Please Note: The following summaries of legislation enacted during the 2004 Legislative Session were prepared by the Legal Services Division Staff for internal use by the Legislative Service Office.

This report is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and does not purport to be an official statement of legislative intent concerning any measure enacted by the Legislature.

The bill summaries contained in this report were prepared as an aid to locating enacted legislation and as a brief recap of the major provisions of each bill. While the information provided in these summaries is accurate, the summaries are not intended as a detailed abstract and reference should be made to the enacted bills for more complete information.

Bill No.: HB0027 Drafter: JMC

LSO No.: 04LSO-0131.E1 Effective Date: 7/1/2004

Enrolled Act No.: HEA0063

Chapter No.: 119

Prime Sponsor: Representative Parady

Catch Title: Wyoming main street program.

Subject: Creating a Wyoming main street program for revitalization of local business areas.

Summary/Major Elements:

· This bill creates a main street program in Wyoming to allow local business areas to receive assistance from the national main street program. Among other things, the bill:

o Creates an advisory board to be staffed by the department of agriculture (department) to assist the department in developing a plan to implement a main street program in Wyoming;

o Provides duties of the advisory board, including annual reviews of the program reported to the governor and reports to the joint minerals committee;

o Authorizes the department to implement a main street program, including entering into contracts, accepting funds, administering a revolving loan account and coordinating efforts between local, state and federal agencies;

o Authorizes the department to establish a pilot program of five municipalities to begin the work of the main street program.

Comments:

· This bill requires reports to be made to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee if a pilot program is created, with updates to be made on the extended program thereafter.