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HB0171 • 2024

State land exchanges-public notice.

AN ACT relating to state lands; requiring the submittal of an application for any proposed land exchange to the board of land commissioners; requiring the board to provide public notice for any proposed land exchange; requiring rulemaking; specifying applicability; and providing for effective dates.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Western
Last action
2024-02-16
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2024

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify the exact content of the public notice beyond requiring a process for obtaining additional information and commenting.

Public Notice for State Land Exchanges

This act requires applications for land exchanges involving state lands to be submitted to the board of land commissioners and mandates public notice on their website.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires anyone wanting to exchange land with state-owned land to file an application with the board of land commissioners.
  • Requires the board to post a clear notice about proposed land exchanges on its official website.
  • Gives the board authority to make rules for implementing this act.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who want to exchange land with state-owned land.
  • Government agencies proposing land exchanges with state lands.
  • The board of land commissioners responsible for managing these exchanges.

Terms To Know

Board of Land Commissioners
A group that manages and oversees the exchange of state-owned lands in Wyoming.
Land Exchange
An agreement where one piece of land is traded for another, often to improve public access or manage natural resources better.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction.
  • It applies only to proposed land exchanges starting July 1, 2024, if it were to become law.

Bill History

  1. 2024-02-16 House

    H Did not Consider for Introduction

  2. 2024-02-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  3. 2024-02-12 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
24LSO-0554
2024
STATE OF WYOMING
24LSO-0554
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0171

State land exchanges-public notice.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Western, Burkhart and Byron and Senator(s) Boner

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to state lands; requiring the submittal of an application for any proposed land exchange to the board of land commissioners; requiring the board to provide public notice for any proposed land exchange; requiring rulemaking; specifying applicability; and providing for effective dates.

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

Section 1.

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111 by creating a new subsection (b) is amended to read:

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Orders, rules and regulations relative to exchange of lands; public notice.

(b)

Any person including any government, political subdivision of a government, governmental agency or local governmental agency desiring to propose lands to be exchanged under this act shall file with the board of land commissioners an application on a form approved by the board that shall be accompanied by documentation evidencing the value of the lands proposed to be exchanged in compliance with the valuation requirements under subsection (a) of this section. The board may request any additional information as specified by rule of the board. Upon receipt of any land exchange application under this subsection and before implementing an exchange of the proposed lands, the board shall conspicuously post notice of the proposed land exchange on the board's official website subject to the following requirements the notice shall:

(i)

Be posted upon determination of the director to proceed with the proposed land exchange and when the board receives the land exchange application required under this subsection. The notice shall remain posted until the board takes final action on the proposed land exchange; and

(ii)

Specify the process through which members of the public can obtain additional information and comment on the land exchange proposal.

Section 2.

This act shall apply to all land exchanges proposed on and after July 1, 2024.

Section 3.

The board of land commissioners shall promulgate all rules necessary to implement this act.

Section 4.

(a)

Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective July 1, 2024.

(b)

Sections 3 and 4 of this act are 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)

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