SENATE FILE NO. SF0169
State shooting complex task force.
Sponsored by: Senator(s) Hicks, Kinskey, Kolb and Salazar and Representative(s) Burkhart, Chadwick, Haroldson, Larson, JT, Niemiec, O'Hearn, Washut, Western and Wylie
A BILL
for
AN ACT relating to the administration of government; creating the state shooting complex development and oversight task force; providing duties of the task force; requiring reports; creating the state shooting complex account; providing appropriations; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1.
(a) There is created the state shooting complex development and oversight task force to consist of the following members:
(i) The governor or his designee;
(ii) The director of the Wyoming game and fish department or his designee;
(iii) The director of the department of state parks and cultural resources or his designee;
(iv) The director of the department of tourism or his designee;
(v) Two (2) members representing firearm, archery or firearm accessory manufacturing companies in Wyoming, appointed by the governor;
(vi) One (1) member of the public representing a shooting sports organization that has representation in Wyoming, appointed by the governor;
(vii) One (1) member of the public representing a hunting or wildlife conservation organization that is headquartered in Wyoming or that has an active chapter in Wyoming, appointed by the governor;
(viii) Two (2) members of the Wyoming house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house. The speaker of the house shall designate a co‑chairman of the task force;
(ix) Two (2) members of the Wyoming senate, appointed by the president of the senate. The president of the senate shall designate a co‑chairman of the task force.
(b) Any vacancy in the task force shall be filled in the same manner as members are appointed under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The task force shall:
(i) Develop a framework for the selection of a location for the Wyoming state shooting complex;
(ii) Review other shooting facilities in the region and develop preliminary specifications, plans and features for the Wyoming state shooting complex;
(iii) Develop a request for proposals so that local governments, private sector entities or a combination of both may submit proposals to be considered for the location of the Wyoming state shooting complex;
(iv) Make recommendations for the development, location and administrative structure of the Wyoming state shooting complex to the governor, the joint appropriations committee and the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee.
(d) Not later than October 1 of each year the task force shall report to the governor, the joint appropriations committee and the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee on the activities of the task force under this section.
(e) The legislative members of the task force shall receive compensation, per diem and travel expenses in the manner and amount prescribed by W.S. 28‑5‑101. Task force members who are not legislators and are not state employees shall receive the compensation, per diem and mileage paid to members of the Wyoming legislature under W.S. 28‑5‑101.
(f) The task force shall be staffed by the legislative service office.
(g) The task force shall terminate June 30, 2026.
Section 2.
(a) There is appropriated forty thousand dollars ($40,000.00) from the general fund to the governor's office to pay compensation, mileage and per diem for nonlegislative members of the task force. This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2026. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2026.
(b) There is appropriated forty‑five thousand dollars ($45,000.00) from the general fund to the legislative service office to pay for salary, mileage and per diem of legislative members appointed to the task force. This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2026. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2026.
Section 3.
(a) There is appropriated the following amounts from any unexpended, unobligated funds in the following accounts to the state shooting complex account, which is hereby created:
(i) Five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) ARPD;
(ii) Two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00) from the Wyoming tourism reserve and projects account;
(iii) Six hundred twenty‑five thousand dollars ($625,000.00) from the game and fish fund. This amount is intended as the required match to obtain federal Pittman‑Robertson funds or other federal funds to the extent federal funds are available for a Wyoming state shooting complex. This appropriation is conditioned upon a match of funds in the ratio of one dollar ($1.00) of appropriated game and fish funds to not less than three dollars ($3.00) of federal funds.
(b) The amounts appropriated under subsection (a) of this section to the state shooting complex account shall only be expended through additional action of the legislature for the siting and construction of the Wyoming state shooting complex. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose. Any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining in the account shall revert to the accounts from which they were appropriated, unless otherwise provided, on June 30, 2026.
(c) As used in this section, "ARPD" means American Rescue Plan Act direct funds, which are any unexpended, unobligated funds received by the state of Wyoming through the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund established under section 602 of title VI of the federal Social Security Act, as created by section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117‑2. "ARPD" shall not include expenditures authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117‑2, section 602(c)(1)(C) for revenue replacement for the provision of government services to the extent of the state of Wyoming's reduction in revenue.
Section 4. This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.
