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INTRODUCTION
HOUSE BILL NO. [BILL NUMBER]
Non-motorized recreational trail fee.
Sponsored by: Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural
Resources Interim Committee
A BILL
for
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AN

ACT

relating

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establishing

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specified; providing for administration of the fee; creating

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an account and providing for continuous appropriation of the

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account; providing for a voluntary fee for search and rescue

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operations; and providing for effective dates.

a

to

state

parks

non-motorized

and

cultural

recreational

resources;

trail

fee

as

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

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Section 1.

W.S. 36-4-124 is created to read:

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36-4-124.

Non-motorized recreational trail fee.

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(a)

Any adult that uses a designated non-motorized

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recreational trail in Wyoming shall annually obtain a non-

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motorized

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Permits under this section shall expire on December 31 of the

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year the permit is issued. The annual fee for permits shall

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be ten dollars ($10.00). Permits under this section shall not

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be required in any location where the department determines

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that another fee, such as a parking lot fee, makes the fee

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under this subsection unnecessary. There is hereby created

recreational

non-motorized

trail

permit

section.

the

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deposited to the account are continuously appropriated to the

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department

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administration

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program and as provided in paragraph (v) of this subsection.

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The department shall:

state
of

the

parks

and

trails

this

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of

recreational

under

cultural

non-motorized

account.

Funds

resources

recreational

for
trail

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(i)

By rule, designate trails on state land in

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Wyoming that require a non-motorized trail permit under this

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subsection and shall publish the list of designated trails;

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(ii)

Furnish

numbered

permits

and

application

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forms to selling agents and authorize selling agents to retain

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one dollar ($1.00) of each permit fee collected. The selling
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agent shall forward the completed application form and the

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remainder of the permit fee to the department as provided in

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W.S. 36-4-123(b). The permit under this paragraph may be a

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decal or other form as determined by the department;

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(iii)

For each nine dollar ($9.00) fee received by

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the department under this section, deposit one dollar ($1.00)

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to the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust account

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created by W.S. 9-15-103(a) and the remainder to the non-

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motorized recreational trails account;

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(iv)

Provide a process for individual users and

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user groups to be provided one (1) or more permits without

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the assessment of a fee based on the documented number of

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hours

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designated trails;

that

the

user

or

group

volunteered

to

maintain

trails

advisory

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(v)

Consult

with

the

Wyoming

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council to determine the establishment and maintenance of

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adequate non-motorized trails in Wyoming. Funds in the non-

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motorized recreational trails account shall be used for the

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establishment, operation and maintenance of trails under this

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paragraph;
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(vi)

Establish

a

process

for

users

to

pay

an

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additional voluntary fee of two dollars ($2.00) to fund search

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and rescue activities at the time of payment for a permit

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under this section. Any voluntary fees collected under this

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paragraph shall be deposited in the search and rescue account

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created by W.S. 19-13-301.

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Section 2.

W.S. 19-13-301(a) is amended to read:

19-13-301.

Search

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and

rescue

account;

created;

expenditures.

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(a)

The search and rescue account is created. Fees

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identified in W.S. 23-2-101, 23-2-201, 31-2-404, 31-2-409,

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31-2-703, 36-4-124(a)(vi), 41-13-109 and 41-13-110 shall be

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deposited in the state treasury to the credit of this account.

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Section 3.

The department shall adopt rules necessary

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to implement the non-motorized recreational trail program

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created by this act not later than July 1, 2020.

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Section 4.
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(a)

Section 3 of this act is effective immediately upon

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completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as

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provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

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(b)

Except

as

provided

in

subsection

(a)

of

this

section, this act is effective July 1, 2020.

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(END)

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