WyomingWyoming director could charge visitors from elsewhere to enter state museum
Wyoming’s parks and cultural resources director could set and collect museum fees, while lawmakers would have to approve spending the money.
What it does
The state parks and cultural resources director could set fees by rule for people who do not live in Wyoming to enter the museum and for museum events and services.
The state would put these fees into the museum enterprise fund, formerly called the department of commerce enterprise fund. Lawmakers would have to approve spending.
Argument forFees could help pay for museum services if lawmakers approve spending the money.
Argument againstAdmission fees could make museum visits less affordable for people who do not live in Wyoming.
More detail
The state parks and cultural resources director could set and collect fees through rules. People who do not live in Wyoming could be charged to enter the Wyoming State Museum. Fees could also cover museum events and other services. The fee provision would take effect July 1, 2027, if enacted.
The state would deposit fees collected under the museum rule into the museum enterprise fund. The museum enterprise fund continues the fund previously called the department of commerce enterprise fund. Lawmakers would have to approve spending before money from the fund could be used. The fund and deposit provisions would take effect July 1, 2027, if enacted.
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