2024 24LSO-0601
STATE OF WYOMING
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0217
American rescue plan act appropriations-amendments-2.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Heiner, Banks, Bear,
Haroldson, Hornok, Knapp, Ottman, Rodriguez-
Williams, Slagle, Smith, Tarver and Winter
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to the emergency expenses of government;
2 providing definitions; providing appropriations; amending
3 and repealing prior appropriations of COVID-19 relief
4 funds; specifying conditions on the appropriation and
5 expenditure of COVID-19 relief funds; amending prior
6 conditions on the reduction and prioritization of COVID-19
7 relief funds; providing for the reversion of unexpended and
8 unobligated funds; authorizing emergency government
9 programs; authorizing rulemaking; requiring reporting;
10 specifying applicability; providing for priority of
11 appropriations; and providing for an effective date.
12
13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
14
15 Section 1.
1 HB0217
 2024 STATE OF WYOMING 24LSO-0601
1
2 (a) As used in this act:
3
4 (i) "Agency" means any governmental unit or
5 branch of government receiving an appropriation under this
6 act;
7
8 (ii) "Appropriation" means the authorizations
9 granted by the legislature under this act to make
10 expenditures from and to incur obligations against the funds
11 as specified;
12
13 (iii) "ARPD" means American Rescue Plan Act
14 direct funds, which are any unexpended, unobligated funds
15 received by the state of Wyoming through the Coronavirus
16 State Fiscal Recovery Fund established under section 602 of
17 title VI of the federal Social Security Act, as created by
18 section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L.
19 117-2. "ARPD" shall not include expenditures authorized
20 under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2,
21 section 602(c)(1)(C) for revenue replacement for the
22 provision of government services to the extent of the state
23 of Wyoming's reduction in revenue;
2 HB0217
 2024 STATE OF WYOMING 24LSO-0601
1
2 (iv) "This appropriation" when used in a footnote
3 shall be construed as a reference to that portion of the
4 appropriated funds identified in the footnote.
5
6 Section 2. 2022 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 50,
7 Section 2, Section 400, as amended by 2023 Wyoming Session
8 Laws, Chapter 188, Section 2, is amended to read:
9
10 Section 2.
11
3 HB0217
 2024 STATE OF WYOMING 24LSO-0601
OTHER
APPROPRIATION FUNDS
FOR $
1 Section 400. AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN DIRECT (ARPD) APPROPRIATIONS
2
3 AGENCY & PROGRAM
4 001 - Discr. Health Response 1. 4,414,100 ARPD
5 001 - Workforce Prgms 2. 10,000,000 ARPD
6 024 - Outdoor Rec. Grant Prgm 3. 22,000,000 ARPD
7 13,168,109 ARPD
8 024 - Outdoor Rec. & Tourism 4. 2,000,000 ARPD
9 045 - Tech. Needs for WyoLink 5. 35,000,000 ARPD
10 045 - Air Service Financial Assistance 25. 8,832,058 ARPD
11 048 - HHS Staffing Stabilization 6. 13,000,000 ARPD
12 11,397,573 ARPD
13 048 - HHS Innovation Fund 7. 5,000,000 ARPD
14 3,127,223 ARPD
15 048 - EMS Dispatch Cert. 8. 84,000 ARPD
16 048 - 2-1-1 Capacity Building 9. 1,750,000 ARPD
17 048 - EMS Stabilization Fund 10. 5,000,000 ARPD
18 4,775,751 ARPD
19 048 - EMS Regionalization Pilot 11. 10,000,000 ARPD
20 6,000,000 ARPD
21 048 - HHS Cap. Imprv.
22 & Provider Relief 13. 5,000,000 ARPD
23 4,143,485 ARPD
24 048 - 24-7 Suicide Prevention 26. 2,100,000 ARPD
25 048 - Mental Health Provider
4 HB0217
 2024 STATE OF WYOMING 24LSO-0601
OTHER
APPROPRIATION FUNDS
FOR $
1 Training Phase II 28. 200,000 ARPD
2 048 - First Responder & Law
3 Enforcement Mental Health Support 29. 1,000,000 ARPD
4 960,911 ARPD
5 049 - Food Insecurity -
6 System Improv. 30. 3,250,000 ARPD
7 057 - WYIN Loan & Grant Prgm 15. 6,427,477 ARPD
8 6,112,847 ARPD
9 060 - HHS Capital Construction 16. 125,000,000 ARPD
10 120,504,163 ARPD
11 060 - Local Gov. Support Projects 17. 70,300,000 ARPD
12 68,358,818 ARPD
13 060 - Eligible Water
14 & Sewer Projects 18. 80,000,000 ARPD
15 067 - Family Medicine
16 Residency Program 19. 708,407 ARPD
17 080 - SUD Treatment Backlog 21. 1,200,000 ARPD
18 434,821 ARPD
19 085 - Connect Wyoming 2 22. 25,000,000 ARPD
20 101 - Circuit Court eFiling 23. 2,140,000 ARPD
21 1,490,000 ARPD
22 101 – PPE, Tests and
23 Mental Health Diversion 24. 150,000 ARPD
24 101 - Equal Justice Wyoming 32. 817,900 ARPD
25 TOTALS 440,373,942
26 389,780,166
27
5 HB0217
 2024 STATE OF WYOMING 24LSO-0601
OTHER
APPROPRIATION FUNDS
FOR $
1 1. This appropriation to the governor's office is for purposes of
2 responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
3
4 2. (a) This appropriation to the governor's office is for
5 distribution to or through the Wyoming business council, department of
6 workforce services, University of Wyoming or Wyoming community college
7 commission and community colleges for:
8
9 (i) Pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships;
10
11 (ii) Targeted healthcare workforce programs;
12
13 (iii) Targeted early childhood workforce programs;
14
15 (iv) Dislocated and underemployed talent transition
16 programs;
17
18 (v) Workforce development for targeted populations who do
19 not qualify for other assistance, including prisoners released on
20 parole;
21
22 (vi) Assistance to former Wyoming residents who have
23 intent to return to Wyoming for careers;
24
6 HB0217
 2024 STATE OF WYOMING 24LSO-0601
OTHER
APPROPRIATION FUNDS
FOR $
1 (vii) Economic development training for state, local and
2 private economic development professions.
3
4 (b) No funds from this appropriation shall be expended on post-
5 secondary education other than for career and technical education
6 programs determined by the governor to be critical to the Wyoming
7 workforce.
8
9 3. This appropriation to the department of state parks and cultural
10 resources is for products, projects and grants in response to the COVID-
11 19 public health emergency that qualify as ARPD expenditures.
12
13 4. This appropriation to the department of state parks and cultural
14 resources, office of outdoor recreation, is for qualifying ARPD
15 expenditures.
16
17 5. This appropriation to the department of transportation is for
18 qualifying ARPD state or local government expenditures related to the
19 WyoLink statewide public safety interoperable radio communications
20 system, hardware and network. This appropriation is for purposes of
21 assisting Wyoming's continued response to the COVID-19 public health
22 emergency and improved connectivity of first responders.
23
7 HB0217
 2024 STATE OF WYOMING 24LSO-0601
OTHER
APPROPRIATION FUNDS
FOR $
1 6. This appropriation to the department of health is for purposes of
2 providing emergency funding for staff retention and for attracting
3 employees to health and human services provider groups. The department
4 of health shall provide priority for funding under this footnote to
5 employees who care for vulnerable populations and at risk populations.
6
7 7. This appropriation to the department of health is for purposes of
8 providing grants for health and human services innovations in rural
9 health care, long-term care, provision of human services, community
10 behavioral health, mental health and health information technology and
11 digital medical innovation.
12
13 8. This appropriation to the department of health is for the
14 establishment of emergency medical dispatch statewide certification,
15 which could include training, hardware and other activities to improve
16 emergency response times and patient outcomes related to the emergency
17 response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
18
19 9. This appropriation to the department of health is for purposes of
20 enhancing the capacity of the Wyoming 2-1-1 directory of resources to
21 provide comprehensive information and referrals to improve the emergency
22 response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
23
8 HB0217
 2024 STATE OF WYOMING 24LSO-0601
OTHER
APPROPRIATION FUNDS
FOR $
1 10. This appropriation to the department of health is for purposes of
2 providing grants to stabilize emergency medical services.
3
4 11. This appropriation to the department of health is for purposes of
5 establishing an emergency medical services regionalization pilot
6 opportunity for the five (5) trauma regions across Wyoming and
7 investigating alternative options for emergency medical services that
8 improve access and reduce costs. Expenditure of this appropriation is
9 conditioned upon a match of funds.
10
11 13. This appropriation to the department of health is for purposes of
12 providing grants to health and human services providers to improve
13 existing infrastructure and to provide financial relief to providers who
14 are at imminent risk of closure. Grants shall be distributed to
15 providers as determined by the department.
16
17 15. This appropriation to the Wyoming community college commission is
18 for the Wyoming investment in nursing program. Notwithstanding the
19 source of funding for this appropriation, it is the intent of the
20 legislature that the standard budget of the Wyoming investment in
21 nursing program within the Wyoming community college commission be
22 requested from state general funds for the immediately succeeding fiscal
23 biennium.
24
9 HB0217
 2024 STATE OF WYOMING 24LSO-0601
OTHER
APPROPRIATION FUNDS
FOR $
1 16. (a) Of this appropriation to the office of state lands and
2 investments eighty-eight million dollars ($88,000,000.00)ARPD eighty-
3 four million eight hundred two thousand one hundred fifty dollars
4 ($84,802,150.00)ARPD shall be for purposes of providing grants for
5 qualifying health and human services infrastructure and capital
6 construction investments. Grants from this appropriation shall be
7 determined by the state loan and investment board. The following
8 conditions shall apply to all grants provided under subsections (a)
9 through (c) of this footnote:
10
11 (i) The maximum grant for any single project shall be ten
12 million dollars ($10,000,000.00);
13
14 (ii) A needs analysis determination shall be conducted by
15 the state loan and investment board and may include a review of the
16 project sponsor's financial information, including but not limited to
17 revenue and other projections, budgets, financial statements and audits;
18
19 (iii) Expenditure of the grant by the recipient is
20 conditioned upon a match of funds in the ratio of one dollar ($1.00) of
21 grant funds to not less than one dollar ($1.00) from any other source,
22 including in-kind contributions to the project, except that the state
23 loan and investment board may modify this matching requirement upon
24 determination of need as provided in paragraph (a)(ii) of this footnote;
10 HB0217
 2024 STATE OF WYOMING 24LSO-0601
OTHER
APPROPRIATION FUNDS
FOR $
1
2 (iv) The state loan and investment board shall only
3 consider applications for grants available under subsections (a) through
4 (c) of this footnote that were submitted on and before January 23, 2023.
5
6 (b) Of this appropriation to the office of state lands and
7 investments, seven million dollars ($7,000,000.00)ARPD shall be for the
8 purpose of providing grants to community mental health center regional
9 crisis stabilization facilities and women's substance use disorder
10 facilities.
11
12 (c) Of this appropriation to the office of state lands and
13 investments, fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000.00)ARPD shall be for
14 the purpose of providing grants to rural health clinics. Grants from
15 this appropriation shall be determined by the state loan and investment
16 board. The following conditions shall apply to this appropriation:
17
18 (i) Up to thirteen million dollars ($13,000,000.00)ARPD may
19 be expended to prov