Title 36 — Title 36 — State Lands

Selection and location of lands. The director shall select and locate all lands which are now or may be hereafter granted to the state of Wyoming by the United States for any purpose whatever.

Notice of selection. Before any selection of lands granted to the state is made, it shall be the duty of the director to publish in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation in each county in the state a notice giving the area of the said lands so to be selected, and the …

Annual report. On or before the 10th day of December, immediately preceding the meeting of the legislature, the director shall make a report of the business of his office, the transactions of the board of land commissioners, and the condition of the land affairs of the state, sho…

Arid land fund. As provided in the said acts of congress, all moneys collected by the director from the sale of lands selected under the provisions of such acts of congress shall be deposited by the director with the state treasurer, and shall constitute a trust fund in the hands…

depositions. Oaths; acknowledgments of written instruments; The director is hereby authorized to administer oaths and affirmations, to receive acknowledgments of powers of attorney and other instruments in writing, and to take depositions in matters relating to state, school, or …

Official seal. The director shall provide himself with an official seal with which he shall authenticate such official acts as are not performed as secretary of the board of land commissioners, which seal shall be engraved with his official title and the word "Wyoming."

Disposal of slash on timber lands; forestry performance account. (a) The state forester shall provide for the disposal of any slash resulting from the harvest of forest products and may require forest management work through a forest product sales contract or a service contract. …

Fees. (a) The board shall determine by rule and regulation, and the director shall collect fees for the following administrative services: (i) For filing each application to lease; (ii) For filing each application for easement; (iii) For filing each assignment of lease; (iv) For …

Appointment of deputy; compensation. The director may appoint a deputy to perform the duties of his office and to hold such appointment at the will of the director. The annual compensation of such deputy shall be as determined by the human resources division of the department of …

Commission established; composition; appointment and terms of members; removal; representation from appointment districts; vacancies; meetings; president. (a) There is established the Wyoming parks and cultural resources commission within the department of state parks and cultura…

Advisory board. (a) There is established an advisory board consisting of one (1) member from each county to be appointed by the governor and to serve for a term of two (2) years. The governor may remove any board member as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. (b) The president of the commis…

facilities. What constitutes outdoor recreation areas and For the purposes of this act, outdoor recreation areas and facilities shall include state parks, public recreation grounds, historical parks, and historical, archaeological, geological and ecological sites now in existence…

Powers; interpretive service agreements. (a) The department of state parks and cultural resources, in consultation with the commission, may, subject to the provisions of this act: (i) Acquire and accept title in the name of the state of Wyoming, by grant, dedication, gift, devise…

Naming of sites and parks. Each state park, public recreation ground, historic park or archaeological, geological or ecological site created and established under this act shall be given an appropriate name by the department of state parks and cultural resources, in consultation …

Plan for acquisition and development of resources; authority of department; coordination of activities; exceptions; agreements with United States; state archaeologist. (a) The department of state parks and cultural resources, in consultation with the commission, shall prepare, ma…

Authority to lease; contracts with United States. exchange of lands and The department, in consultation with the commission, shall have the power and is hereby authorized to lease, grant or operate any outdoor recreation area or facility belonging to the state which is not subjec…

and sites. Acquisition and supervision of historical parks (a) The department, in consultation with the commission, may receive or acquire, but not by use of the power of eminent domain, historical parks and sites within the state. Nothing in this section limits the authority of …

Contracts and agreements with United States for improvements and maintenance. The department, in consultation with the commission, is authorized to enter into contracts and agreements with the United States or any duly authorized representative or agency thereof to cause state ou…

Power to lease or rent concessions. (a) The department, in consultation with the commission, is empowered to lease, enter into contracts and assess fees for concessions, cabin sites, boat clubs, and other services of all lawful kinds and nature on state outdoor recreation areas o…

investments. Authority to receive and expend monies; (a) The state treasurer, after consultation with the governor, is hereby authorized and directed to receive and credit to the appropriate account any grant, donation, or bequest which is made to the state of Wyoming or the depa…

Receipt and expenditure of federal funds; use of funds from land and water conservation fund. Authority is hereby granted for the state of Wyoming and its authorized representatives, with the approval of the governor, to receive and to disburse federal monies which may now and he…

Private improvement permits. The department of state parks and cultural resources may grant permits to any individual, improvement club or voluntary association, or committee representing such clubs and associations, to improve, without expense to the state, any outdoor recreatio…

[Repealed or reserved.]

violations. Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 44, § 3. Rules and regulations; general penalty for (a) The department of state parks and cultural resources in consultation with the commission shall promulgate and enforce all reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out this ac…

Repealed by Laws 1982, ch. 48, § 3.

Jurisdiction over grazing districts. Nothing in this act, shall be construed as giving jurisdiction to the department of state parks and cultural resources over interest in any grazing district established under the terms of the Taylor Grazing Act unless and until agreement and c…

Compensation prohibited; per diem and travel expenses permitted. The members of the commission and the advisory board shall not receive any compensation for their services, but when actually engaged in the performance of their duties, they shall be paid a per diem for each day of…

Existing agreements binding; successor to records and duties; taxation exemption. (a) Effective April 1, 1990 the department of commerce shall be bound by any and all agreements, contracts and obligations incurred by the Wyoming recreation commission to which it had been bound be…

Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 44, § 3.

Permits to use state parks, recreation areas and historic sites. (a) The department of state parks and cultural resources shall offer for sale permits that allow use of state parks, recreation areas, archeological sites and historic sites as designated by the department with the …

Administration of Hot Springs state park. (a) Effective April 1, 1990, the authority for management, control and administration of the Hot Springs state park located at Thermopolis, Hot Springs county, is vested in the department of state parks and cultural resources, in consulta…

permits. Selling agents for registrations, licenses and (a) The department of state parks and cultural resources through the division of parks and historic sites shall appoint selling agents to sell snowmobile registrations pursuant to W.S. 31-2-402 and 31-2-410, permits under W.…

Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Trust Fund Act."

(a) Definitions. As used in this act: (i) "Board" means the Wyoming outdoor recreation and tourism trust account board created by W.S. 36-4-204; (ii) "Income account" means the Wyoming outdoor recreation and tourism trust income account created by W.S. 364-203(b); (iii) "Large pr…

Wyoming outdoor recreation and tourism trust fund account and trust fund income account; creation; source of funds. (a) The Wyoming outdoor recreation and tourism trust fund account is created. The trust account shall consist of those funds designated to the account by law and al…

Wyoming outdoor recreation and tourism trust account board established; terms; meetings; duties, conflict of interest. (a) There is created the Wyoming outdoor recreation and tourism trust account board. The board shall consist of nine (9) members appointed by the governor and co…

Grant applications; eligible entities. (a) The board shall only grant funds to governmental entities, the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes, or the cooperative tribal governing body and nonprofit organizations. The board shall award grants in accordance with W.S. 36-4-…

Audits. The director of the department of audit or his designee shall audit the trust and income accounts on a regular basis. Copies of the audit shall be provided to the governor, the joint appropriations committee, the select committee and the joint travel, recreation, wildlife…

Qualifications of lessees; lease terms; rental. (a) No person shall be qualified to lease state lands unless that person has reached the age of majority, and is a citizen of the United States, or has declared an intention to become a citizen of the United States. No person or leg…

Maximum term of agricultural or grazing lease. No lease for agricultural or grazing purposes shall be issued for a term of more than ten (10) years.

application. Application for lease; cancellation of Any person, firm, association or corporation desiring to lease state lands for agricultural and grazing purposes shall file with the director an application on the form approved by the board, which must be accompanied by the reg…

Time for filing renewal applications; cure process and timeline; conflicting applications; grace period. (a) All applications to lease grazing and agricultural lands under outstanding leases must be filed in the office of state lands and investments not earlier than one hundred t…

Criteria for leasing; preferences; assignments, subleases or contracts; lands taken for war purposes; mineral lands excepted; agricultural lands. (a) All state lands leased by the state board of land commissioners, for grazing and other agricultural purposes shall be leased in su…

Richard Bridge historical park; Oregon Trail State Veterans' Cemetery buffer zone; veterans' home and skilled nursing facility buffer zone. (a) The state board of land commissioners is hereby authorized, if after investigation and study the board deems it to the best interest of …

lands. Preference in granting leases on exchanged The holder of a lease of any school, state or institutional land that is offered for exchange under section 8, of the Taylor Grazing Act, shall have preference to lease the land received in such exchange.

Even rental offers. If two (2) or more qualified applicants under W.S. 36-5-101 shall offer the same annual rental for the same lands, and such offers are the highest offers received and are equal to or above the minimum rental fixed by the board, and no preferred right exists in…

When rental due; procedure upon failure to pay. Upon notice provided not less than sixty (60) days before the anniversary date of a lease, all rentals accruing to the state by virtue of this act, except those for the first year, shall become due and payable at the office of state…

Right to make and remove improvements. (a) A lessee of state lands shall have the right to construct or make improvements upon state lands in an amount not to exceed four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) per section for each separate improvement, without first obtaining permission. I…

Payment for or removal of existing improvements. Any applicant applying to lease state lands upon which there are fences, buildings, reservoirs, ditches, dams, wells, or other improvements of any kind, belonging to or made by another, or for which water rights or proportionate in…

Form and execution of lease; bond. The general form of grazing and agricultural lease upon state lands shall be prescribed by the board and shall be signed by the director on behalf of the state. Except in cases where the board deems necessary, leases shall be issued without bond…