HB1004 • 2020

COVID-19 business relief programs.

AN ACT relating to the emergency expenses of government related to business relief; providing legislative findings; authorizing emergency governmental programs related to economic development and business relief as specified; providing appropriations; providing a sunset date for created emergency programs; providing rulemaking authority; authorizing transfers of appropriations as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Minerals
Last action: 2020-05-20
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 5/20/2020

Plain English Breakdown

Some details about the exact funding amounts were vetoed by the governor.

COVID-19 Business Relief Programs

This act creates three programs to provide financial relief to Wyoming businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, using federal CARES Act funds.

What This Bill Does

Creates a program that reimburses eligible small businesses for costs due to required closures caused by state and local health orders. Eligible businesses can receive up to $50,000 in stipends based on the number of employees or hours worked.
Establishes another program providing stipends to businesses with 100 or fewer full-time employees that were adversely impacted by the pandemic and closures. Businesses must submit an expenditure plan for approval.
Sets up a third program to reimburse eligible businesses for expenses related to cleaning, safety equipment, hiring additional staff, and training due to COVID-19. Stipends are limited to $500,000 per business.

Who It Names or Affects

Wyoming businesses that have experienced interruptions or losses due to the pandemic and state/local health orders.
The Wyoming Business Council is responsible for administering these programs.

Terms To Know

CARES Act: Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act that provides relief funds to states like Wyoming.
Eligible Business: A business established before the pandemic-related orders were issued, independently owned and operated in Wyoming with 50 or fewer full-time employees as of March 31, 2020.

Limits and Unknowns

The programs are funded using CARES Act relief funds only.
Some parts of the bill were vetoed by the governor, such as a specific appropriation amount for one program.
The programs will end on December 30, 2020.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB1004H2001

2nd reading • Representative Clem

Corrected, Failed

Plain English: The amendment proposes to add specific requirements for businesses applying for emergency relief programs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Adds new criteria that businesses must meet in order to be eligible for emergency economic development and business relief programs.

The official text does not provide details on what specific criteria are added, making it unclear exactly which requirements will apply to businesses seeking assistance.
It is also unknown how these new requirements might affect the number of businesses eligible for relief or the overall cost of the program.

HB1004H2002

2nd reading • Representative Clem

Failed

Plain English: The amendment aims to modify the bill's provisions related to business relief programs by adding specific requirements and limitations.

Adds new language requiring businesses to meet certain criteria to be eligible for relief programs.
Includes a provision that limits the amount of funds each business can receive from the program.

The official amendment text is incomplete, making it difficult to provide a comprehensive summary of all changes.
Specific details about the criteria and fund limitations are not provided in the given information.

HB1004H2003

2nd reading • Representative Sommers

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds a provision to allow the state government to transfer funds between different programs related to business relief during emergencies.

Allows the state government to move money from one emergency business relief program to another.

The official text does not provide details on how or under what conditions these transfers can occur, which limits understanding of the full scope and impact of this change.

HB1004H2004

2nd reading • Representative Greear

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds a new section to the bill that allows for the transfer of funds between different programs related to business relief during emergencies.

Adds authority for transferring appropriations between specified emergency business relief programs.

The official text does not provide details on how or under what conditions these transfers can occur, which limits understanding of the full scope and impact of this change.

HB1004H3001

3rd reading • Representative Clem

Failed

Plain English: The amendment aims to modify the bill's provisions related to emergency business relief programs by adding specific requirements and limitations.

Adds new language requiring businesses to meet certain criteria to be eligible for emergency relief funds.
Includes a provision that limits the amount of funding any single business can receive under the program.

The official amendment text is incomplete and does not provide full details on all changes, making it difficult to summarize completely.

HB1004H3002

3rd reading • Representative Clem

Failed

Plain English: The amendment aims to modify the bill's provisions related to emergency business relief programs by adding specific requirements and limitations.

Adds new language requiring businesses to meet certain criteria to be eligible for emergency relief funds.
Includes a provision that limits the amount of funding each business can receive under the program.

The official amendment text is incomplete, making it difficult to provide a comprehensive explanation of all changes.
Further details about specific criteria and funding limitations are not provided in the given information.

HB1004JC001

Conference Committee

H Adopted, S Adopted

Plain English: The amendment modifies the bill to include specific requirements for businesses applying for relief programs.

Adds new provisions requiring businesses to demonstrate financial hardship due to COVID-19 when applying for relief funds.

The official text does not provide details on how financial hardship will be measured or verified, which limits understanding of the full impact of this change.

Bill History

2020-05-20 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 3
2020-05-20 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0001
2020-05-16 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0001
2020-05-16 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0001
2020-05-16 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0001
2020-05-16 Senate
S Appointed JCC01 Members
2020-05-16 House
H Appointed JCC01 Members
2020-05-16 Senate
Senate: Pursuant to JR 23-1 (h) referred directly to 3rd Reading
2020-05-16 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2020-05-15 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-1-0-0
2020-05-15 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-05-15 House
H COW:Passed
2020-05-15 House
H Introduced and Referred to HCOW
2020-05-15 House
H Received for Introduction
2020-05-12 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 20LSO-0706
Bill No.:

HB1004

Effective:

Immediately

LSO No.:

20LSO-0706

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0001

Chapter No.:

Prime Sponsor:

Joint Minerals, Business & Economic Development Interim Committee

Catch Title:

COVID-19 business relief programs.

Subject:

Business relief emergency expenses and programs.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill creates three (3) programs designed to provide financial relief to Wyoming businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the state and local orders that closed businesses or resulted in business interruptions. In the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, states were allocated relief funds to cover costs that are necessary expenditures incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wyoming received one billion two hundred fifty million dollars ($1,250,000,000) in relief funds.
This bill provides legislative findings, including finding that, because of the impacts Wyoming businesses have experienced because of the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure an adequate supply of goods and services, the State has an obligation to use a portion of the relief funds to ensure that Wyoming businesses can remain open and contribute to Wyoming's economy.
The Wyoming Business Council is required to administer the following three programs created in this bill:
First, the Wyoming Business Interruption Stipend Program reimburses eligible businesses for the costs of business interruptions caused by required closures (as provided in state and local health orders). This program is available for independently owned and operated Wyoming businesses with 50 or less full-time employees. The program provides each eligible business
with a base $20,000 stipend plus an additional amount based on the number of full-time or part-time employees or based on total employee hours worked in the last year,
with stipends not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each business. Preference must be given to eligible businesses that did not receive federal Paycheck Protection Program funding. Fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) is appropriated for this program [stricken language vetoed by the governor].
Second, the Coronavirus Business Relief Stipend Program provides stipends to eligible businesses adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and by required closures. The stipends are available for independently owned and operated Wyoming businesses with one hundred (100) or less full-time employees, although the Business Council can set aside the employee requirement for good cause shown. The program requires applicants to submit an expenditure plan with its application. Stipends are limited to three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) per eligible business and can be spent only on specified expenditures related to the business interruption and recovery of the eligible business. Two hundred twenty-five million dollars ($225,000,000) is appropriated for this program, with fifty million dollars
($50,000,000) of that amount reserved for those businesses who were required to close as a result of a state or local public health order.
Third, the Coronavirus Mitigation Stipend Program reimburses eligible businesses for COVID-related expenses (including cleaning/sanitizing, protection and safety equipment, hiring additional employees, and providing training to protect the health and safety of the workers and to comply with public-health guidelines). Stipends are available for any business established on or before the enactment of state or local health orders and are for reimbursing COVID-related expenses incurred between March 1 and December 1, 2020. Stipends are limited to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) per eligible business. Fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) is appropriated for this program.
For all three (3) programs, only CARES Act funds may be used. The Attorney General must review the legality of the programs in writing. The Business Council may conduct random audits of stipend recipients to ensure compliance with this bill and federal law. The bill also authorizes the Governor to transfer a percentage of funds between, from, and to the three programs in this bill and between, to and from programs funded with CARES Act funds created in 2020 House Bill/Senate File 1001 or in 2020 House Bill/Senate File 1002, subject to limitations contained in 2020 House Bill/Senate File 1001. [Note: the governor vetoed a reference to the limitations contained in 2020 Senate File 1001.]
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

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20LSO-0706

ORIGINAL House

ENGROSSED
Bill No
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HB1004

ENROLLED ACT NO. 1,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2020 SPECIAL Session

AN ACT relating to the emergency expenses of government related to business relief; providing legislative findings; authorizing emergency governmental programs related to economic development and business relief as specified; providing appropriations; providing a sunset date for created emergency programs; providing rulemaking authority; authorizing transfers of appropriations as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

(a)

The legislature finds that:

(i)

In December 2019, a novel coronavirus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first detected in China, leading to outbreaks of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that have now spread globally;

(ii)

On March 13, 2020, the president of the United States and the governor of Wyoming declared emergencies in anticipation of the spread of COVID-19 and following nationwide cancellations, suspensions, and growing cases of COVID-19;

(iii)

The governor, the state health officer, local health officers, local officials and tribal leaders responded with swift measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, minimize the public's exposure to COVID-19 and protect the health, safety and well-being of Wyoming residents;

(iv)

Among other actions, the governor and the state health officer enacted statewide orders that limited gatherings to ten (10) people or less and that required many Wyoming businesses to close or to severely curtail their operations in order to protect the health and safety of all Wyoming residents;

(v)

The public health crisis and the required closures have caused Wyoming businesses to experience an unprecedented and unforeseen loss of revenue and income. Accordingly, it is unclear whether those businesses will be able to adequately recover and continue contributing to Wyoming's economy;

(vi)

The Wyoming businesses that have been affected by the public health crisis and required closures also help provide critical products, supplies and services to Wyoming residents and industries;

(vii)

While it is not currently possible to fully assess the scope, duration and severity of the impact of the public health crisis to Wyoming businesses, the recovery efforts will require a dedicated response by Wyoming's state government, tribal governments and local governments of Wyoming's counties, cities, towns and political subdivisions;

(viii)

The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, P.L. No. 116-136, has provided the state government of Wyoming with relief funds of one billion two hundred fifty million dollars ($1,250,000,000.00) to cover costs that are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health crisis with respect to COVID-19. Further federal stimulus aid may be
forthcoming to the states from the federal government to address this crisis;

(ix)

Due to the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 public health crisis and resulting economic devastation, joint action of the legislature and executive branches in determining how the CARES Act relief funds are expended will result in the greatest benefit to the state;

(x)

Among other things, payments to state and local programs to support Wyoming businesses and economic development projects are a priority need requiring funding from these and any future federal stimulus funds.

(b)

In order to address the harms that Wyoming businesses experienced because of the public health crisis and to ensure the availability of and an adequate supply of goods and services to Wyoming's residents and industries, the legislature finds that the state has an obligation to use a portion of the CARES Act relief funds and any other federal stimulus funds made available to the state to ensure that Wyoming businesses can remain open and contribute to Wyoming's economy.

Section 2.

(a)

As used in this section:

(i)

"Council" means the Wyoming business council;

(ii)

"Eligible business" means a business that:

(A)

Was established on or before the date of enactment of any order issued by the state or any local
government of Wyoming that required closures of businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic;

(B)

Is independently owned and operated;

(C)

Is headquartered in Wyoming or has its principal operations located in Wyoming; and

(D)

On March 31, 2020, had employed fifty (50) full-time employees or less.

(iii)

"Required closure" means the closure of a business that was ordered by the state or any local government of Wyoming in an order issued or in effect beginning March 15, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Required closure" shall also include the interruption of a business's normal business as a result of any closures or state or local public health orders associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

(b)

The Wyoming business interruption stipend program is hereby created. The Wyoming business council shall establish and administer this temporary program to reimburse eligible businesses for the costs of business interruptions caused by required closures. Stipends awarded under this section shall:

(i)

Not be awarded until an eligible business submits, and the council approves, an application. The application shall be developed by the council and shall require each applicant to certify that the business is an eligible business as defined by this section and that knowingly making a false statement to the council on the application is prohibited and may result in the applicant
being required to repay all funds awarded under this section;

(ii)

Be conditioned upon the applicant certifying to the council that the eligible business has incurred actual losses as a result of business interruptions due to a required closure;

(iii)

Be twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00), plus the greater of an additional two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for every one (1) full-time employee and an additional one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for every one (1) part-time employee that the eligible business had employed in Wyoming on March 31, 2020 or two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for every full-time equivalent employee which for purposes of this paragraph shall be determined by dividing all verifiable Wyoming employee hours worked between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020 by two thousand eighty (2080) hours and with the business owner counted as one (1) full-time equivalent employee. In no event shall a stipend issued under this section exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00);

(iv)

Be made only with funds provided to the state government of Wyoming under the federal CARES Act. No other funds of any kind and from any source shall be expended on the payment of stipends awarded under this section.

(c)

In awarding stipends under this section, the council shall give preference to those eligible businesses that, as of the date of submitting an application for a stipend under subsection (b) of this section, has not received any funding from the paycheck protection program
established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, P.L. No. 116-136.

(d)

The council shall promulgate any emergency and regular rules necessary to administer the program authorized by this section.

(e)

The attorney general shall review in writing the legality of the program and any rules established for the program authorized by this section.

(f)

No expenditure of funds shall be made under this section except in accordance with state and federal laws, regulations and orders.

(g)

The council may conduct and contract for random audits of eligible businesses receiving stipends under this section to ensure awarded funds are expended in compliance with state and federal law.

(h)

There is appropriated to the Wyoming business council fifty million dollars ($50,000,000.00) from any funds appropriated in 2020 House Bill 1001, Section 2(b) and as authorized and made available for expenditure in Section 2(c)(i), or 2020 Senate File 1001, Section 2(b) and as authorized and made available for expenditure in Section 2(c)(i), if enacted into law. If a COVID-19 relief account or other similarly named account is created for the deposit of COVID-19 related emergency response funds, this appropriation shall be made from that account. This appropriation shall be used only for the establishment and operation of the program authorized by this section. Except as provided by Section 5 of this act, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. Any unobligated, unexpended funds remaining from this
appropriation on December 30, 2020 shall revert as provided by law.

(j)

The program created by this section shall terminate on December 30, 2020.

Section 3.

(a)

As used in this section:

(i)

"Business required to close" means any business ordered to close because of the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 pursuant to an order by the governor or the state health officer that was promulgated between March 13, 2020 and May 15, 2020, provided that the business that closed is a type of business specified in the closure order;

(ii)

"Council" means the Wyoming business council;

(iii)

"Eligible business" means a business that:

(A)

Was established on or before the date of enactment of any order issued by the state or any local government of Wyoming that required closures of businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic;

(B)

Is independently owned and operated;

(C)

Is headquartered in Wyoming or has its principal operations located in Wyoming; and

(D)

On March 31, 2020, had employed one hundred (100) full-time employees or less. The employee
requirement of this subparagraph shall not apply to stipends awarded under this section upon good cause shown by the eligible business to the council as provided by rule of the council.

(iv)

"Required closure" means the closure of a business that was ordered by the state or any local government of Wyoming in an order issued or in effect beginning March 15, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Required closure" shall also include the interruption of a business's normal business as a result of any closures or public health orders or as a result of the public health crisis with respect to COVID-19.

(b)

The coronavirus business relief stipend program is hereby created. The Wyoming business council shall establish and administer this temporary program for the purpose of providing stipends to eligible businesses adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic or by required closures. Stipends shall be awarded under this section in accordance with the following:

(i)

Any eligible business may apply to the council for a stipend under this section. The application shall require the applicant to certify that it is an eligible business as defined by this section. The application shall also provide that knowingly making a false statement to the council on the application is prohibited and may result in the applicant being required to repay all funds awarded under this section;

(ii)

The council may contract with financial institutions and other businesses to carry out the program created by this section and distribute stipends awarded under this section;

(iii)

No stipend shall be awarded under this section without the applicant first submitting an expenditure plan on a simple form provided by the council. The council may request that the applicant provide any additional information necessary to determine the adequacy of the applicant's submitted plan;

(iv)

Stipends awarded under this section shall be used by the eligible business for the following expenditures and expenses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic:

(A)

Payroll costs;

(B)

Business supplies;

(C)

Business equipment including equipment necessary to resuming normal business operations and equipment necessary to modify business operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic or to public health guidelines;

(D)

Other business expenses, including but not limited to rent or mortgage payments, utilities and other operational costs;

(E)

Any other expenditure or expense related to business interruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(v)

Before making a stipend under this section, the applicant shall demonstrate to the council's satisfaction the
actual losses that the eligible business has incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic or as a
result of business interruptions due to a required closure or a public health order;

(vi)

Stipends awarded under this section shall not exceed three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) for each eligible business;

(vii)

Stipends shall be made only with funds provided to the state government of Wyoming under the federal CARES Act. No other funds of any kind and from any source shall be expended on the stipends awarded under this section;

(viii)

Subject to federal law, stipends awarded under this section shall be conditioned upon the eligible business agreeing to:

(A)

Continue to maintain a meaningful nexus to the state of Wyoming for not less than three (3) years after receiving a stipend under this section;

(B)

Provide a report to the council not later than December 30, 2020 that describes how the funds were expended as authorized by paragraph (iv) of this subsection in response to the COVID-19 public health crisis;

(C)

Repay all funds provided under this section plus interest at the rate of two percent (2%) per annum if the eligible business uses stipend funds for expenses not authorized by this section.

(ix)

In awarding stipends under this section, the council shall take into consideration any funds received through the program created by Section 2 of this
act, the federal paycheck protection program and any other funding available through the CARES Act and other state and federal programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(c)

Any eligible business that is a business required to close as defined by paragraph (a)(i) of this section may apply to the council on a form provided by the council for a supplemental closure stipend under the program as provided by this subsection. The council shall award supplemental closure stipends to businesses required to close after consideration of the following factors for each applicant:

(i)

The loss of income and revenue as a result of the ordered closures;

(ii)

The change in the amount of expenses as a result of the ordered closures;

(iii)

Whether the business received any state or federal funds in support of the business to reduce expenses or costs during the COVID-19 pandemic;

(iv)

Any other factor established by rule of the council.

(d)

The council shall promulgate any emergency and regular rules necessary to administer the program authorized by this section.

(e)

The attorney general shall review in writing the legality of the program and any rules established for the program authorized by this section.

(f)

No expenditure of funds shall be made under this section except in accordance with state and federal laws, regulations and orders.

(g)

The council may conduct and contract for random audits of eligible businesses receiving stipends awarded under this section to ensure funds are expended in compliance with state and federal law.

(h)

There is appropriated to the Wyoming business council two hundred twenty-five million dollars ($225,000,000.00) from any funds appropriated in 2020 House Bill 1001, Section 2(b) and as authorized and made available for expenditure in Section 2(c)(i), or 2020 Senate File 1001, Section 2(b) and as authorized and made available for expenditure in Section 2(c)(i), if enacted into law. If a COVID-19 relief account or other similarly named account is created for the deposit of COVID-19 related emergency response funds, this appropriation shall be made from that account. This appropriation shall be used only for the establishment and operation of the program authorized by this section. Of this federal funds appropriation, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000.00) shall be expended only on the supplemental closure stipends as provided by subsection (c) of this section. Except as provided in Section 5 of this act, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. Any unobligated, unexpended funds remaining from this appropriation on December 30, 2020 shall revert as provided by law.

(j)

The program created by this section shall terminate on December 30, 2020.

Section 4.

(a)

As used in this section:

(i)

"Council" means the Wyoming business council;

(ii)

"
COVID
-related expenses" means actual expenses incurred in Wyoming for the health and safety of Wyoming employees and expenses incurred by Wyoming employers to comply with public health guidelines for the health and safety of Wyoming employees as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and include cleaning products, sanitizers, personal protection equipment, other safety equipment, expenses related to training to implement necessary and required protocols to continue operating the business and expenses related to hiring and paying employees necessary to implement protocols associated with screening, safety, security, cleaning and sanitizing business premises;

(iii)

"Eligible business" means a business that was established on or before the date of enactment of any order issued by the state or any local government of Wyoming that established required closures of businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(b)

The coronavirus mitigation stipend program is hereby created. The Wyoming business council shall establish and administer this temporary program for the purpose of providing stipends to reimburse eligible businesses adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic for
COVID
-related expenses. Stipends issued under this section shall:

(i)

Not be awarded until an eligible business submits, and the council approves, an application. The application shall be developed by the council and shall require each applicant to certify that the business is an eligible business as defined by this section and that knowingly making a false statement to the council on the application is prohibited and may result in the applicant being required to repay all funds awarded under this section;

(ii)

Be made only to reimburse
COVID
-related expenses that an eligible business actually incurred between March 1, 2020 and December 1, 2020;

(iii)

Be conditioned upon the eligible business demonstrating to the council's satisfaction in the application that it has incurred
COVID
-related expenses reimbursable by the stipend provided in this section;

(iv)

Be in an amount not to exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00);

(v)

Be made only with funds provided to the state government of Wyoming under the federal CARES Act. No other funds of any kind and from any source shall be expended to pay stipends awarded under this section.

(c)

The council shall promulgate any emergency and regular rules necessary to administer the program authorized by this section.

(d)

The attorney general shall review in writing the legality of the program and any rules established for the program authorized by this section.

(e)

No expenditure of funds shall be made under this section except in accordance with state and federal laws, regulations and orders.

(f)

The council may conduct and contract for random audits of eligible businesses receiving stipends under this section to ensure funds are expended in compliance with state and federal law.

(g)

There is appropriated to the Wyoming business council fifty million dollars ($50,000,000.00) from any funds appropriated in 2020 House Bill 1001, Section 2(b) and as authorized and made available for expenditure in Section 2(c)(i), or 2020 Senate File 1001, Section 2(b) and as authorized and made available for expenditure in Section 2(c)(i), if enacted into law. If a COVID-19 relief account or other similarly named account is created for the deposit of COVID-19 related emergency response funds, this appropriation shall be made from that account. This appropriation shall be used only for the establishment and operation of the program authorized by this section. Except as provided in section 5 of this act, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. Any unobligated, unexpended funds remaining from this appropriation on December 30, 2020 shall revert as provided by law.

(h)

The program created by this section shall terminate on December 30, 2020.

Section 5.

(a)

Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1005(a) and (c), the governor is authorized to transfer for the period beginning
with the effective date of this act and ending December 30, 2020:

(i)

Between the programs created by Sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act and between any programs created by 2020 House Bill 1002 or 2020 Senate File 1002 if enacted into law, twenty-five percent (25%) of the total appropriation for the individual program when determined by the governor as beneficial or necessary for the state to respond to the public health crisis and the impacts caused by COVID-19;

(ii)

Between any other agency or program receiving funds appropriated in 2020 House Bill 1001, Section 2(b) or in 2020 Senate File 1001, Section 2(b), and between any of the programs created by Sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act, twenty-five percent (25%) of the total appropriation for the individual program created by Sections 2, 3 and 4 and for the individual program created by 2020 House Bill 1002, Section 4 or by 2020 Senate File 1002, Section 4, when determined by the governor as beneficial or necessary for the state to respond to the public health crisis and the impacts caused by COVID-19. Any transfer made under this paragraph shall be subject to the limitations on the authorization for expenditure of the appropriation in 2020 House Bill 1001, Section 2(b) as provided by 2020 House Bill 1001, Section 2(c) and to the limitations on the authorization for expenditure of the appropriation in 2020 Senate File 1001, Section 2(b) as provided by 2020 Senate File 1001, Section 2(c).

(b)

All transfers authorized under this section shall be approved by the governor and reported to the joint appropriations committee and the joint minerals, business and economic development interim 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). The transfers authorized by this section shall be separately tracked and reported.

Section 6.

If 2020 House Bill 1001 and 2020 Senate File 1001 are not enacted into law, then the appropriations in Sections 2(h), 3(h) and 4(g) of this act shall be appropriated from any federal funds made available for expenditure through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act,
P.L.

No. 116-136, or from any other available federal funds related to the COVID-19 emergency response.

Section 7
.

This act is 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.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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