Federal

From Sustaining Jackson Hole Wiki

Because 97 percent of the land in Teton County is owned by the U.S. government, federal agencies such as the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service have a major presence in the area. Federal resource-management decisions can particularly affect the lives of local residents. Some of the most visible issues involving federal agencies are policy decisions regarding how to use or manage natural resources. Such decisions involve everything from wildlife and public-land grazing to exploration for natural gas. However, many other federal decisions and policies, including ones that affect local schools and government agencies, also play a role in Teton County.

Just as the Wyoming Legislature creates laws and policies that state agencies must follow, the U.S. Congress sets laws and policies that guide the federal government and federal agencies. These have primacy over state law.

Wyoming has three federal legislators elected to Congress in Washington, D.C.: two U.S. senators and one representative in the U.S. House. Their job is to represent the state’s interests at the national level.

Sources: U.S. Government, Wyoming Congressional Delegation