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A public-access group is asking lawmakers to make several changes in a proposed corner-crossing bill when the lawmakers meet Aug. 19 in Casper to consider the draft legislation.

Now that a federal appeals court has ruled that corner crossing is legal in the checkerboard area of Wyoming, some legislators want state law to reflect that decision. Enacting a new law could eliminate confusion regarding the court ruling, which involves lengthy, complex legal arguments.

Corner crossing is the act of stepping diagonally from one piece of public land to another where they meet with two pieces of private property. Corner crossers do not set foot on private land, but they

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