Wyo. Stat. § 9-12-1404
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Economic diversification account created; authorized expenditures
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(a) There is created an economic diversification account. All monies in the account are continuously appropriated to the office of the governor to be used for the purposes of this article and as otherwise specified by law, including per diem, mileage and other administrative expenses of the ENDOW executive council. Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008 and 9-4-207, funds in the account or subaccounts of the account shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal period. Interest earned on funds in the account shall be deposited to the account or appropriate subaccount. Within the account shall be subaccounts. For accounting and investment purposes only all subaccounts shall be treated as separate accounts. The subaccounts are as follows:
(i) The agriculture marketing subaccount. Funds within this subaccount may be expended as requested by the Wyoming business council and approved by the governor or his designee to provide funding for purposes of W.S. 9-12-109 and as specified by law;
(ii) The broadband development subaccount. Funds within this subaccount may be expended as requested by the Wyoming business council and approved by the governor or his designee to:
(A) Provide funding for agreements entered into pursuant to W.S. 9-12-1501 through 9-12-1510;
(B) Provide the state's share of any matching funds required for the state to receive federal funds under any federal broadband program including, but not limited to, the broadband equity, access and deployment program established by the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, P.L. 117-58; 135 Stat. 429;
(C) Pay the reasonable administrative expenses of the Wyoming business council in an amount not to exceed three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00).
(iii) The Wyoming workforce development-priority economic sector partnership subaccount. Funds within this subaccount may be expended:
(A) As approved by director of the department of workforce services for administrative costs incurred by the department of workforce services associated with administration of the Wyoming workforce development-priority economic sector partnership program under W.S. 9-2-2609 through 9-2-2611; and
(B) As approved by the governor or his designee to provide funding for agreements entered into pursuant to W.S. 9-2-2609 through 9-2-2611;
(iv) The Wyoming research and innovation subaccount. Funds within this subaccount may be expended as requested by the Wyoming business council and approved by the governor or his designee to provide funding for agreements entered into pursuant to W.S. 9-12-1405;
(v) The "startup:Wyoming" subaccount. Funds within this subaccount may be expended as requested by the Wyoming business council and approved by the governor or his designee to provide funding pursuant to W.S. 9-12-105(b) through (f).
(b) The governor may accept, and shall deposit to the account, or to the appropriate subaccount within the account, any gifts, contributions, donations, grants or federal funds specifically designated for purposes of this article or other ENDOW related program.
(i) The agriculture marketing subaccount. Funds within this subaccount may be expended as requested by the Wyoming business council and approved by the governor or his designee to provide funding for purposes of W.S. 9-12-109 and as specified by law;
(ii) The broadband development subaccount. Funds within this subaccount may be expended as requested by the Wyoming business council and approved by the governor or his designee to:
(A) Provide funding for agreements entered into pursuant to W.S. 9-12-1501 through 9-12-1510;
(B) Provide the state's share of any matching funds required for the state to receive federal funds under any federal broadband program including, but not limited to, the broadband equity, access and deployment program established by the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, P.L. 117-58; 135 Stat. 429;
(C) Pay the reasonable administrative expenses of the Wyoming business council in an amount not to exceed three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00).
(iii) The Wyoming workforce development-priority economic sector partnership subaccount. Funds within this subaccount may be expended:
(A) As approved by director of the department of workforce services for administrative costs incurred by the department of workforce services associated with administration of the Wyoming workforce development-priority economic sector partnership program under W.S. 9-2-2609 through 9-2-2611; and
(B) As approved by the governor or his designee to provide funding for agreements entered into pursuant to W.S. 9-2-2609 through 9-2-2611;
(iv) The Wyoming research and innovation subaccount. Funds within this subaccount may be expended as requested by the Wyoming business council and approved by the governor or his designee to provide funding for agreements entered into pursuant to W.S. 9-12-1405;
(v) The "startup:Wyoming" subaccount. Funds within this subaccount may be expended as requested by the Wyoming business council and approved by the governor or his designee to provide funding pursuant to W.S. 9-12-105(b) through (f).
(b) The governor may accept, and shall deposit to the account, or to the appropriate subaccount within the account, any gifts, contributions, donations, grants or federal funds specifically designated for purposes of this article or other ENDOW related program.
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