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SF0011 • 2010

State parks-acquisition and disposition of lands.

AN ACT relating to state parks and cultural resources; providing for de minimus acquisitions, disposals, designations or removal of designations of state outdoor recreational resources by the department without legislative approval; providing for rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Travel
Last action
2010-03-03
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2010

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Amendments

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SF0011HS001

Standing Committee • H06

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H06

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Bill History

  1. 2010-03-03 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 10

  2. 2010-03-03 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0013

  3. 2010-03-01 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0013

  4. 2010-03-01 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0013

  5. 2010-02-26 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0013

  6. 2010-02-26 Senate

    S Did Concur

  7. 2010-02-26 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  8. 2010-02-25 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  9. 2010-02-24 House

    H Passed CoW

  10. 2010-02-24 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  11. 2010-02-24 House

    Amendment Adopted

  12. 2010-02-19 House

    H Placed on General File

  13. 2010-02-19 House

    H06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  14. 2010-02-17 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06

  15. 2010-02-12 House

    H Received for Introduction

  16. 2010-02-12 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  17. 2010-02-11 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  18. 2010-02-10 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  19. 2010-02-10 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  20. 2010-02-10 Senate

    S06 Recommended Do Pass

  21. 2010-02-08 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S06

  22. 2010-02-08 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  23. 2009-12-07 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
SF0011
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
10LSO-0036
Effective Date:

7/1/2010

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0013

Chapter No.:
10

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and
Cultural Resources Interim Committee

Catch Title:
State parks-disposition of lands.

Subject:
De
minimus disposals of state parks lands.

Summary/Major Elements:

The act allows the department
of state lands and cultural resources to dispose of, designate or remove from
designation certain lands without complying with the site criteria process and without
requiring separate legislation if:

The disposal, designation or
removal of designation involves property less than five acres in size;

The action conforms with the
department's mission or strategic plan;

The action conforms with the
master plan for the site affected; and

The action is presented to
the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee
for informational purposes prior to completion of the action.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0011

ENROLLED ACT NO. 13, SENATE

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2010 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
state parks and cultural resources; providing for de mi
n
imus disposals, designations or removal of designations of state outdoor recreational resources by the department
without legislative approval
; providing for rulemaking;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.
W.S. 36
‑
4
‑
104(f)
and
36
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4
‑
106(e), (f) and by creating a new subsection (g) are amended to read:

36
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4
‑
104.

Powers; interpretive service agreements.

(f)

The department, in consultation with the commission, may recommend that any outdoor recreation
resource designated as a state park, public recreation ground, historical park, historical, archaeological, geological or ecological site

area and facility
be no longer designated as such

or may
recommend that it
be disposed of
through sale, exchange, lease or assignment of fee ownership
.

The recommendation for removal of the designation

or disposal
shall follow application of the criteria and procedures for accessioning areas or facilities under W.S. 36
‑
4
‑
106(e)
,

and

(f)
and (g)
.

36
‑
4
‑
106.

Plan for acquisition and development of resources; authority of department; coordination of activities;
exceptions;
agreements with
United States
; state archaeologist.

(e)

The department of state parks and cultural resources, in consultation with the commission shall develop and maintain a comprehensive plan for the acquisition
, disposal
and development of outdoor recreation resources of the state.

Criteria for evaluating resources for acquisition
, disposal
and development as an outdoor recreation
area or facility

under the plan shall be adopted as rules in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.

(f)

Except
as provided in subsection (g) of this section, p
rior to acquiring or accepting title to any lands for an outdoor recreation
area or facility
or designating
or removing a designation of
lands as an outdoor recreation
area or facility
,

or disposing of any property as provided in W.S. 36
‑
4
‑
104(f),
the department shall apply the site criteria process developed pursuant to subsection (e) of this section. The department shall consult with the commission regarding the application of the site criteria and may inform the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee regarding the potential acquisition
,

or

designation
,
disposal
or removal of designation
. The department shall determine if the site should be acquired
or
disposed of
or the lands so designated
or removed from designation
. After consultation with the commission, if the department determines the site should be acquired
or
disposed of
or so designated
or removed from designation
, it shall make the recommendation to the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee. The committee shall prepare legislation for the acquisition
,
disposal
, removal from designation
or designation of lands as an outdoor recreation
area or facility
as it determines appropriate and necessary.

(g)

The department may
dispose of
, designate or remove from designation any lands for an outdoor recreation
area or facility
without complying with the provisions of subsection (e) or (f) of this section if:

(i)

The
disposal
, designation or removal of designation
is de minimus in nature as provided in department rule and regulation. "De minimus", as used in this paragraph, means the property in question is less than five (5) acres
in size
;

(ii)

The action conforms to either the department's mission or the current strategic plan of the department;

(iii)

The action conforms to the provisions of the department's current master plan for the park or site
where the property is located
; and

(iv)

The action is presented to the
joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee
for informational purposes prior to completion of the action.

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2010.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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