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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 3 - Director of the Office of State Lands and Investments › Section 36-3-106 - Arid Land Fund.

36-3-106. Arid land fund.
As provided in the said acts of congress, all moneys collected by the director from the sale of lands selected under the provisions of such acts of congress shall be deposited by the director with the state treasurer, and shall constitute a trust fund in the hands of said treasurer to be used only for the reclamation of other arid lands when appropriated by the legislature for that purpose in the manner that other appropriations are made.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 3 - Director of the Office of State Lands and Investments › Section 36-3-107 - Oaths; Acknowledgments of Written Instruments; Depositions.

36-3-107. Oaths; acknowledgments of written instruments; depositions.
The director is hereby authorized to administer oaths and affirmations, to receive acknowledgments of powers of attorney and other instruments in writing, and to take depositions in matters relating to state, school, or arid land business, within the state of Wyoming.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 3 - Director of the Office of State Lands and Investments › Section 36-3-108 - Official Seal.

36-3-108. Official seal.
The director shall provide himself with an official seal with which he shall authenticate such official acts as are not performed as secretary of the board of land commissioners, which seal shall be engraved with his official title and the word "Wyoming."
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 3 - Director of the Office of State Lands and Investments › Section 36-3-109 - Disposal of Slash on Timber Lands; Forestry Performance Account.

36-3-109. Disposal of slash on timber lands; forestry performance account.
(a) The state forester shall provide for the disposal of any slash resulting from the harvest of forest products and may require forest management work through a forest product sales contract or a service contract. The state forester may, when deemed necessary, require a slash deposit or performance bond to cover the anticipated cost of any slash disposal or required management work as a guarantee of compliance with contract specifications.
(b) When any slash is not disposed of or management work is not completed in accordance with the requirements of the forest products sales contract or service contract, the state forester may go upon the premises with such personnel, equipment and supplies as may be necessary to burn or otherwise dispose of the slash or complete a required management project. The expense incurred in disposing of the slash or completing the required management project, shall be a charge against the posted performance bond or slash deposit.
(c) Repealed By Laws 1999, ch. 124, 2.
(d) There is created the revolving forestry performance account in which any performance bond or slash deposit shall be deposited, and from which any expense incurred in the completion of slash disposal or another contract requirement not complying with forest products sale or service contract specifications shall be paid. The funds in the account are continuously appropriated to the state forester for the purposes of this section. Upon successful completion of required slash disposal or other contract requirements, as determined and approved by the state forester, the performance bond or slash deposit shall be refunded to the purchaser or contractor. If required slash disposal or other contract requirements are partially completed, the expense of completing the required work shall be charged against the forestry performance account with the balance of the performance bond or slash deposit, if any, refunded to the purchaser or contractor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 3 - Director of the Office of State Lands and Investments › Section 36-3-110 - Fees.

36-3-110. Fees.
(a) The board shall determine by rule and regulation, and the director shall collect fees for the following administrative services:
(i) For filing each application to lease;
(ii) For filing each application for easement;
(iii) For filing each assignment of lease;
(iv) For filing each application for timber or forest product contract;
(v) For filing each notice of security interest;
(vi) For filing each change of name;
(vii) For filing each unit or communitization agreement;
(viii) For filing each application for a fossil permit;
(ix) For filing each application for a temporary use permit;
(x) For filing each surface estate sale nomination;
(xi) For each insufficient fund check returned.
(b) The board shall determine the fees to be collected under subsection (a) of this section in an amount which approximates, but does not exceed, the direct and indirect costs of administering the regulatory provisions of this act. The office of state lands and investments shall be entitled to retain that portion of the fees collected which represent the cost of county filing and recording. All of the remaining money collected for fees shall be paid to the treasurer of the state monthly and shall be credited to the general fund.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 3 - Director of the Office of State Lands and Investments › Section 36-3-111 - Appointment of Deputy; Compensation.

36-3-111. Appointment of deputy; compensation.
The director may appoint a deputy to perform the duties of his office and to hold such appointment at the will of the director. The annual compensation of such deputy shall be as determined by the human resources division of the department of administration and information, payable monthly, upon vouchers submitted in proper form to the state auditor, and in manner that other accounts against the state are paid, and shall receive no other compensation for any services rendered by him to the state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 4 - State Parks and Cultural Resources › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 36-4-101 - Commission Established; Composition; Appointment and Terms of Members; Removal; Representation From Appointment Districts; Vacancies; Meetings; President.

36-4-101. Commission established; composition; appointment and terms of members; removal; representation from appointment districts; vacancies; meetings; president.
(a) There is established the Wyoming parks and cultural resources commission within the department of state parks and cultural resources which shall consist of nine (9) members, citizens of Wyoming. Not more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the members shall be from the same political party. Commission members shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the state senate, and may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. Appointments made between sessions of the legislature shall be made in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101. In addition, the governor is an ex officio member of the commission.
(b) The term for commission members is five (5) years, and shall expire on March 1, providing that the terms of the members first appointed shall be staggered as follows:
(i) Three (3) members shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years;
(ii) Three (3) members shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years; and
(iii) Three (3) members shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years.
(c) Each appointment district pursuant to W.S. 9-1-218 shall at all times be represented by at least one (1) commissioner who is a resident of that district.
(d) All vacancies occurring on the commission shall be filled by the governor in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101.
(e) The first meeting of the commission shall be at the call of the governor. Thereafter, the commission shall meet at least once every three (3) months. Other meetings may be held at the call of the president of the commission, the governor or a majority of the commission members.
(f) At the first meeting of the commission and thereafter at the regular September meeting of each year, the commission shall elect one (1) of its members president who shall hold his office for a term of one (1) year. If a vacancy occurs in the office of president, the commission shall elect a member of the commission to serve as president for the remainder of that term.
(g) Effective July 1, 1979, appointments and terms under this section shall be in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103.
(h) Any statute or legal or other document which refers to the Wyoming recreation commission established under subsection (a) of this section, as existing on and after April 1, 1990 and serving in an advisory capacity to the department of state parks and cultural resources, means the Wyoming parks and cultural resources commission which is the successor to the recreation commission, as existing on and after April 1, 1990.
(j) As used in W.S. 36-4-101 through 36-4-119, "this act" means W.S. 36-4-101 through 36-4-119.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 4 - State Parks and Cultural Resources › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 36-4-102 - Advisory Board.

36-4-102. Advisory board.
(a) There is established an advisory board consisting of one (1) member from each county to be appointed by the governor and to serve for a term of two (2) years. The governor may remove any board member as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
(b) The president of the commission shall serve as the chairman of the advisory board. The advisory board shall meet at the call of the president of the commission or the governor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 4 - State Parks and Cultural Resources › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 36-4-103 - What Constitutes Outdoor Recreation Areas and Facilities.

36-4-103. What constitutes outdoor recreation areas and facilities.
For the purposes of this act, outdoor recreation areas and facilities shall include state parks, public recreation grounds, historical parks, and historical, archaeological, geological and ecological sites now in existence or hereafter created. As used in this section, W.S. 36-4-105 and 36-4-108, "historical parks" includes all land and structures at South Pass City and Fort Fred Steele.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 4 - State Parks and Cultural Resources › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 36-4-105 - Naming of Sites and Parks.

36-4-105. Naming of sites and parks.
Each state park, public recreation ground, historic park or archaeological, geological or ecological site created and established under this act shall be given an appropriate name by the department of state parks and cultural resources, in consultation with the commission.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 4 - State Parks and Cultural Resources › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 36-4-107 - Authority to Lease; Exchange of Lands and Contracts With United States.

36-4-107. Authority to lease; exchange of lands and contracts with United States.
The department, in consultation with the commission, shall have the power and is hereby authorized to lease, grant or operate any outdoor recreation area or facility belonging to the state which is not subject to lease, grant or operation by another agency of the state. The department, in consultation with the commission, may exchange state lands which are not appropriated to other use for United States outdoor recreation areas and facilities, and under contract with the United States, may take over the management, leasing and operation of any such area or facility. Where the department deems it to be in the best interest of the state, it may, in consultation with the commission, contract with the United States government or any authorized federal agency for the operation of any outdoor recreation area or facility established by the department.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 4 - State Parks and Cultural Resources › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 36-4-108 - Acquisition and Supervision of Historical Parks and Sites.

36-4-108. Acquisition and supervision of historical parks and sites.
(a) The department, in consultation with the commission, may receive or acquire, but not by use of the power of eminent domain, historical parks and sites within the state. Nothing in this section limits the authority of the department to receive, acquire and to maintain, but not by use of the power of eminent domain, land for other outdoor recreation areas and facilities. The department shall be subject to the provisions of W.S. 36-4-106(e) and (f) when acting pursuant to this section.
(b) The department shall:
(i) Supervise, maintain and control historic parks, including furnishing and controlling employees and equipment, possessing and controlling all items, objects and furnishings, and erecting all signs and markers;
(ii) Interpret historic parks and prepare and arrange all items, objects, furnishings and information;
(iii) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 44, 3.
(iv) Administer the state trails program; and
(v) Erect, maintain and remove monuments and markers.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 4 - State Parks and Cultural Resources › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 36-4-109 - Contracts and Agreements With United States for Improvements and Maintenance.

36-4-109. Contracts and agreements with United States for improvements and maintenance.
The department, in consultation with the commission, is authorized to enter into contracts and agreements with the United States or any duly authorized representative or agency thereof to cause state outdoor recreation areas and facilities to be improved and maintained and for that purpose may contract to secure the labor of members of organizations under the control of the federal government or some duly authorized representative or agency thereof.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 4 - State Parks and Cultural Resources › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 36-4-110 - Power to Lease or Rent Concessions.

36-4-110. Power to lease or rent concessions.
(a) The department, in consultation with the commission, is empowered to lease, enter into contracts and assess fees for concessions, cabin sites, boat clubs, and other services of all lawful kinds and nature on state outdoor recreation areas or facilities to persons, partnerships, and corporations for a valuable consideration upon terms and conditions as the department deems fit and proper. Funds received by the department pursuant to this section shall be deposited and expended in accordance with W.S. 36-4-121(h).
(b) The department, with the advice of the commission, shall promulgate rules that shall apply to any for profit business concession with a five (5) year or greater contract or lease term to promote the uniform and effective administration of state outdoor recreation areas and facilities. Rules adopted under this subsection shall specify:
(i) Uniform procedures for bidding, entering into leases or contracts and assessing fees under this section, consistent with W.S. 9-2-3204(b)(iv), and making any forms available in electronic format on the department website;
(ii) Uniform guidelines for bonding and other obligations of service providers;
(iii) Uniform contract and lease guidelines, including ranges within which to negotiate contract or lease terms including the duration of contracts and leases; and
(iv) Any additional and prudent site-specific conditions and requirements.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 4 - State Parks and Cultural Resources › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 36-4-111 - Authority to Receive and Expend Monies; Investments.

36-4-111. Authority to receive and expend monies; investments.
(a) The state treasurer, after consultation with the governor, is hereby authorized and directed to receive and credit to the appropriate account any grant, donation, or bequest which is made to the state of Wyoming or the department which contains a condition or restriction that the income only therefrom shall be expended for the purposes provided by this act.
(b) The department, in consultation with the commission, shall have the authority to receive in trust, any money or property of any kind or character, donated, granted, or bequeathed to the commission, the department or the state of Wyoming for outdoor recreation areas and facilities and to carry out the terms, if any, of any such grant, donation or bequest, or in the absence of any terms or limitations, to expend the money or the proceeds of any such property as it may deem advisable for outdoor recreation areas or facilities under the provisions of this act. The department shall be subject to the provisions of W.S. 36-4-106(e) and (f) when accepting property pursuant to this section to be designated as an outdoor recreation area or facility.
(c) Money received and the proceeds or other property likewise received and disposed of by the department, in consultation with the commission, may be expended by the department for the purposes of this act.
(d) Any money under this section shall be invested by the state treasurer in securities of any of the classes in which he is permitted by law to invest the general school funds of this state, and the interest received thereon shall be placed at the disposal of the department to be used by it in carrying out the purposes of this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 4 - State Parks and Cultural Resources › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 36-4-112 - Receipt and Expenditure of Federal Funds; Use of Funds From Land and Water Conservation Fund.

36-4-112. Receipt and expenditure of federal funds; use of funds from land and water conservation fund.
Authority is hereby granted for the state of Wyoming and its authorized representatives, with the approval of the governor, to receive and to disburse federal monies which may now and hereafter be available under the provisions of Public Law 88-578 or any other applicable federal statutes, for the acquisition, development, operation and maintenance of outdoor recreation areas and facilities of the state. All funds received because of state participation in the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act shall accrue to the state treasurer who shall deposit them in the appropriate accounts. No funds so received shall be used for any purpose other than the administration of the provisions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act. Such projects may be undertaken by the department in consultation with the commission only after it has been determined that sufficient funds are available for meeting the state's share of project costs.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 4 - State Parks and Cultural Resources › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 36-4-113 - Private Improvement Permits.

36-4-113. Private improvement permits.
The department of state parks and cultural resources may grant permits to any individual, improvement club or voluntary association, or committee representing such clubs and associations, to improve, without expense to the state, any outdoor recreation area or facility established under the provisions of this act. All such improvements, changes, alterations or restorations shall be outlined in writing or set forth in drawings and specifications furnished by the department and the work undertaken shall be subject to inspection and supervision by the department during the course thereof.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 4 - State Parks and Cultural Resources › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 36-4-115 - Rules and Regulations; General Penalty for Violations.

36-4-115. Rules and regulations; general penalty for violations.
(a) The department of state parks and cultural resources in consultation with the commission shall promulgate and enforce all reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out this act.
(b) Rules and regulations promulgated by the department under this act and governing state parks and historic sites shall include the:
(i) Conservation of peace and good order within each park;
(ii) Preservation of state property;
(iii) Promotion of the well-being of park visitors and residents; and
(iv) Definition of a public nuisance within state parks and historic sites.
(c) The department of state parks and cultural resources shall enforce its rules and regulations.
(d) Any person violating this act or any rule and regulation promulgated by the department under subsection (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 4 - State Parks and Cultural Resources › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 36-4-117 - Jurisdiction Over Grazing Districts.

36-4-117. Jurisdiction over grazing districts.
Nothing in this act, shall be construed as giving jurisdiction to the department of state parks and cultural resources over interest in any grazing district established under the terms of the Taylor Grazing Act unless and until agreement and consent of the board of directors of the grazing district to this effect is formally secured.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 4 - State Parks and Cultural Resources › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 36-4-118 - Compensation Prohibited; per Diem and Travel Expenses Permitted.

36-4-118. Compensation prohibited; per diem and travel expenses permitted.
The members of the commission and the advisory board shall not receive any compensation for their services, but when actually engaged in the performance of their duties, they shall be paid a per diem for each day of such actual service and be reimbursed for their travel expenses at the same rate applicable to travel expenses of other state officers.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 4 - State Parks and Cultural Resources › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 36-4-119 - Existing Agreements Binding; Successor to Records and Duties; Taxation Exemption.

36-4-119. Existing agreements binding; successor to records and duties; taxation exemption.
(a) Effective April 1, 1990 the department of commerce shall be bound by any and all agreements, contracts and obligations incurred by the Wyoming recreation commission to which it had been bound because they were incurred by the Wyoming state parks commission and land and water conservation commission and Old South Pass historical preserve commission prior to July 1, 1973, and shall succeed to all records, documents, equipment, and other personal or real property under the control and management of the parks commission of Wyoming and the state land and water conservation commission of Wyoming and the Old South Pass historical preserve commission of Wyoming acquired and used in the performance of duties previously imposed upon those commissioners. All money from operation of the Old South Pass historical preserve shall be credited to the general fund. Effective July 1, 1999 the department of state parks and cultural resources shall be bound by any and all agreements, contracts and obligations incurred by the department of commerce to which it had been bound because they were incurred by the Wyoming state parks commission and land and water conservation commission and Old South Pass historical preserve commission prior to July 1, 1973, and shall succeed to all records, documents, equipment, and other personal or real property under the control and management of the parks commission of Wyoming and the state land and water conservation commission of Wyoming and the Old South Pass historical preserve commission of Wyoming acquired and used in the performance of duties previously imposed upon those commissioners. All money from operation of the Old South Pass historical preserve shall be credited in accordance with W.S. 36-4-121(h).
(b) The department of state parks and cultural resources, in consultation with the commission, is hereby charged with the duties and responsibilities heretofore devolved upon the Old South Pass historical preserve, and for the purpose of discharging same is hereby invested with all the powers and authority heretofore vested in such Old South Pass historical preserve, subject to the same limitations thereof; and the department of state parks and cultural resources, in consultation with the commission, is authorized to delegate the same, or so much thereof as it shall provide, to an administrator or to a committee appointed by it for the performance of its functions hereunder.
(c) User fees and other charges for the South Pass preserve development are exempt from taxation by the state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 4 - State Parks and Cultural Resources › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 36-4-122 - Administration of Hot Springs State Park.

36-4-122. Administration of Hot Springs state park.
(a) Effective April 1, 1990, the authority for management, control and administration of the Hot Springs state park located at Thermopolis, Hot Springs county, is vested in the department of state parks and cultural resources, in consultation with the commission. Effective July 1, 1999, the authority for management, control and administration of the Hot Springs state park located at Thermopolis, Hot Springs county, is vested in the department of state parks and cultural resources, in consultation with the commission. The state park will be administered by the department in accordance with W.S. 36-8-301 through 36-8-405.
(b) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 44, 3.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 44, 3.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 4 - State Parks and Cultural Resources › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 36-4-123 - Selling Agents for Registrations, Licenses and Permits.

36-4-123. Selling agents for registrations, licenses and permits.
(a) The department of state parks and cultural resources through the division of parks and historic sites shall appoint selling agents to sell snowmobile registrations pursuant to W.S. 31-2-402, permits under W.S. 36-4-121 and other licenses, registrations and permits for which the department may by law be required to issue and collect fees. Selling agents appointed under this section shall be bonded by the department, subject to the following:
(i) The appointed agent, prior to September 1 preceding the calendar year for which the bond is to be in effect, shall pay to the department a nonrefundable annual bonding fee of fifty dollars ($50.00);
(ii) Any newly appointed agent shall pay the bonding fee prescribed under paragraph (a)(i) of this section to the department immediately upon appointment for the remainder of the calendar year in which appointed;
(iii) Bonding fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in a bond pool account, from which any claim against the bond of any selling agent and not directly collected from the agent shall be paid.
(b) Each selling agent appointed under subsection (a) of this section shall:
(i) On or before the tenth day of each month on forms provided by the division, file a report with the division stating all sales of registrations, licenses or permits by the agent during the preceding month;
(ii) Remit to the division all revenues collected by the agent from registration, license or permit sales during the preceding month reported under paragraph (b)(i) of this section, less any sales commission authorized by law;
(iii) Annually account for and deliver to the division all unused, surplus or damaged registration decals, licenses or permits received by the agent.
(c) In addition to any other penalty imposed by law, any selling agent failing to comply with this section and other applicable law shall not receive any sales commission authorized by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 4 - State Parks and Cultural Resources › Article 2 - Wyoming Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Trust Fund › Section 36-4-202 - Definitions.

36-4-202. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Trust account" means the Wyoming outdoor recreation and tourism trust fund account created by W.S. 36-4-203(a);
(ii) "This act" means W.S 36-4-201 through 36-4-203.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 4 - State Parks and Cultural Resources › Article 2 - Wyoming Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Trust Fund › Section 36-4-203 - Wyoming Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Trust Fund Account; Creation; Source of Funds.

36-4-203. Wyoming outdoor recreation and tourism trust fund account; creation; source of funds.
The Wyoming outdoor recreation and tourism trust fund account is created. The trust account shall consist of those funds designated to the account by law and all monies collected from federal grants and other contributions, grants, gifts, bequests and donations in the trust account. The trust account is specifically empowered to accept grants, gifts, transfers, bequests and donations. Funds deposited within the trust account shall be inviolate and constitute a perpetual trust fund which shall be invested by the state treasurer as authorized by law and in a manner to obtain the highest return possible consistent with preservation of the trust account corpus.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 5 - Leasing Generally › Section 36-5-101 - Qualifications of Lessees; Lease Terms; Rental.

36-5-101. Qualifications of lessees; lease terms; rental.
(a) No person shall be qualified to lease state lands unless that person has reached the age of majority, and is a citizen of the United States, or has declared an intention to become a citizen of the United States. No person or legal entity shall be qualified to lease state lands unless he or it has complied with the laws of this state and is authorized to transact business in this state.
(b) The rental of any lease awarded shall be based on an economic analysis and shall reflect at least the fair market value for the same or similar use of the land based upon a formula adopted by the board using the following criteria:
(i) Readily available data averaged over an adequate number of years to remove any radical fluctuations;
(ii) Factors which reasonably reflect the true market value of state leases;
(iii) Parameters within which the board can be responsive to changing resource conditions, market demand and industry viability;
(iv) Factors which reasonably reflect the contributions made by the lessee.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 5 - Leasing Generally › Section 36-5-103 - Application for Lease; Cancellation of Application.

36-5-103. Application for lease; cancellation of application.
Any person, firm, association or corporation desiring to lease state lands for agricultural and grazing purposes shall file with the director an application on the form approved by the board, which must be accompanied by the regular filing fee, and a certified check, bank draft, cashier's check, post office or express money order, cash or personal check acceptable to the director for the full amount of the first year's rental offered; and if there are improvements owned by another located upon said lands, the applicant must also transmit in the manner above provided, the estimated amount of the value of the improvements as listed in his application, and in the event the successful applicant fails, refuses or neglects to complete the lease awarded, or otherwise fails, refuses, or neglects to comply with the provisions of this act, or the rules and regulations of the board, after having been given thirty (30) days notice by registered mail, the application shall be cancelled and the sum remitted as rentals and twenty-five percent (25%) of the sum remitted for improvements shall be retained by the board as liquidated damages; and the sum paid as rental shall be paid by the director to the state treasurer and credited by him to the proper permanent land income fund account, and the sum paid for improvements shall be credited to the general fund.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 5 - Leasing Generally › Section 36-5-107 - Preference in Granting Leases on Exchanged Lands.

36-5-107. Preference in granting leases on exchanged lands.
The holder of a lease of any school, state or institutional land that is offered for exchange under section 8, of the Taylor Grazing Act, shall have preference to lease the land received in such exchange.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 5 - Leasing Generally › Section 36-5-108 - Even Rental Offers.

36-5-108. Even rental offers.
If two (2) or more qualified applicants under W.S. 36-5-101 shall offer the same annual rental for the same lands, and such offers are the highest offers received and are equal to or above the minimum rental fixed by the board, and no preferred right exists in the old lessee, or if the old lessee does not exercise the preferred right, the director shall grant the lease to the applicant holding title to lands nearest to the lands applied for. When a preferred right exists in the old lessee under the provisions of this act, the old lessee shall be given fifteen (15) days notice by registered mail, and if he fails or refuses to file his acceptance together with the balance of the rental due for the first year, within the time specified, the lease shall be awarded automatically to the applicant offering to pay the highest annual rental, or in the event of even offers, shall be disposed of as hereinbefore provided. As used in this section, "preferred right" means as defined in W.S. 36-5-105(h).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 5 - Leasing Generally › Section 36-5-109 - When Rental Due; Procedure Upon Failure to Pay.

36-5-109. When rental due; procedure upon failure to pay.
Upon notice provided not less than sixty (60) days before the anniversary date of a lease, all rentals accruing to the state by virtue of this act, except those for the first year, shall become due and payable at the office of state lands and investments on the anniversary date of the lease. If the rent is not paid on the anniversary date, the office shall again notify the lessee or the lessee's authorized agent by certified mail that the lease may be cancelled if the rent and a late fee equal to ten percent (10%) of the annual rental is not received within thirty (30) days following the date of the certified notice. If the lease is cancelled, the office shall as soon as possible thereafter, advertise the lands in the county where located, as vacant and subject to lease.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 5 - Leasing Generally › Section 36-5-110 - Right to Make and Remove Improvements.

36-5-110. Right to make and remove improvements.
(a) A lessee of state lands shall have the right to construct or make improvements upon state lands in an amount not to exceed four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) per section for each separate improvement, without first obtaining permission. If the lessee or any other person desires to construct or make improvements upon state lands in excess of the value of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) per section for each separate improvement, he shall file an application for permission to construct or make the improvements with the director, which shall be subject to allowance or rejection as the best interests of the state require. The director shall have authority to grant permission to construct improvements in excess of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) per section for each separate improvement for fencing, water development, livestock handling facilities and range enhancements. Any other improvement in excess of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) per section for each separate improvement shall be applied for under a special use permit. Unless permission has been obtained in the manner provided by this section or the improvement has been registered as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the owner of any improvement in excess of the value of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) per section at the time of construction of the improvement shall not be entitled to compensation therefor as provided by W.S. 36-5-111 and 36-9-105, and upon the expiration of the lease the improvement shall forfeit to and become the property of the state; except, that within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of the expiration of the lease, the owner may remove the improvement in a manner that minimizes injury to the land.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a lessee of state lands may register all improvements made upon state lands which were made prior to June 30, 2010, with or without prior approval by the director. Improvements registered under this subsection may include improvements for which approval was not applied for pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Improvements for which permission was denied under subsection (a) of this section shall not be eligible for registration under this subsection. Registrations under the provisions of this subsection shall be made not later than June 30, 2014. Improvements registered under this subsection shall be entitled to compensation therefor as provided by W.S. 36-5-111 and 36-9-105.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 5 - Leasing Generally › Section 36-5-111 - Payment for or Removal of Existing Improvements.

36-5-111. Payment for or removal of existing improvements.
Any applicant applying to lease state lands upon which there are fences, buildings, reservoirs, ditches, dams, wells, or other improvements of any kind, belonging to or made by another, or for which water rights or proportionate interests in irrigation reservoirs, canals, or systems, have been acquired, shall before receiving the lease, pay to the director for the use and benefit of the owner or maker of any improvements at the time of the execution of the lease, the current market value of the improvements unless a different value is agreed to between the owner of the improvements and the applicant thereof as finally determined by the board in accordance with its rules and regulations. Alternatively, the owner of the improvements shall, upon giving notice to the director in writing within the time fixed by board rule and regulation, have the right to remove those improvements in a manner which minimizes injury to the land; provided, that the improvements be removed within a period of one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of the expiration of the lease. For purposes of this section, "current market value" means the replacement value of the lessee's improvement at the time of transition of the lease, after the remaining useful life of the improvement is considered.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 5 - Leasing Generally › Section 36-5-112 - Form and Execution of Lease; Bond.

36-5-112. Form and execution of lease; bond.
The general form of grazing and agricultural lease upon state lands shall be prescribed by the board and shall be signed by the director on behalf of the state. Except in cases where the board deems necessary, leases shall be issued without bond.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 5 - Leasing Generally › Section 36-5-113 - Cancellation of Leases.

36-5-113. Cancellation of leases.
The board shall have the power and authority to cancel leases procured by fraud, deceit or misrepresentation, or for use of the lands for unlawful or illegal purposes, or for the violation of the covenants of the lease, upon proper proof thereof.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 5 - Leasing Generally › Section 36-5-114 - Leasing for Industrial, Commercial, Residential and Recreational Purposes; Authority; Rental Fees; Rules and Regulations.

36-5-114. Leasing for industrial, commercial, residential and recreational purposes; authority; rental fees; rules and regulations.
(a) The board of land commissioners may lease for a term of not more than seventy-five (75) years state lands for industrial, commercial and recreational purposes.
(b) The board may lease state lands for purposes which shall bring about the compatible use of the surface area and shall inure to the greatest long term benefit of the state land trust. Provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall result in the substantive impairment of existing leases or the preferential right to the renewal thereof.
(c) The board shall fix a rental value based upon not less than the fair market value of each use of the land. If the land to be leased under this subsection was originally acquired by the state for the benefit of the common school permanent land fund, and is to be used by a Wyoming school district for the construction and maintenance of school buildings and facilities, the board may assess an annual rental fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per acre or not less than fair market value, whichever is less.
(d) The board shall promulgate rules and regulations implementing policies, procedures and standards for the long-term leasing of state lands for industrial, commercial and recreational purposes under the provisions of W.S. 36-5-114 through 36-5-117, including provisions requiring compliance with all applicable land use planning and zoning laws and permitting the board to terminate a lease for good cause shown. When the office of state lands and investments initiates a request for a proposed leasing of state lands, the office shall require not less than thirty (30) days notice be provided:
(i) On the website of the office of state lands and investments;
(ii) In a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties where the state lands are to be leased; and
(iii) To current lessees of the state lands and owners of adjoining lands by certified mail.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 5 - Leasing Generally › Section 36-5-115 - Leasing for Industrial, Commercial and Recreational Purposes; "Recreational Purposes" Defined.

36-5-115. Leasing for industrial, commercial and recreational purposes; "recreational purposes" defined.
As used in W.S. 36-5-114 through 36-5-117 the term "recreational purposes" means land used for cabin sites, public camp sites, public parks and recreation areas, golf courses and any associated residential development, youth groups and ski or winter sports areas.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 5 - Leasing Generally › Section 36-5-116 - Leasing for Industrial, Commercial and Recreational Purposes; Assignment or Transfer.

36-5-116. Leasing for industrial, commercial and recreational purposes; assignment or transfer.
Leases issued under the provisions of W.S. 36-5-114 through 36-5-117 shall not be assignable or transferable except with written consent of the board of land commissioners.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 5 - Leasing Generally › Section 36-5-117 - Lessee's Liability.

36-5-117. Lessee's liability.
(a) A state lands lessee's liability to users of those lands is limited as specified in W.S. 34-19-101 through 34-19-107. A state lands lessee's liability to users of improvements upon those lands is limited to the same extent, provided that:
(i) The improvement is properly authorized under W.S. 36-5-110 or has otherwise been authorized by the board of land commissioners; and
(ii) The lessee did not charge the user to use the improvement.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 6 - Mineral Leases › Article 1 - In General › Section 36-6-102 - Submission, Custody and Confidentiality of Subsurface Log Reports.

36-6-102. Submission, custody and confidentiality of subsurface log reports.
(a) Contingent upon the leasing of any state or state school lands for coal, uranium or other mineral exploration, the board of land commissioners shall require copies of all electrical, gamma-ray neutron, resistivity or other types of subsurface log reports, and all assay reports for any rock cores or cuttings to be submitted to the office of the state geologist within ninety (90) days after completion of drilling and completion of associated reports. Reports submitted to the oil and gas conservation commission are deemed to satisfy the requirements of this subsection.
(b) All subsurface log reports and assay reports will be held confidential for a period of three (3) years after initial receipt by the state geologist. Confidentiality may be extended in one (1) year increments upon receipt by the state geologist of a written request by certified mail, return receipt requested, from the person or legal entity requesting that confidentiality be extended. All requests must be received prior to the expiration of the period of confidentiality. All reports filed under this section shall become the property of the state to be retained within the permanent files of the Wyoming geological survey board for the use of the office and public after the period of confidentiality has expired.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 6 - Mineral Leases › Article 1 - In General › Section 36-6-103 - Existing Oil and Gas Leases Ratified.

36-6-103. Existing oil and gas leases ratified.
The issuance of all oil and gas leases upon any state or school lands heretofore issued by the board of land commissioners for primary terms up to ten (10) years and as long thereafter as oil or gas may be produced in paying quantities, and the granting of all extensions heretofore granted by the board of land commissioners of the terms of existing oil and gas leases upon any state or state school lands for as long after the primary term as oil or gas may be produced in paying quantities, are hereby ratified, confirmed, and validated. Each joinder by the board of land commissioners on behalf of the state of Wyoming in any cooperative or unit plan of development or operation of any oil or gas pool, and all modifications and changes in any of the terms or conditions of any oil or gas lease arising from any such joinder, or incident thereto, and all thereof, are hereby ratified, confirmed, and validated.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 6 - Mineral Leases › Article 1 - In General › Section 36-6-104 - Payment for Improvements; "Improvements" Defined.

36-6-104. Payment for improvements; "improvements" defined.
If mineral lands upon which improvements have been made shall be sold or if such lands shall be leased to other than the owner of the improvements thereon, then such purchaser or such new lessee shall pay to the owner thereof the value of said improvements, at an agreed price with the owner thereof; or if such agreement cannot be reached, then at such price as shall be fixed by appraisement under the authority of the board of land commissioners. The word "improvements" shall be construed to mean surface improvements, machinery and other equipment used and necessary for the operation of the plant on such land, and work performed in the development of the property for operation and mining when such development work is of practical use in future mineral operations on such land. Wells drilled for oil which do not produce oil in commercial quantities, shafts, tunnels or drifts from which coal or other minerals have been practically exhausted, shall not be considered as improvements.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 36 - State Lands › Chapter 6 - Mineral Leases › Article 1 - In General › Section 36-6-105 - Inspection Reports.

36-6-105. Inspection reports.
The state geologist or any state coal mine inspector shall, when requested by the board of land commissioners, visit and make a report upon any lands held under coal and mineral leases. Such report shall be made without any fee to the officer making same.