AGENDA

Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee

December 3 and 4, 2007

University of Wyoming Outreach Center

951 North Poplar

Casper, Wyoming

 

 

This agenda sets forth the general order in which the Committee will consider each topic.  The times stated are tentative – if a topic is concluded early, the Committee will proceed to the next topic.  The names stated are tentative – if the named person is unable to make the presentation, another person may be substituted.

 

 

Monday, December 3, 2007

1:00 p.m.         Call to Order/Roll Call/Opening remarks

                        Approval of September Minutes

 

1:05 p.m.         7.         Office of State Lands and Investments

Lynne Boomgaarden, Director and Robert Tompkins, Grant Manager

 

Report #592 –SLIB - Report on projects using funding from the state water pollution revolving loan account. 

 

                        Proposed Legislation – 08LSO-0065.W4 – Revolving loan fund accounts.

 

2:00 p.m.         5.         Wyoming Business Council

Bob Jensen, Chief Executive Officer, Ben Avery, Director of Business and Industry and Steve Achter, Director of Investment Ready Communities

Dan Noble, Excise Tax Administrator, Department of Revenue

Workforce housing rules - Update

 

Report # 354 – WBC and Revenue on effects of tax exemptions for manufacturing equipment.

 

Report #482 – WBC and Revenue on effects of sales and use tax exemption for coal gasification and coal liquefaction facilities.

 

Report #566 – WBC on workforce housing infrastructure program.

 

Proposed Legislation – 08LSO-0134.W2 – Economic development account.

 

3:00 p.m.         6.         Coalbed Methane Water Management

Pat Tyrrell, State Engineer

John Corra, Director of the Department of Environmental Quality

 

Proposed Legislation – 08LSO-0108.W6 – Coalbed methane water management.

 

4:30 p.m.         Public Comment

 

5:00 p.m.         RECESS FOR THE DAY

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

8:00 a.m.         Call to Order/Roll Call/Opening remarks

8:05 a.m.         2.         Wyoming Pipeline Authority

Mark Doelger, Chairman, Wyoming Pipeline Authority

Brian Jefferies, Executive Director of the Wyoming Pipeline Authority

Proposed Legislation – 08LSO-0175.W5 – Natural gas export incentive.

 

9:00 a.m.         3.         Wyoming Energy Assets - Pipeline and Energy Updates

Kern River Expansion - Greg Snow

Bronco Line – Spectra Energy – Robert Tarantola

Pinedale Anticline Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement - Shane Shultz, Questar

                       

10:00 a.m.       11.       Department of Environmental Quality

John Corra, Director of the Department of Environmental Quality

Rick Chancellor, AML Administrator

LeRoy Feusner, Solid and Hazardous Waste Administrator

AML Update

Solid Waste Landfill Planning Update

Solid Waste Landfill – Budget Amendment

Report #266 – Air Quality permit fees

Report #358 – Water Quality NPDES fees

Report #593  - Hazardous waste fees

 

11:00 a.m.       Shoshone FFA Chapter – National FFA Agricultural Issues Winners

                        Topic – Global Warming:  Is it the cause of weather and climate changes worldwide?

Oaklee Anderson, Chapter President; Ty McNamee, Chapter Vice President; Johnee Jo Campbell, Chapter Secretary; Nick Pince, Chapter Sentinel; Russell Goff, Chapter Reporter and Chase McNamee, Chapter Member

 

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.           Lunch Break

1:00 p.m.         Carbon Sequestration – Capture and Storage

Co-Chairman Lockhart and Senator Bebout

 

1:30 p.m.         NCSL Update

                        Co-Chairman Larson and Co-Chairman Lockhart

 

2:00 p.m.         12.       Workforce Services - Update

                        Joan Evans – Director

 

3:00 p.m.         13.       Reports due to the Committee and to the Legislature

Discussion of all reports due to the Committee and to the Legislature, including whether the Committee wants to continue the reports and if any dates are necessary.

4:00 p.m.         General Committee discussion

4:30 p.m.         Public Comment

5:00 p.m.         ADJOURN - Upon Completion of Committee Business