Bill No.:         SF0039                                               Drafter: JDA

LSO No.:       14LSO-0148                                     Effective Date: Immediate

Enrolled Act No.:    SEA0069

Chapter No.:                        CH0048

Prime Sponsor:       Senator Christensen

Catch Title:              Grand Teton National Park-transfer of state lands.

Subject:                     Transfer of lands in Grand Teton National Park

Summary/Major Elements:

· Under existing law, the board of land commissioners is authorized to sell specified parcels of land to the federal government.

· If the federal government does not complete the purchase as authorized under existing law, this bill authorizes the board of land commissioners to exchange the specified parcels with federal land, or a combination of cash and federal land, with a value equal to or greater than the specified state parcels.

· The bill creates the state land exchange advisory panel to provide advice on the value of the exchange and specifies how the board of land commissioners shall determine the value of the parcels.