§ 36-1-110 — Authority of director to effect and complete exchanges

The director is hereby authorized and empowered, subject to the
approval of the state board of land commissioners, to effect and
complete such exchange of state-owned lands for federal-owned
lands; and also to effect and complete such exchange of
state-owned lands for privately owned lands; and to do any and
all things necessary or required to be done by the state of
Wyoming in order to enable said state to comply with the
provisions of said Taylor Grazing Act and other acts of congress
authorizing the exchange of federal-owned lands, and any order,
rule or regulation passed or promulgated in pursuance thereof;
and to effect and complete the exchange of state-owned lands for
privately-owned lands. The board of land commissioners may
authorize the purchase of lands only in an amount necessary to
effect and complete the exchange of state-owned lands for other
lands and only for those lands identified in the authorization
of purchase. The board shall not use the power of eminent domain
pursuant to W.S. 1-26-801 et seq. to purchase any lands under
this section.