JOINT AGRICULTURE, PUBLIC LANDS AND WATER RESOURCES INTERIM COMMITTEE
Topic 1: Takings clause and regulatory agencies information.
A study of takings in general; in particular, with regard to whether agencies are complying with the Wyoming Regulatory Takings Act; to determine if recreational users of state lands should be paying a fee; to determine the consumptive uses of wildlife and its effect upon agriculture.
Topic 2: Bio-technology study.
A study of bio-technology and how it affects agriculture. The committee will obtain information regarding bio—technology and its assistance in the control of noxious plants.
Topic 3: Veterinarian practice act.
A study on whether the veterinarian practice act needs to be revised because of modern technology and scientific developments making some of the statutory requirements obsolete.
Topic 4: Bio-terrorism.
A study of bio-terrorism; what new diseases might impact agriculture and affect veterinary practices.
Topic 5: Small parcel irrigators-education.
A study of small parcel irrigators and a study of various methods by which they could be educated regarding irrigation regulations in order to prevent water waste.
Topic 6: Encouragement of agricultural producers.
A study of methods to encourage agricultural producers in the state and also attract new agricultural producers, i.e. by looking at, among other methods, conservation easements and zoning restrictions.