Federal emergency COVID-19 relief funding-limitations.

SF 98 limits how Wyoming can spend federal COVID-19 relief funds from the American Rescue Plan Act and CARES Act. It requires all such funds to be fully expended by March 26, 2022, for pandemic-related government expenses consistent with federal rules, and prohibits the governor from increasing or redistributing these funds after that date without new legislation. The bill also appropriates $50 million from unspent ARPA funds to the governor for pandemic response through March 26, 2022, and mandates that any remaining unspent funds be deposited into the state general fund. This bill directly affects Wyoming's state government operations and its use of federal pandemic relief funds.