Permanent mineral trust fund-distributions and investments.

This constitutional amendment proposal (HJ 7) would modify Wyoming's Permanent Mineral Trust Fund (PWMTF) by requiring all investment earnings to be deposited into a separate earnings fund instead of the general fund. It clarifies that any investment or loan losses to the fund's principal must be restored ("made whole") by the Legislature, and specifies that earnings may be distributed or invested as determined by law. The bill directly affects how Wyoming manages public funds derived from mineral taxes, ensuring the trust's principal remains protected while providing clearer rules for handling earnings. This change aims to modernize the constitutional language governing the fund, which holds money from mineral taxes for current and future generations.