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SF0043 • 2012

State parks-acquisition of lands.

AN ACT relating to state parks and cultural resources; authorizing the acceptance of lands as specified; authorizing the acquisition of lands commonly known as the Douglas POW officer’s quarters; directing the conveyance and purchase of state trust lands from the state board of land commissioners as specified; providing appropriations; 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
2012-03-14
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/13/2012

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Amendments

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SF0043SW001

Committee of the Whole • BURNS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by BURNS

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SF0043SS001

Standing Committee • NICHOLAS,P

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by NICHOLAS,P

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Bill History

  1. 2012-03-14 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2012-03-13 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0044

  3. 2012-03-07 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0044

  4. 2012-03-07 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0044

  5. 2012-03-07 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0044

  6. 2012-03-07 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2012-03-06 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2012-03-05 House

    H Passed CoW

  9. 2012-03-02 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2012-03-02 House

    H02 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2012-03-02 House

    H Rereferred to H02

  12. 2012-03-02 House

    H Placed on General File

  13. 2012-03-02 House

    H06 Recommended Do Pass

  14. 2012-02-29 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06

  15. 2012-02-29 House

    H Received for Introduction

  16. 2012-02-28 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  17. 2012-02-27 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  18. 2012-02-24 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  19. 2012-02-24 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  20. 2012-02-24 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  21. 2012-02-24 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  22. 2012-02-23 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  23. 2012-02-23 Senate

    S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  24. 2012-02-21 Senate

    S Rereferred to S02

  25. 2012-02-21 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  26. 2012-02-21 Senate

    S06 Recommended Do Pass

  27. 2012-02-13 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S06

  28. 2012-02-13 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  29. 2012-01-30 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

SF0043

Bill No.:
SF0043
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
12LSO-0102
Effective Date:
March
13, 2012

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0044

Chapter No.:
CH0072

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

Catch Title:
State
parks-acquisition of lands.

Subject:
Authorizing acquisition of lands by
the department of state parks and cultural resources.

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 acceptance of donated lands in Douglas, Wyoming known as the
Douglas POW officers quarters. This act appropriates $89,500 for the
stabilization and maintenance of the property.

This
act authorizes the board of land commissioners to sell to the department of state
parks and cultural resources a 40 acre parcel in Hot Springs State Park known
as the bison pasture. This act appropriates $96,000 for the purchase of the
land.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0043

ENROLLED ACT NO. 44, 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;
authorizing the acquisition of lands commonly known as the Douglas POW officer’s quarters;

directing the conveyance and
purchase of
state trust
lands from the state board of land commissioners as specified; providing appropriation
s
; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

(a)

The legisl
ature authorizes the acceptance, by the department of state parks and cultural resources,
of the following
donated
lands
located in Douglas, Wyoming, commonly known as the Douglas POW
officer’s quarters
,
to be managed by the department of state parks and
cultural resources
upon final negotiation with
the appropriate parties:

(i
)

Lots 115 and 117 within
Section 8, Township 32 North, Range 71 West, 6
th
P.M. Converse County, Wyoming,
cont
aining 1.537 acres more or less
.

(b)

The board of land commissioners is authorized and directed to convey its right, title and interest, in the surface estate of the following described parcel of land to the department of state parks and cultural resources:

(i)

For inclusion into
Hot Springs

S
tate
P
ark,
eighty (80) acres of land in the
W1/2 SE1/4 Section 30; Township 43 North,

Range 94 West
in Hot Springs County located in the bison p
asture
at
Hot Springs State Park
.

Section 2.

(a)

There is appropriated
eighty-nine
thousand
five hundred
dollars ($
89
,
5
00.00) 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 maintenance
of the Douglas POW officer’s quarters described in section 1(a) of this act. 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.

(b)

There is appropriated an amount not to exceed ninety-
six
thousand dollars ($
96
,
0
00.00) from the general fund to the
office of state lands and investments
for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 201
4
for purposes of funding the purchase provided in section 1(b) of this act.

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, 201
4
.

Section 3.
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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