A bill protecting lands surrounding the State Veterans Home and Skilled Nursing Facility in Buffalo as well as two other sites in the state from commercial mineral development has passed first reading in the Senate.
The bill proposes leasing those state grounds only for the grazing of cattle, so long as the Veterans’ Home of Wyoming and the Wyoming Veterans’ Skilled Nursing Facility exist in the adjacent location.
The bill passed first reading with an amendment stipulating the control of the state lands listed will receive oversight from Wyoming Board of Land Commissioners.
Johnson County Commission Chairman Bill Novotny has been in Cheyenne during the ongoing budget session. During an appearance on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program, Novotny updated listeners on the bill’s progress.
J.C. Commission Chair B. Novotny
The bill passed first reading in the Senate later that morning and will now go to second reading.
The bill protects the Veterans Home of Wyoming, the future Skilled Nursing Facility in Buffalo, the Veterans Cemetery in Casper, as well as the Richard Bridge Historical Park.
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Last modified: March 2, 2022