Wyoming Public Lands Initiative Act of 2023

The Wyoming Public Lands Initiative Act of 2023 designates several areas in Wyoming as wilderness or special management areas, including the Encampment River Canyon Wilderness, Prospect Mountain Wilderness, Bennett Mountains Special Management Area, and others. The bill allows continued grazing on designated lands where established before enactment, restricts motorized vehicle use except for specific purposes like fire suppression or range improvements, and requires fire management plans within 180 days of enactment. It releases certain wilderness study areas from further wilderness designation review under federal law, allowing them to be managed under existing land management frameworks. The legislation affects federal land management across Carbon, Fremont, Natrona, Johnson, Campbell, Washakie, and Hot Springs counties, with specific provisions for resource management, grazing, and fire protection.