This amendment adds a new section authorizing the Wyoming veterans' memorial museum renovation project and creating a task force to oversee it, with appropriations totaling $5,050,000 from the Wyoming tourism account and general fund.
- Authorizes the governor and Wyoming military department to enter into contracts and retain experts necessary to complete the Wyoming veterans' memorial museum renovation project, subject to governor approval of all contracts. (Page 141, lines 8-17)
- Creates the Wyoming veterans' memorial museum renovation task force consisting of four legislative members (appointed by the speaker and senate president), two state government members (from state construction department and military department), and one veteran representative appointed by the governor. (Page 141-142, lines 19-36 and lines 2-9)
- Establishes the task force's advisory role to monitor procurement of professional services, progress on the project, and make recommendations to the state construction department, with requirement to provide annual reports to the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee. (Page 142, lines 14-36)
- Designates the state construction department and department of state parks and cultural resources to staff the task force, coordinate meetings, provide updates, and serve as liaison between the task force and executive branch. (Page 142-143, lines 38-10)
- Provides that legislative members receive salary, per diem and travel expenses under W.S. 28-5-101, state government members are compensated as part of regular employment, and other members receive per diem and mileage. (Page 143, lines 12-24)
- Establishes that the task force terminates on June 30 of the year following completion of the renovation project and facility occupancy. (Page 143, lines 26-28)
- Appropriates five million dollars ($5,000,000) from the Wyoming tourism account to the state construction department for the Wyoming veterans' memorial museum renovation project, with funds available until project completion. (Page 143, lines 30-43)Agency: State Construction Department · $5,000,000 Wyoming Tourism Account
- Appropriates twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) from the general fund to the legislative service office for payments to legislative task force members and other task force expenses. (Page 143-144, lines 45-11)Agency: Legislative Service Office · $25,000 General Fund
- Appropriates twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) from the general fund to the governor's office for payments to nonlegislative task force members. (Page 144, lines 13-25)Agency: Governor's Office · $25,000 General Fund
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