AN ACT relating to state lands; designating Sutton archaeological site as a state archaeological site; requiring the department of state parks and cultural resources to manage the Sutton archaeological site; 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
2023-02-24
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
2/24/2023
Plain English Breakdown
The official source does not provide specific details on how the department will manage the site.
Designating Sutton Archaeological Site
This law designates the Sutton archaeological site in Platte County as a state archaeological site and assigns management to the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources.
What This Bill Does
Designates the Sutton archaeological site in Platte County as a state archaeological site.
Requires the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources to manage the Sutton archaeological site.
Who It Names or Affects
The Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources
People who visit or study the Sutton archaeological site
Terms To Know
State Archaeological Site
A place with important historical artifacts that is protected by state laws.
Limits and Unknowns
The law does not specify how the department will manage the site.
It only affects the Sutton archaeological site in Platte County, Wyoming.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English: The amendment changes the effective date for managing the Sutton archaeological site from July 1, 2023, to when all necessary actions are completed as required by the Wyoming Constitution.
Changes the start date for the department of state parks and cultural resources to manage the Sutton archaeological site from a fixed date (July 1, 2023) to an unspecified future date after all legal requirements are met.
The exact date when the management will begin is not specified as it depends on completing all necessary actions according to the Wyoming Constitution.
Bill History
2023-02-24LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 89
2023-02-24Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0044
2023-02-21House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0044
2023-02-21Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0044
2023-02-21LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0044
2023-02-21House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 62-0-0-0-0
2023-02-17House
H 3rd Reading:Laid Back
2023-02-16House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-02-15House
H COW:Passed
2023-02-14House
H Placed on General File
2023-02-14House
H06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2023-02-03House
H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel
2023-01-17House
H Received for Introduction
2023-01-16Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 26-5-0-0-0
2023-01-13Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-01-12Senate
S COW:Passed
2023-01-12Senate
S Placed on General File
2023-01-12Senate
S06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2023-01-10Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel
2022-12-28Senate
S Received for Introduction
2022-12-15LSO
Bill Number Assigned
Official Summary Text
Bill Summary - 23LSO-0140
Bill No.:
SF0058
Effective:
Immediately
LSO No.:
23LSO-0140
Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0044
Chapter No.:
89
Prime Sponsor:
Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Interim Committee
Catch Title:
Sutton archaeological site administration.
Subject:
Designates the Sutton archaeological site as a state archaeological site.
Summary/Major Elements:
This act designates the Sutton archaeological site in Platte County as a state archaeological site, provides a legal description and specifies that the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources will administer the site.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.
While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.
Current Bill Text
Read the full stored bill text
23LSO-0140
ORIGINAL Senate
File No
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SF0058
ENROLLED ACT NO. 44,
SENATE
SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2023 General Session
AN ACT relating to state lands; designating Sutton
archaeological site as a state archaeological site; requiring the department of state parks and cultural resources to manage the Sutton archaeological site; 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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1501(c) by creating a new paragraph (iii) is amended to read:
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1501.
State park designation; state historic site designation; state archeological site designation; state recreation area designation.
(c)
In addition to state archaeological sites designated in other statutes, the following lands are designated as state archaeological sites and the department shall by rule specify the legal description of the sites:
(iii)
The lands in Platte County managed by the department as of July 1, 2023 as Sutton state archaeological site. The site shall consist of the following real property of forty
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six and three hundred eighty-two thousandths (46.382) acres in section 6, township 27, range 65, mineral survey no. 196, patented claims: Mollie Gibson, Crown and 1901.
Section 2
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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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