T E N T A T I V E A G E N D A

Joint Transportation and Highways Interim Committee

Thursday and Friday, July 13-14, 2006

Wyoming State Fairgrounds

400 West Center Street

Douglas, WY 82633

Thursday, July 13, 2006

8:30 am Call to Order

8:40 am Wyoming Department of Transportation Issues

· REAL ID - implementation and homeland security issues

· WyDoT funding review - highway fund, general fund & other funding

· Alternative vehicles - registration and licensing

· Temporary R.V. sales - permitting and reciprocity

· I-80 issues: traffic, trucks, safety, alternative highway corridor

· Review (amend/repeal) Aeronautics Commission's statutory duty to promote aviation education

· State park roads: construction, funding, management, maintenance

· Vehicle joint titles – procedure for issuance of new title upon death of joint owner

· Effect of rising fuel costs on public works contracts

10:00 am BREAK

10:15 am WyDoT Issues (continued)

12:00 noon LUNCH

1:30 pm WyDoT Issues (continued)

3:30 pm Other WyDOT issues

4:00 pm Public comment

Friday, July 14, 2006

8:00 am Wyoming Military Department Issues:

· Camp Guernsey Master Plan brief

· Challenge Program: assistance for graduates to attend college/UW/technical schools; Hathaway Scholarship eligibility

· Recruitment assistance for medical personnel Air/Army National Guard

· Federal Tort Claims Act as exclusive remedy for National Guard torts while in federal service

· Authorization of Honorary Chiefs and Sergeant Majors

· Authorization for use of federal procurement processes when dealing with State land

10:00 am BREAK

10:15 am Wyoming Military Department Issues (continued)

11:15 am Other business; committee discussion; requests for legislation; schedule next meeting.

12:00 noon LUNCH

1:30 pm Wyoming Veterans Commission

· Veterans' Tax Exemption

· Free lifetime conservation stamp

· Restricted funeral protests

· Brief update on the State Veterans Nursing Home Study

Times are tentative and subject to change without notice