Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 024 - State Parks and Cultural Resources Department › Sub-Agency 0002 - State Parks and Historic Sites › Chapter 2 - SITE CRITERIA › Section 2-3 - Acquisition or Designation Procedures for State Parks and Historic Sites

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) These rules are subject to the provisions
				of W.S.
				36-4-101 through
				36-4-123.
(b) Prior to acquiring or accepting title to
				any lands for an outdoor recreation area or facility, designating lands as an
				outdoor recreation area or facility, or removing a designation pursuant to W.S.
				W.S. W.S.
				36-4-104(f), the following
				procedure shall be followed:
(i) The Project
				Proponent/Sponsor shall make a written request to the Division Administrator to
				acquire or designate land to be used as an outdoor recreation area or
				facility.
(ii) In case of removal
				under W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				36-4-104(f) the Division
				Administrator shall act as the Project Proponent/Sponsor and shall make a
				written request to the Director for removal of designation.
(iii) The Division shall provide the Project
				Proponent/Sponsor with Project Site Information Sheets for
				completion.
(iv) The Project
				Proponent/Sponsor shall return the completed Project Site Information Sheets
				and other relevant materials to the Division. Incomplete data may delay a
				timely review.
(v) The Division
				shall assign a tracking number for the land or site and notify the Evaluation
				Team. Evaluation Team shall consist of the following: representative(s) of the
				State Parks and Cultural Resources Commission; Representative(s) of the Project
				Proponent/Sponsor; and Representative(s) of the Division.
(vi) Appropriate and reasonable timelines
				shall be developed by the Evaluation Team.
(vii) Evaluation and site criteria shall be
				based on the current condition of the site and the following criteria:
				Geographic considerations, Significant Features, Economic Considerations,
				Support, and Suitability.
(viii)
				The Evaluation Team shall forward its written recommendations to the State
				Parks and Cultural Resources Commission for consultation.
(ix) After consultation with the State Parks
				and Cultural Resources Commission, the Department shall determine whether the
				land or site should be designated, acquired or no longer designated. The
				Department's recommendation(s) shall then be forwarded to the Joint Travel,
				Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Interim Committee for consideration
				at a future meeting.
(x) Project
				Proponents/Sponsors shall be notified in writing within 20 days following the
				Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife, and Cultural Resources Interim Committee's
				decision to deny or propose legislation.
(xi) The number of site evaluations shall be
				limited by the amount of legislative biennium appropriations for site reviews.
				If sufficient funding is not available to evaluate all proposals, the State
				Parks and Cultural Resources Commission shall determine sites to be evaluated
				during this biennium. Proposals received when funding is not available, shall
				be held over until the next biennium for consideration.