Impact assistance payments-maximum percentages and review.

This bill (SF 19) allows Wyoming's Industrial Siting Council to increase impact assistance payments to counties affected by industrial projects beyond current maximum percentages (2.25%, 2%, or 1.5% of project costs) if they document that existing rates are insufficient to cover identified impacts. The council must specify in its order why higher payments are needed and submit a report to legislative committees within 10 business days of approving an increase. These payments, distributed to counties and local governments, directly affect communities near new industrial facilities (like oil, gas, or manufacturing projects) with estimated construction costs over $350 million. The key mechanism sets a new 2.76% cap for projects under $850 million, requiring the council to justify increases using evidence of unmitigated impacts.