Game and fish agreements with federal agencies.

2018
STATE OF WYOMING
18LSO-0164
Numbered
1.2

HOUSE BILL

NO.

HB0020

Game and fish agreements with federal agencies.

Sponsored by:
Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to game and fish; providing for legislative approval and cancellation of agreements entered into or extended with federal agencies as specified; requiring the game and fish department to report on agreements entered into or extended with federal agencies as specified; providing a conflict of law provision; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section
1
.

W.S. 23
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1
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110 is created to read:

23
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1
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110
.

Agreements with federal agencies; reporting requirements.

(a)

On and after July 1, 2018, any
memoranda of understanding or cooperative agreements
specified in subsection (c) of this section
to be entered into or extended
b
y
t
he commission or the department
with
any
federal agency

shall
:

(
i
)

Include a provision
that
states the memorandum of understanding or cooperative agreement is subject to
approval and
cancellation by the legislature;

(ii)

B
e forwarded to the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee for review and recommendation. The committee may submit recommendations, including proposed legislation authorizing
, cancelling or revoking
the agreement, for consideration by the legislature in the
next
succeeding legislative session.

(
b
)

Beginning July 1, 2018 and every three (3) years thereafter, t
he department shall submit
a
report to the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee
on any
existing
memoranda of understanding or cooperative agreements
specified in subsection (c) of this section
between the commission or the department and any
federal agency
. The report shall
i
nclude a list of all existing agreements and the status
and operation of each agreement.

(c)

This section shall only apply to memoranda of understanding or cooperative agreements relating to
any species that ha
s
received a species status code under the
Endangered Species Act
or
sensitive species
under a
ny
federal agency species list.

(
d
)

If the provisions of this section conflict with any other provision of law in this state, the provisions of this section shall control.

Section 2
.

W.S. 23
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1
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302(
a)(x) and (xi) and 23
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1
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304(d)(ii) and (k) are amended to read:

23
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1
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302
.

Powers and duties.

(a)

The commission is directed and empowered:

(x)

T
o enter into cooperative agreements with educational institutions and other agencies to promote wildlife research
, s
ubject to W.S. 23
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1
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110
;

(xi)

T
o enter into cooperative agreements with federal agencies, corporations, associations, individuals, and landowners for the development of state control of wildlife management and demonstration projects
, s
ubject to W.S. 23
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1
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110
;

23
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1
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304
.

Classification of gray wolves.

(d)

The department shall institute and maintain an active program of population monitoring statewide subject to the following:

(ii)

T
he commission is authorized to enter into memoranda of understanding with the United States fish and wildlife service or other federal agencies to ensure accurate and adequate monitoring of wolf population levels and movements
, s
ubject to W.S. 23
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1
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110
;

(k)

T
he commission is authorized to enter into memoranda of understanding with any federal agency or other state's wildlife agency to carry out any provision of this section and Wyoming's wolf management plan, including the use of aerial hunting
, s
ubject to W.S. 23
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1
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110
.

Section
3
.

This act is effective July 1, 201
8
.

(END)

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