Appendix

Appendix Topic

Appendix Description

Appendix Provider

1

Committee Sign-In Sheet

Lists meeting attendees

Legislative Service Office

2

Committee Meeting Agenda

Provides an outline of the topics the Committee planned to address at meeting

Legislative Service Office

3

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rules and Policies

Provides a list of legislation, rules, sample land patents and agency policies regarding mining permits on federal split estates

Bureau of Land Management—Alan Rabinoff

4

Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments  (OSLI) Rules and Policies

Provides OSLI rules on leasing of state lands and rationale for those rules governing drilling permits on those lands

Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments – Lynne Boomgaarden

5

Wyoming Surface Owner Coordination Act

A draft bill proposed by the Split Estate Initiative

Petroleum Association of  Wyoming – Bruce Hinchey

6

Booklet on the Wyoming Split Estate Initiative

Describes the membership, and procedures developed for resolving disputes between surface owners and mineral interest holders

Petroleum Association of  Wyoming – Dru Brower

7

Uniform Model Surface Use and Mineral Development Accommodation Act

A 1990 draft bill proposed by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws

Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation – Suzy  Noecker

8

Natural Resource and Environmental Notes Article

Legal newsletter article describing the tension between surface and mineral estate owners

Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation – Suzy  Noecker

9

Hard Copy of Testimony Before Committee

Describes the concerns of a surface owner whose land is being impacted by drilling

Janet Franson

10

Hard Copy of Testimony Before Committee

Describes the concerns of a surface owner whose land is being impacted by drilling

Tim Thompson

11

Hard Copy of Testimony Before Committee

Letter from Rick Griffith expressing concern of an agricultural lender who has concerns about the impact on surface owners by oil & gas drilling operations

Eric Barlow

12

Hard Copy of Testimony Before Committee

Letter from Tom Hall describing the concerns of a surface owner and real estate broker whose sees the impact by drilling on the value of surface estates

Eric Barlow

13

Hard Copy of Testimony Before Committee

Proposes alternative solutions to the issues the Committee is considering

Thomas Dunn

14

Hard Copy of Testimony Before Committee

Describes the concerns of a surface owner whose land is being impacted by drilling

Carol LeResche

15

Hard Copy of Testimony Before Committee

Describes the concerns of a surface owner whose land is being impacted by drilling

Deb Thomas

16

Legal Memoranda on Proposed Bills

Provides legal analysis of bills being considered by the Committee

John Vincent, Attorney-at-Law

17

Hard Copy of Testimony Before Committee

Describes the concerns of a surface owner whose land is being impacted by drilling

Bill Garland

18

Letter to Committee

Describes the concerns of a surface owner and real estate broker whose sees the impact by drilling on the value of surface estates

Rita Lovell

19

Letter to Committee

Describes the concerns of a surface owners whose land is being impacted by drilling

Dan and Barb Renner