from which they were appropriated. (c) This section is effective immediately. [GOVERNOR'S BIENNIAL BUDGET DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS – RESTORATION] Section 328. (a) For the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028, there is appropriated from the accounts and funds specified in this section one hundred seventy-two million two hundred twenty-one thousand three hundred fifty-four dollars ($172,221,354.00) to the state auditor to restore the governor's biennial budget recommendations to the departments specified in this section: DEPARTMENT GF FF OF Total 001 Office of the Governor 1. 5,795,794 20,702 5,816,496 004 State Treasurer 4,882 353,658 SR 358,540 006 Administration and Information 2. 1,305,753 4,517,814 IS 33,276 SR 5,856,843 007 Wyoming Military Department 45,813 45,813 008 Office of the Public Defender 39,355 6,945 SR 46,300 010 Department of Agriculture 368,774 368,774 011 Department of Revenue 321,820 15,589 EF 337,409 014 Miners' Hospital Board 4,930 T2 4,930 015 Attorney General 1,308,447 1,642 2,190 S5 4,380 SR 730 TT 1,317,389 016 Board of Barber Examiners 3,000 SR 3,000 018 Real Estate Commission 7,009 SR 7,009 019 Professional Teaching Standards Board 11,120 SR 11,120 020 Department of Environmental Quality 1,277,083 500,000 SR 1,777,083 021 Department of Audit 47,034 12,117 577,109 SR 636,260 023 Public Service Commission 600,000 SR 600,000 024 State Parks & Cultural Resources 141,190 15,966 SR 157,156 027 State Construction Department 11,054 388,580 S5 399,634 033 Board of Cosmetology 4,840 SR 4,840 037 State Engineer 51,100 51,100 038 Wyoming Gaming Commission 14,709 SR 14,709 039 Wildlife/Natural Resource Trust 3. 9,000,000 2,421 SR 9,002,421 041 Fire Prevention & Elec Safety 21,857 21,857 ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 78 SF0001 042 Geological Survey 48,517 48,517 045 Department of Transportation 161,740 S7 161,740 048 Department of Health 4. 38,836,481 30,094,123 68,930,604 049 Department of Family Services 5. 3,185,487 562,145 3,747,632 051 Livestock Board 15,344 36,622 SR 51,966 052 Board of Medicine 6,185 SR 6,185 053 Department of Workforce Services 114,212 161,326 84,610 EF 360,148 054 Board of Nursing 5,237 SR 5,237 055 Oil and Gas Commission 16,289 SR 16,289 057 Community College Commission 6., 7. 3,019,517 3,019,517 060 State Lands and Investments 475,500 475,500 066 Wyoming Tourism Board 11,310 S14 11,310 067 University of Wyoming 7., 8. 60,933,867 60,933,867 070 Enhanced Oil Recovery Comm. 152,802 152,802 072 Retirement System 735,823 PF 735,823 075 Board of Outfitters and Guides 18,552 SR 18,552 077 Enterprise Technology Services 9. 4,105,392 1,926,261 IS 3,770 S5 6,035,423 080 Department of Corrections 461,930 461,930 096 State Budget Department 12,161 12,161 098 Office of Guardian ad Litem 4,472 1,118 SR 5,590 102 Board of Law Examiners 23,000 SR 23,000 103 Comm. on Judicial Conduct & Ethics 1,259 1,259 151 District Attorney/Jud Dist #1 54,500 54,500 157 District Attorney/Jud Dist #7 17,735 17,735 206 Department of Education 47,450 47,450 220 Environmental Quality Council 36,135 36,135 270 Office of Administrative Hearings 11,799 SR 11,799 131,262,717 30,852,055 10,106,582 172,221,354 1. Of this general fund appropriation, one hundred eight thousand one hundred ninety dollars ($108,190.00) is appropriated for local cybersecurity grant program matching. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be included in the office of the governor's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 2. Of this general fund appropriation, eighteen thousand two hundred sixty- two dollars ($18,262.00) is appropriated for stormwater fees in Cheyenne. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be included in the department of administration and information's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. This appropriation is effective immediately. 3. Of this general fund appropriation, nine million dollars ($9,000,000.00) is continuously appropriated from the general fund for deposit into the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust income account and continuously appropriated from the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust income account to the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust income account ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 79 SF0001 board to provide grants for preventing the introduction and spread of invasive plants and grasses with a focus on private and state lands across Wyoming, wildfire prevention measures, or to Wyoming conservation districts, weed and pest districts and the game and fish commission for purposes of restoring grass, hay and other vegetation destroyed by wildfires on private and state lands, preventing the establishment of nonnative, invasive terrestrial vegetation on private and state lands affected by wildfires and replacing and restoring habitats on private and state lands destroyed by wildfires. This appropriation shall not be subject to the requirements of the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Funding Act. 4. Of this general fund appropriation, six hundred seven thousand two hundred twenty-seven dollars ($607,227.00) is appropriated for public laboratory services and operations. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be included in the department of health's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. 5. Of this general fund appropriation, three million one hundred forty-five thousand dollars ($3,145,000.00) and of this federal funds appropriation, five hundred fifty-five thousand dollars ($555,000.00), is appropriated for information technology system modernization, licenses and product support. 6. Of this general fund appropriation, three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) is appropriated for Wyoming public television operations and nineteen thousand five hundred seventeen dollars ($19,517.00) is appropriated for expenditures under the technology replacement program. 7. Of this general fund appropriation, no funds shall be expended to pay student athletes salaries or endorsement compensation for participation in athletic activities sponsored by a community college or the University of Wyoming. 8. (a) Of this general fund appropriation, twelve million five hundred thousand dollars ($12,500,000.00) is appropriated to provide a state match for funds received by the University of Wyoming or donated funds in accordance with all of the following: (i) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00) is conditioned upon a match for a permanent endowment under W.S. 21-16-901 through 21-16-904. All state matching distributions from the challenge account created in W.S. 21-16-903 are appropriated solely to support endowments for priorities identified and approved by the University of Wyoming board of trustees; (ii) Two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00) is conditioned upon a match for purposes of expenditures for the college of agriculture governor's agriculture initiative. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 80 SF0001 (b) Distribution of the appropriation specified in subsection (a) of this footnote is conditioned upon a match of funds in the ratio of one dollar ($1.00) of appropriated general funds to not less than one dollar ($1.00) of matching funds from any nonstate source. This appropriation shall be retained by the state treasurer for distribution in accordance with W.S. 21-16-904, regardless of whether the match is for purposes of a permanent endowment under paragraph (a)(i) of this footnote or for expenditure by the University of Wyoming under paragraph (a)(ii) of this footnote. 9. Of this other funds appropriation, eight hundred seventy-five thousand nine hundred twenty-nine dollars ($875,929.00)IS is appropriated for cloud services. (b) In addition to the appropriations in subsection (a) of this section, there is authorized fifteen (15) full-time employee positions to restore the governor's biennial budget development recommendations to the departments specified in this subsection: (i) Three (3) full-time employee positions to the department of administration and information for facility management; (ii) Two (2) full-time employee positions to the department of agriculture for the state fair; (iii) One (1) full-time employee position to the office of the attorney general for a federal natural resource policy account attorney; (iv) Three (3) full-time employee positions to the department of audit for entry-level bank examiners; (v) One (1) full-time employee position to the state construction department for a senior policy and planning analyst; (vi) Two (2) full-time employee positions to the department of health for long-term care eligibility workers; (vii) One (1) full-time employee position to the office of state lands and investments for a fire business assistant; (viii) One (1) full-time employee position to the office of state lands and investments for a public information officer; (ix) One (1) full-time employee position to the Wyoming retirement system for an investment analyst. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 81 SF0001 (c) The appropriations in subsection (a) of this section shall be exempt from the limitations on the transfer of funds under Section 305 of this act in a total amount not to exceed one hundred seventy-two million two hundred twenty-one thousand three hundred fifty-four dollars ($172,221,354.00). (d) The appropriations in subsection (a) of this section, and the full-time employee positions and part-time employee positions authorized in subsection (b) of this section, are subject to Section 311 of this act. [EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION] Section 329. (a) There is appropriated one hundred eleven million seven hundred eighty-nine thousand six hundred seventy dollars ($111,789,670.00) from the general fund to the state auditor for salary adjustments of generally funded employees whose salary is not prescribed by law for the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028, as specified in this section. From this appropriation, the state auditor shall distribute the following amounts: (i) Sixty-four million one hundred ninety-one thousand one hundred fifty-three dollars ($64,191,153.00) for distribution among the executive branch agencies, including statewide elected officials, pursuant to subsection (b) of this section for employees of the executive branch, including the Wyoming community college commission but not including any agency or entity specified in paragraphs (ii) through (ix) of this subsection; (ii) Seven hundred forty-eight thousand six hundred forty-two dollars ($748,642.00) to the Wyoming business council pursuant to subsection (b) of this section for employees of the Wyoming business council; (iii) Twenty-one thousand seven hundred eighty-three dollars ($21,783.00) to the commission on judicial conduct and ethics pursuant to subsection (b) of this section for employees of the commission on judicial conduct and ethics; (iv) Forty-eight thousand seven hundred twenty-six dollars ($48,726.00) to the Wyoming energy authority pursuant to subsection (b) of this section for employees of the Wyoming energy authority; (v) Twenty-seven million six hundred ninety-nine thousand six hundred thirty-one dollars ($27,699,631.00) to the University of Wyoming, pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, for employees of the University ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 82 SF0001 of Wyoming, the University of Wyoming medical education program and school of energy resources; (vi) Three hundred seventy-seven thousand eight hundred seventy- two dollars ($377,872.00) to the University of Wyoming pursuant to subsection (b) of this section for employees of the enhanced oil recovery commission; (vii) Fourteen million five hundred eighty-five thousand three hundred thirty-seven dollars ($14,585,337.00) to the community college commission to be allocated among the community colleges in proportion to the state funded payroll of each college relative to the total state funded payroll as submitted by the colleges to the state budget department and further distributed within each college pursuant to subsection (b) of this section among the community colleges for employees of the community colleges; (viii) Two hundred eighty-three thousand five hundred ninety- eight dollars ($283,598.00) to the community college commission, pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, for employees of Wyoming public television; (ix) Three million eight hundred thirty-two thousand nine hundred twenty-eight dollars ($3,832,928.00) to the supreme court to be further distributed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section among the employees of the supreme court, district courts, circuit courts and related subdivisions. (b) Funds appropriated under subsection (a) of this section shall be distributed to employees of entities specified in paragraphs (a)(i) through (ix) of this section in accordance with an occupational market analysis. (c) For state executive and judicial branch employees whose compensation is paid from nongeneral fund sources, to the extent funds are available, there is appropriated from those accounts and funds amounts necessary to provide payment of comparable salary increases and employer paid benefits as that which is distributed to employees of entities specified in paragraphs (a)(i) through (ix) of this section and subject to the same distribution methodology that is applied by the entities specified in paragraphs (a)(i) through (ix) of this section. For state executive and judicial branch employees whose compensation is partially funded by general funds, general funds shall be expended for compensation increases in the same proportion as the employee's budgeted salary is paid by state general funds. (d) In accordance with Section 310 of this act, it is the intent of the legislature that the total appropriation in subsection (a) of this section to each recipient agency be included as a cumulative total of the sum of the amounts within each of the recipient agencies' standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 83 SF0001 [OUTDOOR TRAILS – MATCHING FUNDS] Section 330. (a) Notwithstanding W.S. 39-15-111(p)(i)(A), there is appropriated eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000.00)S14 from the Wyoming tourism account to the department of state parks and cultural resources for purposes of entering into a contract with a trail organization with demonstrated professional trail construction experience and capacity to serve as a project manager and fiscal agent for the construction or operation of one (1) or more trails, subject to all of the following: (i) The department of state parks and cultural resources shall solicit applications for grants under this section and shall approve or deny the applications; (ii) The funds expended under this section shall be matched at a ratio of one dollar ($1.00) of appropriated funds to not less than one dollar ($1.00) of nonstate funds; (iii) This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose; (iv) It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be included in the department of state parks and cultural resources' standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. [RURAL VETERINARY MEDICINE EDUCATION PROGRAM] Section 331. (a) There is appropriated five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000.00) from the general fund to the University of Wyoming to provide veterinary medicine education and training for the first cohort of five (5) students under an agreement with Kansas State University, or any other accredited college of veterinary medicine, subject to the following: (i) The board of trustees of the University of Wyoming shall enter into a contract with Kansas State University, or any other accredited college of veterinary medicine, pursuant to W.S. 21-17-109. The contract shall focus on veterinary medicine education and training with an emphasis on rural and large animal veterinary practice; (ii) The board of trustees of the University of Wyoming shall obtain an agreement with any student receiving veterinary medicine education and training under this section as specified in W.S. 21-17-109(d); and ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 84 SF0001 (iii) All other provisions of W.S. 21-17-109 shall be satisfied. (b) This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation be included in the University of Wyoming's standard budget in the amount of two million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,750,000.00) to continue funding for this cohort and two (2) future cohorts for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. [WYOMING STATE SHOOTING COMPLEX] Section 332. (a) As used in this section, "Wyoming state shooting complex" means a facility located in Park county, near Cody, that is described in the state shooting complex development and oversight task force final recommendation that was submitted to the governor, the joint appropriations committee and the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee, dated August 8, 2024. (b) From the unexpended, unobligated balance of the state shooting complex account appropriated under 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 146, Section 3(a)(ii) and the expenditure of which requires additional action of the legislature, up to two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00), or as much thereof as is available, is hereby authorized for expenditure in accordance with this section. (c) From the unexpended, unobligated balance of the state shooting complex account appropriated under 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 146, Section 3(a)(iii) and the expenditure of which requires additional action of the legislature, up to two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00), or as much thereof as is available, is hereby authorized for expenditure in accordance with this section. (d) Notwithstanding 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 146, Section 3(b), funds authorized for expenditure under this section shall be expended, without delay and as directed by the Wyoming state shooting complex joint powers board through the department of state parks and cultural resources, for costs related to the Wyoming state shooting complex that are described in and subject to the terms of a memorandum of understanding between the Wyoming state shooting complex joint powers board and the department of state parks and cultural resources executed on September 3, 2025. (e) Funds authorized for expenditure under this section shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e) and 9-4-207, the authority to expend funds under this section ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 85 SF0001 shall remain in effect and not lapse at the end of the fiscal period except upon further legislative action. (f) Any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining in the state shooting complex account from appropriations under 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 146, Section 3(a) and not otherwise authorized for expenditure under this section shall revert to the accounts from which they were appropriated. (g) This section is effective immediately. (h) It is the intent of the legislature that no general funds, legislative stabilization reserve account funds or strategic investments and projects account funds be appropriated, expended or obligated for the construction of the Wyoming state shooting complex in excess of any of those funds already appropriated, expended or obligated for that purpose. [1893 YELLOWSTONE FOREST RESERVE SURVEY PARTY TREE] Section 333. Notwithstanding W.S. 39-15-111(p)(i)(A), thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00)S14 is appropriated to the department of state parks and cultural resources from the Wyoming tourism account for the purpose of retrieving, developing and curating a display for the 1893 Yellowstone Forest Reserve Survey Party Tree Inscription from the Shoshone national forest. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation shall not be included in the standard budget of the department of state parks and cultural resources for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium. [WYOMING BUSINESS COUNCIL-FORENSIC AUDIT] Section 334. (a) There is appropriated one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) from the general fund to the department of audit to complete or cause to be completed a forensic audit of the Wyoming business council. The forensic audit shall commence and be completed as soon as possible after the effective date of this section. Upon the completion of the audit, the department shall publicly disseminate and distribute any findings, recommendations and outcomes to the joint appropriations committee, the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee and the governor. If the audit cannot be completed by July 1, 2026, the department of audit shall advise the joint appropriations committee, the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee and the governor not later than May 29, 2026 of that fact and the reasons the audit cannot be completed by the date specified. The forensic audit shall include, at a minimum: ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 86 SF0001 (i) A list or accounting of all funds currently held as of the effective date of this section and a list of funds received and expended by the Wyoming business council since July 1, 2025; (ii) A list or accounting of all accounts used to hold funds appropriated to, held by or expended by the Wyoming business council, including all accounts associated with the Wyoming business council that are specified by law, any account created by the Wyoming business council and any account created by the state auditor or any other state agency or entity on behalf of the Wyoming business council for the period beginning July 1, 2019 and ending with the effective date of this section; (iii) A list or accounting of all funds from private sources donated to or otherwise provided to the Wyoming business council that are held or maintained by the Wyoming business council as of the effective date of this section; (iv) A review of whether the Wyoming business council has administered, held, expended and distributed funds in accordance with all applicable laws for the period beginning July 1, 2023 and ending on the effective of this section; (v) A review of whether the Wyoming business council has accounted for, held and expended funds in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles except for deviations authorized by law. (b) This section is effective immediately. [STATE PARKS CONCESSIONAIRES] Section 335. (a) Of the other funds appropriation specified in 2021 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 140, Section 3, Section 027, capital construction projects, footnote 1, not more than three million dollars ($3,000,000.00)SR from the department of state parks and cultural resources' account within the special revenue fund or as much thereof as is available is reappropriated for the purposes of this section. (b) The department of state parks and cultural resources shall conduct a full appraisal of the value as of the date of enactment of this section of the capital investment and ongoing concern of the business, less any value attributed to the land and location for any concessionaire not selected or pending to be selected as the winner of a subsequent, long-term contract awarded pursuant to Chapter 10, Section 1(c)(ii) of the department of state parks and cultural resources rules. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 87 SF0001 (c) The department of state parks and cultural resources shall expend funds up to the lesser of the amount reappropriated in subsection (a) of this section or the value of appraisal determined in subsection (b) of this section for purposes of reimbursement of a concessionaire's appraised value identified in subsection (b) of this section. (d) No expenditure shall be made under this section without the review and written approval of the attorney general. (e) The reappropriation under this section shall not be expended or transferred for any other purpose. (f) This section is effective immediately. [BUDGET BALANCERS – TRANSFERS II] Section 398. (a) The state auditor shall transfer one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000.00), or as much thereof as is necessary, from the legislative stabilization reserve account to the general fund to ensure the unobligated, unencumbered fund balance of the general fund on June 30, 2028 is not less than one hundred ninety-two million seven hundred sixty-five thousand dollars ($192,765,000.00). (b) The state auditor shall transfer up to three hundred twenty-five million dollars ($325,000,000.00) from the legislative stabilization reserve account to the general fund at times and in amounts as the state auditor determines necessary. [REPEALED SECTIONS] Section 399. (a) 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 187, Section 11(c), 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 94, Section 321(e) and 325(d), as amended by 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 318, and 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 118, Section 334 are repealed. (b) This section is effective immediately. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED FILE NO. SF0001 ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION 88 SF0001 [EFFECTIVE DATE] Section 400. (a) As used in this act, "effective immediately" means effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution. Any appropriation contained in this act that is effective immediately shall not lapse until June 30, 2028, unless otherwise specified. (b) Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective July 1, 2026. (END) Speaker of the House President of the Senate Governor TIME APPROVED: _________ DATE APPROVED: _________ I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate. Chief Clerk