§ 9-19-101 — Sage grouse implementation team created; membership; duties

(a) There is created a sage grouse implementation team
that shall consist of members appointed by the governor as
provided in this subsection and members of the legislature as
provided in subsection (b) of this section. Members of the
implementation team appointed pursuant to this subsection shall
serve staggered terms of four (4) years. As terms of current
implementation team members expire, the governor shall appoint
each new member or reappointed member to a four (4) year term.
The implementation team members appointed by the governor shall
consist of the following members:
(i) Not less than two (2) members representing each
of the following interests:
(A) Agriculture;
(B) Mining;
(C) Oil and gas industry;
(D) Conservation or sportsmen's groups.
(ii) Not less than one (1) member representing each
of the following interests:
(A) County government;
(B) Wind generation and transmission industry.
(iii) Not less than one (1) member representing each
of the following agencies:
(A) Wyoming game and fish commission;
(B) Wyoming department of agriculture;
(C) Wyoming department of environmental quality;
(D) Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust
fund board;
(E) Wyoming oil and gas conservation commission;
and
(F) Wyoming office of state lands and
investments.
(b) The sage grouse implementation team shall include one
(1) member of the house of representatives, appointed by the
speaker of the house and one (1) member of the senate appointed
by the president of the senate.
(c) The implementation team shall seek cooperation and
participation from the following federal entities in carrying
out its duties:
(i) United States bureau of land management;
(ii) United States fish and wildlife service;
(iii) United States forest service;
(iv) United States natural resource conservation
service.
(d) The governor may remove any member appointed pursuant
to subsection (a) of this section as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
(e) The governor shall appoint a chairman and other
officers deemed necessary from among the members. The
implementation team may meet as often as deemed necessary by a
majority of the implementation team or at the request of the
chairman or the governor. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, members shall serve without salary but may, at the
governor's discretion, receive per diem and mileage for
attending team meetings in the manner and amounts provided by
law for state employees. Members who are government employees
or public officials shall be considered on official business of
their agency when performing duties as members of the
implementation team. Legislative members shall be paid salary,
per diem and mileage as provided in W.S. 28-5-101 when
performing duties as members of the implementation team.
Remaining members may, at the governor's discretion, receive
payment authorized by this subsection from the governor's
office.
(f) The implementation team shall review data and make
recommendations to the governor regarding actions and funding to
maintain and enhance sage grouse populations and sage grouse
habitats in Wyoming.
(g) The implementation team shall make recommendations to
the governor regarding regulatory actions necessary to maintain
and enhance sage grouse populations and sage grouse habitats in
Wyoming.
(h) Before making any recommendations under subsections
(f) or (g) of this section, the implementation team shall:
(i) Not less than forty-five (45) days before making
a recommendation to the governor that may affect surface owners,
send written notice by first-class mail to all affected surface
owners that may be affected by any recommendation of the
implementation team. The notice shall describe the proposed
recommendations to be made to the governor and how the
recommendations may affect the surface owners;
(ii) Not less than thirty (30) days before making a
recommendation to the governor that may affect surface owners,
provide an opportunity for a public meeting for the purpose of
receiving comments in not less than one (1) community where the
impacted owners are located.