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HB0090

State Lands - Notice for Lease Sales

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In one sentence

The bill requires that private surface owners, subsurface owners, and mineral lessees receive notice at least 60 days before proposed lease sales or trades involving state lands.

What it does

  • Requires the board to give notice to private surface owners, subsurface owners, and mineral lessees about proposed lease sales on state lands.
  • Specifies that this notice must be given at least 60 days before any sale or trade of state land.

Who it affects

  • Private surface owners who have legal interest in the land surface where minerals will be leased.
  • Subsurface owners with recorded interests in mineral rights under a piece of land.
  • Mineral lessees entitled to extract or remove minerals from state lands.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was not enacted into law.
  • It does not specify what happens if the notice is not given on time.
  • There are no details about how the board will enforce these requirements.

Plain language

Terms to know

Surface owner
A person who legally owns the land surface where minerals are located.
Subsurface owner
A person with recorded legal interest in mineral rights under a piece of land.
Mineral lessee
An individual or company allowed to extract minerals from state lands through a lease agreement.

Official record

Sources

Validated
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill textStored full record

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 6, 6:05 AM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker believes it is unfair for mineral owners not to be notified when surface ownership changes and states he will vote against the bill if this notification requirement is deleted.

Public statementFloor statement at 20:47 Watch the statement
Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker argues that the bill's original intent was simply to provide notice for lease sales and that adding provisions about trading state lands violates this purpose. He states he would vote against the final bill if these additional sections are not removed.

Public statementFloor statement at 21:15 Watch the statement

If a lawmaker is not listed, we couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

4 roll calls

S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02020-03-04 · Senate5 yes 0 no
Yes
5
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 5

Anthony BouchardS06Brian BonerR · S02Cheri SteinmetzR · S03Glenn W MonizS10RJ KostS19
H 3rd Reading:Passed 51-8-1-0-02020-02-27 · House51 yes 8 no
Yes
51
No
8
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 51

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Andrew W SchwartzH23Art WashutR · H36CLIFFORDCarl R LoucksH59Catherine R ConnollyH13Charles F PelkeyH45Charles J GrayH57Clarence StyvarR · H12Clark D StithH48Clifford M JenningsH30Cyrus WesternH51Dan FurphyH14Dan R KirkbrideH04Danny EyreH19David E NorthrupH50David R MillerH55Donald E Burkhart JrH15Eric BarlowR · H03Evan J SimpsonH21Hans HuntH02James A RoscoeH22Jamie L FlitnerH26Jerry A ObermuellerH56Jerry D PaxtonH47John C EklundH10John WinterR · H28Joseph E MacGuireH35LARSEN LLOYDMark S KinnerH29Michael D GreearH27Mike YinD · H16Patrick SweeneyH58Richard TassH40Robert A ClausenH06Roy H EdwardsH53Sandy NewsomeH24Sara BurlingameH44Scott M ClemH31Shelly DuncanH05Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Thomas D CrankH18Thomas J WaltersH38Tim SalazarR · H34Timothy P HallinanH32Tyler E LindholmH01William D HendersonH41William H Mr. HaleyH46William H PownallH52

No 8

Bob NicholasR · H08DAYTON-SELMANDan ZwonitzerH43Garry C PiiparinenH49Jared OlsenR · H11John L FreemanH60LAURSEN DANLandon BrownR · H09

Excused 1

Theodore J BlackburnH42
H03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-2-0-0-02020-02-17 · House7 yes 2 no
Yes
7
No
2
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 7

Catherine R ConnollyH13Cyrus WesternH51Dan ZwonitzerH43James A RoscoeH22JoAnn R DaytonH17Patrick SweeneyH58Timothy P HallinanH32

No 2

Dan LaursenR · H25Theodore J BlackburnH42
H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue 53-6-1-0-02020-02-11 · House53 yes 6 no
Yes
53
No
6
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 53

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Andrew W SchwartzH23Art WashutR · H36Bob NicholasR · H08CLIFFORDCarl R LoucksH59Catherine R ConnollyH13Charles F PelkeyH45Clark D StithH48Cyrus WesternH51DAYTON-SELMANDan FurphyH14Dan R KirkbrideH04Dan ZwonitzerH43Danny EyreH19David E NorthrupH50Donald E Burkhart JrH15Eric BarlowR · H03Evan J SimpsonH21Garry C PiiparinenH49Hans HuntH02James A RoscoeH22Jamie L FlitnerH26Jared OlsenR · H11Jerry A ObermuellerH56Jerry D PaxtonH47John C EklundH10John L FreemanH60John WinterR · H28Joseph E MacGuireH35LARSEN LLOYDLAURSEN DANLandon BrownR · H09Mark S KinnerH29Mike YinD · H16Patrick SweeneyH58Richard TassH40Robert A ClausenH06Sandy NewsomeH24Sara BurlingameH44Scott M ClemH31Shelly DuncanH05Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Theodore J BlackburnH42Thomas D CrankH18Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy P HallinanH32Tyler E LindholmH01William D HendersonH41William H Mr. HaleyH46William H PownallH52

No 6

Charles J GrayH57Clarence StyvarR · H12Clifford M JenningsH30David R MillerH55Roy H EdwardsH53Tim SalazarR · H34

Excused 1

Michael D GreearH27

Official activity

Bill history

  1. S COW:S Did not consider for COWSenate
  2. S Placed on General FileSenate
  3. S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0Senate
  4. S Introduced and Referred to S05 - AgricultureSenate
  5. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  6. H 3rd Reading:Passed 51-8-1-0-0House
  7. H 3rd Reading:Laid BackHouse
  8. H 2nd Reading:PassedHouse
  9. H COW:PassedHouse
  10. H Placed on General FileHouse
  11. H03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0House
  12. H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue 53-6-1-0-0House
  13. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  14. Bill Number AssignedLSO

Changes

Amendments

5 stored

HB0090H2001

The amendment modifies a bill to require notices to private subsurface owners and mineral lessees about proposed lease sales and trades involving state lands.

HB0090H3001

The amendment removes a previous amendment related to notice requirements for mineral leases involving state lands.

HB0090H3002

This amendment would require the state to give notice to private surface and subsurface owners, as well as mineral lessees, before leasing or selling state lands.

HB0090HS001

The amendment changes how to identify private surface owners by using the most recent property tax assessment roll instead of previous language.

HB0090SS001

The amendment modifies a bill to remove references to mineral lessees and certain sections related to lease sales involving state lands.