Petroglyph, pictograph and historic inscription protection.

Plain English: The amendment requires the department of state parks and cultural resources to include an estimate for surveying and documenting petroglyphs and pictographs on certain lands in its budget request.

• Adds a requirement for the department to ask for money in their budget to pay for surveying, documenting, and creating 3D models of known petroglyphs and pictographs on state, school, and institutional land.

• The amendment does not specify how much funding should be requested or the exact method of conducting surveys.
• It is unclear if there are existing procedures for surveying these sites that this amendment would change or build upon.

Plain English: The amendment changes the language in a bill to require receiving permission instead of notifying and consulting.

• Removes the phrase 'notifying and consulting' from the text.
• Inserts the phrase 'receiving permission from' into the text.

• The amendment does not provide details on who must receive permission or what process is involved in receiving permission.

Plain English: The amendment removes funding details and changes some wording in the original bill about protecting petroglyphs, pictographs, and historic inscriptions.

• Removed language providing an appropriation from the general fund.
• Changed 'effective dates' to 'an effective date'.
• Modified the description of what a consultant can do by inserting new verbs like 'survey', 'document', and 'create models'.
• Replaced specific effective dates with immediate effectiveness upon completion of necessary legal steps.

• The amendment does not specify how or when the changes will be implemented beyond stating it is effective immediately after becoming law.

Plain English: The amendment adds a requirement that surveys of petroglyphs and pictographs on state lands must notify and consult with private landowners before accessing their property.

• Adds a new rule requiring notification and consultation with private landowners before conducting surveys on their property.

• The amendment does not specify the details of how or when notifications should be made to landowners, which may leave some uncertainties about implementation.

Plain English: The amendment modifies a bill about protecting petroglyphs, pictographs, and historic inscriptions by specifying that only those documented in Wyoming's archaeological site database are covered and adding a requirement for surveys to obtain landowner consent before accessing private lands.

• Removes the word 'known' after 'all' when referring to petroglyphs and pictographs.
• Inserts language requiring surveys of these sites to be documented in Wyoming's archaeological site database.
• Adds a new requirement that any survey conducted under this bill must not access private lands without the landowner's consent.

• The amendment text does not specify how or when surveys should be conducted, leaving some details unclear.

Plain English: The amendment adds a requirement that surveys for petroglyphs and pictographs on state lands cannot enter private property without permission from the owner.

• Adds language to ensure that any survey conducted under this bill's provisions will not access private land unless the landowner gives consent.

• The amendment does not specify what happens if a landowner refuses consent, or how surveys should proceed on state lands adjacent to private property without crossing onto it.

Plain English: The amendment changes a bill to require that petroglyphs, pictographs, and historic inscriptions must be documented in Wyoming’s cultural records office's archaeological site database and located on state lands for the law to apply.

• Adds a requirement that petroglyphs, pictographs, and historic inscriptions must be documented in Wyoming’s cultural records office's archaeological site database.

• The amendment text does not specify what happens if the items are known but not documented in the specified database.
• It is unclear how this change will affect existing protections for undocumented sites.

Plain English: The amendment changes how violations of the act are penalized and specifies that violators can be fined between $25 and $100, imprisoned for up to six months, or both.

• Replaces 'requiring' with 'providing for' in the bill's introductory text.
• Inserts new language after line 13 on page 1 that outlines penalties for violating the act, including fines and imprisonment.

• The amendment does not specify all details of how the penalties will be enforced or what happens if someone violates subsection (d) and (e).