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1		-	ORIGINAL HOUSE
2		-	BILL NO. HB0086
3		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 17, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
4		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
5		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
	1	+	2025
	2	+	STATE OF WYOMING
	3	+	25LSO-0064
	4	+	ENGROSSED
	5	+	1HB0086
	6	+	HOUSE BILL NO. HB0086
	7	+	Public property and buildings-amendments.
	8	+	Sponsored by: Joint Appropriations Committee
	9	+	A BILL
	10	+	for
	11	+	1 AN ACT relating to public property and buildings; amending
	12	+	2 and creating provisions related to budgeting, planning and
	13	+	3 reporting for capital construction projects, major
	14	+	4 maintenance and routine maintenance for public buildings,
	15	+	5 facilities and sites; conforming and repealing definitions;
	16	+	6 amending requirements for contracting for public works;
	17	+	7 specifying duties related to capital construction projects,
	18	+	8 major maintenance and routine maintenance for the state
	19	+	9 construction department, the state building commission, the
	20	+	10 school districts, the board of trustees of the University
	21	+	11 of Wyoming and the community college commission; repealing
	22	+	12 major maintenance funding requirements; requiring reports;
	23	+	13 requiring rulemaking; specifying applicability; and
	24	+	14 providing for effective dates.
	25	+	15
	26	+	16 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
	27	+	ENGROSSED
	28	+	2HB00861
	29	+	2W.S. 21-17-208 is created to read:
	30	+	3
	31	+	4
	32	+	5
	33	+	6
	34	+	7 (a) As used in this section:
	35	+	8
	36	+	9 (i) "Capital construction project" means as
	37	+	10 defined by W.S. 9-2-3001(b)(ii);
	38	+	11
	39	+	12 (ii) "Major maintenance" means as defined by
	40	+	13 W.S. 9-2-3001(b)(ix);
	41	+	14
	42	+	15 (iii) "Property" means as defined by W.S.
	43	+	16 9-2-3001(b)(x);
	44	+	17
	45	+	18 (iv) "Routine maintenance" means as defined by
	46	+	19 W.S. 9-2-3001(b)(xii).
	47	+	20
	48	+	21 (b) As part of its administrative functions, the
	49	+	22 board of trustees shall identify University of Wyoming
	50	+	23 property needs and develop a prioritized list of capital 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
	51	+	ENGROSSED
	52	+	3HB0086
	53	+	1 construction projects. The prioritized capital construction
	54	+	2 projects shall be reported by the board to the state
	55	+	3 construction department not later than June 1 of each year.
	56	+	4 Following review, analysis and study, the state
	57	+	5 construction department shall forward the prioritized list
	58	+	6 of university capital construction projects to the state
	59	+	7 building commission.
	60	+	8
	61	+	9 (c) The state construction department shall submit to
	62	+	10 the state building commission a recommendation for funding
	63	+	11 university major maintenance each biennium in preparation
	64	+	12 for the development of the state budget. This
	65	+	13 recommendation for major maintenance shall be based on a
	66	+	14 formula adopted by the state building commission pursuant
	67	+	15 to W.S. 9-5-107(g) and upon forms and in a format specified
	68	+	16 by the state budget department. At the end of each fiscal
	69	+	17 year, the board of trustees shall submit a report to the
	70	+	18 state construction department on major maintenance
	71	+	19 expenditures and commitments incurred in the immediately
	72	+	20 preceding fiscal year as required by W.S. 9-5-107(j).
	73	+	21
	74	+	22 (d) With respect to University of Wyoming
	75	+	23 property, the board of trustees shall: 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
	76	+	ENGROSSED
	77	+	4HB00861
	78	+	2 (i) Develop and implement schedules for routine
	79	+	3 maintenance that are designed to eliminate maintenance
	80	+	4 backlogs, establish proactive maintenance practices and
	81	+	5 ensure that university property and the components,
	82	+	6 equipment and systems of university property reach their
	83	+	7 full life expectancy;
	84	+	8
	85	+	9 (ii) Plan for the funding of major maintenance
	86	+	10 for the components, equipment and systems of university
	87	+	11 property that have a life expectancy that is less than the
	88	+	12 life expectancy of university property of which the
	89	+	13 component, equipment or system is part;
	90	+	14
	91	+	15 (iii) Maintain records of routine maintenance
	92	+	16 for university property and the components, equipment and
	93	+	17 systems of university property.
	94	+	18
	95	+	19W.S. 9-2-3001(b)(ii) and by creating new
	96	+	20 paragraphs (viii) through (xii), 9-2-3004(c)(i), (vi) and
	97	+	21 by creating new paragraphs (x) through (xii), 9-2-3202(a)
	98	+	22 by creating a new paragraph (xi), 9-4-207(d)(intro) and by
	99	+	23 creating a new paragraph (iv), 9-5-107(d)(intro), (iii), by 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
	100	+	ENGROSSED
	101	+	5HB0086
	102	+	1 creating new paragraphs (v) and (vi), (g)(intro), (i) and
	103	+	2 by creating new subsections (j) through (m),
	104	+	3 16-6-101(a)(v), 16-6-102(a) and by creating a new
	105	+	4 subsection (g), 16-6-401(a)(intro) and (ix),
	106	+	5 16-6-1001(f)(i), 21-15-108(b), 21-15-109(a)(iii)(intro),
	107	+	6 (iv), (vi), (viii) and (e), 21-15-111(a)(iii) through (v)
	108	+	7 and by creating new paragraphs (x) and (xi),
	109	+	8 21-15-116(a)(intro) and (v), 21-15-119(a)(i),
	110	+	9 21-15-123(f)(v)(intro), (E) and (vi), 21-18-102(a) by
	111	+	10 creating new paragraphs (xxiii) through (xxvi) and by
	112	+	11 renumbering (xxiii) as (xxvii), 21-18-202(d)(v)(intro), (A)
	113	+	12 and (C), 21-18-225(a)(intro), (b) by creating new
	114	+	13 paragraphs (v) through (vii), (d)(intro), (e), (g), (h) and
	115	+	14 (j) and 21-18-319(e)(ii) are amended to read:
	116	+	15
	117	+	16
	118	+	17
	119	+	18
	120	+	19 (b) As used in this article:
	121	+	20
	122	+	21 (ii) "Capital construction project" means new
	123	+	22 construction, demolition, renovation,
	124	+	23 of or to 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
	125	+	ENGROSSED
	126	+	6HB0086
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7		-	AN ACT relating to public property and buildings; amending
8		-	and creating provisions related to budgeting, planning and
9		-	reporting for capital construction projects, major
10		-	maintenance and routine maintenance for public buildings,
11		-	facilities and sites; conforming and repealing definitions;
12		-	amending requirements for contracting for public works;
13		-	specifying duties related to capital construction projects,
14		-	major maintenance and routine maintenance for the state
15		-	construction department, the state building commission, the
16		-	school districts, the board of trustees of the University
17		-	of Wyoming and the community college commission; repealing
18		-	major maintenance funding requirements; requiring reports;
19		-	requiring rulemaking; specifying applicability; and
20		-	providing for effective dates.
21		-	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
22		-	Section 1. W.S. 21-17-208 is created to read:
23		-	21-17-208. University property maintenance and
24		-	capital construction.
25		-	(a) As used in this section:
26		-	(i) "Capital construction project" means as
27		-	defined by W.S. 9-2-3001(b)(ii);
28		-	(ii) "Major maintenance" means as defined by
29		-	W.S. 9-2-3001(b)(ix);
30		-	(iii) "Property" means as defined by W.S.
31		-	9-2-3001(b)(x);
32		-	(iv) "Routine maintenance" means as defined by
33		-	W.S. 9-2-3001(b)(xii). ORIGINAL HOUSE
34		-	BILL NO. HB0086
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39		-	(b)
40		-	board of trustees shall identify University of Wyoming
41		-	property needs and develop a prioritized list of capital
42		-	construction projects. The prioritized capital construction
43		-	projects shall be reported by the board to the state
44		-	construction department not later than June 1 of each year.
45		-	Following review, analysis and study, the state
46		-	construction department shall forward the prioritized list
47		-	of university capital construction projects to the state
48		-	building commission.
49		-	(c) The state construction department shall submit to
50		-	the state building commission a recommendation for funding
51		-	university major maintenance each biennium in preparation
52		-	for the development of the state budget. This
53		-	recommendation for major maintenance shall be based on a
54		-	formula adopted by the state building commission pursuant
55		-	to W.S. 9-5-107(g) and upon forms and in a format specified
56		-	by the state budget department. At the end of each fiscal
57		-	year, the board of trustees shall submit a report to the
58		-	state construction department on major maintenance
59		-	expenditures and commitments incurred in the immediately
60		-	preceding fiscal year as required by W.S. 9-5-107(j).
61		-	(d) With respect to University of Wyoming
62		-	property, the board of trustees shall:
63		-	(i) Develop and implement schedules for routine
64		-	maintenance that are designed to eliminate maintenance
65		-	backlogs, establish proactive maintenance practices and
66		-	ensure that university property and the components,
67		-	equipment and systems of university property reach their
68		-	full life expectancy; ORIGINAL HOUSE
69		-	BILL NO. HB0086
70		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 17, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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73		-	3(ii) Plan for the funding of major maintenance
74		-	for the components, equipment and systems of university
75		-	property that have a life expectancy that is less than the
76		-	life expectancy of university property of which the
77		-	component, equipment or system is part;
78		-	(iii) Maintain records of routine maintenance
79		-	for university property and the components, equipment and
80		-	systems of university property.
81		-	Section 2. W.S. 9-2-3001(b)(ii) and by creating new
82		-	paragraphs (viii) through (xii), 9-2-3004(c)(i), (vi) and
83		-	by creating new paragraphs (x) through (xii), 9-2-3202(a)
84		-	by creating a new paragraph (xi), 9-4-207(d)(intro) and by
85		-	creating a new paragraph (iv), 9-5-107(d)(intro), (iii), by
86		-	creating new paragraphs (v) and (vi), (g)(intro), (i) and
87		-	by creating new subsections (j) through (m),
88		-	16-6-101(a)(v), 16-6-102(a) and by creating a new
89		-	subsection (g), 16-6-401(a)(intro) and (ix),
90		-	16-6-1001(f)(i), 21-15-108(b), 21-15-109(a)(iii)(intro),
91		-	(iv), (vi), (viii) and (e), 21-15-111(a)(iii) through (v)
92		-	and by creating new paragraphs (x) and (xi),
93		-	21-15-116(a)(intro) and (v), 21-15-119(a)(i),
94		-	21-15-123(f)(v)(intro), (E) and (vi), 21-18-102(a) by
95		-	creating new paragraphs (xxiii) through (xxvi) and by
96		-	renumbering (xxiii) as (xxvii), 21-18-202(d)(v)(intro), (A)
97		-	and (C), 21-18-225(a)(intro), (b) by creating new
98		-	paragraphs (v) through (vii), (d)(intro), (e), (g), (h) and
99		-	(j) and 21-18-319(e)(ii) are amended to read:
100		-	9-2-3001. State construction department created;
101		-	definitions.
102		-	(b) As used in this article: ORIGINAL HOUSE
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107		-	4(ii) "Capital construction project" means new
108		-	construction, demolition, renovation,
109		-	and major maintenance of or to
110		-	facility and any other public improvement necessary for the
111		-	public building or facility, major maintenance as defined
112		-	in W.S. 16-6-101(a)(v) and major building and facility
113		-	repair and replacement as defined in W.S. 21-15-109(a)(iii)
114		-	property;
115		-	(viii) "Capital renewal" means capital
116		-	construction infrastructure upgrades and replacement
117		-	projects to systems external to a building or facility that
118		-	are necessary for the continued functionality of a building
119		-	or facility. "Capital renewal" includes projects that do
120		-	not qualify as new construction and for which the costs
121		-	exceed amounts typically appropriated or expended on major
122		-	maintenance for a property such as water projects, sewer
123		-	projects, electrical projects and other major
124		-	infrastructure projects external to a building or facility
125		-	that impact the life, health and safety of occupants in a
126		-	building or facility;
127		-	(ix) "Major building and facility repair and
128		-	replacement" and "major maintenance" mean the repair,
129		-	replacement or upgrade of complete or major portions of any
130		-	component, equipment or system of a property at irregular
131		-	intervals that is required to continue the use of the
132		-	property at its designed capacity for its designed intended
133		-	use and is typically accomplished by contractors due to the
134		-	personnel demand to accomplish the work in a timely manner,
135		-	the level of sophistication of the work or the need for
136		-	warranted work. The terms include, but are not limited to,
137		-	the following categories as hereafter defined: ORIGINAL HOUSE
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142		-	5 (A) "Code compliance" means the repair,
143		-	replacement or upgrade of a component, equipment or system
144		-	of a property that is mandated by law, regulation or code
145		-	to continue the use of the property at its designed
146		-	capacity for its designed intended use;
147		-	(B) "Site improvements" means the repair,
148		-	replacement or upgrade of a component, equipment or system
149		-	of a site, including the repair, replacement or upgrade of
150		-	any of the following:
151		-	(I) Sidewalks;
152		-	(II) Parking lots;
153		-	(III) Athletic tracks;
154		-	(IV) Playground features;
155		-	(V) Outdoor security features;
156		-	(VI) Landscaping;
157		-	(VII) Drainage systems;
158		-	(VIII) Campus roads or streets;
159		-	(IX) Components, equipment or systems
160		-	similar to those specified in subdivisions (I) through
161		-	(VIII) of this subparagraph.
162		-	(C) "System improvements" means the repair,
163		-	replacement or upgrade of a component, equipment or system
164		-	of a building or facility, including any of the following: ORIGINAL HOUSE
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169		-	6 (I) Structural systems;
170		-	(II) Fire protection systems;
171		-	(III) Indoor security features;
172		-	(IV) Electrical, lighting, plumbing,
173		-	heating, ventilation or air conditioning systems;
174		-	(V) Roofs;
175		-	(VI) Windows and doors;
176		-	(VII) Conveyance systems, including
177		-	elevators and escalators;
178		-	(VIII) Information technology systems;
179		-	(IX) Components, equipment or systems
180		-	similar to those specified in subdivisions (I) through
181		-	(VIII) of this subparagraph.
182		-	(x) "Property" means a building, facility or
183		-	site;
184		-	(xi) "Renovation" means work done to restore
185		-	property to a condition that is functional for its original
186		-	or designed intended use and capacity, to modernize or
187		-	adapt property to an approved new use and capacity or for
188		-	the purpose of making it code compliant, including
189		-	architectural and structural changes and the modernization
190		-	of mechanical and electrical systems. "Renovation" includes
191		-	the repair, strengthening or restoration of major building
192		-	systems or structures to a safe condition. "Renovation"
193		-	does not include work that consists primarily of routine ORIGINAL HOUSE
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199		-	maintenance, minor repairs and replacement due to normal
200		-	use, wear and tear or deterioration;
201		-
202		-	(xii) "Routine maintenance" means activities
203		-	necessary to keep a property and the components, equipment
204		-	and systems of a property in safe and good working order so
205		-	that the property may be used at its original or designed
206		-	capacity for its original or designed intended use.
207		-	"Routine maintenance" includes custodial, groundskeeping
208		-	and maintenance tasks done on a routine basis by building
209		-	personnel and specialized equipment and building system
210		-	maintenance that is accomplished on a routine basis by
211		-	contractors.
212		-	9-2-3004. Duties of the department.
213		-	(c) The department shall:
214		-	(i) Review and make recommendations to the
215		-	governor concerning capital construction
216		-	acquisition budget requests made by the state building
217		-	commission, school facilities commission, the University of
218		-	Wyoming, community college commission and any agency;
219		-	(vi) Plan for all construction projects
220		-	in accordance with the provisions of W.S. 9-5-107, 9-5-108
221		-	and rules, procedures and criteria adopted pursuant to
222		-	those sections;
223		-	(x) Not later than September 1 of each odd
224		-	numbered year, submit to the state building commission a
225		-	recommendation for funding for the immediately succeeding
226		-	fiscal biennium for major maintenance for state property,
227		-	community college property and University of Wyoming
228		-	property. This recommendation shall be based on the formula ORIGINAL HOUSE
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234		-	adopted by the state building commission pursuant to W.S.
235		-	9-5-107(g);
236		-	(xi) Review and approve any renovation that
237		-	changes the intended capacity or designed intended use of a
238		-	property that receives appropriations for major
239		-	maintenance;
240		-	(xii) Develop and maintain a twenty (20) year
241		-	statewide strategic facility plan and comprehensive system
242		-	for monitoring and reporting appropriations and
243		-	expenditures for capital construction projects, major
244		-	maintenance, and routine maintenance for state property,
245		-	community college property, school district property and
246		-	University of Wyoming property.
247		-	9-2-3202. Definitions; powers generally; duties of
248		-	governor; provisions construed; cooperation with
249		-	legislature and judiciary; divisions enumerated.
250		-	(a) As used in this act:
251		-	(xi) "Routine maintenance" means as defined by
252		-	W.S. 9-2-3001(b)(xii).
253		-	9-4-207. Disposition of unexpended appropriations.
254		-	(d) Appropriations for the purposes specified in this
255		-	subsection shall be excluded from reverting pursuant to
256		-	subsections (a) through (c) of this section.
257		-	Appropriations do not revert pursuant to this
258		-	subsection shall be expended only on the projects for which
259		-	the funds were appropriated
260		-	(iv) of this subsection. Funds subject to this subsection
261		-	are appropriations: ORIGINAL HOUSE
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267		-	(iv) For major maintenance as defined by W.S.
268		-	9-2-3001(b)(ix) for state property, community college
269		-	property and University of Wyoming property. Appropriations
270		-	subject to this paragraph that do not revert may be
271		-	expended on any expenses incurred for major maintenance as
272		-	defined by W.S. 9-2-3001(b)(ix).
273		-	9-5-107. Duties and responsibilities with respect to
274		-	state property; state capital construction needs assessment
275		-	and priorities; neglected routine maintenance; supplemental
276		-	major maintenance funding.
277		-	(d) The state building commission shall adopt rules
278		-	implementing policies for the management of state
279		-	property. The rules shall establish:
280		-	(iii) Requirements for
281		-	implementation of routine maintenance schedules designed to
282		-	eliminate maintenance backlogs,
283		-	maintenance practices
284		-	the components, equipment and systems of state property
285		-	reach their full life expectancy;
286		-	(v) Requirements for planning for the funding of
287		-	major maintenance for the components, equipment and systems
288		-	of state property that have a life expectancy that is less
289		-	than the life expectancy of the state property of which the
290		-	component, equipment or system is part;
291		-	(vi) Requirements for maintaining records of
292		-	routine maintenance for state property and the components,
293		-	equipment and systems of state property. ORIGINAL HOUSE
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295		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 17, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
296		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
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298		-	10(g) The state building commission shall adopt a
299		-	formula for major
300		-	replacement for community
301		-	college
302		-	property. The formula shall:
303		-	(i) Be based on the gross square footage
304		-	buildings and facilities
305		-	categories of buildings
306		-	college property and University of Wyoming property and
307		-	shall:
308		-	(A) nclude
309		-	only buildings providing education programs comprising the
310		-	statewide college system strategic plan developed and
311		-	maintained under W.S. 21-18-202(a)(v);
312		-	(B) Specifically exclude student housing,
313		-	student unions and auxiliary services areas funded
314		-	exclusively through community college
315		-	generated revenues unless otherwise specified by law.
316		-	(j) At the end of each fiscal year, the state
317		-	construction department, any agency responsible for the
318		-	operation and management of a state property, the community
319		-	college commission and the University of Wyoming shall
320		-	report to the state building commission on the expenditures
321		-	and commitments made from any funds appropriated for major
322		-	maintenance.
323		-	(k) To the extent the amount of funds appropriated in
324		-	any fiscal biennium pursuant to the formula adopted by the
325		-	state building commission under subsection (g) of this
326		-	section for major maintenance are insufficient to repair,
327		-	replace or upgrade a poor component, equipment or system of ORIGINAL HOUSE
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333		-	a property, the state building commission, the community
334		-	college commission, any agency and the University of
335		-	Wyoming may separately identify and request in its capital
336		-	construction budget request submitted to the governor the
337		-	additional amount necessary for the major maintenance. Any
338		-	supplemental funding appropriated in response to a budget
339		-	request submitted under this subsection shall be
340		-	conditioned on the requesting entity expending all funds
341		-	appropriated in the fiscal biennium for major maintenance
342		-	on the poor component, equipment or a system, except as
343		-	otherwise provided by law.
344		-	(m) As used in this section:
345		-	(i) "Major maintenance" means as defined by W.S.
346		-	9-2-3001(b)(ix);
347		-	(ii) "Property" means as defined by W.S.
348		-	9-2-3001(b)(x);
349		-	(iii) "Routine maintenance" means as defined by
350		-	W.S. 9-2-3001(b)(xii).
351		-	16-6-101. Definitions.
352		-	(a) As used in this act:
353		-	(v) Major maintenance" means
354		-	replacement of complete or major portions of building and
355		-	facility systems at irregular intervals which is required
356		-	to continue the use of the building or facility at its
357		-	original capacity for its original intended use and is
358		-	typically accomplished by contractors due to the personnel
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365		-	of sophistication of the work or the need for warranted
366		-	work ;
367		-	16-6-102. Resident contractors; preference limitation
368		-	with reference to lowest bid or qualified response;
369		-	decertification; denial of application for residency.
370		-	(a) If a contract is let by a public entity for a
371		-	public work, the contract shall be let, if advertisement
372		-	for bids or request for proposal is not required, to a
373		-	resident of the state, provided that if the services
374		-	required are not offered by any known resident of the
375		-	state, the public entity may let the contract to a
376		-	nonresident. If advertisement for bids is required, the
377		-	contract shall be let to the responsible certified resident
378		-	making the lowest bid if the certified resident's bid is
379		-	not more than five percent (5%) higher than that of the
380		-	lowest responsible nonresident bidder.
381		-	(g) Whenever an emergency arises requiring a contract
382		-	for a public work, a public entity may waive any applicable
383		-	requirement of this section if the requirement endangers
384		-	the health, welfare or safety of the public.
385		-	16-6-401. Definitions.
386		-	(a) As used in
387		-	article:
388		-	(ix) "Renovation" means
389		-	facility which will affect more than fifty percent (50%) of
390		-	the gross floor area in the building as defined by W.S.
391		-	9-2-3001(b)(xi). ORIGINAL HOUSE
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396		-	1316-6-1001. Capital construction projects
397		-	restrictions; preference requirements; waivers.
398		-	(f) As used in this section:
399		-	(i) "Capital construction project" means
400		-	construction, demolition, renovation and capital renewal of
401		-	or to any public building or facility and any other public
402		-	improvement necessary for the public building or facility,
403		-	major maintenance W.S.
404		-	major building and facility repair and replacement as
405		-	defined in W.S. 21-15-109(a)(iii) 9-2-3001(b)(ii)
406		-	21-15-108. Revenue bonds for grants and loans;
407		-	refunding revenue bonds.
408		-	(b) The school facilities commission may borrow money
409		-	in a principal amount not to exceed one hundred million
410		-	dollars ($100,000,000.00) by the issuance from time to time
411		-	of one (1) or more series of revenue bonds. The commission
412		-	may encumber revenues under subsection (a) of this section
413		-	for bonds in total amounts not to exceed one hundred
414		-	million dollars ($100,000,000.00) issued for
415		-	construction
416		-	commission and approved by the legislature under W.S.
417		-	21-15-119. Any bonds issued under this section, together
418		-	with any interest accruing thereon and any prior redemption
419		-	premiums due in connection therewith, are payable and
420		-	collectible solely out of revenues authorized under this
421		-	section. The bondholders may not look to any general or
422		-	other fund for payment of the bonds except the revenues
423		-	pledged therefore. The bonds shall not constitute an
424		-	indebtedness or a debt within the meaning of any
425		-	constitutional or statutory provision or limitation. The
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432		-	obligations of the state but shall constitute its special
433		-	obligations and the commission shall not pledge the state's
434		-	full faith and credit for payment of the bonds.
435		-	21-15-109. Major building and facility repair and
436		-	replacement payments; computation; square footage
437		-	allowance; use of payment funds; accounting and reporting
438		-	requirements; neglected routine maintenance.
439		-	(a) As used in this act:
440		-	(iii) "Major building and facility repair and
441		-	replacement"
442		-	major portions of
443		-	by W.S. 9-2-3001(b)(ix) for school building and facility
444		-	systems; at irregular intervals which is required to
445		-	continue the use of the building or facility at its
446		-	original capacity for its original intended use and is
447		-	typically accomplished by contractors due to the personnel
448		-	demand to accomplish the work in a timely manner, the level
449		-	of sophistication of the work or the need for warranted
450		-	work. The term includes the following categories as
451		-	hereafter defined:
452		-	(iv) "Office building" means a school building
453		-	or facility primarily used in connection with or for the
454		-	purpose of district administrative functions, the major
455		-	purpose or use of which is not dedicated to the provision
456		-	of educational programs offered by the district in
457		-	accordance with law;. "Office building" shall include
458		-	maintenance facilities and storage buildings in which
459		-	supplies are stored;
460		-	(vi) "Routine maintenance"
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467		-	in safe and good working order so that it may be used at
468		-	its original or designed capacity for its originally
469		-	intended purposes, including janitorial, grounds keeping
470		-	and maintenance tasks done on a routine basis and typically
471		-	accomplished by district personnel with exceptions for any
472		-	routine tasks accomplished by contractors such as elevator
473		-	or other specialized equipment or building system
474		-	maintenance ‑2‑3001(b)(xii) for school
475		-	buildings and facilities;
476		-	(viii) "Warehouse building" means a school
477		-	building or facility primarily used for storage of
478		-	equipment,
479		-	supplies, including facilities in which school buses
480		-	school equipment
481		-	(e) Amounts distributed under subsection (b) of this
482		-	section shall be deposited by the recipient district into a
483		-	separate account, the balance of which may accumulate from
484		-	year-to-year. Except as specified under subsection (f) of
485		-	this section, expenditures from the separate account,
486		-	including any interest earnings on the account, shall be
487		-	restricted to expenses incurred for major building and
488		-	facility repair and replacement
489		-	(a) of this section
490		-	district's facility plan under W.S. 21-15-116. Account
491		-	expenditures may include the expenses of district personnel
492		-	performing work described under paragraph (a)(iii) of this
493		-	section if approved by the department and if documented
494		-	within the district's facility plan. The district's
495		-	facility plan shall clearly specify proposed major
496		-	maintenance expenditures for addressing district major
497		-	building and facility repair and replacement needs on a
498		-	building-by-building basis, updated for the applicable
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505		-	adequacy standards and prioritized based upon the impact of
506		-	the building or facility on the district's ability to
507		-	deliver the required educational program. The district
508		-	shall include plans for maintaining any district building
509		-	or facility which is under a lease agreement, specifying
510		-	lease revenues available to the district for maintenance of
511		-	facilities to the level required by statewide adequacy
512		-	standards. No expenditures shall be made from the separate
513		-	account unless the repair or replacement of the building or
514		-	facility systems for which the expenditure is to be made is
515		-	clearly specified within the district's facility plan or
516		-	otherwise approved by the department. In a manner and form
517		-	required by commission rule and regulation, each district
518		-	shall annually report to the department on the expenditures
519		-	made from the separate account during the applicable
520		-	reporting period, separating account expenditures on a
521		-	building-by-building basis. The department shall annually
522		-	review account expenditures. shall,
523		-	report expenditures to
524		-	school district, provide a report to the commission,
525		-	the select committee on school facilities established under
526		-	W.S. 28-11-301
527		-	major maintenance expenditures. The department shall
528		-	compile reported building-by-building expenditure
529		-	information for each district and the district facility
530		-	plan and include this information in its annual report to
531		-	the select committee pursuant to W.S. 21-15-121. If any
532		-	district expends funds within the separate account for
533		-	purposes not authorized by this subsection or by rule and
534		-	regulation of the commission, the payments for that
535		-	district shall be reduced by the amount of the unauthorized
536		-	expenditure in the school year following the year in which
537		-	the expenditure was discovered or the school year in which
538		-	notification was provided by the department, whichever
539		-	first occurs. ORIGINAL HOUSE
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545		-	21-15-111. Definitions.
546		-	(a) As used in this act, unless the context requires
547		-	otherwise:
548		-	(iii) "Local enhancements to school buildings
549		-	and facilities" or "local enhancements" means any
550		-	renovation, construction, replacement,
551		-	repair or other improvement of or to any school building or
552		-	facility initiated by a school district which is designed
553		-	to bring the building or facility to a condition exceeding
554		-	the statewide building adequacy standards
555		-	commission's facility design standards and guidelines;
556		-	(iv) "Project" means replacement, renovation,
557		-	capital renewal or new construction projects
558		-	increase the value of the school building or facility by
559		-	improving the functioning of the building or facility or
560		-	the capacity of the building or facility, or both,
561		-	excluding major building and facility repair and
562		-	replacement defined W.S.
563		-	9-2-3001(b)(ix), and routine maintenance
564		-	defined under by W.S. 21-15-109(a)(vi) 9-2-3001(b)(xii);
565		-	(v) "Remedy" or "remediation" means a course of
566		-	action addressing identified building and facility needs in
567		-	accordance with statewide adequacy standards developed
568		-	under this act, consisting of building or facility
569		-	construction, replacement, renovation,
570		-	repair or any combination thereof;
571		-	(x) "Capital renewal" means as defined by W.S.
572		-	9-2-3001(b)(viii) for school buildings and facilities; ORIGINAL HOUSE
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577		-	18(xi) "Renovation" means as defined by W.S.
578		-	9-2-3001(b)(xi) for school buildings and facilities.
579		-	21-15-116. School district facility plans;
580		-	development, review and approval; plan criteria;
581		-	administrative review; collaborative committee process.
582		-	(a) In accordance with rules and regulations of the
583		-	commission, long range comprehensive school building and
584		-	facility plans for each school district shall be developed
585		-	by the department in coordination with the applicable
586		-	district, which address district wide building and facility
587		-	needs. The facility plan shall identify building and
588		-	facility needs aligned with the statewide adequacy
589		-	standards, actions to remediate building and facility needs
590		-	including construction,
591		-	subsection, renovation, capital renewal and major building
592		-	and facility repair and replacement expenditures, and any
593		-	local enhancements to buildings and facilities beyond
594		-	statewide adequacy standards. The facility plan shall
595		-	include a response to each school building and facility
596		-	need identified on a building-by-building, space-by-space
597		-	basis. The plan shall also review, and to the extent
598		-	practical, identify and prioritize nonconstruction
599		-	alternatives to school building and facility needs such as
600		-	building closure, modification of school boundaries,
601		-	modification of school grade configurations and similar
602		-	approaches. Demolition or use, lease or other methods of
603		-	disposition of surplus buildings and facilities shall be
604		-	incorporated as part of the district plan, including the
605		-	disposition of any existing land owned by the district. The
606		-	plan shall not include the abandonment or demolition of any
607		-	school facility or building unless there has first been a
608		-	public hearing on the issue. The plan shall also specify
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615		-	proposed allocation of costs incurred or revenues resulting
616		-	from disposition and allocation of disposition revenues to
617		-	offset any costs paid by the department. In addition,
618		-	district facility plans shall include:
619		-	(v) A plan for addressing district major
620		-	building and facility repair and replacement needs as
621		-	required under W.S. 21-15-109(e)
622		-	needs. The routine and major maintenance plan shall:
623		-	(A) Be designed to eliminate maintenance
624		-	backlogs, establish proactive maintenance practices and
625		-	ensure that school buildings and facilities and components,
626		-	equipment and systems of school buildings and facilities
627		-	reach their full life expectancy;
628		-	(B) Anticipate the funding of major
629		-	building and facility repair for the components, equipment
630		-	and systems of school buildings and facilities that have a
631		-	life expectancy that is less than the life expectancy of
632		-	the school building or facility of which the component,
633		-	equipment or system is part;
634		-	(C) Establish requirements for maintaining
635		-	routine maintenance records for school buildings and
636		-	facilities and the components, equipment and systems of
637		-	school buildings and facilities.
638		-	21-15-119. Commission budget and funding
639		-	recommendations.
640		-	(a) Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1012, the commission
641		-	shall annually, not later than September 1, develop and
642		-	submit a recommended budget for projects and school capital
643		-	construction financing to the governor, through the state ORIGINAL HOUSE
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649		-	budget department and to the select committee on school
650		-	facilities. The department shall prepare and provide
651		-	information as requested by the commission. The commission
652		-	shall include with its recommended budget to the select
653		-	committee the prioritized schedules of projects specified
654		-	in W.S. 21-15-117 including the amounts allocated to each
655		-	project and the annual building status report specified
656		-	under W.S. 21-15-121. The recommended budget submitted by
657		-	the commission shall include:
658		-	(i) The estimated costs and proposed funding
659		-	amounts for all projects determined under W.S. 21-15-117
660		-	and 21-15-118 and proposed for that budget period, together
661		-	with estimated expenditures for major building and facility
662		-	repair and replacement program payments under W.S.
663		-	21-15-109 for the same budget period. To the extent the
664		-	amount of payments under W.S. 21-15-109 for the same budget
665		-	period are insufficient to repair, replace or upgrade a
666		-	poor component, equipment or system of a school building or
667		-	facility, the recommended budget may separately identify
668		-	and request additional amounts necessary to repair, replace
669		-	or upgrade the poor component, equipment or system. Except
670		-	as otherwise provided by law, any supplemental funding
671		-	appropriated in response to a budget recommendation
672		-	submitted under this paragraph shall be conditioned on the
673		-	school district amounts available in the separate account
674		-	established under W.S. 21-15-109(e) for major building and
675		-	facility repair and replacement;
676		-	21-15-123. State construction department; duties and
677		-	authority relating to school facilities.
678		-	(f) The state construction department shall: ORIGINAL HOUSE
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683		-	21(v) Enter into or approve
684		-	renovation
685		-	appropriate. Each agreement shall:
686		-	(E) Assure the state is not responsible or
687		-	liable for compliance with
688		-	project schedules or completion dates;
689		-	(vi) Review district proposals for the
690		-	disposition or demolition of buildings and facilities made
691		-	surplus by an approved
692		-	or by changes in school population, including allocation of
693		-	resulting costs and revenues and report the proposals to
694		-	the commission. Disposition shall include options for use,
695		-	lease, sale and any other means of disposing of the surplus
696		-	building or facility. The costs and revenues incurred by
697		-	the disposition or demolition of the building or facility
698		-	shall be accounted for in each district's school facility
699		-	plan and considered in any building or facility remedy for
700		-	that district, including the allocation of revenues
701		-	resulting from the disposition of property rendered surplus
702		-	to offset property demolition costs. The department shall
703		-	report this review to the commission. The commission, after
704		-	receiving a report of the review by the department, shall
705		-	approve the proposal related to disposition or demolition
706		-	submitted pursuant to this paragraph unless the commission
707		-	determines that the proposal does not protect the financial
708		-	interests of the state or is not otherwise in the public
709		-	interest. Any revenues resulting from property disposition
710		-	under this paragraph shall not be considered or counted
711		-	under W.S. 21-13-310(a)(xiv) or (xv);
712		-	21-18-102. Definitions.
713		-	(a) As used in this act: ORIGINAL HOUSE
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719		-	(xxiii) "Capital construction project" and
720		-	"capital construction" mean as defined by W.S.
721		-	9-2-3001(b)(ii);
722		-	(xxiv) "Capital renewal" means as defined by
723		-	W.S. 9-2-3001(b)(viii);
724		-	(xxv) "Major maintenance" means as defined by
725		-	W.S. 9-2-3001(b)(ix);
726		-	(xxvi) "Renovation" means as defined by W.S.
727		-	9-2-3001(b)(xi);
728		-	(xxiii)(xxvii) "This act" means W.S. 21-18-101
729		-	through 21-18-409.
730		-	21-18-202. Powers and duties of the commission.
731		-	(d) The commission shall perform the following
732		-	approval functions:
733		-	(v) Approve
734		-	projects in excess of two
735		-	hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00)
736		-	for which state funds are or could be eventually applied:.
737		-	"New capital construction projects" include:
738		-	(A) construction ,
739		-	renovation and capital renewal
740		-	in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars
741		-	($250,000.00) market value; which is not necessary
742		-	maintenance or repair; ORIGINAL HOUSE
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747		-	23(C) Previously approved and uncompleted
748		-	capital construction projects, excluding major maintenance,
749		-	which have increased in total cost by ten percent (10%) or
750		-	more since cost estimates were developed at the time of
751		-	initial project approval under this paragraph and W.S.
752		-	21-18-205(g).
753		-	21-18-225. College maintenance and capital
754		-	construction funding.
755		-	(a) As part of its administrative functions, the
756		-	community college commission shall identify community
757		-	college building needs and develop a prioritized list of
758		-	community college capital construction projects. The
759		-	prioritized community college capital construction projects
760		-	shall be reported by the commission to the state
761		-	construction department in accordance with subsection (g)
762		-	of this section. Following review, analysis and study, the
763		-	state construction department shall forward recommendations
764		-	for community college capital construction projects to the
765		-	state building commission. The state construction
766		-	department shall also submit
767		-	requests for college buildings to the legislature in
768		-	accordance with this section. Major maintenance budget
769		-	requests shall be based upon the square footage submitted
770		-	by the commission under subsection (f) of this section and
771		-	upon a formula adopted by the state building commission ,
772		-	and upon forms and in a format specified by the state
773		-	budget department
774		-	joint appropriations committee a recommendation for funding
775		-	community college major maintenance each biennium in
776		-	preparation for the development of the state budget. This
777		-	recommendation shall be based on a formula adopted by the
778		-	state building commission pursuant to W.S. 9-5-107(g) and
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785		-	department. At the end of each fiscal year, the commission
786		-	shall submit a report to the state construction department
787		-	on major maintenance expenditures incurred in the
788		-	immediately preceding fiscal year as required by W.S.
789		-	9-5-107(j). College building maintenance budget requests
790		-	submitted by the state construction department to the
791		-	legislature and capital construction budget requests
792		-	forwarded by the state building commission to the
793		-	legislature shall include only necessary building square
794		-	footage:
795		-	(b) To carry out this section and in accordance with
796		-	rules and regulations of the state building commission
797		-	promulgated under W.S. 9-5-107(d) and (e) serving as
798		-	guidelines for implementation and administration of this
799		-	section, the commission shall establish and maintain:
800		-	(v) Requirements for community college districts
801		-	to develop and implement routine maintenance schedules that
802		-	are designed to eliminate maintenance backlogs, establish
803		-	proactive maintenance practices and ensure that community
804		-	college buildings, facilities and sites and the components,
805		-	equipment and systems of community college buildings,
806		-	facilities and sites reach their full life expectancy;
807		-	(vi) Plan for the funding of the major
808		-	maintenance for the components, equipment and systems of
809		-	community college buildings, facilities and sites that have
810		-	a life expectancy that is less than the life expectancy of
811		-	the building, facility or site of which the component,
812		-	equipment or system is part;
813		-	(vii) Maintain records of routine maintenance
814		-	for community college buildings, facilities and sites and ORIGINAL HOUSE
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820		-	any components, equipment and systems of community college
821		-	buildings, facilities and sites.
822		-	(d) On or before November 1 of each year, the
823		-	commission shall, based upon the assessment performed under
824		-	subsection (c) of this section and upon facility plans and
825		-	annual reports submitted by each college pursuant to W.S.
826		-	21-18-304(a)(xi), prioritize community college
827		-	construction needs for the current fiscal year and
828		-	the succeeding four (4) fiscal years based upon:
829		-	(e) The commission may modify construction
830		-	project needs prioritized under subsection (d) of this
831		-	section in any subsequent fiscal year as necessary to
832		-	address statewide needs as substantiated by data, condition
833		-	assessments, needs analysis and other information assembled
834		-	by the commission under this section. Needs receiving a
835		-	lower priority than previously assigned may be removed or
836		-	reprioritized by the commission. onstruction
837		-	project needs modified under this subsection shall be
838		-	reported to the state construction department.
839		-	(g) Upon prioritizing community college
840		-	construction needs under subsection (d) of this
841		-	section, the commission shall not later than June 1 of each
842		-	year, report the prioritized list to the state construction
843		-	department. In accordance with W.S. 9-5-108(a)(ii), the
844		-	state construction department shall review, analyze and
845		-	study construction needs prioritized under subsection (d)
846		-	of this section and conduct necessary value engineering
847		-	analysis, schematic design review, safety and security
848		-	assessments and other analysis and review prior to
849		-	submission of recommendations to the state building
850		-	commission. The state building commission shall consider
851		-	and incorporate prioritized construction ORIGINAL HOUSE
852		-	BILL NO. HB0086
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857		-	needs recommendations into legislation requesting necessary
858		-	funding, developed under W.S. 9-5-108(a)(ii)(J), for
859		-	submission to the legislature for review, authorization and
860		-	approval. The legislation shall also include a separate
861		-	appropriation for contingency costs associated with
862		-	recommended construction projects and a separate
863		-	appropriation for administrative costs of the state
864		-	construction department for management of the recommended
865		-	capital construction projects as required by subsection (j)
866		-	of this section. The state construction department shall
867		-	submit a separate budget request for project design and
868		-	planning funds to be available to assist community colleges
869		-	with costs incurred in developing and providing necessary
870		-	plans, designs and other information to the state
871		-	construction department for purposes of this subsection.
872		-	This request shall also include funds for major maintenance
873		-	for the square footage reported by the commission under
874		-	subsection (f) of this section. The state construction
875		-	department shall consult with the community college
876		-	commission in developing recommendations under this
877		-	subsection.
878		-	(h) The community college commission shall provide
879		-	copies of the needs assessment, construction
880		-	project priorities and major maintenance square footage
881		-	established under this section to members of the
882		-	legislature on or before December 1 of each year.
883		-	(j) Subject to amounts made available by legislative
884		-	appropriation and to any conditions which may be attached
885		-	to appropriation expenditures, the state construction
886		-	department shall distribute state funds for
887		-	capital construction approved and authorized by
888		-	the legislature. Distributions of state funds for any
889		-	approved and authorized construction project shall ORIGINAL HOUSE
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895		-	be in accordance with payment schedules established by rule
896		-	and regulation of the department. Payments by the
897		-	department shall be contingent upon the receipt of any
898		-	local district funding as may be required by legislative
899		-	authorization, or upon receipt of other documentation which
900		-	may be required by the program certifying the timely
901		-	receipt of required local district funds for the capital
902		-	construction project. Payments to districts shall also be
903		-	attached to prescribed phases of the construction
904		-	project and the completion of certain project phases.
905		-	Construction phases for which approval of the program is
906		-	required shall be specified by the state construction
907		-	department rule and regulation, clearly prescribing a
908		-	process for program review and approval of project plans
909		-	and specifications, project development and project changes
910		-	and change orders. In carrying out duties under this
911		-	subsection, the department may execute powers prescribed
912		-	under W.S. 9-5-108(a)(iii) in coordination with the state
913		-	building commission and the appropriate community college
914		-	district. No scheduled payment shall be made by the
915		-	department without compliance with the prescribed process.
916		-	21-18-319. Student dormitory capital construction
917		-	loans; rulemaking; requirements; reporting; definition.
918		-	(e) As used in this section:
919		-	(ii) "Capital construction"
920		-	includes new construction, renovation or
921		-	capital renewal.
922		-	Section 3. W.S. 9-5-107(h), 21-15-109(a)(iii)(A)
923		-	through (C) and 21-18-225(b)(iv) are repealed.
924		-	Section 4. ORIGINAL HOUSE
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930		-	(a) The state construction department, the state
931		-	building commission, the community college commission and
932		-	the school facilities commission shall promulgate all rules
933		-	necessary to implement this act.
934		-	(b) Subject to section 5 of this act, the board of
935		-	trustees of the University of Wyoming shall promulgate all
936		-	regulations necessary to implement this act.
937		-	Section 5. This act shall not apply to the University
938		-	of Wyoming student housing project, law school project, war
939		-	memorial west stands project or aquatics center project. ORIGINAL HOUSE
940		-	BILL NO. HB0086
941		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 17, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
942		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
943		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
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945		-	Section 6.
946		-	(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this
947		-	section, this act is effective July 1, 2025.
948		-	(b) Sections 4 through 6 of this act are effective
949		-	immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a
950		-	bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of
951		-	the Wyoming Constitution.
952		-	(END)
953		-	Speaker of the HousePresident of the SenateGovernorTIME APPROVED: _________DATE APPROVED: _________
954		-	I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.
955		-	Chief Clerk
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	250	+	4 (c) The department shall:
	251	+	5
	252	+	6 (i) Review and make recommendations to the
	253	+	7 governor concerning capital construction
	254	+	8 budget requests made by the state building
	255	+	9 commission, school facilities commission, the University of
	256	+	10 Wyoming, community college commission and any agency;
	257	+	11
	258	+	12 (vi) Plan for all construction projects
	259	+	13 in accordance with the provisions of W.S. 9-5-107, 9-5-108
	260	+	14 and rules, procedures and criteria adopted pursuant to
	261	+	15 those sections;
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	291	+	21 (a) As used in this act:
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	299	+	6 (d) Appropriations for the purposes specified in this
	300	+	7 subsection shall be excluded from reverting pursuant to
	301	+	8 subsections (a) through (c) of this section.
	302	+	9 Appropriations do not revert pursuant to this
	303	+	10 subsection shall be expended only on the projects for which
	304	+	11 the funds were appropriated
	305	+	12. Funds subject to this subsection
	306	+	13 are appropriations:
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	322	+	4 (d) The state building commission shall adopt rules
	323	+	5 implementing policies for the management of state
	324	+	6. The rules shall establish:
	325	+	7
	326	+	8 (iii) Requirements for
	327	+	9 maintenance schedules designed to
	328	+	10 eliminate maintenance backlogs,
	329	+	11 maintenance practices
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	345	+	2 (g) The state building commission shall adopt a
	346	+	3 formula for major
	347	+	4 community
	348	+	5 college
	349	+	6. The formula shall:
	350	+	7
	351	+	8 (i) Be based on the gross square footage
	352	+	9
	353	+	10 categories of buildings
	354	+	11 and
	355	+	12 shall:
	356	+	13
	357	+	14 (A) For community college property, include
	358	+	15 only buildings providing education programs comprising the
	359	+	16 statewide college system strategic plan developed and
	360	+	17 maintained under W.S. 21-18-202(a)(v);
	361	+	18
	362	+	19 (B) Specifically exclude student housing,
	363	+	20 student unions and auxiliary services areas funded
	364	+	21 exclusively through community college
	365	+	22 generated revenues unless otherwise specified by law.
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	408	+	17 (a) As used in this act:
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	426	+	10 (a) If a contract is let by a public entity for a
	427	+	11 public work, the contract shall be let, if advertisement
	428	+	12 for bids or request for proposal is not required, to a
	429	+	13 resident of the state, provided that if the services
	430	+	14
	431	+	15
	432	+	16. If advertisement for bids is required, the
	433	+	17 contract shall be let to the responsible certified resident
	434	+	18 making the lowest bid if the certified resident's bid is
	435	+	19 not more than five percent (5%) higher than that of the
	436	+	20 lowest responsible nonresident bidder.
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	458	+	17 (f) As used in this section:
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	468	+	29-2-3001(b)(ii);
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	473	+	7 (b) The school facilities commission may borrow money
	474	+	8 in a principal amount not to exceed one hundred million
	475	+	9 dollars ($100,000,000.00) by the issuance from time to time
	476	+	10 of one (1) or more series of revenue bonds. The commission
	477	+	11 may encumber revenues under subsection (a) of this section
	478	+	12 for bonds in total amounts not to exceed one hundred
	479	+	13 million dollars ($100,000,000.00) issued for
	480	+	14
	481	+	15 commission and approved by the legislature under W.S.
	482	+	16 21-15-119. Any bonds issued under this section, together
	483	+	17 with any interest accruing thereon and any prior redemption
	484	+	18 premiums due in connection therewith, are payable and
	485	+	19 collectible solely out of revenues authorized under this
	486	+	20 section. The bondholders may not look to any general or
	487	+	21 other fund for payment of the bonds except the revenues
	488	+	22 pledged therefore. The bonds shall not constitute an
	489	+	23 indebtedness or a debt within the meaning of any 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
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	492	+	1 constitutional or statutory provision or limitation. The
	493	+	2 bonds shall not be considered or held to be general
	494	+	3 obligations of the state but shall constitute its special
	495	+	4 obligations and the commission shall not pledge the state's
	496	+	5 full faith and credit for payment of the bonds.
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	503	+	12 (a) As used in this act:
	504	+	13
	505	+	14 (iii) "Major building and facility repair and
	506	+	15 replacement"
	507	+	16
	508	+	17
	509	+	18 systems; at irregular intervals which is required to
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	520	+	4 (iv) "Office building" means a school building
	521	+	5 or facility primarily used in connection with or for the
	522	+	6 purpose of district administrative functions, the major
	523	+	7 purpose or use of which is not dedicated to the provision
	524	+	8 of educational programs offered by the district in
	525	+	9 accordance with law;. "Office building" shall include
	526	+	10
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	529	+	13 (vi) "Routine maintenance
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	543	+	2 (viii) "Warehouse building" means a school
	544	+	3 building or facility primarily used for storage of
	545	+	4
	546	+	5 supplies, including facilities in which school buses
	547	+	6 are stored, maintained or serviced.
	548	+	7
	549	+	8 (e) Amounts distributed under subsection (b) of this
	550	+	9 section shall be deposited by the recipient district into a
	551	+	10 separate account, the balance of which may accumulate from
	552	+	11 year-to-year. Except as specified under subsection (f) of
	553	+	12 this section, expenditures from the separate account,
	554	+	13 including any interest earnings on the account, shall be
	555	+	14 restricted to expenses incurred for major building and
	556	+	15 facility repair and replacement
	557	+	16
	558	+	17 district's facility plan under W.S. 21-15-116. Account
	559	+	18 expenditures may include the expenses of district personnel
	560	+	19 performing work described under paragraph (a)(iii) of this
	561	+	20 section if approved by the department and if documented
	562	+	21 within the district's facility plan. The district's
	563	+	22 facility plan shall clearly specify proposed major
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	567	+	1 building and facility repair and replacement needs on a
	568	+	2 building-by-building basis, updated for the applicable
	569	+	3 reporting period, which shall be aligned to the statewide
	570	+	4 adequacy standards and prioritized based upon the impact of
	571	+	5 the building or facility on the district's ability to
	572	+	6 deliver the required educational program. The district
	573	+	7 shall include plans for maintaining any district building
	574	+	8 or facility which is under a lease agreement, specifying
	575	+	9 lease revenues available to the district for maintenance of
	576	+	10 facilities to the level required by statewide adequacy
	577	+	11 standards. No expenditures shall be made from the separate
	578	+	12 account unless the repair or replacement of the building or
	579	+	13 facility systems for which the expenditure is to be made is
	580	+	14 clearly specified within the district's facility plan or
	581	+	15 otherwise approved by the department. In a manner and form
	582	+	16 required by commission rule and regulation, each district
	583	+	17 shall annually report to the department on the expenditures
	584	+	18 made from the separate account during the applicable
	585	+	19 reporting period, separating account expenditures on a
	586	+	20 building-by-building basis. The department shall annually
	587	+	21 review account expenditures. shall,
	588	+	22
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	592	+	1 the select committee on school facilities established under
	593	+	2 W.S. 28-11-301
	594	+	3. The department shall
	595	+	4 compile reported building-by-building expenditure
	596	+	5 information for each district and the district facility
	597	+	6 plan and include this information in its annual report to
	598	+	7 the select committee pursuant to W.S. 21-15-121. If any
	599	+	8 district expends funds within the separate account for
	600	+	9 purposes not authorized by this subsection or by rule and
	601	+	10 regulation of the commission, the payments for that
	602	+	11 district shall be reduced by the amount of the unauthorized
	603	+	12 expenditure in the school year following the year in which
	604	+	13 the expenditure was discovered or the school year in which
	605	+	14 notification was provided by the department, whichever
	606	+	15 first occurs.
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	611	+	20 otherwise:
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	613	+	22 (iii) "Local enhancements to school buildings
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	617	+	1 renovation, construction, replacement,
	618	+	2 repair or other improvement of or to any school building or
	619	+	3 facility initiated by a school district which is designed
	620	+	4 to bring the building or facility to a condition exceeding
	621	+	5 the statewide building adequacy standards
	622	+	6;
	623	+	7
	624	+	8 (iv) "Project" means replacement, renovation,
	625	+	9 or new construction projects
	626	+	10 increase the value of the school building or facility by
	627	+	11 improving the functioning of the building or facility or
	628	+	12 the capacity of the building or facility, or both,
	629	+	13 excluding major building and facility repair and
	630	+	14 replacement defined W.S.
	631	+	15 and routine maintenance
	632	+	16 defined under W.S. 21-15-109(a)(vi) 9-2-3001(b)(xii);
	633	+	17
	634	+	18 (v) "Remedy" or "remediation" means a course of
	635	+	19 action addressing identified building and facility needs in
	636	+	20 accordance with statewide adequacy standards developed
	637	+	21 under this act, consisting of building or facility
	638	+	22 construction, replacement, renovation,
	639	+	23 repair or any combination thereof; 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
	640	+	ENGROSSED
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	642	+	2
	643	+	3
	644	+	4
	645	+	5
	646	+	6
	647	+	7
	648	+	8
	649	+	9
	650	+	10
	651	+	11
	652	+	12 (a) In accordance with rules and regulations of the
	653	+	13 commission, long range comprehensive school building and
	654	+	14 facility plans for each school district shall be developed
	655	+	15 by the department in coordination with the applicable
	656	+	16 district, which address district wide building and facility
	657	+	17 needs. The facility plan shall identify building and
	658	+	18 facility needs aligned with the statewide adequacy
	659	+	19 standards, actions to remediate building and facility needs
	660	+	20 including construction,
	661	+	21 renovation, capital renewal and major building
	662	+	22 and facility repair and replacement expenditures, and any
	663	+	23 local enhancements to buildings and facilities beyond 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
	664	+	ENGROSSED
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	666	+	1 statewide adequacy standards. The facility plan shall
	667	+	2 include a response to each school building and facility
	668	+	3 need identified on a building-by-building, space-by-space
	669	+	4 basis. The plan shall also review, and to the extent
	670	+	5 practical, identify and prioritize nonconstruction
	671	+	6 alternatives to school building and facility needs such as
	672	+	7 building closure, modification of school boundaries,
	673	+	8 modification of school grade configurations and similar
	674	+	9 approaches. Demolition or use, lease or other methods of
	675	+	10 disposition of surplus buildings and facilities shall be
	676	+	11 incorporated as part of the district plan, including the
	677	+	12 disposition of any existing land owned by the district. The
	678	+	13 plan shall not include the abandonment or demolition of any
	679	+	14 school facility or building unless there has first been a
	680	+	15 public hearing on the issue. The plan shall also specify
	681	+	16 identified alternative methods of building disposition,
	682	+	17 proposed allocation of costs incurred or revenues resulting
	683	+	18 from disposition and allocation of disposition revenues to
	684	+	19 offset any costs paid by the department. In addition,
	685	+	20 district facility plans shall include:
	686	+	21
	687	+	22 (v) A plan for addressing district major
	688	+	23 building and facility repair and replacement needs as 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
	689	+	ENGROSSED
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	691	+	1 required under W.S. 21-15-109(e)
	692	+	2
	693	+	3
	694	+	4
	695	+	5
	696	+	6
	697	+	7
	698	+	8;
	699	+	9
	700	+	10
	701	+	11
	702	+	12
	703	+	13
	704	+	14
	705	+	15
	706	+	16
	707	+	17
	708	+	18
	709	+	19
	710	+	20
	711	+	21
	712	+	22
	713	+	23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
	714	+	ENGROSSED
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	716	+	2 (a) Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1012, the commission
	717	+	3 shall annually, not later than September 1, develop and
	718	+	4 submit a recommended budget for projects and school capital
	719	+	5 construction financing to the governor, through the state
	720	+	6 budget department and to the select committee on school
	721	+	7 facilities. The department shall prepare and provide
	722	+	8 information as requested by the commission. The commission
	723	+	9 shall include with its recommended budget to the select
	724	+	10 committee the prioritized schedules of projects specified
	725	+	11 in W.S. 21-15-117 including the amounts allocated to each
	726	+	12 project and the annual building status report specified
	727	+	13 under W.S. 21-15-121. The recommended budget submitted by
	728	+	14 the commission shall include:
	729	+	15
	730	+	16 (i) The estimated costs and proposed funding
	731	+	17 amounts for all projects determined under W.S. 21-15-117
	732	+	18 and 21-15-118 and proposed for that budget period, together
	733	+	19 with estimated expenditures for major building and facility
	734	+	20 repair and replacement program payments under W.S.
	735	+	21 21-15-109 for the same budget period. To the extent the
	736	+	22
	737	+	23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
	738	+	ENGROSSED
	739	+	31HB0086
	740	+	1
	741	+	2
	742	+	3
	743	+	4
	744	+	5
	745	+	6
	746	+	7
	747	+	8
	748	+	9
	749	+	10;
	750	+	11
	751	+	12
	752	+	13
	753	+	14
	754	+	15 (f) The state construction department shall:
	755	+	16
	756	+	17 (v) Enter into or approve
	757	+	18
	758	+	19 appropriate. Each agreement shall:
	759	+	20
	760	+	21 (E) Assure the state is not responsible or
	761	+	22 liable for compliance with
	762	+	23 project schedules or completion dates; 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
	763	+	ENGROSSED
	764	+	32HB00861
	765	+	2 (vi) Review district proposals for the
	766	+	3 disposition or demolition of buildings and facilities made
	767	+	4 surplus by an approved
	768	+	5 or by changes in school population, including allocation of
	769	+	6 resulting costs and revenues and report the proposals to
	770	+	7 the commission. Disposition shall include options for use,
	771	+	8 lease, sale and any other means of disposing of the surplus
	772	+	9 building or facility. The costs and revenues incurred by
	773	+	10 the disposition or demolition of the building or facility
	774	+	11 shall be accounted for in each district's school facility
	775	+	12 plan and considered in any building or facility remedy for
	776	+	13 that district, including the allocation of revenues
	777	+	14 resulting from the disposition of property rendered surplus
	778	+	15 to offset property demolition costs. The department shall
	779	+	16 report this review to the commission. The commission, after
	780	+	17 receiving a report of the review by the department, shall
	781	+	18 approve the proposal related to disposition or demolition
	782	+	19 submitted pursuant to this paragraph unless the commission
	783	+	20 determines that the proposal does not protect the financial
	784	+	21 interests of the state or is not otherwise in the public
	785	+	22 interest. Any revenues resulting from property disposition 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
	786	+	ENGROSSED
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	788	+	1 under this paragraph shall not be considered or counted
	789	+	2 under W.S. 21-13-310(a)(xiv) or (xv);
	790	+	3
	791	+	4
	792	+	5
	793	+	6 (a) As used in this act:
	794	+	7
	795	+	8
	796	+	9
	797	+	10
	798	+	11
	799	+	12
	800	+	13
	801	+	14
	802	+	15
	803	+	16
	804	+	17
	805	+	18
	806	+	19
	807	+	20
	808	+	21 (xxvii) "This act" means W.S. 21-18-101
	809	+	22 through 21-18-409.
	810	+	23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
	811	+	ENGROSSED
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	813	+	2
	814	+	3 (d) The commission shall perform the following
	815	+	4 approval functions:
	816	+	5
	817	+	6 (v) Approve
	818	+	7
	819	+	8 hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00)
	820	+	9 for which state funds are or could be eventually applied:
	821	+	10
	822	+	11
	823	+	12 (A) New ,
	824	+	13
	825	+	14 in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars
	826	+	15 ($250,000.00) market value; which is not necessary
	827	+	16
	828	+	17
	829	+	18 (C) Previously approved and uncompleted
	830	+	19 capital construction projects, excluding major maintenance,
	831	+	20 which have increased in total cost by ten percent (10%) or
	832	+	21 more since cost estimates were developed at the time of
	833	+	22 initial project approval under this paragraph and W.S.
	834	+	23 21-18-205(g). 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
	835	+	ENGROSSED
	836	+	35HB00861
	837	+	2
	838	+	3
	839	+	4
	840	+	5 (a) As part of its administrative functions, the
	841	+	6 community college commission shall identify community
	842	+	7 college building needs and develop a prioritized list of
	843	+	8 community college capital construction projects. The
	844	+	9 prioritized community college capital construction projects
	845	+	10 shall be reported by the commission to the state
	846	+	11 construction department in accordance with subsection (g)
	847	+	12 of this section. Following review, analysis and study, the
	848	+	13 state construction department shall forward recommendations
	849	+	14 for community college capital construction projects to the
	850	+	15 state building commission. The state construction
	851	+	16 department shall also submit
	852	+	17
	853	+	18
	854	+	19
	855	+	20
	856	+	21
	857	+	22
	858	+	23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
	859	+	ENGROSSED
	860	+	36HB0086
	861	+	1
	862	+	2
	863	+	3
	864	+	4
	865	+	5
	866	+	6
	867	+	7
	868	+	8
	869	+	9
	870	+	10
	871	+	11. College building maintenance budget requests
	872	+	12 submitted by the state construction department to the
	873	+	13 legislature and capital construction budget requests
	874	+	14 forwarded by the state building commission to the
	875	+	15 legislature shall include only necessary building square
	876	+	16 footage:
	877	+	17
	878	+	18 (b) To carry out this section and in accordance with
	879	+	19 rules and regulations of the state building commission
	880	+	20 promulgated under W.S. 9-5-107(d) and (e) serving as
	881	+	21 guidelines for implementation and administration of this
	882	+	22 section, the commission shall establish and maintain:
	883	+	23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
	884	+	ENGROSSED
	885	+	37HB00861
	886	+	2
	887	+	3
	888	+	4
	889	+	5
	890	+	6
	891	+	7
	892	+	8
	893	+	9
	894	+	10
	895	+	11
	896	+	12
	897	+	13
	898	+	14
	899	+	15
	900	+	16
	901	+	17
	902	+	18
	903	+	19
	904	+	20
	905	+	21 (d) On or before November 1 of each year, the
	906	+	22 commission shall, based upon the assessment performed under
	907	+	23 subsection (c) of this section and upon facility plans and 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
	908	+	ENGROSSED
	909	+	38HB0086
	910	+	1 annual reports submitted by each college pursuant to W.S.
	911	+	2 21-18-304(a)(xi), prioritize community college
	912	+	3 construction needs for the current fiscal year and
	913	+	4 the succeeding four (4) fiscal years based upon:
	914	+	5
	915	+	6 (e) The commission may modify construction
	916	+	7 needs prioritized under subsection (d) of this
	917	+	8 section in any subsequent fiscal year as necessary to
	918	+	9 address statewide needs as substantiated by data, condition
	919	+	10 assessments, needs analysis and other information assembled
	920	+	11 by the commission under this section. Needs receiving a
	921	+	12 lower priority than previously assigned may be removed or
	922	+	13 reprioritized by the commission. onstruction
	923	+	14 needs modified under this subsection shall be
	924	+	15 reported to the state construction department.
	925	+	16
	926	+	17 (g) Upon prioritizing community college
	927	+	18 construction needs under subsection (d) of this
	928	+	19 section, the commission shall not later than June 1 of each
	929	+	20 year, report the prioritized list to the state construction
	930	+	21 department. In accordance with W.S. 9-5-108(a)(ii), the
	931	+	22 state construction department shall review, analyze and
	932	+	23 study construction needs prioritized under subsection (d) 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
	933	+	ENGROSSED
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	935	+	1 of this section and conduct necessary value engineering
	936	+	2 analysis, schematic design review, safety and security
	937	+	3 assessments and other analysis and review prior to
	938	+	4 submission of recommendations to the state building
	939	+	5 commission. The state building commission shall consider
	940	+	6 and incorporate prioritized construction
	941	+	7 needs recommendations into legislation requesting necessary
	942	+	8 funding, developed under W.S. 9-5-108(a)(ii)(J), for
	943	+	9 submission to the legislature for review, authorization and
	944	+	10 approval. The legislation shall also include a separate
	945	+	11 appropriation for contingency costs associated with
	946	+	12 recommended construction projects and a separate
	947	+	13 appropriation for administrative costs of the state
	948	+	14 construction department for management of the recommended
	949	+	15 construction projects as required by subsection (j)
	950	+	16 of this section. The state construction department shall
	951	+	17 submit a separate budget request for project design and
	952	+	18 planning funds to be available to assist community colleges
	953	+	19 with costs incurred in developing and providing necessary
	954	+	20 plans, designs and other information to the state
	955	+	21 construction department for purposes of this subsection.
	956	+	22 This request shall also include funds for major maintenance
	957	+	23 for the square footage reported by the commission under 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
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	960	+	1 subsection (f) of this section. The state construction
	961	+	2 department shall consult with the community college
	962	+	3 commission in developing recommendations under this
	963	+	4 subsection.
	964	+	5
	965	+	6 (h) The community college commission shall provide
	966	+	7 copies of the needs assessment, construction
	967	+	8 priorities and major maintenance square footage
	968	+	9 established under this section to members of the
	969	+	10 legislature on or before December 1 of each year.
	970	+	11
	971	+	12 (j) Subject to amounts made available by legislative
	972	+	13 appropriation and to any conditions which may be attached
	973	+	14 to appropriation expenditures, the state construction
	974	+	15 department shall distribute state funds for
	975	+	16 construction approved and authorized by
	976	+	17 the legislature. Distributions of state funds for any
	977	+	18 approved and authorized construction project shall
	978	+	19 be in accordance with payment schedules established by rule
	979	+	20 and regulation of the department. Payments by the
	980	+	21 department shall be contingent upon the receipt of any
	981	+	22 local district funding as may be required by legislative
	982	+	23 authorization, or upon receipt of other documentation which 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
	983	+	ENGROSSED
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	985	+	1 may be required by the program certifying the timely
	986	+	2 receipt of required local district funds for the capital
	987	+	3 construction project. Payments to districts shall also be
	988	+	4 attached to prescribed phases of the construction
	989	+	5 project and the completion of certain project phases.
	990	+	6 Construction phases for which approval of the program is
	991	+	7 required shall be specified by the state construction
	992	+	8 department rule and regulation, clearly prescribing a
	993	+	9 process for program review and approval of project plans
	994	+	10 and specifications, project development and project changes
	995	+	11 and change orders. In carrying out duties under this
	996	+	12 subsection, the department may execute powers prescribed
	997	+	13 under W.S. 9-5-108(a)(iii) in coordination with the state
	998	+	14 building commission and the appropriate community college
	999	+	15 district. No scheduled payment shall be made by the
	1000	+	16 department without compliance with the prescribed process.
	1001	+	17
	1002	+	18
	1003	+	19
	1004	+	20
	1005	+	21 (e) As used in this section:
	1006	+	22 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
	1007	+	ENGROSSED
	1008	+	42HB00861 (ii) "Capital construction"
	1009	+	2 includes new construction, renovation or
	1010	+	3 capital renewal.
	1011	+	4
	1012	+	5W.S. 9-5-107(h), 21-15-109(a)(iii)(A)
	1013	+	6 through (C) and 21-18-225(b)(iv) are repealed.
	1014	+	7
	1015	+	8
	1016	+	9
	1017	+	10 (a) The state construction department, the state
	1018	+	11 building commission, the community college commission and
	1019	+	12 the school facilities commission shall promulgate all rules
	1020	+	13 necessary to implement this act.
	1021	+	14
	1022	+	15 (b) Subject to section 5 of this act, the board of
	1023	+	16 trustees of the University of Wyoming shall promulgate all
	1024	+	17 regulations necessary to implement this act.
	1025	+	18
	1026	+	19
	1027	+	20 of Wyoming student housing project, law school project, war
	1028	+	21 memorial west stands project or aquatics center project. 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0064
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	1031	+	2
	1032	+	3
	1033	+	4 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this
	1034	+	5 section, this act is effective July 1, 2025.
	1035	+	6
	1036	+	7 (b) Sections 4 through 6 of this act are effective
	1037	+	8 immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a
	1038	+	9 bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of
	1039	+	10 the Wyoming Constitution.
	1040	+	11
	1041	+	12 (END)