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WY Stat § 9-2-407 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally|Article 4 - State Archives, Museums and Historical Department|Section 9-2-407 - Director; Duties Regarding Public Records in His Custody.

9-2-407. Director; duties regarding public records in his custody.| (a) The director shall collect, arrange and make available to the public at reasonable times in his office in original or reproduced form, all records in his custody not restricted by law, including official records of the state and its political subdivisions, of the United States or of foreign nations. He is the legal custodian of all public records in the custody of the commission.  (b) The director may designate an employee of the department to serve as state archivist who may perform all the duties of the director under this act with respect to state records and archives. The director shall furnish certified copies or photocopies of records in his custody on payment in advance of fees prescribed by the department. Copies of public records transferred pursuant to law from the office of their origin to the custody of the director when certified under seal by the director to be true, complete and correct have the same legal force and effect as evidence as if certified by their original custodian, and shall be admissible in all courts and before all tribunals the same as the originals thereof.  (c) The director has the right of reasonable access to and may examine all public records in Wyoming. He shall examine into and report to the commission on their condition. He shall require their custodians to put them in the custody and condition prescribed by law and to secure their custody, the recovery of records belonging to their offices, the delivery of records to their successors in office and the adoption of sound practices relative to the long-term preservation of records.
WY Stat § 9-2-408 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally|Article 4 - State Archives, Museums and Historical Department|Section 9-2-408 - Transfer of Public Records to Archives; Transfer of Records of Uncollectible Accounts Receivable to Department; Duties of Department Thereto.

9-2-408. Transfer of public records to archives; transfer of records of uncollectible accounts receivable to department; duties of department thereto.| (a) All public records, not required in the current operation of the office where they are made or kept, and all records of every public office of the state, agency, commission, committee or any other activity of the state or political subdivisions which are abolished or discontinued, shall be transferred to the state archives. The transfer of records shall be in accordance with standards and procedures issued by the records committee and subject to an agreement that ensures the safety, preservation and public availability of the records. Any public officer in Wyoming may deliver to the director for preservation and administration records in his custody if the director is willing and able to receive and care for them.  (b) Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 221, § 2.  (c) Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 221, § 2.
WY Stat § 9-2-409 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally|Article 4 - State Archives, Museums and Historical Department|Section 9-2-409 - Designation of Records Officer by State Departments or Agencies; Duties.

9-2-409. Designation of records officer by state departments or agencies; duties.| Each department or agency of the state government shall designate a records officer who shall supervise the departmental records program, review record retention schedules and represent the office in all departmental matters before the records committee. The records officer and the director shall prepare transfer schedules for the transfer of public records to the records centers or to the archives.
WY Stat § 9-2-410 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally|Article 4 - State Archives, Museums and Historical Department|Section 9-2-410 - Records as Property of State; Delivery by Outgoing Officials and Employees to Successors; Management and Disposition Thereof.

9-2-410. Records as property of state; delivery by outgoing officials and employees to successors; management and disposition thereof.| All public records are the property of the state. They shall be delivered by outgoing officials and employees to their successors and shall be preserved, stored, transferred, destroyed or disposed of, and otherwise managed, only in accordance with W.S. 9-2-405 through 9-2-413.
WY Stat § 9-2-411 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally|Article 4 - State Archives, Museums and Historical Department|Section 9-2-411 - Records Committee Created; Composition; Expenses; Meetings; Action by Majority Vote; Duties as to Retention and Disposition of Public Records.

9-2-411. Records committee created; composition; expenses; meetings; action by majority vote; duties as to retention and disposition of public records.| The records committee is created to be composed of the director or his deputy, who shall act as chairman and secretary of the committee, the attorney general or his appointee and the director of the state department of audit or his appointee. Committee members shall serve without additional salary, but shall be entitled to traveling expenses incurred incident to committee business. Expenses shall be paid from the appropriations made for operation of their respective departments or offices. The records committee shall meet upon call by the chairman at least once every quarter. Action by the committee shall be by majority vote and records shall be kept of all committee business. When the disposition of records is considered by the records committee, it shall ascertain the recommendations of the head of the department or the departmental records officer. The records committee shall approve, modify or disapprove the recommendations on retention schedules of all public records and act upon requests to destroy any public records. Any modification of a request or recommendation shall be approved by the head of the agency originating the request or recommendation. The department shall provide forms, approved by the records committee, upon which it shall prepare recommendations to the committee in cooperation with the records officer of the department or other agency whose records are involved. The records committee may issue to state departments, agencies and political subdivisions thereof guidelines and best practices on records management and digital preservation.
WY Stat § 9-2-412 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally|Article 4 - State Archives, Museums and Historical Department|Section 9-2-412 - Destruction or Disposition of Public Records; Procedure.

9-2-412. Destruction or disposition of public records; procedure.| Public records of the state and political subdivisions shall be disposed of in accordance with W.S. 9-2-411. The records committee may approve a departmental written request upon proper and satisfactory showing that the retention of certain records for a minimum period of ten (10) years is unnecessary and uneconomical. Recommendations for the destruction or disposition of office files and memoranda shall be submitted to the records committee upon approved forms, prepared by the records officer of the agency concerned and the director. The committee shall determine the period of time that any office file or memorandum shall be preserved and may authorize the state archives to arrange for its destruction or disposition.
WY Stat § 9-2-414 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally|Article 4 - State Archives, Museums and Historical Department|Section 9-2-414 - Department of Commerce; Powers and Duties Relative to Museums, Historical Sites and Parks.

9-2-414. Department of commerce; powers and duties relative to museums, historical sites and parks.| (a) The director may:  (i) Assemble and collect archaeological and ethnological collections, relics of the history of the state and material illustrative of the natural history of the state, and works of art;  (ii) Preserve, repair and display in an orderly and educational manner the materials in the possession of the department;  (iii) Store and maintain these materials in the Wyoming state museum, the Wyoming state art gallery and other facilities.  (b) The department shall:  (i) Supervise, maintain, restore, interpret and control museums or historical sites;  (ii) Prepare and arrange all items, objects, furnishings and information in the museums and historical sites;  (iii) Furnish and supervise employees in the museums and historical sites;  (iv) Approve and perform or supervise restorations, improvements, changes and alterations of museums, historic sites and parks under the control of the department;  (v) Interpret historic sites, museums and parks by arranging and preparing all items, objects, furnishings and information relating to historic sites, museums and parks;  (vi) Assume and exercise responsibilities as the state historic preservation officer (SHPO), including supervising and assisting the Wyoming consulting committee on nominations to the national register of historic places and to implement the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665; 80 Stat. 915; 16 U.S.C. § 470 et seq.), as amended;  (vii) Research and prepare legends for all historic monuments and markers;  (viii) Consult with the parks and cultural resources commission on archives, museums and historical related activities.  (c) As used in this section, "museums" and "historical sites" includes Trails End, Fort Fetterman, Historic Governor's Mansion, Fort Phil Kearney (including the Wagon Box Fight Site and Fetterman Massacre Site), Wyoming State Museum and Fort Bridger.
WY Stat § 9-2-415 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally|Article 4 - State Archives, Museums and Historical Department|Section 9-2-415 - Director; Duties Relative to Promotion of History of State and Region.

9-2-415. Director; duties relative to promotion of history of state and region.| (a) The director shall:  (i) Collect books, maps, charts, documents, manuscripts, other papers and any obtainable documentary material illustrative of the history and development of the state and region;  (ii) Collect, compile and publish data of the events which mark the progress of Wyoming from its earliest day to the present time, through the medium of a state historical periodical, to be published as and when the board directs;  (iii) Procure facts and statements relative to the history and ethnology of the Indian tribes and other inhabitants within the state;  (iv) File and carefully preserve all the historical data collected or obtained and arrange and classify it so it is readily accessible for disseminating historical or biographical information requested by the public;  (v) Accept and receive gifts;  (vi) Promote the founding and development of a state historical society and of county historical societies; and  (vii) Create and maintain local and statewide interest in the history of the state and region.
WY Stat § 9-2-419 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally|Article 4 - State Archives, Museums and Historical Department|Section 9-2-419 - Marking, Defacing, Removing or Tampering With Certain Materials; Penalty.

9-2-419. Marking, defacing, removing or tampering with certain materials; penalty.| Any person marking, defacing, removing or tampering in any manner whatsoever with any property acquired under W.S. 9-2-404 through 9-2-415, by the director or, acquired under W.S. 9-2-3210 through 9-2-3212 by the state librarian or state library board is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00).
WY Stat § 9-2-701 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally|Article 7 - National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws|Section 9-2-701 - Commissioners; Appointment; Term; Residence; Removal; Vacancies; Expenses; Annual Report.

9-2-701. Commissioners; appointment; term; residence; removal; vacancies; expenses; annual report.| (a) The governor may appoint three (3) commissioners to the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws. Commissioners shall serve three (3) year terms. Each commissioner shall reside in a different judicial district. The governor may remove any commissioner as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. Vacancies shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired term.  (b) Each commissioner may be reimbursed under W.S. 9-3-102 and 9-3-103 for per diem and travel expenses incurred in attending any annual conference. Each commissioner shall report annually to the governor on the transactions and recommendations of the conference.
WY Stat § 9-2-702 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally|Article 7 - National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws|Section 9-2-702 - Contribution for Expenses of National Conference.

9-2-702. Contribution for expenses of national conference.| Each year, an amount determined by the legislature shall be paid to the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws as the state's contribution to the expenses of the conference.
WY Stat § 9-2-801 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally|Article 8 - Geologist, Geological Survey and Topographic Mapping|Section 9-2-801 - Definitions.

9-2-801. Definitions.| (a) As used in W.S. 9-2-801 through 9-2-810:  (i) "Geology" means as defined by W.S. 33-41-102(a)(vi);  (ii) "Geologist" means as defined by W.S. 33-41-102(a)(iv).  (iii) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 170, § 2.
WY Stat § 9-2-803 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally|Article 8 - Geologist, Geological Survey and Topographic Mapping|Section 9-2-803 - State Geologist; Appointment; Term; Removal; Pecuniary Interest in Mineral Property in State Prohibited; Duties; Powers.

9-2-803. State geologist; appointment; term; removal; pecuniary interest in mineral property in state prohibited; duties; powers.| (a) The state geologist shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. He shall hold his office for six (6) years or until his successor is appointed and qualified. No person shall be appointed to this position unless he is a professional geologist as defined by W.S. 9-2-801(a)(ii) with the theoretical knowledge and the practical experience and skill for the position. The governor may remove the state geologist as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.  (b) Neither the state geologist nor the geological program manager shall hold a pecuniary interest in a producing or prospective mineral property of any kind, including oil and gas, in this state.  (c) The state geologist shall:  (i) Examine and report on any state or school lands when requested by the board of land commissioners and make written reports concerning the geology of any lands in which Wyoming is interested and on other matters about which the respective state boards desire information;  (ii) Perform all other acts provided by the laws of Wyoming relating to mineral deposits;  (iii) Make valuation surveys, investigations, appraisements and reports on the mineral resources of the state;  (iv) Keep in his office full and complete records of all work done by him or under his supervision, all of which shall be the property of the state;  (v) Publish all reports, maps and data he considers advisable and of public interest, and distribute the reports, maps and data to the public upon request either free or at a reasonable price;  (vi) Regarding roadside bedrock geological formations shall:  (A) Receive, investigate and attempt to resolve any complaints under W.S. 24-1-118(b)(iii);  (B) Report grievances under W.S. 24-1-118(b)(iii) to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee;  (C) Consult with the department of transportation as provided in W.S. 24-1-118(b)(iv) on the appropriateness of any signage identifying roadside bedrock geological formations.  (d) The state geologist may:  (i) Designate and supervise mining operations on state and school lands in the interest of economic development;  (ii) Cooperate with the United States government, departments of the state of Wyoming, University of Wyoming or private corporations in geological, topographic, soil and mineral surveys, and in industrial investigations and examinations that may bring about further economic development of the mineral resources of the state. The cooperative activities of his office may be accomplished on whatever basis he determines but in no case shall the cost to the state exceed fifty percent (50%) of the cost of the activity.
WY Stat § 9-2-804 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally|Article 8 - Geologist, Geological Survey and Topographic Mapping|Section 9-2-804 - Geological Survey; Created; Location of Office and Headquarters.

9-2-804. Geological survey; created; location of office and headquarters.| A geological survey of Wyoming is created. The office and headquarters of the geological survey shall be in Laramie, Albany County, Wyoming, and may be located at the University of Wyoming.
WY Stat § 9-2-805 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally|Article 8 - Geologist, Geological Survey and Topographic Mapping|Section 9-2-805 - Geological Survey; Duties; Disposition of Materials and Specimens Collected.

9-2-805. Geological survey; duties; disposition of materials and specimens collected.| (a) The geological survey shall:  (i) Study the geological formations and rocks of the state with special reference to its metallic and nonmetallic resources;  (ii) Examine the topography and physical features of the state focusing on the way people use the land;  (iii) Seek a comprehensive understanding of the geology of and fossils in the state;  (iv) Prepare and publish:  (A) Reports and maps of the geology and mineral resources of the state;  (B) Reports and maps of the topography and physical features of the state;  (C) Special reports, with necessary illustrations and maps, of the geology of and fossils in the state;  (D) Comprehensive summaries or digests, together with bibliographies and maps, of all literature and reports heretofore published on the geology and mineral resources of Wyoming.  (v) Distribute to the public on request publications and maps either free or at prices determined by the geological survey;  (vi) Furnish advice and consulting services to state departments, agencies and officers;  (vii) Contract with Wyoming state agencies, industry, federal and state geological surveys for services involving any of the foregoing purposes or areas.  (b) The geological survey shall deposit in the geological museum of the University of Wyoming all materials and specimens after the purposes of the geological survey have been served. Duplicates may be distributed to scientific and industrial institutions under regulations adopted by the state geologist and the geological survey board.
WY Stat § 9-2-806 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally|Article 8 - Geologist, Geological Survey and Topographic Mapping|Section 9-2-806 - Geological Survey; State Geologist as Chief Administrative Officer; Duties; Appointment of Employees.

9-2-806. Geological survey; state geologist as chief administrative officer; duties; appointment of employees.| (a) The state geologist is the chief administrative officer of the geological survey. With the advice of the geological survey board, the state geologist shall:  (i) Supervise the functions of the geological survey;  (ii) Establish policy for the geological survey.  (b) With the consent of the board and within the appropriation allowed by law, the state geologist may appoint employees necessary to assist him and the board.
WY Stat § 9-2-807 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally|Article 8 - Geologist, Geological Survey and Topographic Mapping|Section 9-2-807 - Geological Survey Board; Created; Membership; Term; Qualifications; Removal; Vacancies; Election of Officers; Meetings; Quorum; Compensation; Expenses; Duties.

9-2-807. Geological survey board; created; membership; term; qualifications; removal; vacancies; election of officers; meetings; quorum; compensation; expenses; duties.| (a) The geological survey board is created. The board consists of eight (8) members, including the governor, the president of the University of Wyoming or his designee, the state oil and gas supervisor and five (5) members appointed for four (4) year terms by the governor with the consent of the senate. The five (5) members shall be qualified electors of the state who possess the knowledge, experience and skill to qualify them for the position. The governor may remove any appointed member as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. Vacancies shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired term. The state geologist is an ex officio member of the board.  (b) At each March meeting, the board shall elect from its members a president, a vice-president and a secretary.  (c) The board shall hold meetings in March, June, September and December. Special meetings may be called by the president or by a majority of the members of the board. A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum.  (d) The five (5) public members of the board shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed under W.S. 9-3-102 and 9-3-103 for per diem and travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.  (e) The board shall:  (i) Assist the state geologist in formulating and directing policies and programs of the geological survey;  (ii) Adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the administration of W.S. 9-2-804 through 9-2-810.
WY Stat § 9-2-808 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally|Article 8 - Geologist, Geological Survey and Topographic Mapping|Section 9-2-808 - Geological Survey; Authority to Cooperate and Exchange Information; Cost.

9-2-808. Geological survey; authority to cooperate and exchange information; cost.| The geological survey may cooperate and exchange information with and contract with the United States geological survey, state geological surveys, departments of the state of Wyoming, the University of Wyoming, private industry, scientific institutions and foundations for projects or undertakings which will further the purposes of the geological survey. The cost to the state of Wyoming shall in no case exceed the amount approved therefor by the board.