Wyoming Statutes Title 11. Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals § 11-2-207. Rangeland health assessments

(i) The necessity for a rangeland health assessment for a particular area of Wyoming grazing lands, including the impact on state, federal, local and private property;

(ii) The rangeland health assessment shall be done only with the voluntary cooperation and participation of all participants, including the private landowner, the state grazing lessee and the federal grazing permittee or lessee;

(iii) The rangeland health assessment shall be conducted on federal or state managed lands only under a memorandum of agreement with the federal or state land management agency and with the participation of that federal or state land management agency;

(iv) The rangeland health assessment shall include, as necessary, establishment of rangeland monitoring, compliance with federal agency standards and guidelines and participation in the incorporation of assessment outcomes into any federal or state decision affecting livestock grazing;

(v) The rangeland health assessment shall include any protections necessary for the management of soil erosion and vegetation loss.

(i) Conduct rangeland health assessments as provided pursuant to subsection (a) of this section;

(ii) Conduct rangeland health assessments on previously established exclosures which exclude livestock grazing to determine what effect the elimination of grazing has had on the quality of the rangeland. These assessments may include an assessment of nearby grazed rangeland as provided in paragraph (i) of this subsection to assist in the evaluation of the effect of excluding grazing.

(i) [Vetoed by Governor March 10, 2010.]

(ii) Identify tools and strategies for resource use that best promote rangeland health;

(iii) Facilitate the efficacy of the rangeland study.

(i) Applications that include multiple resource partners;

(ii) Amount and variety of funding sources;

(iii) Timing and urgency of the project.