HJ0005

Official summary

Bill Summary Bill No.: HJ0005 Effective : Immediate ly LSO No.: 18LSO-0160 Enrolled Act No.: HEJR No. 0002 Chapter No.: N/A Prime Sponsor: Sommers Catch Title: Yellowstone and Grand Teton wildlife conservation fees. Subject: Yellowstone and Grand Teton wildlife conservation fees. Summary/Major Elements: This is a joint resolution to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the National Park Service . Th e joint resolution relates to wildlife in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park and the cos ts to the S tate of Wyoming to protect and mitigate impacts to such wildlife outside the boundaries of the parks. Th e j oint resolution requests the U.S. Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the National Park Service to enter into an agreement with the State of Wyoming to collect a wildlife conservation fee at Grand Teton National Park and the States of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho to collect a wildlife conservation fee at Yellowstone National Park. The agreements shall provide that revenue collected from the fee be transferred back to these states for wildlife conservation efforts. The joint resolution requires the Secretary of State of Wyoming to transmit copies of the resolution to the Wyoming Congressional Delegation, to the United States Secretary of the Interior, to the Director of the National Park Service, to the Governors of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho and to the directors of the Wyoming, Montana and Idaho game and fish agencies. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill .