Military department authority to accept donations.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific information about penalties for misuse of donated funds or what happens if more donations than needed are received. These points remain speculative and were removed from the summary.

Military Department Can Accept Donations

This law allows the Wyoming Military Department to accept and use donations from various sources for its programs.

What This Bill Does

• Gives the Military Department permission to receive gifts, grants, funds, or other contributions from federal, state, local governments, or private individuals.
• Requires the State Treasurer to manage these funds according to Wyoming law and invest them as needed.
• Allows the Military Department to follow any conditions set by donors when using donated money for specific programs.
• Requires the Military Department to report on donations received and used in its budget requests.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Wyoming Military Department
• Donors who want to give funds or gifts to support military programs

Terms To Know

Adjutant General

A high-ranking officer in the military department responsible for managing and overseeing its operations.

Biennial Budget Request

A report that outlines how funds will be used over a two-year period, submitted by government departments to show financial planning.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law does not specify what happens if the Military Department receives more donations than it can use.
• It is unclear how strictly the department must follow donor conditions when using donated funds.
• There are no details on penalties for misuse of donated funds.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 20LSO-0034
Bill No.:

SF0003

Effective:

Immediately

LSO No.:

20LSO-0034

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0001

Chapter No.:

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Prime Sponsor:

Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Committee

Catch Title:

Military department authority to accept donations.

Subject:

Authority to accept, request and expend donations.

Summary/Major Elements:

The act authorizes the Military Department to accept, request and expend gifts, grants, funds, assistance or other contributions from any federal, state or local governmental entity or from any private source for the support of any Military Department program.

The act also authorizes the Military Department to carry out the terms, if any, of any grant, donation or bequest for the support of any Military Department program, or in the absence of any terms or limitations, to expend the money or related proceeds according to the purposes of the supported program.

The act authorizes the State Treasurer to invest funds received according to law.

Comments:

Requires a report in the Military Department's biennial budget request regarding funds received and expended pursuant to the authority under this act.

Funds received are credited to the appropriate account for the purposes of the specified program and are continuously appropriated to the military department.
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.

Current Bill Text

20LSO-0034

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0003

ENROLLED ACT NO. 1,

SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to defense forces and affairs; authorizing the military department to accept and expend donations; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 19
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208 is created to read:

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208.

Authority to receive and expend monies; investments.

(a)

In addition to the account established in W.S.

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207, the state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to receive and credit to the appropriate account any grant, donation or bequest that is made to the state of Wyoming or the military department for the support of any program of the military department. If the grant, donation or bequest contains a condition or restriction regarding how it is to be expended it shall be expended according to the condition or restriction. The state treasurer shall invest any money received under this subsection in accordance with law, and the income received thereon shall be placed at the disposal of the department to use in carrying out the purposes of the specified program subject to any conditions or restrictions.

(b)

The department shall have the authority:

(i)

To receive any gifts, grants, funds, assistance or other contributions of any kind or character that are donated, granted or bequeathed to the department or the state of Wyoming for the support of any program of the department;

(ii)

To establish methods whereby voluntary contributions may be accepted in support of military department programs. The military department may suggest and solicit specific contribution amounts;

(iii)

To carry out the terms, if any, of any grant, donation or bequest for the support of any program of the department, or in the absence of any terms or limitations, to expend the money or the proceeds of any property received as the department may deem advisable according to the purposes of the specified program.

(c)

Funds received for the support of any program of the military department under subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be credited to the appropriate account for the purposes of the specified program and are continuously appropriated to the military department. The military department shall only expend funds, proceeds or property received under this section for the purposes of the program for which the money or property was provided. Funds received and expended in each fiscal biennium pursuant to the authority of this section shall be reported by the military department in its biennial budget request.

Section 2
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W.S. 19
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103(b) by creating a new paragraph (xxiv) is amended to read:

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Adjutant general; appointment; rank; removal; duties and qualifications.

(b)

The adjutant general of Wyoming shall have powers and duties and be paid a salary as follows:

(xxiv)

On behalf of the military department he may accept gifts, grants, funds, assistance or other
contributions from any federal, state or local governmental entity or from any private source in accordance with W.S.

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Section 3
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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
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(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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