Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming HB182: State heritage lands-protection and revenue.
Status: Failed, February 13, 2026
AN ACT relating to state lands; authorizing the board of land commissioners to designate state land as a state heritage site; providing a process for the nomination and review of state land for designation as a state heritage site; providing definitions; nominating the Glenrock buffalo jump for designation as a state heritage site; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to state lands; authorizing the board of land commissioners to designate state land as a state heritage site; providing a process for the nomination and review of state land for designation as a state heritage site; providing definitions; nominating the Glenrock buffalo jump for designation as a state heritage site; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
AN ACT relating to state lands; authorizing the board of land commissioners to designate state land as a state heritage site; providing a process for the nomination and review of state land for designation as a state heritage site; providing definitions; nominating the Glenrock buffalo jump for designation as a state heritage site; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. W.S. 36-1-122 is created to read: 36-1-122. Designation of land as a state heritage site. HB0182 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0437 (a) When the designation is consistent with the greatest long-term benefit of the state land trust beneficiaries, the board may designate specific parcels of state land as a state heritage site if the board finds that the land possesses exceptional archeological, historical or cultural value that would be irreparably degraded by industrial use on the land. (b) The board may consider state lands for designation as a state heritage site under this section on its own motion. In addition, any citizen of Wyoming, the legislature, any local government entity, a tribal government of either the Northern Arapaho or Eastern Shoshone tribes or the state archeologist may nominate lands for designation as a state heritage site under this section by making an application to the department of state …
Sponsors
- Kevin Campbell (R, H62) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : H Did not Consider for Introduction
- : H Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Subjects: State heritage lands-protection and revenue.
Common questions
- What is HB182?
- HB182 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): State heritage lands-protection and revenue.
- What does HB182 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to state lands; authorizing the board of land commissioners to designate state land as a state heritage site; providing a process for the nomination and review of state land for designation as a state heritage site; providing definitions; nominating the Glenrock buffalo jump for designation as a state heritage site; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB182?
- Failed as of February 13, 2026. Latest action: H Did not Consider for Introduction (February 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB182?
- Kevin Campbell (R, H62).
- Where is the official record for HB182?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0182
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