Cultural trust fund board-membership.

WORKING DRAFT
2012
STATE OF
WYOMING
12LSO-0101

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0019

Cultural trust fund board-membership.

Sponsored by:
Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
the Wyoming cultural trust fund board; expanding membership on the board; providing for ex officio membership on the board; providing for terms; providing an appropriation;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 9
‑
2
‑
2305(a)
(intro), (i), (ii)(intro)
and (b)
is
amended to read:

9
‑
2
‑
2305.

Wyoming
cultural trust fund board; creation; members.

(a)

There is created the Wyoming cultural trust fund board. The board shall consist of
five (5)

eight
(
8
)
members, as follows:

(i)

The administrator of the division of cultural resources or his designee
who shall serve as an ex officio member of the board, without a vote
; and

(ii)

Four (4)

Seven
(
7
)
persons appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate
from the following nominees:

who are residents of Wyoming. Board membership shall reflect a broad spectrum of experiences, including, but not limited to, the arts, history, archaeology, humanities and cultural and heritage tourism.

(b)

Except for the
initial board

board members initially appointed on
March
1, 201
3
, each appointed member of the board shall serve for a term of three (3) years.
Of the
initial appointees, one (1) member shall be appointed for one (1) year, two (2) members shall be appointed for two (2) years and two (2) members
three
(
3
)
appointees initially appointed on
March 1, 2013
,
one
(
1
) member shall be appointed for one (1) year,
one
(
1
) member shall be appointed for two (2) years and
one
(
1
)
member
shall be appointed for three (3) years.

Thereafter each board member shall serve for a term of three (3) years.
The governor may remove any member as provided in W.S. 9
‑
1
‑
202.
A vacancy on the board shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term. The board shall select one (1) of its members to serve as chairman.

Section 2.
W.S. 9
‑
2
‑
2305(a)(ii)(A) and (B)
is
repealed.

Section 3.

There is appropriated
twelve thousand dollars ($12
,000.00)
from the
general
fund to the
Wyoming cultural trust fund board.
This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 201
4
.

This appropriation shall only be expended for the purpose of
staffing the cultural trust fund board.
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
J
une 30, 2014
.

Section 4.
This act is effective
March 1, 2013
.

(END)

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