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Appropriations Committee approves review of Wyoming Business Council, shifts work to joint legislative committee
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee approved House Bill 150 as amended, directing a legislative review of the Wyoming Business Council and pausing program expansion while requiring expedited reporting; the committee replaced a proposed task force with a joint appropriations/joint minerals interim committee and approved the bill by roll call.
Representative Geringer introduced House Bill 150 as a measured response to concerns about programs and spending at the Wyoming Business Council and asked the committee to authorize a structured review rather than immediate dissolution.
"Are the expenditures a proper use of taxpayer dollars?" Geringer asked, framing the bill as a way to evaluate grants, loans, contracts and return on investment while avoiding a damaging program collapse.
Geringer said the bill would add two legislators ex officio to the council’s board, pause expansion of programs for one year, and require expedited reporting from the council. He said the sponsor anticipated three meetings tied to deadlines in the measure: the council’s analysis due April 30 and a final report due Oct. 1.
Josh Jarrell, CEO of the Wyoming Business Council, told the…
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