Smokebuster module leaders.

Plain English Breakdown

The official text does not provide specific details about duties beyond coordination with corrections officials.

Smokebuster Module Leaders Act

This law creates two full-time positions within the State Forestry Division and funds them with $499,709 from the General Fund for the forestry conservation program inmate crew.

What This Bill Does

• Creates two full-time employee positions in the State Forestry Division to work on smokebuster modules.
• Sets one position to start on April 1, 2026, and another on April 1, 2027.
• Provides $499,709 from the General Fund for these positions and related expenses like equipment and supplies.

Who It Names or Affects

• The State Forestry Division within the Office of State Lands and Investments
• Inmates participating in the forestry conservation program

Terms To Know

Smokebuster module leaders

Employees who lead efforts to prevent or control forest fires.

General Fund

A fund that holds money for the state government to use on various programs and services.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law specifies how funds must be used and when they expire, limiting flexibility.
• It does not provide details about the exact duties of smokebuster module leaders beyond coordination with corrections officials.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 26LSO-0311

Bill No.:

HB0106

Effective:

4/1/2026

LSO No.:

26LSO-0311

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0006

Chapter No.:

34

Prime Sponsor:

Joint Appropriations Committee

Catch Title:

Smokebuster module leaders.

Has Report:

No

Subject:

State forestry conservation inmate crew program.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act authorizes two (2) full-time employee positions within the State Forestry Division of the Office of State Lands and Investments, one of which is effective April 1, 2026, and one effective April 1, 2027.

This act appropriates four hundred ninety‑nine thousand seven hundred nine dollars ($499,709.00) from the General Fund for the State Forestry Conservation Inmate Crew Program for the two (2) full-time positions, equipment and associated costs.

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

26LSO-0311

ORIGINAL House

Bill No
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HB0106

ENROLLED ACT NO. 6,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2026 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to the state forester; authorizing positions; providing for an appropriation for the forestry conservation program inmate crew; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

(a)

The state forestry division of the office of state lands and investments is authorized two (2) full
‑
time employee positions for purposes of this section. Of these positions, one (1) shall be effective April 1, 2026 and one (1) shall be effective April 1, 2027.

The duties of the positions shall be

set by the state forester and coordinated with the department of corrections, subject to W.S. 7-16-202.

It is the intent of the legislature that the positions authorized in this subsection be included in the office of state lands and investments' standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium.

(b)

There is appropriated four hundred ninety-nine thousand seven hundred nine dollars ($499,709.00) from the general fund to the office of state lands and investments for the purposes of the state forestry conservation inmate crew program as provided in this subsection. Funds appropriated in this subsection shall be for the positions authorized in subsection (a) of this section and associated costs including equipment, supplies, software, hardware and telecommunications services.

This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2028.

This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2028.

It is the intent of the legislature that, of this appropriation, one hundred twenty-nine thousand two hundred fifty-five dollars ($129,255.00) not be included in the office of state lands and investments' standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium but that the balance of the appropriation, as adjusted by the state budget department for a twenty-four (24) month period, be included in the standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium.

Section 2
.

This act is effective April 1, 2026
.

(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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