State land-access permits.

WORKING DRAFT
2013
STATE OF
WYOMING
13LSO-0543

SENATE FILE
NO.

SF0161

State land-access permits.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Driskill

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
state lands; requiring a permit for access to state lands;
providing for administration;

providing rulemaking authori
ty
;
providing for distribution of permit fees;
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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122 is created to read:

36
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122.

Permit required for access to state lands; distribution of funds; penalties.

(a)

No person shall enter state lands
without an annual state lands access permit issued under this section
.
T
he
office of state lands
and investments
shall
offer
for sale
annual
permits that allow
a person

access to state lands
.
The cost of the permits authorized under this
section shall be twenty dollars ($
20.00) per calendar year.
The requirement for a permit under this section is waived for:

(
i
)

Any person under sixteen (16) years of age when accompanying a person holding a permit;

(ii)

Any person in a vehicle traversing a public
roadway
through state lands if the person remains within the boundaries of the public
roadway
.

(
b
)

The office of state lands and investments
may
:

(
i
)

C
ontract with one (1) or more entities for the sale of annual permits under this section
;

(ii)

Contract with one (1) or more entities for enforcement of this section;

(iii)

Adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.

(
c
)

Revenues from the sale of permits under this section shall be deposited into the common
land
income
fund
.

The office shall annually certify to the treasurer the amount deposited in the common
land
income fund pursuant to this section.

Section 2.

This act is effective January 1, 2014.

(END)

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