Please Note: The following summaries of legislation enacted during the 2004 Legislative Session were prepared by the Legal Services Division Staff for internal use by the Legislative Service Office.

This report is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and does not purport to be an official statement of legislative intent concerning any measure enacted by the Legislature.

The bill summaries contained in this report were prepared as an aid to locating enacted legislation and as a brief recap of the major provisions of each bill. While the information provided in these summaries is accurate, the summaries are not intended as a detailed abstract and reference should be made to the enacted bills for more complete information.

Bill No.: HB0143 Drafter: JHR

LSO No.: 04LSO-0408.E2 Effective Date:

Enrolled Act No.: HEA0071

Chapter No.: 107

Prime Sponsor: Representative Johnson, W.

Catch Title: Military department-air search and rescue.

Subject: Authorizes the Military Department to coordinate air search and rescue under specified conditions.

Summary/Major Elements:

· Under current law, air search and rescue is supervised and coordinated by the Aeronautics Division, Department of Transportation.

· This bill:

· Transfers that authority to the Military Department;

· Authorizes the Military Department to coordinate air search and rescue, after a request from a county sheriff or his designee, with the search and rescue effort supervised by the requesting sheriff or designee.