ORIGINAL HOUSE                                           

BILL   NO.  0022

 

ENROLLED ACT NO. 2,  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING

2001 GENERAL SESSION

 

 

 

 

AN ACT relating to state parks; modifying specified park
user permit fees; extending state park annual overnight
camping permit to nonresidents; and providing for an
effective date.

 

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

 

Section 1.  W.S. 36-4-121(a)(ii), (iii), (vi), (viii),
(b) and (c) is amended to read:

 

36-4-121.  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
the state parks, recreation areas, archeological sites and
historic sites. Daily use permits shall be required at
Glendo, Guernsey, Curt Gowdy, Edness Kimball Wilkins,
Buffalo Bill, Boysen, Seminoe and Keyhole state parks and
Fort Bridger, South Pass City, Trail End, Fort Fetterman
and Fort Phil Kearney state historic sites, and Hawk
Springs state recreation area. The department may establish
voluntary pay stations at Bear River and Hot Springs state
parks to allow users of those parks to make voluntary
contributions for the use of the state parks. Persons who
enter or use Bear River or Hot Springs state park without
paying daily use fees shall not be subject to the penalties
provided for in subsection (j) of this section. Overnight
camping permits shall be required at Boysen, Buffalo Bill,
Curt Gowdy, Glendo, Guernsey, Keyhole, Seminoe and Sinks
Canyon state parks, Connor Battlefield state historic site,
Medicine Lodge state archeological site and Hawk Springs
state recreation area by the department during the entire
calendar year. The cost of the permits authorized under
this section shall be:

 

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(ii)  Thirty dollars ($30.00) per calendar year
for an annual resident overnight camping permit, to and
sixty dollars ($60.00) per calendar year for an annual
nonresident overnight camping permit, authorizing overnight
camping at designated state parks, historic sites,
archeological sites and recreation areas to be issued to
Wyoming residents only, valid for the holder and occupants
of the holder's vehicle;

 

(iii)  Except as provided under paragraph (a)(v)
of this section, two dollars ($2.00) for residents and five
dollars ($5.00) four dollars ($4.00) for nonresidents for
the daily use fee for designated state parks, archeological
sites and recreation areas, valid for the date of purchase
for the holder and occupants of the holder's vehicle and
for the holder entering the park or area by bicycle,
horseback or on foot;

 

(vi)  Four dollars ($4.00) per night for
residents and nine dollars ($9.00) eight dollars ($8.00)
for nonresidents for overnight camping at any designated
state park, historic site, archeological site and
recreation area valid for the date of purchase and the
following day until 3:00 p.m. for the holder and occupants
of the holder's vehicle;

 

(viii)  Five dollars ($5.00) for each additional
vehicle annual resident or nonresident overnight camping
permit issued under subsection (b) of this section;

 

(b)  Any holder of an annual bucking horse entrance
permit or an annual resident or nonresident overnight
camping permit may obtain additional vehicle annual bucking
horse entrance permits or additional vehicle annual
resident overnight camping permits from the department or

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any selling agent of the department upon payment of the fee
prescribed under paragraph (a)(vii) or (viii) of this
section, as applicable, and upon submission of proof
satisfactory to the department that an original annual
permit was purchased and that the additional vehicle is
registered in the same name as the vehicle for which the
original annual permit is obtained, or that the additional
vehicle is operated by the person who purchased the
original annual permit or a member of his family under duly
granted authority from his employer. The director shall
determine the validity of the authority of an applicant to
operate an employer-owned vehicle prior to issuance of an
additional vehicle permit for that vehicle under this
section. Any vehicle in tow by another vehicle owned by the
same person shall be considered a single vehicle for
purposes of this section and only a single annual bucking
horse daily use permit shall be required for entrance at
state parks and a single annual resident overnight camping
permit shall be required for overnight camping at state
parks.

 

(c)  If an annual bucking horse daily use permit or an
annual resident or nonresident overnight camping permit is
lost, mutilated or destroyed, the holder of the permit may
obtain a duplicate annual permit from the department or any
selling agent of the department upon filing an affidavit
showing the loss, mutilation or destruction of the original
permit and upon payment of the fee imposed under paragraph
(a)(ix) or (x) of this section, as applicable.

 

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Section 2.  This act is effective January 1, 2002.

 

(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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