Bill No.: HB0079 Drafter: IDS
LSO No.: 11LSO-0258 Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Enrolled Act No.: HEA0019
Chapter No.: 46
Prime Sponsor: Representative Buchanan
Catch Title: Establishment of private roads.
Subject: Adopts and amends standards for the establishment of private roads in Wyoming.
Summary/Major Elements:
● Requires parties affected by a private road application to provide written notice of proposed alternative routes and gives those parties the right to receive notice of proceedings related to the private road action;
● Allows a board of county commissioners 85 days, rather than 30 days, to perform its initial review of a private road application;
● Establishes that no hearing on a private road application can take place sooner than 145 days after the application is filed;
● Requires notice of hearing dates to all affected landowners, including those proposing alternative routes, at least 45 days prior to the hearing.