27-3-204. Withdrawal funds credited to federal unemployment trust fund.

(a) Funds credited to Wyoming's account in the unemployment trust fund pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1103 may be withdrawn only for the payment of benefits and expenses for the administration of this act pursuant to this section except as provided by W.S. 27-3-208 and for the payment of expenses for the administration of public employment offices administered by the department of workforce services pursuant to W.S. 9-2-2601(e).

(b) Funds shall be withdrawn for administrative expenses by legislative appropriation. The appropriation shall:

(i) Specify the amounts and purposes for which the funds are appropriated;

(ii) Limit the period in which the funds may be obligated to not more than two (2) years after the date of enactment; and

(iii) Limit the amount which may be obligated to an amount which does not exceed the amount by which the amounts transferred to Wyoming's account pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1103 exceed the aggregate of the amounts used by Wyoming pursuant to this act and charged against the amounts transferred to Wyoming's account.

(c) Funds withdrawn for payment of administrative expenses pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the employment security administration account and shall remain a part of the unemployment fund until spent. The department shall maintain a separate record of the deposit, obligation, expenditure and return of funds deposited. Any funds deposited and not spent for purposes specified within the legislative appropriation or remaining at the expiration of the period specified by the appropriation shall be deposited with the United States secretary of the treasury in Wyoming's account in the unemployment trust fund.