T E N A T I V E  A G E N D A

Joint Agriculture, Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee

Thursday and Friday, October 27 and 28, 2005

Dewitt Student Center, Trapper Room

Northwest College, 231 6^th Street

Powell, Wyoming

Thursday, October 27, 2005

8:30 a.m.         Call to order

                        Approval of April 2005 Minutes

8:35 a.m.         Ground Water Management

                                    Pat Tyrrell, State Engineer

                                    Lisa Lindemann, Ground Water Division Administrator

9:15 a.m.         Wyoming Wool Growers Association - Bryce Reece, Executive Vice-President

                                    06LSO-0023.W2 – Abandonment of sheep.

10:00 a.m.       Break

10:15 a.m.       Department of Agriculture – John Etchepare, Director

                                    06LSO-0022.C1 – Predator management program.

                                    06LSO-0020.C1 – Board of agriculture-reorganization. – Senator Meier

                                    06LSO-0035.C1 – Board of agriculture.

12:00 p.m.       Lunch

1:30 p.m.         Department of Agriculture - Continued

                                    06LSO-0033.C1 – Grain indemnity account.         

                                    06LSO-0110.C1 – Pesticide registration fee.

                                    06LSO-0021.C1 – Wildlife damage management stamp.

                                                Terry Cleveland, Director, Wyoming Game and Fish

                                    06LSO-0233.W2 – State Fair Rodeo

                        Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Laboratory Update

                                    Karen Rose

3:30 p.m.         Seed Lab – Gil Weibel – presentation

4:00 p.m.         Seed Lab/ Research Center – tour

Friday, October 28, 2005

8:00 a.m.         Call to order

8:35 a.m.         Livestock Board – Dr. Dwayne Oldham, State Veterinarian

                                                Update on livestock and wildlife diseases

                                    Update on Animal Identification

                                    06LSO-0025.W3 – Protection of domestic animals.

                                    06LSO-0027.W1 – Livestock dealer registration.

                                    06LSO-0143.C1 – Brands.

10:00 a.m.       Break

10:15 a.m.       Wyoming Stock Growers Association - Jim Magagna, Executive Vice-President

                                    06LSO-0134.W2 – Wyoming livestock board.

                                    06LSO-0133.C1 – Eminent domain.

12:00 p.m.       Lunch

1:30 p.m.         Office of State Lands and Investments - Lynne Boomgaarden, Director

                                    06LSO-0030.W2 – Misuse of state lands.

                                    Update on Task Force on Office of State Lands Trust Programs

                                    Update on AG opinion on signage on state lands

2:30 p.m.         State Forestry Update – Bill Crapser, State Forester

3:00 p.m.         Agriculture Anti-trust Issues – Senator Doug Samuelson

                                    06LSO-0024.W2 – Anti-trust provisions.

4:00 p.m.         Horse Creek Conservation District – Update

                                    Horse Creek Conservation District

                                                Lon Eisenbarth, President of Board of Directors

                                    Water Development Office, Mike Besson, Director

                        Other business [from members]

                        Reports due

                        Agency concerns

                        Adjourn upon completion of Committee business.

Times are tentative and subject to change without notice.  If the Committee finishes one topic, they will proceed to the next topic.