Sutton state archaeological site-legal description.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on how long it will take for the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources to specify a correct legal description.

Fixing Legal Description for Sutton State Archaeological Site

This law removes an incorrect legal description of the Sutton state archaeological site and requires the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources to specify a correct one by rule.

What This Bill Does

• Removes an inconsistent legal description from the statute about the Sutton state archaeological site.
• Requires the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources to specify the correct legal description for the site by rule.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources

Terms To Know

Legal Description

A detailed description that identifies a specific piece of land, including its boundaries and location.

Limits and Unknowns

• This law does not provide the new legal description itself, only requiring it to be specified by rule.
• It is unclear how long it will take for the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources to specify a correct legal description after this act becomes effective.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 24LSO-0300

Bill No.:

HB0016

Effective:

Immediately

LSO No.:

24LSO-0300

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0010

Chapter No.:

12

Prime Sponsor:

Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Interim Committee

Catch Title:

Sutton state archaeological site-legal description.

Has Report:

No

Subject:

Removes an inconsistent legal description for a state archaeological site.

Summary/Major Elements:

The statutory designation of the Sutton state archaeological site includes an inconsistent legal description of the site that is removed by this act.

Upon removal of the statutory legal description, the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources will specify a legal description for the site by rule.

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

24LSO-0300

ORIGINAL House

Bill No
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HB0016

ENROLLED ACT NO. 10,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2024 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to state lands; removing an inconsistent legal description of the Sutton state 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)(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
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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
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(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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