Wyoming 2026 Session Status: Introduced 7 R cosponsors

SF 40 — State lands-designation of community-valued land.

Last action — S Failed Introduction 19-11-1-0-0

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    Introduced
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 12, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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In plain language

The bill creates a process to designate state lands with significant community value.

This legislation allows the environmental quality council to designate state lands as having significant community value based on specific criteria set by county commissioners. It requires public hearings and mandates the board of land commissioners to consider these designations before making changes to land use.

Summary

AN ACT relating to environmental quality; establishing a process by which the environmental quality council may designate lands as lands with significant community value; specifying required considerations for the board of land commissioners when considering lands with significant community value; specifying duties; making conforming amendments; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

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The bill establishes a process for the environmental quality council to designate state lands as having significant community value and requires the board of land commissioners to consider this designation when evaluating changes in use.

  • W.S. 35-11-112

    (vii) Review and approve applications for designations of state lands as defined by W.S. 36-1-101(a)(iv) as having significant community value, in accordance with all of the following: (A) A board of county commissioners may apply to the council for a designation of any state land parcel located within the county as state land with significant community value; (B) For purposes of this subsection, state land parcels shall be deemed to have significant community value if the board of county commissioners applying for the designation demonstrates that the parcel has particular historical, archaeological, wildlife, surface geological or botanical features that may be inconsistent with a proposed use for the state land parcel; (C) The council shall hold a hearing and accept public comment on any application received under this paragraph; (D) If, after the hearing, the council finds that the proposed state land parcel has significant community value to where the board of land commissioners should consider that community value when evaluating the parcel for any change in use of the parcel as specified in W.S. 36-2-101(b), the council may approve the application; (E) If the application is approved, the council shall send a copy of its findings and the order to the board of land commissioners and the director of the office of state lands and investments not later than five (5) days after entry of the order.

    This change allows the environmental quality council to formally designate state lands as having significant community value based on specific criteria and public input.

  • W.S. 36-2-101

    (b) For any state land parcel that the environmental quality council has designated as a parcel with significant community value under W.S. 35-11-112(a)(vii), the board shall not consider any proposed change in use for that designated parcel under a consent agenda. The board shall consider any proposal for that parcel individually and shall give consideration to the designation and the environmental quality council's findings on the state land parcel before approving any change in use for the parcel. As used in this subsection, "change in use" includes any change of use for the parcel, new lease, lease renewal or disposition of the parcel.

    This mandates that any designated lands with significant community value must be considered individually by the board of land commissioners, ensuring that community value is taken into account during decisions regarding changes in use.

Action History

  1. S Failed Introduction 19-11-1-0-0

  2. S Received for Introduction

  3. Bill Number Assigned

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 87 not signed on

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Not signed on (87)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SF 40 do?
AN ACT relating to environmental quality; establishing a process by which the environmental quality council may designate lands as lands with significant community value; specifying required considerations for the board of land commissioners when considering lands with significant community value; specifying duties; making conforming amendments; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
Who sponsors SF 40?
SF 40 is sponsored by Bill Landen (Republican), Gary Crum (Republican), Ed Cooper (Republican), Jim Anderson (Republican), Steve Harshman (Republican), Ken Clouston (Republican), and Elissa Campbell (Republican).
What is the current status of SF 40?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 12, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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