Wyoming § 9-12-1001 Wyoming tourism board; creation; composition;
appointment; terms; compensation

Wyoming Statutes

§ 9-12-1001 — Wyoming tourism board; creation; composition; appointment; terms; compensation

Wyoming § 9-12-1001

Title 09Administration of the Government

Ch. 12WYOMING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT

Art. 10WYOMING TOURISM BOARD

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 9-12-1001 (2026).

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(a)There is created the Wyoming tourism board. The board shall serve as the leading proponent of Wyoming's tourism and hospitality industry and shall provide governance and oversight for the division of travel and tourism.

(b)The board shall be comprised of nine (9) members who shall be employed in or associated closely with the travel industry. The board shall be appointed by the governor, and approved with the advice and consent of the senate, in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103, as follows:

(i)One (1) member shall be from tourism appointment district 1, consisting of Albany, Carbon and Laramie counties;

(ii)One (1) member shall be from tourism appointment district 2, consisting of Converse, Goshen, Natrona, Niobrara and Platte counties;

(iii)One (1) member shall be

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(a) There is created the Wyoming tourism board. The board
shall serve as the leading proponent of Wyoming's tourism and
hospitality industry and shall provide governance and oversight
for the division of travel and tourism.
(b) The board shall be comprised of nine (9) members who
shall be employed in or associated closely with the travel
industry. The board shall be appointed by the governor, and
approved with the advice and consent of the senate, in
accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103, as follows:
(i) One (1) member shall be from tourism appointment
district 1, consisting of Albany, Carbon and Laramie counties;
(ii) One (1) member shall be from tourism appointment
district 2, consisting of Converse, Goshen, Natrona, Niobrara
and Platte counties;
(iii) One (1) member shall be from tourism
appointment district 3, consisting of Campbell, Crook, Johnson,
Sheridan and Weston counties;
(iv) One (1) member shall be from tourism appointment
district 4, consisting of Lincoln, Sweetwater and Uinta
counties;
(v) One (1) member shall be from tourism appointment
district 5, consisting of Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park and
Washakie counties;
(vi) One (1) member shall be from tourism appointment
district 6, consisting of Fremont, Sublette and Teton counties;
(vii) Three (3) members shall be at-large members
appointed to provide geographic and tourism industry balance.
(c) Each appointed member shall serve for three (3) years,
except that the initial appointments of the members shall be:
(i) One (1) year for one (1) of the at-large members
and the members appointed from tourism appointment district 2
and tourism appointment district 5;
(ii) Two (2) years for one (1) of the at-large
members and the members appointed from tourism appointment
district 1 and tourism appointment district 3; and
(iii) Three (3) years for one (1) of the at-large
members and the members appointed from tourism appointment
district 4 and tourism appointment district 6.
(d) No appointed member shall serve more than two (2)
consecutive three (3) year terms.
(e) The board shall select a chairman and a vice-chairman
from among its members.
(f) The governor may remove any member as provided by W.S.