§ 30-5-118 — Applicability of act

The state of Wyoming being a sovereign state and not disposed to
jeopardize or surrender any of its sovereign rights, this act
shall apply to all lands in the state of Wyoming lawfully
subject to its police powers; provided, it shall apply to lands
of the United States or to lands subject to the jurisdiction of
the United States only to the extent that control and
supervision of conservation of oil and gas by the United States
on its lands shall fail to effect the intent and purposes of
this act and otherwise shall apply to such lands to such extent
as an officer of the United States having jurisdiction, or his
duly authorized representative, shall approve any of the
provisions of this act or the order or orders of the commission
which affects such lands; and, furthermore, the same shall apply
to any lands committed to a unit agreement approved by the
secretary of the interior or his duly authorized representative,
except that the commission may, under such unit agreements,
suspend the application of this act or any part of this act so
long as the conservation of oil and gas and the prevention of
waste as in this act provided is accomplished thereby but such
suspension shall not relieve any operator from making such
reports as are necessary or advised to be fully informed as to
operations under such agreements and as the commission may
require under this act.