State heritage lands-protection and revenue.

HB 182 creates a process for designating Wyoming state lands as "state heritage sites" if they have exceptional archaeological, historical, or cultural value that would be permanently damaged by industrial use. It allows citizens, tribes, or government entities to nominate lands (like the Glenrock buffalo jump, specifically named in the bill) for review by the Department of State Parks, which then recommends to the Board of Land Commissioners. Once designated, these sites prohibit industrial use that harms their value and restricts leasing to educational, sustainable tourism, or low-impact recreational activities that protect the site. The bill defines "greatest benefit" to include long-term protection of the land’s intrinsic value alongside financial returns for state land trust beneficiaries.