Wyoming proposal would sell Natrona County land for a state park

The Board of Land Commissioners would sell and transfer the listed land to the state parks department. The parcels are specified lands in Natrona County, Wyoming. The sale would be at fair market value set by an appraisal, and the money would go into the common school account within the permanent land fund. The transfer would remain subject to recorded or existing rights-of-way and easements. The land would be for development as a state park following completion of the site criteria process. The board would have to start the transfer by July 1, 2027. One provision says the transfer follows completion of the site criteria process.

The proposal would set aside $6.5 million for the state parks department to buy the parcels and address mineral leases. The money would come from the general fund and be limited to buying the listed land and addressing its mineral leases. The board could use part of the money to negotiate the disposition of mineral leases on the listed land when needed for the transfer. The money could not be spent on another purpose. Any amount left unspent and unobligated would revert as provided by law. The appropriation would run from the act's effective date through June 30, 2028, and would not be included in the department's next budget.

The proposal would require the state parks department to start a site criteria process and report on it. The process and report would cover the listed Natrona County lands. The department would have to start the process within one year after the transfer and report to the committee by October 1, 2027.