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June 19, 2006
Senator Gerald E. Geis, Co-Chairman
Senator Bill Vasey
Representative Ross Diercks
Pete Maxfield for Governor Dave Freudenthal
Joe Meyer, Secretary of State
Max Maxfield, State Auditor
Jim McBride, Superintendent of Public
Instruction
Les Henderson, Public Recreation User
Representative
Marguerite Herman, Parent Organizations
Representative
Jim Neiman,
Joel Ohman, Ag Lessee Representative
Representative James C. Hageman, Co-Chairman
Cynthia Lummis, State Treasurer
Brice Carpenter, Mineral Lessee
Representative
John Reisland,
Lynne Boomgaarden, Director
Ken Flack, Assistant Director – Information
Technology
Bill Crapser, State Forester
Maxine Weaver, Staff Attorney
Please refer to Appendix 1 to review the Task
Force Sign-in Sheet
for a list of other individuals who attended the meeting.
Chairman Geis called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. The order of the meeting generally followed
the prepared agenda [Appendix 2]. Following
roll call, Secretary Meyer moved to approve the minutes from the May 1, 2006 meeting. The motion was seconded by Joel Ohman and
passed.
Bill Crapser, State Forester, updated the Task Force on the efforts to
control the
The Task Force worked through the June 1 report and provided recommendations
to Director Boomgaarden for the report due September 1, 2006 to the Joint
Agriculture,
Director Boomgaarden presented information on the supplemental budget
process [Appendix 6].
Director Boomgaarden discussed draft language on leasing for
industrial, commercial and recreational purposes [Appendix 7]. Following discussion by the Task Force,
Director Boomgaarden will bring this issue back to the next meeting.
The Task Force addressed various issues and concerns relating to
the purchase of recreational lands and
recreational rights. There was no
resolution on this issue.
The Task Force discussed issues relating to the confusion by most
people regarding the distinction between "public lands" and
"state lands" or "state trust lands". Following discussion, Chairman Geis directed
LSO staff to draft language for discussion at the next meeting.
The Task Force addressed the benefits of having additional input to the
process of management of state lands.
Following discussion, Chairman Geis directed LSO staff to draft language
for discussion at the next meeting which would include two legislators as
ex-officio members of the State Loan and Investment Board.
Following discussion on the benefits of having consistent, periodic
review of the state trust lands, Chairman Geis directed LSO staff to draft language
for discussion at the next meeting.
Following review of the June 1 report, Pete Maxfield moved to add the
number of positions on all three portions of the report. Senator Vasey seconded the motion and the
motion passed.
Senator Vasey moved to recommend that the Office of State Lands and
Investments, with Board of Land Commissioners approval on a project by project
basis, to spend up to one percent (1%) of the annual revenue from state trust lands
for capital investment and other projects that will preserve or enhance the
value of the state trust land or minerals asset or improve the revenue
generated from those assets. Marguerite
Herman seconded the motion and the motion passed.
Any recommendations from the Task Force are due September 1, 2006 to
the Joint Agriculture,
There was no public comment.
Marguerite Herman announced the 6th Annual Conference of the
Children's Land Alliance Supporting Schools, to be held July 16-19, 2006 at the
Holiday Inn,
The next meeting of the Task Force will be August 9, 2006 at 10:00 a.m.
in Room 1699,
There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 2:00 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Gerald Geis,
Chairman