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HB0222 • 2011

Recreational considerations in public land exchanges.

AN ACT relating to the sale and exchange of state lands; amending the findings necessary for the board of land commissioners to exchange state lands; providing that the board give particular consideration to recreational uses of state lands or exchange lands; providing a definition; and providing for an effective date.

Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor
Representative Harshman
Last action
2011-03-01
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2011-03-01 House

    H Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 4-3(c)

  2. 2011-01-27 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H05; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2011-01-26 House

    H Received for Introduction

  4. 2011-01-25 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2011
STATE OF
WYOMING
11LSO-0088

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0222

Recreational considerations in public land exchanges.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Harshman, Brechtel, Gay, Kroeker, Lockhart, Loucks and Stubson and Senator(s)
Jennings

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
the
sale and
exchange of state lands; amending the findings necessary for the board of land commissioners to exchange state lands; providing that the board give particular consideration to recreational
uses of state lands or exchange lands;
providing a definition;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 36
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1
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111 by creating a new subsection (b)
and 36
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9
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102 are
amended to read:

36
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111.

Orders, rules and regulations relative to exchange of lands.

(b)

For purposes of this section, "multiple use" means as defined in W.S. 36
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102(c)(ii), with consideration given to recreational purposes
which include but are not limited to such uses as hunting, fishing, hiking, cabin sites, public camp sites, public parks and recreation areas, golf courses, youth group camps, ski or winter sports areas and residential development associated with any of those uses
.

36
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9
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102.

Manner of sale; minimum price.

All state lands shall be disposed of only at public auction to the highest responsible bidder after having been duly appraised by the board, and shall be sold at not less than the appraised value thereof, and for not less than ten dollars ($10.00) per acre.

The appraised value shall include a consideration of the land's actual and potential multiple uses,
as defined in W.S. 36
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12
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102(c)(ii), with particular consideration given to recreational purposes which include but are not limited to such uses as hunting, fishing, hiking, cabin sites, public camp sites, public parks and recreation areas, golf courses, youth group camps, ski or winter sports areas and residential development associated with any of those uses.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2011.

(END)

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