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AN ACT relating to administration of the government; providing duties for the Wyoming energy authority; providing for the establishment of industrial sovereign zones to encourage the production of value-added manufactured products using natural gas; authorizing a board of county commissioners to nominate an area as an industrial sovereign zone; providing for certification of value-added manufactured processes; providing for an expedited licensing and permit process; providing tax exemptions; making conforming amendments; providing appropriations; and providing for an effective date. This bill establishes the Energy Product Reclassification and Sovereignty Act, creating industrial sovereign zones to encourage the production of value-added manufactured products using natural gas. The bill defines the roles of the Wyoming Energy Authority in certifying and supporting industrial sovereign zones, including expedited licensing and permitting processes. The bill allows county commissioners to nominate areas as industrial sovereign zones, subject to approval by the Wyoming Energy Authority. The bill establishes tax exemptions for machinery used in the production of value-added manufactured products within these zones. Introduces a certification program for products meeting specific methane intensity standards, administered by the Wyoming Energy Authority. Appropriates funds to the Wyoming Energy Authority for implementation of the Act.