Section 39-17-211 - Distribution(a) All diesel fuels license taxes and fees received by the department under this article shall be credited to the proper accounts.(b) The department shall deposit all license fees under W.S. 39-17-206 into the state highway fund with receipt and acknowledgement submitted to the state treasurer.(c) All taxes collected under W.S. 39-17-204(a)(ii) shall be deposited into the state highway fund with receipt and acknowledgement submitted to the state treasurer. The provisions of subsection (d) of this section shall not apply to the tax imposed by W.S. 39-17-204(a)(ii). Any refund for any overpayment or for any other refund authorized by law of this one cent ($.01) tax shall be taken from the taxes collected pursuant to W.S. 39-17-204(a)(ii).(d) The department shall: (i) Deduct not to exceed two percent (2%) of the taxes collected under this article corresponding to the actual cost of the administration of this article for the month and credit the money, from taxes collected before July 1, 1986, to a separate account which shall be used by the department to defray the cost of administration of this article, and from taxes collected on or after July 1, 1986, to the general fund, and from taxes collected on or after July 1, 1991, to the highway fund; and(ii) Distribute monthly the remainder as follows:(A) Twenty percent (20%) shall be distributed to county treasurers. Each county treasurer shall credit the revenues to the county road fund for the improvement and maintenance of county roads. The distribution shall be based on:(I) One-third (1/3) in the ratio in which the area of the county bears to the total area of the state;(II) One-third (1/3) in the ratio in which the rural population including the population within the cities and towns with less than one thousand four hundred (1,400) bears to the total rural population of the state;(III) One-third (1/3) in the ratio in which the assessed valuation of the county bears to the last total assessed valuation of the state.(B) Five percent (5%) shall be distributed to incorporated municipalities based on the ratio that the total population of the municipality bears to the total population of all municipalities within the state. Each treasurer of a municipality shall credit the revenues to the municipal street fund for the improvement and maintenance of municipal streets;(C) The remaining revenues shall be credited to the state highway fund for the maintenance, construction and reconstruction of state highways. Any funds deposited to the highway fund under this subparagraph which are attributable to the increase in fuel taxes authorized by 2013 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 49, Section 1 and effective July 1, 2013 shall be separately accounted for by the department of transportation. The department shall provide a comprehensive report to the joint appropriations interim committee and the joint transportation, highways and military affairs interim committee on or before November 15 of each year, from the effective date of this act through November 15, 2020.(iii) Deduct the pro rata share of the cost of collecting the taxes received from jet fuel used for aircraft at any municipal or county airport and distribute the remainder to the city, town or county where the airport is located. These funds shall be used for the maintenance of the airport.(e) There is created an account within the highway fund to be designated the multistate highway and fuel tax agreements account which shall be set apart and maintained by the department, to pay administrative costs of the multistate highway transportation agreement and the international fuel tax agreement. The department shall submit receipts and acknowledgements to the state treasurer of all transactions concerning the multistate highway and fuel tax agreements account.(f) Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 15, § 2.(g) There is created an account within the highway fund to be designated as the multi-lane highway funding account. Funds appropriated into the multi-lane highway funding account shall only be expended for multi-lane highway or other like transportation projects prioritized by the transportation commission to enhance safety and mobility and to facilitate economic and population growth. The budget for any project funded from this account shall include an amount for enhancements including landscaping and public art, in an amount not less than one-half of one percent (.5%) of the total budget amount for the project. The department of transportation shall coordinate the use of state funds in the account created by this subsection in combination with any federal funds received for road construction or repair when practical to provide additional travel or turning lanes in the furtherance of this subsection.Amended by Laws 2015 , ch. 12, § 1, eff. 7/1/2015.