Appropriation for the legislature.

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NO.
0002

ENROLLED ACT NO. 17, SENATE

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2010 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
appropriations for the legislature; providing appropriations for the operation of the legislative branch of state government;
and providing for
e
ffective date
s
.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

There is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative service office the following specified amounts, or as much thereof as may be necessary, to pay the costs and expenses of the
Wyoming
legislature through June 30, 201
2
:

SALARIES
LSO Staff Permanent/Temporary
................

$6,
298
,
338
Legislators – Session
.........................

1,
176
,2
46
Legislators – Interim
.........................

1,
5
44
,
467
Session Staff
...................................

7
9
1,
325
Employer Paid Benefits
.......................

2,
444
,
988

IN-STATE TRAVEL
Mileage and Per Diem – Session
..............

1,
067
,
370
Mileage and Per Diem – Interim
..............

9
04
,
137

OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL
Travel Expenses
................................

12
2
,
8
00
Per Diem
.........................................

186
,
9
00

ANNUAL DUES
National Conference of State Legislatures
.

2
33
,
854
The Energy Council
.............................

64,000
Council of State Governments
.................

1
68
,
473

REGISTRATION FEES
..............................

85
,
600

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAGE
..............

2
20
,000

GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT [
1
.], [
2
.]
...

1,
49
5
,
630
(Information technology, copying,
supplies and equipment, furniture,
contract services, special projects, etc.)

STATUTES, SESSION LAWS AND DIGESTS
..........

43
0
,000

TOTAL
............................................

...........
$1
7
,
234
,
128

Footnotes to Section 1:

1.

[Legislative Computer Equipment]. One hundred
thirty-five
thousand dollars ($1
35
,000.00) shall be used for the purchase of laptop computers and support systems. Legislative laptop computers being replaced shall be sold in accordance with Management Council directives.
Any proceeds received from the sale of any laptop computer shall be deposited into the general fund and are hereby reappropriated to the legislative service office to be used for the purchase of replacement laptop computers. This footnote is effective immediately.

2.

[
Technology Enhancement Projects
].
Two
hundred fifty thousand dollars ($
2
50,000.00) shall be used
to begin implementation of projects identified through the ongoing information technology project management process, including redesign of the legislative website; integration of the document management system within the website; and upgrades and enhancements to legislative management software.

Section 2.

[Standard Provision-Flex]. The Management Council may transfer funds from one expense category to another under section 1 of this act as the activities of the legislature may require.

Section 3
.

[Standard Provision-Travel]. The appropriation for out-of-state travel under this act shall be used to reimburse legislators for documented legislative travel and per diem expenses to meetings including, but not limited to, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Council of State Governments and the Energy Council. Travel authorization and reimbursements shall be in accordance with policies of the Management Council.

Section 4.

[Carry Forward of Prior Appropriations].

(a)

Notwithstanding W.S. 9
‑
2
‑
1008, 9
‑
2
‑
1012(e) and 9
‑
4
‑
207(a), the unobligated portions of the following appropriations shall not revert on June 30, 20
10
, and are hereby reappropriated to the legislative service office
for the following purposes
:

(i)

Appropriation for
leadership office furnishings
,
including painting and minor repairs,
200
8
Wyo. Session Laws, Ch.
47
, Section 7(
a
);

(ii)

Appropriation for
committee
room

hearing
tables
and furnishings
, 200
8
Wyo. Session Laws, Ch.
47
, Section 7(
b
);

(iii)

Appropriation for ongoing architectural and interior design consulting, 2008 Wyo. Session Laws, Ch. 47, Section 7(e);

(
i
v
)

Any balance remaining on June 30, 20
10
, resulting from the sale of legislative laptop computers prior to that date is appropriated to the legislative service office to be used for the purchase of replacement laptop computers and support systems
for the period July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2012
;

(
v
)

Any balance in
the constituent service allowance account created by W.S. 28
‑
5
‑
106(a) remaining on June 30, 20
10
, is appropriated to fund the constituent service allowance for the period July 1, 20
10
, through June 30, 201
2
.

(b)

This section is effective immediately.

Section 5.

[Constituent Service Allowance].

There is appropriated from the general fund to the constituent service allowance account created by W.S. 28
‑
5
‑
106(a)
three
hundred
sixty
thousand dollars ($
36
0,000.00) to fund constituent service allowance
reimbursements
for the period July 1, 20
10
, through June 30, 201
2
.

Section 6.

[PDA Devices].

(a)

There is appropriated twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) from the general fund to the legislative service office to be used to reimburse specified legislators for their expense of purchasing personal digital assistants (PDA's) or similar devices necessary for carrying out their legislative duties and providing service to and on behalf of their constituents, subject to the following:

(i)

Reimbursement under this subsection shall be available only to legislators elected at the 20
10
general election
or appointed to fill a vacancy after the 2010 general election
;

(ii)

The amount of reimbursement to any legislator shall be in an amount equal to one-half (1/2) of the purchase price of the device, but the reimbursement shall not exceed two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275.00);

(iii)

Expenses shall be reimbursed upon submission to the legislative service office of a verified claim form and purchase receipt
.

Section 7.

[Artwork/Facilities Appropriations
].

(a)

T
here is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative service office:

(
i
)

Five
thousand dollars ($
5
,000.00)
for
administration
of
the
legislative artwork donation program
;

(
ii
)

Twenty-five
thousand dollars ($
25
,000.00) for committee
room
hearing table
s
and furnishings
;

(
iii
)

Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) for miscellaneous furnishings and projects
.

(b)

The appropriations in this sec
tion are effective immediately.

Section 8.

[
New Legislator Compensation
].

(a)

For the period beginning July 1, 20
10
,
and ending June 30, 201
2
, from and after the date the state canvassing board certifies the results of a general election in accordance with W.S. 22
‑
16
‑
118,

legislators elect
and newly appointed legislators

may
, to the extent authorized by the Management Council,
receive mileage and per diem at the same rate as members of the legislature
plus an amount equal to the daily salary paid to legislators
for each day spent at a
legislative
training function or
at a meeting of an interim committee to which they will be assigned
.

There is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative service office twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) or as much thereof as may be necessary for purposes of this section.

(b)

As used in this section
:

(i)

"
L
egislator elect" means a person elected to the legislature during the 20
10
general election who is not a current member of legislature and before the person is duly sworn in
;

(ii)

"Newly appointed legislator" means a person appointed after the 2010 general election to fill a vacancy in the House or Senate and before the person is duly sworn in.

Section
9
.

[
Legislative Redistricting
].

There is appropriated
two hundred eighty-five thousand dollars ($285,000.00)

from the general fund to the
legislative service office
to fund
hardware, software, staff support and committee meetings required for legislative redistricting following the 2010 census.

Section
10
.

[Effective Dates].

(a)

As used in this act, "effective immediately" means effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.
Any appropriation contained in this act that is effective immediately shall not lapse until June 30, 2012, unless otherwise specified.

(b)

Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective
July 1, 20
10
.

(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

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