Economic analysis.

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0009

ENROLLED ACT NO. 86, SENATE

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2011 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
economic analysis; providing for collecting, compiling, analyzing and distributing county economic data;
providing for
establishment of uniform data criteria; authorizing a position
and a temporary contract position
; providing appropriation
s
; requiring reporting;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 9
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2
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1024(a) by creating new paragraphs (vii) through (x) and by renumbering (vii) as (xi) is amended to read:

9
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1024.

Duties performed through division of economic analysis.

(a)

The department through the division of economic analysis, in cooperation with other governmental and private agencies, shall:

(vii)

Establish uniform criteria for collecting, compiling, analyzing, reporting and distributing economic data for
all Wyoming
counties related to uses of
and economic impacts to
state and federal surface and mineral lands, including but not limited to

development of agriculture, grazing, minerals, timber, water, industrial resources, recreation
and

energy production;

(viii)

Utilize a nationally recognized model for the
compil
ation and the
analy
sis of the data described in paragraph (vii) of this
sub
section;

(ix)

Collect, compile, analyze, m
aintain
, update, report, distribute
and consolidate into digest form
the
eco
nomic data described in paragraph

(vii) of this
sub
section. The analysis shall be independent pertaining to the data collected and shall not express any opinion of the economic impacts determined under paragraph (vii) of this
sub
section.
Any economic data collected, compiled, analyzed, maintained, updated, reported or consolidated by the division of economic analysis under this subsection, other than information that is not available for inspection under W.S. 16
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201 through 16
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205, shall be available for public review and comment.

This data shall be updated at l
east once every three (3) years;

(x)

Supervise and coordinate statistical, informational or research programs
conducted by the division on behalf of counties
and establish and maintain a central depository of economic, statistical and
other data relative to Wyoming counties;

(vii)
(xi)

Prepare an annual catalog listing the type of statistical information available from state agencies and other sources.

Section 2.

There is
authorized one (1) full-time position to the department of administration and information, economic analysis division for the pu
rpose of implementing this act.
There is
appropriated
two hundred fifty-five
thousand dollars ($
255
,000.00)
from the
general
fund to the
d
epartment of administration and information
. This appropriation
shall only be expended for the purpose of implementing this act and
shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 201
2
.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 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 on
June 30, 201
2
.

Section 3.

From the effective date of this act through June 30, 2012, the department of administration and information, economic analysis division, may contract for one (1) at-will contract employee for purposes of administering this act. There is appropriated from the general fund thirty-four thousand dollars ($34,000.00) for purposes of this section. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 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 on June 30, 2012. This appropriation shall not be included in the department's 2013-2014 standard biennial budget request.

Section
4
.

No later than January 1, 2013, the department of administration and information shall report to the joint agriculture, public lands and water resources interim committee and joint appropriations interim committee regarding all amounts expended to implement this act as well as the department's progress in implementing this act.

Section
5
.

This act is 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.

(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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