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1		-	ORIGINAL HOUSE
2		-	BILL NO. HB0219
3		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 59, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
4		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
5		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
6		-	1
7		-	AN ACT relating to state lands; providing a perpetual
8		-	easement over state and school lands for county and
9		-	municipal roads; specifying requirements for easements;
10		-	specifying duties for the board of land commissioners and
11		-	the office of state lands and investments; making
12		-	conforming amendments; providing legislative findings;
13		-	requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.
14		-	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
15		-	Section 1. W.S. 36-9-121 is created to read:
16		-	36-9-121. County and municipal roads on state lands;
17		-	easements granted; duties.
18		-	(a) As used in this section:
19		-	(i) "County road" means a road that is
20		-	established pursuant to W.S. 24-3-101 through 24-3-127,
21		-	identified pursuant to W.S. 24-3-201 through 24-3-206 or a
22		-	road for which the county is responsible for improvements
23		-	and maintenance as designated by resolution of a board of
24		-	county commissioners;
25		-	(ii) "Municipal road" means a road that is
26		-	established by a city or town and for which the city or
27		-	town is responsible for improvements and maintenance.
28		-	(b) Subject to subsection (h) of this section, a
29		-	perpetual easement for a right-of-way over and across any
30		-	state or school lands is hereby granted for county roads
31		-	and municipal roads that go over and across any state or
32		-	school lands and that were established before January 1,
33		-	2025. ORIGINAL HOUSE
34		-	BILL NO. HB0219
35		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 59, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
36		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
37		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
38		-	2(c) No fee, charge, assessment or other cost shall be
39		-	imposed on any county, city or user of a municipal road or
40		-	county road for the perpetual easement granted under
41		-	subsection (b) of this section.
42		-	(d) Not later than August 1, 2025, the director shall
43		-	provide to the board a listing of all county and municipal
44		-	roads that go on or across state lands or school lands and
45		-	all documents necessary for establishing or securing the
46		-	easements granted in subsection (b) of this section. The
47		-	director may request any documentation from counties,
48		-	cities and towns as necessary to secure the easements,
49		-	provided that the board shall be responsible for all costs
50		-	associated with the documentation required under this
51		-	subsection.
52		-	(e) Not later than October 31, 2025:
53		-	(i) The board shall promulgate or amend rules as
54		-	necessary to provide for the easements granted in
55		-	subsection (b) of this section;
56		-	(ii) The director, in consultation with the
57		-	board, shall provide a list of all county roads and
58		-	municipal roads for which the easements were granted under
59		-	subsection (b) of this section to all counties, cities and
60		-	towns.
61		-	(f) Not later than April 1, 2030, each county, city
62		-	and town that has a county road or municipal road for which
63		-	an easement has been granted under subsection (b) of this
64		-	section shall provide complete and proper documentation to
65		-	the director and the board as necessary to secure the
66		-	easement for the county or municipal road. ORIGINAL HOUSE
67		-	BILL NO. HB0219
68		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 59, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
69		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
70		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
71		-	3(g) Not later than ninety (90) days after receiving
72		-	all necessary documentation to effectuate an easement under
73		-	subsection (f) of this section, the board shall provide
74		-	proper evidence of the easement granted under this section.
75		-	The board shall be responsible for recording or filing with
76		-	the county clerk all documents necessary to demonstrate the
77		-	granting of the easement under this section.
78		-	(h) All county roads and municipal roads constructed
79		-	or established on and after January 1, 2025 shall secure
80		-	easements or rights-of-way for roads going on and across
81		-	state or school lands in accordance with law and rules of
82		-	the board. Nothing in this section shall be construed to
83		-	grant an automatic easement for county roads and municipal
84		-	roads constructed or established on and after January 1,
85		-	2025.
86		-	Section 2. W.S. 36-1-101(a)(viii) is amended to read:
87		-	36-1-101. Definitions.
88		-	(a) Unless the context indicates otherwise, as used
89		-	in this act:
90		-	(viii) "This act" means W.S. 36-1-101 through
91		-	36-3-111, 36-5-101 through 36-7-510 and 36-9-101 through
92		-	36-9-120 36-9-121
93		-	Section 3. The board of land commissioners shall
94		-	promulgate all rules necessary to implement this act. ORIGINAL HOUSE
95		-	BILL NO. HB0219
96		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 59, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
97		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
98		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
99		-	4Section 4. This act is effective immediately upon
100		-	completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
101		-	as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
102		-	Constitution.
103		-	(END)
104		-	Speaker of the HousePresident of the SenateGovernorTIME APPROVED: _________DATE APPROVED: _________
105		-	I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.
106		-	Chief Clerk
	1	+	2025
	2	+	STATE OF WYOMING
	3	+	25LSO-0372
	4	+	ENGROSSED
	5	+	1HB0219
	6	+	HOUSE BILL NO. HB0219
	7	+	County and municipal roads on state lands-easements
	8	+	granted.
	9	+	Sponsored by: Representative(s) Locke, Banks, Brown, G,
	10	+	Brown, L, Campbell, K, Eklund, Johnson,
	11	+	Knapp, Lien, Riggins, Strock, Styvar and
	12	+	Wharff and Senator(s) Ide
	13	+	A BILL
	14	+	for
	15	+	1 AN ACT relating to state lands; providing a perpetual
	16	+	2 easement over state and school lands for county and
	17	+	3 municipal roads; specifying requirements for easements;
	18	+	4 specifying duties for the board of land commissioners and
	19	+	5 the office of state lands and investments; making
	20	+	6 conforming amendments; providing legislative findings;
	21	+	7 requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.
	22	+	8
	23	+	9
	24	+	10
	25	+	11W.S. 36-9-121 is created to read:
	26	+	12
	27	+	13
	28	+	14 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0372
	29	+	ENGROSSED
	30	+	2HB02191
	31	+	2 (a) As used in this section:
	32	+	3
	33	+	4 (i) "County road" means a road that is
	34	+	5 established pursuant to W.S. 24-3-101 through 24-3-127,
	35	+	6 identified pursuant to W.S. 24-3-201 through 24-3-206 or a
	36	+	7 road for which the county is responsible for improvements
	37	+	8 and maintenance as designated by resolution of a board of
	38	+	9 county commissioners;
	39	+	10
	40	+	11 (ii) "Municipal road" means a road that is
	41	+	12 established by a city or town and for which the city or
	42	+	13 town is responsible for improvements and maintenance.
	43	+	14
	44	+	15 (b) Subject to subsection (h) of this section, a
	45	+	16 perpetual easement for a right-of-way over and across any
	46	+	17 state or school lands is hereby granted for county roads
	47	+	18 and municipal roads that go over and across any state or
	48	+	19 school lands and that were established before January 1,
	49	+	20 2025.
	50	+	21
	51	+	22 (c) No fee, charge, assessment or other cost shall be
	52	+	23 imposed on any county, city or user of a municipal road or 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0372
	53	+	ENGROSSED
	54	+	3HB0219
	55	+	1 county road for the perpetual easement granted under
	56	+	2 subsection (b) of this section.
	57	+	3
	58	+	4 (d) Not later than August 1, 2025, the director shall
	59	+	5 provide to the board a listing of all county and municipal
	60	+	6 roads that go on or across state lands or school lands and
	61	+	7 all documents necessary for establishing or securing the
	62	+	8 easements granted in subsection (b) of this section. The
	63	+	9 director may request any documentation from counties,
	64	+	10 cities and towns as necessary to secure the easements,
	65	+	11 provided that the board shall be responsible for all costs
	66	+	12 associated with the documentation required under this
	67	+	13 subsection.
	68	+	14
	69	+	15 (e) Not later than October 31, 2025:
	70	+	16
	71	+	17 (i) The board shall promulgate or amend rules as
	72	+	18 necessary to provide for the easements granted in
	73	+	19 subsection (b) of this section;
	74	+	20
	75	+	21 (ii) The director, in consultation with the
	76	+	22 board, shall provide a list of all county roads and
	77	+	23 municipal roads for which the easements were granted under 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0372
	78	+	ENGROSSED
	79	+	4HB0219
	80	+	1 subsection (b) of this section to all counties, cities and
	81	+	2 towns.
	82	+	3
	83	+	4 (f) Not later than April 1, 2030, each county, city
	84	+	5 and town that has a county road or municipal road for which
	85	+	6 an easement has been granted under subsection (b) of this
	86	+	7 section shall provide complete and proper documentation to
	87	+	8 the director and the board as necessary to secure the
	88	+	9 easement for the county or municipal road.
	89	+	10
	90	+	11 (g) Not later than ninety (90) days after receiving
	91	+	12 all necessary documentation to effectuate an easement under
	92	+	13 subsection (f) of this section, the board shall provide
	93	+	14 proper evidence of the easement granted under this section.
	94	+	15 The board shall be responsible for recording or filing with
	95	+	16 the county clerk all documents necessary to demonstrate the
	96	+	17 granting of the easement under this section.
	97	+	18
	98	+	19 (h) All county roads and municipal roads constructed
	99	+	20 or established on and after January 1, 2025 shall secure
	100	+	21 easements or rights-of-way for roads going on and across
	101	+	22 state or school lands in accordance with law and rules of
	102	+	23 the board. Nothing in this section shall be construed to 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0372
	103	+	ENGROSSED
	104	+	5HB0219
	105	+	1 grant an automatic easement for county roads and municipal
	106	+	2 roads constructed or established on and after January 1,
	107	+	3 2025.
	108	+	4
	109	+	5. W.S. 36-1-101(a)(viii) is amended to read:
	110	+	6
	111	+	7
	112	+	8
	113	+	9 (a) Unless the context indicates otherwise, as used
	114	+	10 in this act:
	115	+	11
	116	+	12 (viii) "This act" means W.S. 36-1-101 through
	117	+	13 36-3-111, 36-5-101 through 36-7-510 and 36-9-101 through
	118	+	1436-9-121.
	119	+	15
	120	+	16The board of land commissioners shall
	121	+	17 promulgate all rules necessary to implement this act.
	122	+	18 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0372
	123	+	ENGROSSED
	124	+	6HB02191. This act is effective immediately upon
	125	+	2 completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
	126	+	3 as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
	127	+	4 Constitution.
	128	+	5
	129	+	6 (END)