Task Force Meeting Information

May 1, 2006

Herschler Building, Room 1299

Cheyenne, Wyoming

 

 

Legislative Members Present

Senator Gerald E. Geis, Co-Chairman

Senator Bill Vasey

 

 

Other Task Force Members Present

Temple Stevenson and Pete Maxfield for Governor Dave Freudenthal

Joe Meyer, Secretary of State

Max Maxfield, State Auditor

Cynthia Lummis, State Treasurer

Jim McBride, Superintendent of Public Instruction

Brice Carpenter, Mineral Lessee Representative

Les Henderson, Public Recreation User Representative

Joel Ohman, Ag Lessee Representative

 

 

Task Force Members Absent

Representative James C. Hageman, Co-Chairman

Representative Ann Robinson

Marguerite Herman, Parent Organizations Representative

Jim Neiman, Forest Product Industry Representative

John Reisland, School Districts Representative

 

 

OSLI Staff Present

Lynne Boomgaarden, Director

John Masterson, Deputy Director

Bill Crapser, State Forester

 

Legislative Service Office Staff Present

Maxine Weaver, Staff Attorney

 

Others Present at Meeting

Please refer to Appendix 1 to review the Task Force Sign-in Sheet
for a list of other individuals who attended the meeting.

 

 

Call To Order

Chairman Geis called the meeting to order at 8:35 a.m.  The order of the meeting generally followed the prepared agenda [Appendix 2].

 

The minutes from the March meeting were discussed.  Senator Vasey moved to approve the minutes from the March 13, 2006 meeting.  The motion was seconded by Auditor Maxfield and passed.

 

Director Boomgaarden passed out information on the Western States Land Commissioners Association summer meeting [Appendix 3] and announced that John Masterson will be leaving the agency.

 

The Task Force then proceeded to work through the draft report and provided direction to Director Boomgaarden in finalizing the report [Appendices 4 through 7].

 

Max Maxfield moved on pages 15-17 and 21-26 to renumber the trust management functions;  #3 regarding data sharing will be #1; #1 on optimizing and diversifying will be #2; and #2 on preserving and enhancing trust asset value will be #3.  Joe Meyer seconded the motion and the motion passed.

 

Senator Vasey moved to approve the identified needs on pages 15 through 17 of the draft report.  The motion was seconded by Jim McBride and passed.

 

Senator Vasey moved to accept recommendation #16 on page 26, with the last sentence regarding the funding deleted.  Joe Meyer seconded the motion.  The motion passed.

 

Cynthia Lummis moved to have the recommendations in this report be recommended for the next biennial budget.  Max Maxfield seconded the motion.  The motion failed.

 

Joe Meyer moved to not state the time of funding or date and to make the recommendations for legislative consideration.  Pete Maxfield seconded the motion and the motion passed.

 

Senator Vasey moved to accept the recommendations as amended.  Joel Ohman seconded the motion and the motion passed with Cynthia Lummis voting no.

 

The report from the Task Force is due by June 1, 2006 and any recommendations from the Task Force are due September 1, 2006 to the Joint Agriculture, Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee.

 

The next meetings of the Task Force will be:

June 19, 2006 at 8:30 a.m. in Room 1699, Herschler Building, Cheyenne, Wyoming;

 

August 9, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 1699, Herschler Building, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

 

There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 2:45 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Gerald Geis, Co-Chairman