§ 36-9-101 — Authority; restrictions

Wyoming § 36-9-101

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 36: Public Land
• Ch. 9: SALE OF STATE LANDS

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(a) The board of land commissioners may at any time direct
the sale of state lands subject to any lease thereof. Subject to
criteria established by the board, any person may request that a
parcel of state land be considered for sale by the board, but
such lands shall only be nominated for sale by a majority vote
of the board. Such lands which have been reserved in any way to
the public use, or for the use of public institutions, shall not
be sold to any member of the board. The board shall sell such
lands according to the subdivisions of sections as established
by the United States survey thereof, or by metes and bounds, as
may appear to be to the interest of the state of Wyoming. The
board shall sell such subdivisions as it shall deem for the best
interests of the state land trust. The board shall not sell
state land unless the board finds that the proceeds from the
sale are protected from inflationary effects and the proceeds
will earn a significantly higher rate of return than can be
realized through retention of the surface estate and if the
board finds that the sale will:
(i) Make state lands more manageable where the lands
are not otherwise manageable;
(ii) Meet a specific need of a school or community
for land;
(iii) Better meet multiple use objectives of the
beneficiaries of the trust; or
(iv) Realize a clear long term benefit to the trust
which substantially exceeds the present and probable future
benefit from continued ownership.