Bill > HB0082

This bill authorizes the state treasurer to invest up to $250 million from the permanent Wyoming Mineral Trust Fund to provide loans for highway construction projects approved by the transportation commission, with repayment beginning in 2027 and a deadline of June 30, 2030, for these investments. It also directs the transportation commission to use available federal highway safety funds for approved highway construction. Additionally, the bill establishes an Interstate Highways Traffic Study Task Force, composed of legislative members, state government representatives, and public appointees from various industries, to study traffic conditions on Wyoming's interstate highways, particularly Interstate 80, and explore methods for reducing traffic and highway deterioration, including potential funding strategies, with a reporting deadline of July 1, 2027, and a termination date of November 1, 2027. The bill also specifies several highway improvement projects, such as adding passing lanes on U.S. Highway 20 and Wyoming Highway 59, widening a section of U.S. Highway 287, and constructing an alternative highway between Rock Springs and Green River, to be funded by the loans authorized. Finally, it includes appropriations for the task force's expenses and makes technical adjustments to existing statutes regarding state fund investments and the permanent Wyoming Mineral Trust Fund.

https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0082