WY HB0182

Authorizes the Board of Land Commissioners to designate state lands as "state heritage sites" if they possess exceptional archaeological, historical, or cultural value that would be irreparably degraded by industrial use

Allows nominations from Wyoming citizens, the legislature, local governments, Northern Arapaho or Eastern Shoshone tribal governments, or the state archaeologist, with review by the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources

Prohibits industrial use on designated heritage sites or surrounding lands that would significantly impair the visual integrity or archaeological, historical, or cultural value of the site

Permits leases for educational programs, research, sustainable tourism, guided tours, and recreational use that does not permanently alter the site

Nominates the Glenrock buffalo jump (listed on the National Register of Historic Places) as the first state heritage site, with an effective date of July 1, 2026