HB0116

Bill Summary - 24LSO-0147 Bill No.: HB0116 Effective: Immediately LSO No.: 24LSO-0147 Enrolled Act No.: HEA No. 0040 Chapter No.: 61 Prime Sponsor: Angelos Catch Title: Sage grouse implementation-notice to landowners. Has Report: No Subject: Requiring notice to surface owners before the Sage Grouse Implementation Team makes recommendations on actions for maintaining greater sage-grouse populations. Summary/Major Elements: The Sage Grouse Implementation Team is a group consisting of legislators and members that the Governor appoints from various agencies and interests. Under current law, the Implementation Team may make recommendations to the Governor regarding: (1) actions and funding, and (2) regulatory actions to maintain and enhance greater sage-grouse populations in Wyoming. This act requires that, before the Implementation Team makes any recommendations to the Governor, the Implementation Team must provide notice by first-class mail to all affected surface owners at least forty-five (45) days before making the recommendation. The notice must describe the proposed recommendations and how they may affect the surface owners. The act requires that, at least thirty (30) days before making a recommendation, the Implementation Team must provide an opportunity for a public meeting for purposes of receiving public comments on the proposed recommendations. The meeting must be in a community where the impacted owners are located. 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.