May 6, 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, May 21, 2003 at 9:00 a.m.

Thursday, May 22, 2003 at 8:00 a.m.

Oil and Gas Conservation Commission

777 West First Street

Casper, WY

Agenda

The purpose of the meeting is to receive information and study various issues relating to the following:

• Wyoming Natural Gas Pipeline Authority
• Wyoming Energy Commission
• Electric transmission
• Renewable energy
• Oil and gas proration
• State regulatory flexibility
• Business ready communities

A tentative agenda is attached.

Questions about this meeting should be directed to Legislative Service Office Committee staff Emily Gardyasz.

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