9-15-1002. Neonatal Mule Deer II.
(a) Authorization is granted for funding of the following large project as provided in this section.
(b) Project: Neonatal Mule Deer II:
(i) Project sponsor: University of Wyoming;
(ii) Project purpose: Research reproduction and recruitment of juvenile mule deer in the Wyoming range in order to:
(A) Determine the causes of loss or lack of retention of neonatal and juvenile deer;
(B) Focus funding and action on habitat enhancement and management of mule deer that will directly address causal factors to loss or lack of retention of juvenile deer.
(iii) Project description: Applied research and habitat assessment;
(iv) Total project budget: Four hundred eighty-nine thousand four hundred sixty-one dollars ($489,461.00);
(v) Project grant: The Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust account board is authorized to grant to the sponsor two hundred seventy-nine thousand dollars ($279,000.00) for the purposes specified in this subsection;
(vi) Appropriation: There is appropriated from the income account to the board one hundred thirty-one thousand dollars ($131,000.00) or as much thereof as is necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection. Unexpended and unobligated funds appropriated under this subsection shall revert to the income account on June 30, 2018.