Wyoming § 9-14-502 Declaration of authority and policy

Wyoming Statutes

§ 9-14-502 — Declaration of authority and policy

Wyoming § 9-14-502

Title 09Administration of the Government

Ch. 14PROTECTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

Art. 5NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION ACT

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 9-14-502 (2026).

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(a)The Natural Resource Protection Act is enacted under the authority of the tenth amendment to the United States constitution and Wyoming's agreement with the United States that the state adopted when it joined the union under the United States constitution's system of dual sovereignty.

(b)The legislature finds and declares:

(i)The federal government shall comply with federal law when administering federal lands;

(ii)The federal government arbitrarily restricting significant amounts of federal lands from public use is contrary to managing federal land under principles of multiple use and sustained yield;

(iii)Any failure by the federal government to abide by the law undermines the rule of law that is vital to our system of government.

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(a) The Natural Resource Protection Act is enacted under
the authority of the tenth amendment to the United States
constitution and Wyoming's agreement with the United States that
the state adopted when it joined the union under the United
States constitution's system of dual sovereignty.
(b) The legislature finds and declares:
(i) The federal government shall comply with federal
law when administering federal lands;
(ii) The federal government arbitrarily restricting
significant amounts of federal lands from public use is contrary
to managing federal land under principles of multiple use and
sustained yield;
(iii) Any failure by the federal government to abide
by the law undermines the rule of law that is vital to our
system of government.