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Wyoming is expected to announce the creation of an Office of Outdoor Recreation at a legislative committee meeting Monday, WyoFile has learned.

Sources close to and familiar with the Governor’s Outdoor Recreation Task Force anticipate the announcement will be made in front of the Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Interim Committee that meets Monday and Tuesday in Cheyenne. A state official would not confirm any announcement, saying confirmation would be premature and improper before the lawmakers’ committee is briefed.

But a 46-page report from the governor’s task force recommends rebranding the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources to prioritize statewide outdoor recreation. The report is posted on the department’s website and was unveiled Thursday at the SHIFT outdoor recreation conference in Jackson.

Either Gov. Matt Mead or the Wyoming Legislature could rename the department, expand its charter and direct it to prioritize outdoor recreation as recommended, said Domenic Bravo, administrator of the state parks division of the Parks and Cultural Resources department. He and department director Darin Westbay are on the travel and recreation committee’s Monday agenda to deliver the report, which has been a year in the making.