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House approves Energy Dominance Fund after rejecting narrower severance‑tax restriction
Summary
Senate File 123, a bill to create a Wyoming Energy Dominance Fund, passed the House after floor debate. Members rejected an amendment to cut the fund in half and limit eligibility to industries that pay severance tax; supporters said the larger, broader fund supports rare earths, pipelines, and value‑added projects.
Senate File 123 (Energy Wyoming Energy Dominance Fund) drew focused debate on the size of the fund and which projects should be eligible. Representative Bair proposed an amendment to reduce the appropriation from the bill’s original amount (as discussed on the floor) to $50 million and to limit eligibility to industries that pay severance tax. Proponents of the amendment argued…
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