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SF0036 • 2012

State parks-acquisition of LX Bar ranch.

AN ACT relating to state parks and cultural resources; authorizing the acceptance of lands as specified; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Travel
Last action
2012-03-12
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/9/2012

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Amendments

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SF0036H2001

2nd reading • TEETERS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by TEETERS

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SF0036H2002

2nd reading • SEMLEK

Adopted

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SF0036H3001

3rd reading • MCOMIE

Adopted

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SF0036H3002

3rd reading • SEMLEK

Adopted

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Bill History

  1. 2012-03-12 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2012-03-09 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0030

  3. 2012-03-06 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0030

  4. 2012-03-06 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0030

  5. 2012-03-05 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0030

  6. 2012-03-05 Senate

    S Did Concur

  7. 2012-03-05 Senate

    S Received for Concurrence

  8. 2012-03-05 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  9. 2012-03-05 House

    Amendment Adopted

  10. 2012-03-05 House

    Amendment Adopted

  11. 2012-03-02 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  12. 2012-03-02 House

    Amendment Adopted

  13. 2012-03-02 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  14. 2012-03-02 House

    Amendment Adopted

  15. 2012-03-01 House

    H Passed CoW

  16. 2012-03-01 House

    H Placed on General File

  17. 2012-03-01 House

    H02 Recommended Do Pass

  18. 2012-02-29 House

    H Rereferred to H02

  19. 2012-02-29 House

    H Placed on General File

  20. 2012-02-29 House

    H06 Recommended Do Pass

  21. 2012-02-28 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06

  22. 2012-02-28 House

    H Received for Introduction

  23. 2012-02-28 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  24. 2012-02-27 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  25. 2012-02-24 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  26. 2012-02-23 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  27. 2012-02-23 Senate

    S02 Recommended Do Pass

  28. 2012-02-21 Senate

    S Rereferred to S02

  29. 2012-02-21 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  30. 2012-02-21 Senate

    S06 Recommended Do Pass

  31. 2012-02-13 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S06

  32. 2012-02-13 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  33. 2012-01-20 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

SF0036

Bill No.:
SF0036
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
12LSO-0188
Effective Date:

March 9, 2012

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0030

Chapter No.:
CH0063

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

Catch Title:
State
parks-acquisition of LX Bar ranch.

Subject:
Authorizing
acquisition of the LX Bar ranch.

Summary/Major Elements:

The department of state parks
and cultural resources is required by W.S. 36-4-106(f) to submit plans for
acquisition of lands to the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural
resources interim committee and the committee shall prepare legislation for the
acquisition as it determines appropriate and necessary.

This act authorizes the
department to accept the donation of approximately 25 acres of land in Campbell
County known as the LX Bar Ranch. This act appropriates $280,000 for the
stabilization and preservation of the property.

This act also creates a LX
Bar Ranch challenge account. The department may accept gifts for the maintenance
and improvement of the LX Bar Ranch properties. Those gifts shall be placed
into the account and are continuously appropriated to the department for
maintaining and improving the property. If state funds are deposited in the
account in the future, those state funds may be used to match private gifts.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0036

ENROLLED ACT NO. 30, SENATE

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2012 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to state parks and cultural resources; authorizing the acceptance of lands as specified;
creating an account for future maintenance and improvements;
providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 36-4-121 by creating a new subsection (q) is amended to read:

36-4-121.

Permits to use state parks, recreation areas and historic sites.

(q)

There is created the LX Bar Ranch challenge account. The department of state parks and cultural resources may accept gifts from any individual or entity to maintain and improve the LX Bar Ranch and deposit those funds to the account. State funds deposited to the account are continuously appropriated to the department of state parks and cultural resources for purposes of maintaining and improving the LX Bar Ranch, but shall only be expended from the account upon a dollar for dollar matching distribution of nonstate funds
or a matching contribution of in kind gifts
. Funds in the account shall not lapse at the end of any fiscal period.

Section 2
.

(a)

The legislature authorizes the acceptance of the following
donated
lands
located in Campbell County, Wyoming, commonly known as the LX Bar Ranch,

provided that upon transfer to the state of Wyoming, the lands shall not be subject to any restriction which would substantially impair the use, enjoyment or subsequent transfer of the
lands by the state of Wyoming and provided that upon transfer, the state shall have legal access to the lands, including the right of ingress and egress to the lands and legal access to a public road. The lands shall
be managed by the department of state parks and
cultural resources
upon final negotiation with
the appropriate parties:

(i
)

Track 82 and the portion of Track 53A north of the Powder River, all within
T
ownship
57

N
orth
, R
ange
76

W
est, Sections 10, 11, 14, 15,

cont
aining
twenty-five (
25
)
acres more or less.

Section
3
.

There is appropriated two hundred eighty thousand dollars ($280,000.00) from the general fund to the department of state parks and cultural resources for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2014 for purposes of funding the stabilization and preservation of the LX Bar Ranch described in section
2
(a) of this act.
Funds appropriated under this section shall not be subject to the matching requirement provided in W.S. 36
‑
4
‑
121(q).
N
otwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on
June 30, 2014.

Section
4
.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(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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