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Current as of December 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) The legislature shall appropriate money from the general fund to the governor for use as hereafter provided.
(b) The money appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section is subject to allocation and expenditure by the governor to meet emergency and unanticipated requirements:
(i) Necessary to insure the proper functioning of state government and to render essential state services when the legislature is not in session;
(ii) Which were not foreseeable or predictable at the time of the preparation and adoption of the budget and the passage of appropriation measures during the session of the legislature immediately preceding the occurrence of the emergency or requirement; and
(iii) For which other money is unavailable or is insufficient.
(c) Requests by a state department or agency for the allocation and expenditure of money appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be made by the administrative head of the department or agency in writing to the governor specifying the circumstances which are deemed necessary to require the requested allocation and expenditure by the governor. Written notification of the request and grant of money, if any, shall be distributed as provided in W.S. 9-4-206(b).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wyoming Statutes Title 9. Administration of the Government § 9-4-209. Governor's emergency expenditures - last updated December 01, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wy/title-9-administration-of-the-government/wy-st-sect-9-4-209/
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