WyomingWyoming forester may fund project workers through a revolving account
Starting July 1, 2026, Wyoming's state forester may hire workers for covered forest projects using money from the revolving account, which can receive gifts.
What it does
The state forester may hire additional workers for covered forest projects, with their positions paid from the good neighbor authority account. Spending for workers requires the forester's written approval.
The account may receive gifts, donations, and bequests. The act's opening description also says the state forester may not accept real property for the authority.
Argument forAllowing gifts and donations into the account could give the state forester more ways to pay for forest projects and staff.
Argument againstRelying on this account to fund added staff could make hiring harder when it has too little money for both workers and forest projects.
More detail
The state forester may hire additional workers for covered forest projects, with their positions funded from the revolving account. The hiring provision covers good neighbor authority projects and other federally funded cooperative forest management projects funded through the account. Spending from the account for projects or added employees requires the state forester's written approval. The act takes effect July 1, 2026.
The revolving account may receive gifts, donations, and bequests; the act's opening description says real property may not be accepted for the authority. These provisions concern the Wyoming state forestry good neighbor authority revolving account and property offered for the authority. The act takes effect July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Feb 27Assigned Chapter Number 15Latest
- Feb 27Governor Mark Gordon Signed SEA No. 0014Became Law
- Feb 26H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0014
- Vote recorded H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-1-2-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 26S President Signed SEA No. 0014
- Feb 26Assigned Number SEA No. 0014
- Feb 26H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-1-2-0-0Passed 2nd Chamber
- Feb 25H 2nd Reading:PassedMinor
- Feb 24H COW:PassedMinor
- Vote recorded H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24H Placed on General File
- Feb 24H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0Minor
- Feb 19H Introduced and Referred to H05 - AgricultureMinor
- Feb 18H Received for IntroductionMinor
- Feb 17S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0Passed 1st Chamber
- Vote recorded S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 16S 2nd Reading:PassedMinor
- Feb 14S COW:PassedMinor
- Feb 12S Placed on General File
- Vote recorded S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0Minor
- Feb 9S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals 31-0-0-0-0Minor
- Vote recorded S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals 31-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 5S Received for IntroductionMinor
- 2025
- Dec 4Bill Number AssignedIntroduced
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