§ 18-5-208 — Special expertise of board of county commissioners and coordination of planning efforts with federal agencies

(a) When representing a county as a cooperating agency in
matters related to the National Environmental Policy Act and in
federal land planning, implementation and management actions, a
board of county commissioners shall be deemed to have special
expertise on all subject matters for which it has statutory
responsibility, including but not limited to, all subject
matters directly or indirectly related to the health, safety,
welfare, custom, culture and socio-economic viability of a
county.
(b) The board of county commissioners of a county which
has officially adopted a comprehensive plan pursuant to W.S.
18-5-202(b) may participate in efforts to coordinate the plan
with federal agencies as provided in the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the National
Forest Management Act of 1976 and any other federal statute
which provides for coordination with local governments and
federal regulations adopted pursuant to those acts.