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SF0058 • 2023

Sutton archaeological site administration.

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.

SF0058S2001

2nd reading • Senator Ellis

Adopted

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

  1. 2023-02-24 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number 89

  2. 2023-02-24 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA No. 0044

  3. 2023-02-21 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0044

  4. 2023-02-21 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0044

  5. 2023-02-21 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA No. 0044

  6. 2023-02-21 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 62-0-0-0-0

  7. 2023-02-17 House

    H 3rd Reading:Laid Back

  8. 2023-02-16 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  9. 2023-02-15 House

    H COW:Passed

  10. 2023-02-14 House

    H Placed on General File

  11. 2023-02-14 House

    H06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  12. 2023-02-03 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel

  13. 2023-01-17 House

    H Received for Introduction

  14. 2023-01-16 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 26-5-0-0-0

  15. 2023-01-13 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  16. 2023-01-12 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  17. 2023-01-12 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  18. 2023-01-12 Senate

    S06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0

  19. 2023-01-10 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel

  20. 2022-12-28 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  21. 2022-12-15 LSO

    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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8
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1501(c) by creating a new paragraph (iii) is amended to read:

36
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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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