State museum-fees authorization.

Plain English Breakdown

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State Museum Fee Authorization

The bill allows the Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources to set and collect fees for visitors at the Wyoming State Museum, with rules on how these funds are used.

What This Bill Does

• Allows the department to create rules for charging non-residents admission to the museum.
• Permits the department to charge for participation in events related to the museum.
• Gives the department permission to set fees for other services provided by the museum.
• Requires that all collected fees go into a special fund called the Museum Enterprise Fund, which was previously known as the Department of Commerce Enterprise Fund.

Who It Names or Affects

• Visitors who pay admission or attend events at the Wyoming State Museum
• The Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources

Terms To Know

Museum Enterprise Fund

A special fund where fees collected from museum visitors are kept and used as directed by the legislature.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill did not pass in its current session.
• It is unclear how much revenue will be generated or what specific services might have fees attached to them.

Current Bill Text

26LSO-0120
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0120
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0018

State museum-fees authorization.

Sponsored by: Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to state parks and cultural resources; authorizing the department of state parks and cultural resources to establish and collect fees for the Wyoming state museum; providing for the disposition of collected fees; renaming and continuing a fund; authorizing rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 9
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2
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414(a) by creating a new paragraph (iv) and by creating a new subsection (d) is amended to read:

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2
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414.

Department of state parks and cultural resources; powers and duties relative to museums, historical sites and parks.

(a)

The director may:

(iv)

By rule, establish and collect fees for:

(A)

Nonresident admission to the Wyoming state museum;

(B)

Participation in museum
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related events;

(C)

Other museum services.

(d)

Fees collected under paragraph (a)(iv) of this section shall be deposited to the museum enterprise fund, previously known as the department of commerce enterprise fund, which is hereby codified and continued. Funds in the museum enterprise fund shall be expended only upon legislative appropriation.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2026
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