23-1-504. Free and reduced price license revenue recoupment program.

(a) Not later than July 31, 2007, and not later than July 31 of each subsequent year thereafter, the chief fiscal officer of the game and fish department shall prepare and certify a report of licenses sold or issued in the previous calendar year under the following statutes:

(i) W.S. 23-2-201(f) and (g);

(ii) W.S. 23-2-101(j)(xi), (xvi), (xvii), (xx), (xxi), (xxxii), (xxxiii), (xliv) and (xlv);

(iii) W.S. 23-2-301(c)(xiii);

(iv) W.S. 23-1-705(a), (d), (e) and (h);

(v) W.S. 23-2-207(a); and

(vi) W.S. 23-1-302(q).

(b) The chief fiscal officer of the game and fish department shall submit to the state auditor the report created under subsection (a) of this section with a payment request for the number of licenses of each type sold or issued multiplied by the difference between the amount received by the department for that license and the cost of a full price adult license corresponding with each type of license sold or issued.

(c) Upon receipt of the report and payment request, the state auditor shall transfer to the game and fish fund the amount claimed on the payment request from funds appropriated for this program to the extent available.

(d) The game and fish commission shall prepare a biennial budget request prior to each budget session of the legislature for the purpose of funding the free and reduced price license revenue recoupment program and shall submit the request to the governor pursuant to W.S. 9-2-1010 through 9-2-1013.