HB0037 • 2020

Voluntary land exchange process.

AN ACT relating to state lands; authorizing the development of an expedited process for the exchange of state lands for the purpose of public access to state lands; and providing for an effective date.

Agriculture

Inactive

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

Sponsor: Agriculture
Last action: 2020-03-11
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and is now inactive, so its provisions are not currently in effect.

Voluntary Land Exchange Process

The bill allows the board of land commissioners to create rules for exchanging state lands with private lands if it improves public access.

What This Bill Does

Allows the board of land commissioners to make rules for swapping state-owned land with privately owned land.
Requires these swaps to be fair in value and to help people get easier access to state or federal lands.

Who It Names or Affects

The board of land commissioners
People who own private land near state-owned land

Terms To Know

Board of Land Commissioners: A group that manages Wyoming's state lands.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and is now inactive.
It only applies to exchanges that improve public access to state or federal lands.

Bill History

2020-03-11 House
H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4
2020-02-26 House
H No report prior to CoW Cutoff
2020-02-19 House
H05 - Agriculture:Do Pass Failed 3-5-1-0-0
2020-02-11 House
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture 52-7-1-0-0
2020-02-07 House
H Received for Introduction
2020-01-07 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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20LSO-0149
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0149
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0037

Voluntary land exchange process.

Sponsored by: Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to state lands; authorizing the development of an expedited process for the exchange of state lands for the purpose of public access to state lands; 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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Orders, rules and regulations relative to exchange of lands.

(b)

The board of land commissioners is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to enable the expedited exchange of state lands, initiated by the lessee of the state lands, for private lands on a value for value basis. The expedited process under this subsection shall be used if the board determines that, in addition to meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, the exchange of lands would facilitate legal access to state or federal lands including, without limitation, exchanging an isolated parcel for a parcel contiguous with other state lands.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2020
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