WyomingWyoming asks Congress to increase its share of mineral royalties
Wyoming’s Legislature asks Congress to increase the state’s share of federal mineral royalties and let Wyoming keep a 2% administrative cost deduction.
What it does
Wyoming’s Legislature asks Congress to raise the state’s share of federal mineral royalties from 50% to 87.5%. The increase depends on Congress enacting a law.
The resolution also asks Congress to let Wyoming keep the 2% deduction for administrative costs instead of the federal government, if Congress enacts the requested legislation.
Argument forIf Congress enacts the requested change, Wyoming could receive more mineral revenue to help support roads, schools, emergency response, and other state services.
Argument againstGiving Wyoming a larger share could leave the federal government with less of the royalties and shift the administrative deduction to the state.
More detail
The resolution asks Congress to raise Wyoming’s share of federal mineral royalties from 50% to 87.5%. The request covers Wyoming’s share of federal mineral royalties. Congress would need to enact legislation for the requested increase to take effect.
The resolution asks Congress to let Wyoming retain the 2% administrative cost deduction. The deduction is for administrative costs tied to distributing federal mineral royalty revenue under federal formulas. The request would have Wyoming retain the deduction instead of the United States government.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 3Governor Mark Gordon Signed HEJR No. 0001Became Law
- Mar 2S President Signed HEJR No. 0001
- Mar 2H Speaker Signed HEJR No. 0001
- Feb 27Assigned Number HEJR No. 0001
- Vote recorded H Concur:Passed 55-0-7-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 27H Concur:Passed 55-0-7-0-0
- Feb 26H Received for Concurrence
- Vote recorded S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0Passed 2nd Chamber
- Feb 25S 2nd Reading:PassedMinor
- Feb 24S COW:PassedMinor
- Feb 19S Placed on General File
- Vote recorded S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0Minor
- Feb 17S Introduced and Referred to S05 - AgricultureMinor
- Feb 16S Received for IntroductionMinor
- Feb 14H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0Passed 1st Chamber
- Vote recorded H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12H 2nd Reading:PassedMinor
- Feb 11H COW:PassedMinor
- Feb 10H Placed on General File
- Vote recorded H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0Minor
- Feb 9H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture 62-0-0-0-0Minor
- Vote recorded H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture 62-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 9H Received for IntroductionMinor
- 2025
- Dec 8Bill Number AssignedIntroduced
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