FIFTY-SIXTH WYOMING LEGISLATURE

APPROVED INTERIM COMMITTEE STUDIES

2001-2002

JOINT AGRICULTURE, PUBLIC LANDS AND WATER RESOURCES INTERIM COMMITTEE

Topic #1:  Custom Range Permits.

Study custom range permits (interstate and intrastate) and the feasibility of having range regions for the use of brands.

Topic #2:  Land Trusts.

Study agricultural land trusts, conservation easements for the purpose of preserving land for agriculture use and the interaction between agricultural land and wildlife.

Topic #3  Agriculture Operations.

·         Study whether animal feeding operations and sugar beet operations are in need of assistance as well as what the impact would be on local communities in the event that these businesses were to go bankrupt.  Included in this study will be a reevaluation of the grain act (W.S. 11-11-101 through 11-11-117) and how it fits in with warehouse and producer lien laws.

·         Innovative programs that other states may have implemented to preserve agricultural lands and keep people in the agriculture industry.