AN ACT relating to the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Funding Act; providing for the funding of large projects under that act; specifying large projects approved for funding in 2026; authorizing distributions from the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust income account for approved large projects; providing for the reversion of funds; and providing for an effective date.
The Wyoming Legislature has established an account for natural resource conservation and wildlife projects. All projects with a cumulative total grant that exceeds four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00) are considered large projects that must be approved by the Wyoming Legislature. This act includes six (6) new projects that address diversion structures for fish passage and fish screening, restoration of native vegetation, and removal of invasive grasses. This act's large projects are: Upper Greybull Fish Passage IIIBaggs Valley Headwaters VAbsaroka Front CheatgrassCody Canal Fish ScreenNorth Platte CheatgrassWestern Wyoming Cheatgrass Comments: This act is commonly known as the "Large Projects Funding Bill".