AGENDA

Joint Minerals, Business and Economic

Development Interim Committee

November 9 and 10, 2009

Game and Fish Building, 3030 Energy Lane

Casper, Wyoming

 

This agenda sets forth the 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, November 9, 2009

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

                        Approval of September Minutes

 

8:05 a.m.         1.         Department of Audit

Mike Geesey, Director of the Wyoming Department of Audit

Report #589 – W.S. 9-2-2003(k)(iii) [Subpoena investigations]

Report #591 – W.S. 9-12-111(b) [Wyoming Department of Audit]

 

2.         Wyoming Banking Commission

                        Collection Agency Regulation

Jeff Vogel, Banking Commissioner

                        Proposed legislation – 10LSO-0071.W6 – Collection agencies.

 

10:00 a.m.       Break

 

10:15 a.m.       3.         Wyoming Business Council 

Bob Jensen, Chief Executive Officer

Dan Noble, Administrator, Department of Revenue

 

Report on $9.5 million distribution to communities

 

Report #228 – W.S. 9-4-701(g) - WBC and Treasurer

                        Report #354 - 2004 Session Laws, Chapter 27 - WBC and Revenue – Manufacturing equipment

                        Report #482 - 2006 Session Laws, Chapter 14 - WBC and Revenue – Coal gasification and coal liquefaction facilities

                        Report #597 - 2005 Session Laws, Chapter 209, Section 2 - WBC and Revenue – Railroad rolling stock

 

                        Comments on Report #354 from Wyoming Economic Development Association

                        Lynn Birleffi, Wyoming Economic Development Association

 

Monday, November 9, 2009 - Continued

 

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.       Lunch Break

 

1:30 p.m.         4.         Carbon Sequestration

                        Report #638 – 2008 Session Laws, Chapter 30, Section 5 - Carbon Sequestration

Todd Parfitt, Deputy Director, Department of Environmental Quality

                        Tom Doll, Supervisor, Oil and Gas Conservation Commission

 

                        Discussion on Carbon Sequestration from the Western States Energy & Environment Symposium

                        Ron Surdam, State Geologist

 

5.         Department of Environmental Quality

Todd Parfitt, Deputy Director, Department of Environmental Quality

 

Report # 41 – W.S.  35-11-1105 - Environmental Audit Report

Report #232 – W.S. 35-11-1414(d) - Report on Underground Storage Tanks

Report #266 – W.S. 35-11-211(b) - Air Quality permit fees

Report #358 – W.S. 35-11-312(a) - Water Quality NPDES fees

Report #593  - W.S. 35-11-517(b) - Hazardous waste fees

                       

            DEQ – Landfills

Todd Parfitt, Deputy Director, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

Status discussion on Report #548 - W.S. 35-11-522(e) on the extent to which solid waste disposal facilities cause or contribute to groundwater pollution.  The final report is due June 2010.

 

3:00 p.m.         Break

 

3:15 p.m.         6.         Office of State Lands and Investments

                        Updates on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Lynne Boomgaarden, Director of the Office of State Lands and Investments

 

3:45 p.m.         7.         University of Wyoming 

                        Ingrid Burke, Environment and Natural Resources Director, Ruckelshaus Institute

                        Report #560 – W.S. 21-17-118(b) - Conservation Corps

 

4:15 p.m.         Public Comment

 

RECESS FOR THE DAY

 

 

 

 

 

AGENDA

Joint Minerals, Business and Economic

Development Interim Committee

November 9 and 10, 2009

 

This agenda sets forth the 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.

 

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

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

8:05 a.m.         8.         Wind Energy

Senator Drew Perkins

Representative Tim Stubson

 

                        Report and Recommendations from the Wind Energy Task Force

Discussion on consistent local regulation of wind energy development.

Discussion on industrial siting amendments for wind energy.

 

                        Discussion on Duke energy proposal – Larry Wolfe, Holland and Hart

 

11:00 a.m.       Wind Energy Public Comments

 

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.       Lunch Break

 

1:30 p.m.         9.         School of Energy Resources

                        Discussion on Uranium Research

Mark Northam, Director of the School of Energy Resources

 

10.       Western States Energy & Environment Symposium

Report from the Western States Energy & Environment Symposium

Mark Northam, Director of the School of Energy Resources

Steve Ellenbecker, Director of Governmental & External Relations, Wyoming Infrastructure Authority

 

                        11.       Governor's Office

Rob Hurless, Energy and Telecommunications Advisor to the Governor's Office

                        Discussion on Oxy-combustion facilities

                        Proposed legislation 10LSO-174.W2 – Coal value added facilities-tax exemptions.

 

3:00 p.m.         Public Comment

 

3:30 p.m.          ADJOURN