Bill No.: SF0069                  Drafter:  IDS

LSO No.:  10LSO-0273              Effective Date:

Enrolled Act No.:  SEA0034

Chapter No.:

Prime Sponsor:     Select Natural Resource Funding Committee

Catch Title:       Natural resource large project funding.

Subject:  Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Funding Act

Summary/Major Elements:

· All projects with a cumulative total grant from the Wildlife and Natural Resource Act in excess of $200,000.00 must be approved by the Legislature.

· This act approves 8 new projects for funding under the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Funding Act.

· The act also amends 5 prior projects to reflect additional monies granted to those projects.

· The act requires that the state of Wyoming be included as a third party beneficiary in any conservation easement entered pursuant to the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resources Funding Act.  This act requires that the state be given the right to enforce the terms of the conservation easements and recoup the state's prorata share of funds provided for the creation of the easements.

· The new projects approved for funding are:

o Sixty Seven Ranch Easement

o Sage Creek CRM

o Greybull River Watershed

o Shoshone/Clarks Fork Watershed

o Shepperson Ranch Conservation Easement

o Beckton Ranch Easement

o Upper Gros Ventre Wetlands

o Laramie River Restoration