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ORIGINAL House
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Bill No
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HB0111
ENROLLED ACT NO. 24,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2026 Budget Session
AN ACT relating to state funded capital construction; providing definitions; providing appropriations for purposes related to state funded capital construction and major maintenance; making appropriations subject to terms and conditions as specified; amending prior appropriations; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1
.
(a)
As used in this act:
(i)
"Appropriation" means the authorizations granted by the legislature under this act to make expenditures from and to incur obligations against the general and other funds as specified;
(ii)
"FF" means federal funds;
(iii)
"Major maintenance" means as defined by W.S. 9
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3001(b)(ix);
(iv)
"PR" means private funding sources;
(v)
"SR" means an agency's account within the special revenue fund;
(vi)
"S0" means other funds identified by footnote;
(vii)
"This appropriation," when used in a footnote in this act, shall be construed as a reference to that portion of the appropriated funds identified in the footnote.
(b)
Appropriations for projects in this act remain in effect until the project is completed, unless otherwise provided. The amounts appropriated for projects in this act shall be expended only on the projects specified and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining upon completion of a project shall revert to the accounts from which they were appropriated, unless otherwise provided.
The amounts appropriated in this act are intended to provide a maximum amount for each project from any source, excluding contingency funding, and shall not be construed to be an entitlement or guaranteed amount.
This subsection shall not apply to appropriations for major maintenance in this act, except as specifically provided.
[CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION]
Section 2.
(a)
The following sums of money are appropriated for the capital construction projects specified:
(i)
Appropriations and authorization for projects administered through the state construction department:
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ORIGINAL House
ENGROSSED
Bill No
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HB0111
ENROLLED ACT NO. 24,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2026 Budget Session
GENERAL
FEDERAL
OTHER
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION
FUND
FUNDS
FUNDS
APPROPRIATION
FOR
$
$
$
$
Section 027. CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
PROGRAM
SCD - Level I/II
1.
1,200,000
1,200,000
SBC - Contingency
5,962,485
5,962,485
MIL – WYARNG Modernization
5,000,000
5,000,000
10,000,000
MIL - WYARNG Trng. Brrcks.
42,000,000
42,000,000
AGR - Fair Show Ctr. Floor
2,000,000
PR
2,000,000
DOH - VHW Remodel
2., 3.
87,000,000
87,000,000
LCCC - Auto Tech. Reno.
4,435,824
PR
4,435,824
LCCC – Science Ctr. Reno.
4,397,855
3,546,658
PR
7,944,513
LCCC – Crossroads Bldg. Reno.
4,298,887
3,466,844
PR
7,765,731
LCCC - Comm. Ctr. Reno.
4,178,114
3,369,447
PR
7,547,561
NWCCD - Science Bldg. Reno
15,194,676
12,253,775
PR
27,448,451
CWC - Indust. Fac. Reno.
4,086,049
PR
4,086,049
CWC – Jackson
4.
750,000
750,000
PR
1,500,000
GCCD - Enzi Center
5.
6,000,000
6,000,000
PR
12,000,000
TOTALS
133,982,017
47,000,000
39,908,597
220,890,614
1.
(a)
This appropriation is for level I, level II and master plan studies, including any combination thereof, for the following projects:
(i)
Department of agriculture – state fair dormitories;
(ii)
Office of state lands and investments, division of forestry - facilities in or near Newcastle, Wyoming;
(iii)
Wyoming community college commission – industrial technology building at Casper college;
(iv)
Wyoming community college commission – health science facility at Casper college.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after funds are obligated for all studies specified in subsection (a) of this footnote, any remaining unobligated funds from this appropriation are authorized for expenditure on any level I, level II and master plan studies approved by the state building commission.
2.
The state construction department is authorized to retain a qualified owner's representative for the veterans' home of Wyoming remodel.
From this general fund appropriation, the department may expend an amount not to exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) for retention of the qualified owner's representative.
3.
(a)
Federal funds received by the state of Wyoming for state run veterans' home facilities shall:
(i)
Be deposited to the legislative stabilization reserve account in an equivalent amount of expended general funds to the extent funds from this appropriation have been expended; and
(ii)
Reduce this appropriation by one dollar ($1.00) for each one dollar ($1.00) in federal funds for any remaining federal funds received in excess of the amount deposited to the legislative stabilization reserve account in accordance with this footnote.
4.
Expenditures of this general fund appropriation shall be conditioned upon matching funds in the ratio of one dollar ($1.00) of appropriated funds from the general fund to not less than one dollar ($1.00) from private funding sources from any other source from the requesting community college.
5.
(a)
This appropriation is for the development and construction of the Enzi applied learning center at Gillette college, provided that:
(i)
Funds from this appropriation shall not be expended unless Gillette college provides for a levy of four (4) mills in accordance with W.S. 21-18-205(a)(ii);
(ii)
Funds from this general fund appropriation shall be conditioned upon matching funds in the ratio of one dollar ($1.00) of appropriated general funds to not less than one dollar ($1.00) from any nonstate source.
(ii)
Appropriations and authorization for projects administered through the department of state parks and cultural resources:
Section 024. CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
PROGRAM
SPCR - Outdoor Rec.
6,600,000
SR
6,600,000
SPCR – Terr. Prison
250,000
SR
250,000
SPCR – Water Fac.
430,000
SR
430,000
SPCR - Quebec 01 Fac.
50,000
SR
50,000
TOTALS
7,330,000
7,330,000
[MAJOR MAINTENANCE FUNDING FOR STATE FACILITIES, STATE PARKS AND CULTURAL RESOURCES, UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES]
Section 3.
(a)
For the biennium beginning July 1, 2026, and subject to W.S. 9-4-207(d)(iv), there is appropriated two hundred thirty-three million three hundred fifty-four thousand nine hundred forty
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three dollars ($233,354,943.00) from the general fund for major maintenance to the entities and in the amounts specified as provided in this subsection. This appropriation shall be distributed as follows:
(i)
Thirty-seven and six tenths percent (37.6%) to the state construction department for state buildings, facilities and sites managed by the state building commission and state institutions;
(ii)
Seven and ninety
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nine hundredths percent (7.99%) to the department of state parks and cultural resources to fund major maintenance requests submitted by the department of state parks and cultural resources as approved by the state building commission;
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SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2026 Budget Session
(iii)
Thirty-six and thirty-four hundredths percent (36.34%) to the University of Wyoming for university buildings, facilities and sites, excluding student housing, the student union and auxiliary services areas, the latter being those areas funded by university self-sustaining revenues;
(iv)
Eighteen and seven hundredths percent (18.07%) to the state construction department for community college district buildings, facilities and sites.
[WYOMING STATE PENITENTIARY CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT - APPROPRIATION AMENDMENTS]
Section 4.
(a)
2023 Session Laws, Chapter 187, Section 10(a) by creating a new paragraph (iv) and by creating a new subsection (c) is amended to read:
Section 10.
(a)
There is appropriated an amount not to exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00) from the Wyoming state penitentiary capital construction account to the state construction department for, in consultation with the department of corrections:
(iv)
Acquiring land for a future state penitentiary under subsection (c) of this section.
(c)
Prior to the acquisition of land under paragraph (a)(iv) of this section the state construction department shall consult with the office of state lands and investments and the department of corrections to identify and evaluate potential land acquisitions taking into account location, price, geotechnical conditions, soil quality and any other factors determined relevant by the department of corrections and the office of state lands and investments.
Any land acquisitions under this section shall be subject to approval of the state building commission.
(b)
2023 Session Laws, Chapter 187, Section 10(b) is repealed.
[WYOMING STATE SHOOTING COMPLEX]
Section 5.
(a)
As used in this section, "Wyoming state shooting complex" means a facility located in Park county, near Cody, that is described in the state shooting complex development and oversight task force final recommendation that was submitted to the governor, the joint appropriations committee and the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee, dated August 8, 2024.
(b)
From the unexpended, unobligated balance of the state shooting complex account appropriated under 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 146, Section 3(a)(ii) and the expenditure of which requires additional action of the legislature, up to two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00), or as much thereof as is available, is hereby authorized for expenditure in accordance with this section.
(c)
From the unexpended, unobligated balance of the state shooting complex account appropriated under 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 146, Section 3(a)(iii) and the expenditure of which requires additional action of the legislature, up to two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00), or as much thereof as is available, is hereby authorized for expenditure in accordance with this section.
(d)
Notwithstanding 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 146, Section 3(b), funds authorized for expenditure under this section shall be expended, without delay and as directed by the Wyoming state shooting complex joint powers board through the department of state parks and cultural resources, for costs related to the Wyoming state shooting complex that are described in and subject to the terms of a memorandum of understanding between the Wyoming state shooting complex joint powers board and the department of state parks and cultural resources executed on September 3, 2025.
(e)
Funds authorized for expenditure under this section shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e) and 9-4-207, the authority to expend funds under this section shall remain in effect and not lapse at the end of the fiscal period except upon further legislative action. Funds authorized for expenditure under this section shall be reduced by one dollar ($1.00) for every one dollar ($1.00) appropriated to the state shooting complex account in 2026 House Bill 0001 or Senate File 0001, if enacted into law.
(f)
Any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining in the state shooting complex account from appropriations under 2023 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 146, Section 3(a) and not otherwise authorized for expenditure under this section shall revert to the accounts from which they were appropriated.
[EFFECTIVE DATE]
Section 6
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This act is effective July 1, 2026.
(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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