October 4, 2006
Representative Thomas A. Lockhart,
Co-Chairman
Senator Hank Coe
Senator Kit Jennings
Senator Charles Townsend
Senator Bill Vasey
Representative Bob Brechtel
Representative Floyd Esquibel
Representative Debbie Hammons
Representative Elaine Harvey
Representative Erin Mercer
Representative Lorraine Quarberg
Representative Doug Samuelson
Senator Bill Hawks, Co-Chairman
Representative Becket Hinckley
Maxine Weaver, Staff Attorney
Please refer to Appendix 1 to review the
Committee Sign-in Sheet
for a list of other individuals who attended the meeting.
Co-Chairman Lockhart called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. The following sections summarize the
Committee proceedings by topic. Please
refer to Appendix 2 to review the Committee Meeting Agenda.
The Committee
discussed, amended and then postponed all the draft bills to the next meeting. Senator
Townsend and Representative Samuelson chaired portions of the meeting. Senator
Hawks and Representative Hinckley were absent from the meeting and were
therefore absent for all votes.
Senator Vasey moved the draft bill seconded by Representative Harvey [Appendix 3].
John Corra, Director,
Following discussion,
including discussion of timely information, and amendments, the Committee voted
11 for and 3 absent to postpone this bill to the next meeting [Appendix 8]. In addition to Senator Hawks and Representative
Hinckley, Representative Hammons was absent for the vote.
Mark Doelger,
Chairman and of the Wyoming Pipeline Authority (WPA) presented a white paper on
carbon dioxide [Appendix 9].
Senator Jennings
moved the draft bill [Appendix 10]. The motion was
seconded. After discussion and
amendments, the Committee voted 12 for and 2 absent to postpone the bill to the
next meeting [Appendix 11].
Steve Waddington,
Executive Director Wyoming Infrastructure Authority (WIA) presented comments to
the Committee [Appendices 12 and 13] and Rob Hurless, Energy and Telecommunications Policy Advisor for Governor Freudenthal
updated the Committee on promising energy resources.
Senator Jennings
moved the draft bill [Appendix 14] seconded by Representative Harvey. After discussion and one (1) amendment, the
Committee voted 12 for and 2 absent to postpone the bill to the next meeting
[Appendix 15].
Wendy Lowe representing the Wyoming Mining
Association, Bob
Tarantola with PacifiCorp and Rick Kaysen with Black Hills Power and Cheyenne
Light Fuel and Power, presented information on incentives for clean coal technology and
existing industrial facilities [Appendices 16 and 17].
Representative Quarberg moved the draft bill
on industrial facilities [Appendix 18] seconded by Representative
Brechtel. Following discussion and
amendments, the Committee voted 12 for and 2 absent to postpone the bill to the
next meeting [Appendix 19].
Senator Jennings moved the draft bill on
clean coal technology [Appendix 20] seconded by Senator Townsend. Following discussion and amendments, the
Committee voted 12 for and 2 absent to postpone the bill to the next meeting [Appendix 21].
Tucker Fagan, Chief Executive Officer Wyoming
Business Council and Gene Bryan, Chairman of the Wyoming Tourism Board provided
background on the Tourism board and its current status [Appendix
22].
Senator Jennings moved the draft bill
[Appendix 23] seconded by Representative Harvey. Following discussion and amendments, the
Committee voted 12 for and 2 absent to postpone the bill to the next meeting [Appendix
24].
The Committee received information from Senator
Boggs [Appendix
25] and the Wyoming National Guard Youth Challenge Program [Appendices 26 through
28]. Kathy Emmons, Director of Workforce
Services updated the Committee on services provided by her department.
Lynne Boomgaarden,
Director of the Office of State Lands and Investments and Brad Miskimmins,
Director of Grants and Loans presented their draft rules and an explanation of
the funding provided to impacted communities [Appendices 29 through 33].
Report # 354 from 2005. Robert Tompkins, Education and Taxability
Manager, Department of Revenue presented the Department of Revenue Report on
Use of the Manufacturer's Equipment Exemption and information from the
Department of Revenue [Appendices 34 through 36].
Report # 537.
Rick Miller, VP for
Governmental, Community & Legal Affairs and Dr. Carol Frost presented the
report on the University of Wyoming School
of Energy Resources Center [Appendix 37].
Co-Chairman Lockhart updated the Committee on the
efforts of the Subcommittee and provided information on the Jackson Hole
Community Housing Trust [Appendix
38].
Dave Johnson with the Wyoming Bankers
Association (WBA) asked the Committee for a clean up bill on language passed last
year. The WBA will provide LSO staff
with draft language for a bill for the next meeting.
The next meeting was scheduled for November 27 and 28, 2006 in
Respectfully submitted,
Representative Thomas A. Lockhart, Co-Chairman