AGENDA

Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Interim Committee

June 28, 2010 – Meeting - 8:00 a.m.

Tech Center Building, 3521 South 4J Road

Gillette, Wyoming

 

June 29, 2010 – Powder River Basin Tour - 7:30 a.m.

Holiday Inn Express, 1908 Cliff Davis Drive

Gillette, 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, June 28, 2010 – Meeting Day

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

8:05 a.m.         1.         Wyoming Banking Commission (Interim Topic #1A)

                        Jeff Vogel, Banking Commissioner

Joe Mulberry, Mortgage Supervisor

Discussion on predatory lending/payday lending

                        Discussion on collection agencies

 

9:00 a.m.         2.         Wyoming Aeronautics Commission (Interim Topic #5)

Dennis Byrne, Aeronautics Administrator

                        Update of Agency Programs

Report # 351 – Report on funds expended pursuant to W.S. 10-3-601

 

9:30 a.m.         3.         Office of State Lands and Investments (Interim Topic #5)

Susan Child, Deputy Director

                        Update of Agency Programs

Report #592 – Intended use plan on the clean water state revolving fund

                                    Debby Dickson, State Lands Grants and Loan Lead Worker

Brian Mark, Principal Engineer, DEQ Water Quality Division

                        Comments on State clean water fund meeting – Representatives Byrd and Zwonitzer

                        Update on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act impacts – Jeremiah Rieman

 

10:00 a.m.       Break

10:15 a.m.       4.         Wyoming Business Council (Interim Topics #3B and 5)

Bob Jensen, Chief Executive Officer

                        Review of mission, organization and results of the Business Council, including economic development reporting and discussion of Management Audit Report

                        Discussion of Management Council referral on date in W.S. 9-12-106(b)(i)

Discussion of reversion of workforce housing funds

Report #233 – Report on Loan Portfolio – Mike Martin, Business Finance Program Manager

Report #722 – Small Business Investment Companies – Mr. Martin

10:45 a.m.       5.         Governor's Office/Wyoming Pipeline Authority/Wyoming Infrastructure Authority (Interim Topic #3D)

                        General Updates and Background on transition of authorities to state agencies

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

Bill Hawks, Chairman and Brian Jeffries, Executive Director of the Wyoming Pipeline Authority

Mike Easley, Chairman and Loyd Drain, Interim Executive Director of the Wyoming Infrastructure Authority

 

12:30 – 1:30 pm.         Lunch for Committee – Sponsored by

 

1:30 p.m.         6.         Public Construction Statutes (Interim Topic #4)

Panel discussion of 2010 HB0089 – Resident contractor preferences

                        Rich Cathcart, Construction Management Administrator

                        John Cox, Director, Department of Transportation

Nancy Nuttbrock, Deputy Director of Design and Construction, School Facilities Commission

Depending on scheduling, Public Comments may be taken on this topic now or at the end of the meeting today

 

2:00 p.m.         7.         Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (Interim Topics #3A and 5)

John Corra, Director

Carl Anderson, Solid and Hazardous Waste Division Administrator

A.  CBM and DEQ permitting backlogs

(Uranium permitting will be discussed at the next meeting)

      Proposed amendment – Marion Loomis, Executive Director, Wyoming Mining Association

 

B.  Economic impacts from federal actions

(Uranium issues will be discussed at the next meeting)

 

                        C.  Landfills and Risk Management

DEQ    Report #548 – Extent to which solid waste disposal facilities cause or contribute to groundwater pollution –

 

3:00 p.m.         Break

 

3:15 pm.          8.         University of Wyoming (Interim Topics #3C and 5)

A.  Natural gas for fleet vehicles. 

Mary Byrnes, Associate Director of Energy Outreach, School of Energy Resources

David Hill, Encana

Brad Markus, Community Relations Manager for Questar Gas

 

B.  High Plains Gasification (HPG) - Advanced Technology Center (ATC) progress and recent developments.

Don Richards Director, Governmental Affairs

Bob Ballard, HPG-ATC Project Manager

Keith White, HPG-ATC Voting Member - GE Energy

C.  School of Energy Resources (SER) – Update on uranium symposium

Mary Byrnes, Associate Director of Energy Outreach, SER

 

D.  Carbon Sequestration  

Update on progress on carbon sequestration in the Rock Springs uplift

Ron Surdam – State Geologist

Mary Byrnes, Associate Director of Energy Outreach, SER

 

4:45 p.m.         General Committee Discussion

Next steps

                        Next meeting dates  – September 20 and 21, 2010 – Jackson, Wyoming

                                                            November 29 and 30, 2010 – Casper, Wyoming

 

PUBLIC COMMENT

ADJOURN – Upon Completion of Committee Business

 

 

TUESDAY - JUNE 29, 2010 – POWDER RIVER BASIN TOUR FOR BOTH

JOINT MINERALS AND JOINT REVENUE COMMITTEES

The Tour is sponsored by Alpha Resources, Rural Electric Association and Williams Companies

7:30 a.m.         The Powder River Basin Tour (Tour) will depart from the Holiday Inn Express for the Eagle Butte mine north of Gillette.

 

11:00 a.m.       Brief break

 

11:15 a.m.       Depart mine site for Williams coalbed methane properties

 

Noon               Barbecue at one of coalbed methane producing fields – weather permitting

 

2:00 p.m.         Travel to Dry Fork's power plant

 

5:30 p.m.         Approximate time Tour will return to Holiday Inn Express

 

7:00 p.m.         Dinner for Committee – Prime Rib Restaurant

 

Sufficient buses will be chartered for the Tour.  Buses will have bathroom facilities on the bus.  No private vehicles will be allowed because of safety considerations.

•        Requisite safety presentations will be given to all Tour participants.

•        Bring a warm jacket if the weather is cool.  A hat and sunglasses are recommended.

•        Wear walking closed toe shoes.

 

RSVP:  Except for members of the Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Interim Committee and members of the Joint Revenue Interim Committee, anyone planning to attend the Tour need to RSVP to Maxine Weaver or Kelley Shepp at 307-777-7881 or mweave@state.wy.us or kshepp@state.wy.us by June 15, 2010.  This will allow for adequate planning for transportation and refreshments.  This RSVP applies to any legislator other than the two committees listed above, for local governmental representatives, for agency representatives and for members of the public who plan to participate on the Tour. 

 

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