FIFTY-EIGHTH WYOMING LEGISLATURE
APPROVED INTERIM COMMITTEE STUDIES
2006 INTERIM
Topic #1: Subject to a supreme court
ruling, review commodity pricing, income
estimating and valuation of producer-processed natural gas. [Note: underscored language added by
Management Council]
Review
the commodity pricing, income estimating and valuation of producer-processed
natural gas. The Committee will study
how producer processed natural gas is priced and valued in the state including
the review of Wyoming Supreme Court decisions on the issue.
Topic
#2: State and local assessed properties of the
communications industry including the valuation of intangible personal property.
Study
the issue of state and local assessed properties with respect to the
communications industry including the valuation of intangible personal
property. 2006 Senate File 35 creates
a task force to study state assessed property related to the communications
industry. The task force is to report
to the Revenue Committee by December 15, 2006.
Topic
#3: Sales, fuel and property tax collection,
distribution and assessment.
Study
the assessment, administration, collection and distribution of
sales, fuel and property taxes, including distributions to local governments.
The study shall include: consideration of options for local revenue
generation; match and other local option tax requirements; and oversight and
review of State Loan and Investment
Board (SLIB) and other government grant programs to local governments. [Note:
underscored language added by Management Council]. The Committee will consider the current
system of sales, fuel and property taxation in the state including the
administration thereof.
Topic
#4 Miscellaneous revenue issues.
Note: Study
topic #4 was not approved by Management Council .
Topic #5: Utility and tax relief. (Topic Assigned by
Management Council)
[Note: Topic assigned by Management Council 6/2/2006]