October 22, 2003

TO:                            Members, Media

FROM:                      Legislative Service Office

Senator Bill Hawks and Representative Clarene Law, Co-chairs, Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Interim Committee, have announced the Committee will meet:

Wednesday, November 19, 2003 at 8:30 a.m.

and if necessary

Thursday, November 20, 2003 at 8:30 a.m.

Room 150, UW Outreach Building

951 N. Poplar

Casper, WY

 Agenda

The issues to be addressed include national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting, streamlining of other permitting processes, certification for persons working in aboveground mines converted to underground mines, air services and UW business technology center funding.  A tentative agenda will be sent at a later date.

Questions about this meeting should be directed to Legislative Service Office Committee staff Dave Gruver.

Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations, please contact the Legislative Service Office for assistance.  Thank you.

NOTE:            Any written materials presented to the Committee are also requested to be submitted to the Committee on diskette in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word or ASCII format. The text of all materials submitted on diskette will be included in the minutes of the Committee which are available on the Legislative Web Site (HTTP://LEGISWEB.STATE.WY.US). All materials submitted in written form will still be part of the Committee's official minutes on file at LSO.

Members of Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Interim Committee:

Senators:  Hawks, co-chair; Barrasso, Coe, Decaria and Mockler

Representatives: Law, co-chair; Childers, Cooper, Esquibel, Illoway; Latta, Meyer, Miller, D. and Walsh