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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
36-4-104. Powers; interpretive service agreements. (a) The department of state parks and cultural resources, in consultation with the commission, may, subject to the provisions of this act: (i) Acquire and accept title in the name of the state of Wyoming, by grant, dedication, gift, devise, donation, or demise, to any lands suitable as an outdoor […]
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.
36-4-106. Plan for acquisition and development of resources; authority of department; coordination of activities; exceptions; agreements with United States; state archaeologist. (a) The department of state parks and cultural resources, in consultation with the commission, shall prepare, maintain and keep up to date a comprehensive plan for the acquisition and development of outdoor recreation resources […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
36-4-121. Permits to use state parks, recreation areas and historic sites. (a) The department of state parks and cultural resources shall offer for sale permits that allow use of state parks, recreation areas, archeological sites and historic sites as designated by the department with the approval of the Wyoming parks and cultural resources commission. Permits […]
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, […]
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 […]
