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Committee asks LSO to draft law simplifying subleasing and fees for grazing on state trust lands
Summary
The Agriculture Committee asked the Legislative Service Office to prepare a bill to clarify when lessees may allow non‑owned livestock to graze on state trust lands and to authorize a per‑head or AUM-based non‑owned‑livestock fee; the committee amended the draft to cap the fee at 50% of the annual AUM rental rate.
The Agriculture, State & Public Lands & Water Resources Committee asked the Legislative Service Office on Aug. 29 to draft legislation clarifying when a lessee of state trust grazing land may allow non‑owned livestock to use the lease and to authorize a fee for that privilege.
Anna Johnson of LSO introduced a bill draft (26 LSO 112) that would amend Wyoming statute 36‑5‑105(d) to treat some non‑owned‑livestock grazing as not requiring a formal sublease so long as the lessee retains management responsibility and an owner/lessee ownership test is met; the draft also authorizes a board‑set fee per non‑owned head not to exceed a capped share of the annual AUM rental rate.
Office of State Lands proposal and rationale
Stacia Berry, director of the Office of State Lands and Investments, presented a revised approach developed with industry stakeholders. The office recommended a simpler alternative to detailed sublease math: require notice to the…
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