36-8-105.

36-8-105.

Any person violating the provisions of this law shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon the conviction thereof shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00). Each and every county and state law enforcement officer, game wardens, deputy game wardens of the Wyoming game and fish commission and the director of the department of state parks and cultural resources shall enforce the provisions of this act.

36-8-106. Supervision of museums; legends and historical information.

(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, the department of state parks and cultural resources shall in consultation with the commission, supervise and control any and all museums which are established in the state parks, public recreational grounds, public campgrounds, historic landmarks or historic sites of Wyoming. All items, objects, furnishings and information in any such museum shall be prepared and arranged under the direction of the department of state parks and cultural resources. All museum employees shall be furnished by and be under the direction of such department. The care, maintenance and upkeep of the interior of such museum and outside maintenance of buildings and grounds shall be the responsibility of the department.

(b) All legends and historical information placed on any historic landmark or historic site shall be prepared or approved by the department. The department shall also provide all historical and interpretive material to be used both on the approaches to and at historic sites and landmarks within the state.

(c) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 44, § 3.

36-8-107. Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 44, § 3.

ARTICLE 2 - WYOMING YELLOWSTONE PARK COMMISSION

Division 1. In General

36-8-201. Short title.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Yellowstone Park Commission Act".

36-8-202. Definitions.

(a) As used in this act, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context shall indicate another or different meaning or intent:

(i) The term "commission" shall mean the Wyoming Yellowstone Park commission, created by section 4 of this act, or, if said commission shall be abolished, the board, body or authority succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers given by this act to the commission shall be given by law;

(ii) "Recreational area and facilities" shall mean and embrace all of the area and facilities of the commission in Yellowstone National Park constructed or acquired by lease, license, agreement or purchase, including but not limited to cabins, lodges, hotels, restaurants, commissaries, and any other revenue producing facilities in the recreational area;

(iii) "Project" shall be deemed to mean collectively the acquisition or leasing of the recreational area and facilities, the acquisition or the construction of any buildings or other works, together with any incidental approaches, structures, facilities and property reasonably necessary and useful in order to provide new or improved recreational facilities in the recreational area;

(iv) The term "bonds" shall mean the bonds, notes, temporary bonds, interim receipts or other obligations issued by the commission pursuant to this act;  (v) The term "revenues" shall mean all rates, rentals, admission fees, charges and other income derived from the operation of the project by the commission;

(vi) The term "cost" as applied to a project shall include, without being limited to, the cost of acquisition of the project, the cost of construction, the cost of acquisition, leasing or licensing of all land, rights-in-land, property rights, easements and interests by the commission for such construction, the cost of demolishing or removing any buildings or structures on land so acquired, leased or licensed, the cost of all machinery and equipment, financing charges, interest prior to and during construction and for a reasonable period thereafter, cost of estimates and of engineering and legal expenses, plans, specifications, surveys, estimates of cost and revenues, other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of constructing and acquiring, leasing or licensing the project, administrative expense, and such other expense as may be necessary or incident to the construction and acquisition of the project, the financing of such construction and acquisition and the placing of the project in operation. Any moneys appropriated by the state for the purpose of the commission and required to be reimbursed by it shall be considered as a part of the cost of the project and shall be reimbursed to the state out of the proceeds of the bonds issued for the project.

36-8-203. Creation; composition; qualification; appointment; terms and removal of members; election of officers; quorum; compensation and expenses.

(a) There is created an agency and instrumentality of the state to be known as the "Wyoming Yellowstone Park commission" and by that name the commission may sue and be sued and plead and be impleaded. The exercise by the commission of the powers conferred by this act [§§ 36-8-201 through 36-8-238] is an essential governmental function of the state. However, the performance of such governmental functions shall not be construed to relieve the commission from liability for personal injuries or property damages incurred by it through its negligence or the negligence of its servants or agents.

(b) The commission shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the governor, by and with the consent of the senate. The members shall be residents of the state and qualified electors therein for a period of at least one (1) year next preceding their appointment. The successor of each member shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101. Members are eligible for reappointment. The governor may remove members of the commission as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.

(c) The commission shall elect one (1) of the members as chairman, another as vice-chairman and another as secretary and treasurer. Three (3) members of the commission constitute a quorum and the vote of three (3) members is necessary for any action taken by the commission. No vacancy in the membership of the commission impairs the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the commission.

(d) The members of the commission shall not receive any compensation for their services, but when actually engaged in the performance of their duties, they shall be paid a per diem for each day of actual service and be reimbursed for their travel expense at the same rate applicable to travel expenses of other state officers. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this act shall be payable solely from funds provided under the authority of this act or otherwise previously appropriated to the commission, and no liability or obligation shall be incurred by the commission beyond the extent to which monies have been provided under the authority of this act or otherwise previously appropriated.

(e) Effective July 1, 1979, appointments and terms under this section shall be in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through