Bill No.:                     SF0043                                   Drafter:  LGC

LSO No.:                   13LSO-0142                         Effective Date:  Immediate

Enrolled Act No.:    SEA0032

Chapter No.:            CH0069

Prime Sponsor:       Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Interim Committee

Catch Title:              State parks-acquisition of lands.

Subject:                     Acceptance of lands by department of state parks and cultural resources.

Summary/Major Elements:

· Under W.S. 36-4-106(e), the department of state parks and cultural resources must submit any plan for acquisition or disposal of lands for recreation areas to the legislature for approval.

· This act provides legislative authorization for the department to receive lands in the Guernsey and Warm Springs area to be incorporated into the Oregon Trail Ruts historic site.

· This act authorizes the transfer of lands to the department in two phases.  The first phase authorizes immediate transfer of certain lands.  The second phase authorizes transfer of lands from the military department after surface danger zones have been fully mitigated.

· This act also authorizes the department to manage certain portions of the land through memoranda of understanding with the military department and the Town of Guernsey.