Joint Judiciary Committee Minutes for Meeting August 23 & 24, 2007

Committee Meeting Information

August 23 & 24, 2007

Rawlins National Bank

Rawlins, Wyoming

Committee Members Present

Senator Tony Ross, Cochairman

Representative Ed Buchanan, Cochairman

Senator Bruce Burns

Senator Ken Decaria

Senator Drew Perkins

Senator Kathryn Sessions

Representative George Bagby

Representative Dan Dockstader

Representative Keith Gingery

Representative Erin Mercer

Representative Monte Olsen

Representative Lisa Shepperson

Representative Mary Throne

Committee Members Absent

Representative Deb Alden

Legislative Service Office Staff

John Rivera, Senior Staff Attorney

Dave Gruver, Assistant Director, Legal Services Division

Others Present at Meeting

Please refer to Appendix 1 to review the Committee Sign-in Sheet
for a list of other individuals who attended the meeting.

Executive Summary

The Committee met for two days in Rawlins. The Committee heard testimony on juvenile justice, liens, adult sentencing, post-conviction relief and carbon capture and sequestration. The Committee directed staff to work with interested parties to prepare legislation for consideration by the Committee at the next meeting.

The Committee will meet again in Riverton in October, 2007, to consideration draft legislation and further refine the scope of the authorized study topics.

Call To Order (August 23, 2007)

Chairman Buchanan called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. After approval of the minutes from the June, 2007 meeting, the Committee proceeded to consider items on its agenda. The following sections summarize the Committee proceedings by topic. Please refer to Appendix 2 to review the Committee Meeting Agenda.

Juvenile Justice

Attorney General Pat Crank introduced Bruce Salzburg, who has been appointed to succeed General Crank. General Crank explained the changes he had prepared in his proposed legislation (see Appendix 3) to strengthen and enhance powers of community juvenile services boards. He distributed Appendices 4 through 7, which describe services provided to juveniles through Cheyenne Youth Alternatives and Youth Services of Fremont County, as well as a county by county breakdown of services provided through circuit and municipal courts. General Crank advised he does not yet know what the amendments in the bill might cost. Roughly 4% of children in the state need juvenile services. About 80 new juvenile probation officers may be needed to implement the changes proposed in the bill. He is concerned that the Community Juvenile Services Act refers to multidisciplinary teams which are only used in juvenile court proceedings and the term may be confusing if circuit and municipal courts are added to the Act as he proposes. Senator Burns was concerned that the bill does not specify funding responsibility. Senator Ross added that he would like to see the bill with accountability provisions and shares the concern with the use of the term "multidisciplinary teams" if the Act is amended.

Mr. Joe Evans, Director, Wyoming County Commissioners Association (WCCA), stated the WCCA is in its fourth round of grants from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). Ms. Beth Evans visited every county in the state, except one, to meet with county officials to determine statistical data (see Appendix 8) with respect to the number of violations of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). Converse County was not visited because the sheriff had been advised by his county attorney not to provide information. Seventy to eighty percent of juvenile violations in Laramie and Natrona Counties may be default violations that don't specify the underlying offense. There is language in the JJDPA addressing "valid court orders" that may help in determining what the underlying offense may be in individual cases. Ms. Evans has worked with county officials to address disparities in data collection and she hopes to have clean data for the second 6 months of 2007 that she may be able to share with the Committee. Eighty percent of local law enforcement officials are doing a great job with juvenile offenders. Ms. Evans will publish for the Committee's consideration county profiles of the social and fiscal costs of jailing juveniles. She recommends the OJJDP report would be cleaner if Wyoming had a "valid court order" statute and if the rural exception status was to be approved by OJJDP for 15 Wyoming counties. The latter would require appropriate training for county staff who work with juvenile offenders, which training is being developed through collaboration between the WCCA and the Law Enforcement Academy.

Mr. Tony Lewis, Director, Department of Family Services (DFS), distributed Appendix 9, a data sheet on youth services available by county, and Appendix 10, a list of juvenile services and tools available under the Health Wyoming Communities Program.. He said the state lacks a consistent range of services at the local level and a consistent overall system of juvenile justice throughout the state.

Honorable Steven Brown, Natrona County Circuit Court Judge, explained that he and Brian Christensen, Natrona County Assistant District Attorney, have developed recommendations (see Appendix 11) for the Committee's consideration. The proposal included authorizing circuit courts to order juvenile probation services; amending payment requirements for substance abuse assessments; and, providing for confidentiality for juvenile cases in circuit court. Senator Sessions expressed a concern with respect to parents not being notified if their child is cited for an offense, despite the authority for courts under W.S. 14-2-205 to notify the parents if they are ordered to appear before the court in a juvenile matter.

Drug Court Steering Committee Report

Representative Keith Gingery, Cochairman, Drug Court Steering Committee, distributed Appendix 12, the Drug Court Steering Committee 2007 Report, and Appendix 13, his proposed legislation to amend the drug courts' authority. He provided a history of drug courts, nationally and in Wyoming. Judges who served on the Steering Committee did not all agree in the concept of drug courts. They were concerned with the separation of powers doctrine, drug courts often ignoring the law and potential due process violations. The Steering Committee found that drug courts have very little consistency and accountability in their operation. Some of the recommendations of the Steering Committee include: clarifying that responsibility for the operations of the drug courts should reside with a governmental entity; not expanding the number of drug courts or creating new alternative court programs until the existing drug court programs are operated in a more uniform manner; and, eliminating the provision for a block $200 thousand per year per drug court. A second report is due August, 2008. He would like the Joint Judiciary Interim Committee to sponsor legislation to reduce the Steering Committee's responsibilities for next year so it can focus on other issues. He explained his proposed legislation is intended to improve the process used by drug courts and to move the provisions from Title 5 to Title 7 of the statutes, per the request of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Because of the varied opinions of the Steering Committee, the proposed legislation was drafted by Representative Gingery, based on a national model act, and the draft has not been seen or approved by members of the Steering Committee. Senator Ross proposed the legislation should be distributed and reviewed by interested parties before the Joint Judiciary Interim Committee considers the bill further.

Liens

Professor Elaine Welle, University of Wyoming College of Law, described via telephone the services Dean Jerry Parkinson, College of Law, has agreed to authorize. Two law students have been identified to work in the 2007 fall semester and they have agreed to review and categorize those statutes that reference liens. The law students' work product may then by reviewed by Professors Welle, Alan Romero, Jim Delaney and Alan Schroeder. By the middle of the 2008 spring semester, the law professors should be able to make recommendations with respect to simplification or consolidation of those lien provisions. A short report on the students' work should be available by December of this year. Senator Burns suggested that the Committee could meet in Laramie in December to receive the report, to enable the students to participate in the meeting. The Committee agreed that may be a good idea. Professor Welle asked Committee members to thank Dean Parkinson when they see him for his willingness to provide the College of Law's assistance in the lien study.

Adult Sentencing Review

Mr. Rivera, Staff Attorney, explained his efforts to determine the possibility of the Pew Charitable Trusts including Wyoming in the states whose sentencing policies are being reviewed to address prison overcrowding. The Public Safety Performance Project (the Project), conducted by the Pew Charitable Trusts, in cooperation with the Vera Institute of Justice and the Council of State Governments, is headed by Adam Gelb. Mr. Rivera and Mr. Gelb have exchanged numerous emails, voice messages and met at the NCSL Annual Conference. The Project has reviewed 10 states and has another 11 states on a waiting list to be reviewed. Based on that information, it is unlikely the Project could review Wyoming in a timely manner, given the Committee's time frame for its study on adult sentencing and the Project's need first to consider an application by Wyoming to participate in the Project's study and the time it would take to complete such review if the state's application were approved. To be accepted for review, Wyoming would likely have to demonstrate a serious commitment by both the executive and legislative branches to act on the Project's recommendations. Senator Ross expressed concern that, given the recent efforts to increase criminal penalties in the state, it may be difficult to provide the assurances the Project may want before it will agree to review Wyoming's sentencing policies.

Mr. Steve Lindly, Deputy Director, Department of Corrections (DoC), advised that Director Lampert was unavailable for the meeting because of the serious illness of his mother in South Dakota. Mr. Lindly provided Director Lampert's top 3 priorities with subsequent elaboration from Mr. Lindly (see Appendix 14), as requested by the Committee. He recommended that, before making changes, it is necessary to examine the existing system to identify how it is currently working. It would take about 3-4 months to examine in depth the rates of recidivism, and the effectiveness of probation and parole services. The DoC has been on the "best practices" path for a long time. In response to a Committee question, Mr. Lindly stated that he believes that DoC can identify the number of inmates that were raised in Wyoming. To address staffing shortages, which are worse in Rawlins, the DoC is exploring leasing housing which can be sublet to potential new employees. He is not sure there is much the Joint Judiciary Interim Committee could do to alleviate staff shortages.

Ms. Korin Schmidt, Policy and Planning Administrator, Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Division, stated the WDH has $300 thousand that could be used to compare the outcomes of drug courts to outcomes available under other sanctions that may be imposed for drug offenders. After Committee questions about the authority for the use of those funds, Mr. Rivera advised he would review the authorized uses of tobacco settlement trust funds provided to the WDH and report to the Committee whether the proposed use of those funds for the study may be authorized without further legislative action.

Mr. Pat Anderson, Director, Board of Parole, introduced Mr. Jim Weisbeck, a member of the Board of Parole. Mr. Anderson stated that the Board's top 3 priorities (see Appendix 5) are based on public safety, not prison population control. The Top priority is to ensure consistent delivery of specified services. The Board does not see enough inmates who are adequately prepared for release. Each year, about 40% of the inmates who are eligible for parole review are actually reviewed (about 700 are reviewed). Of those who are reviewed, about 400 are granted parole. He is not sure that a legislative mandate would be effective to establish a consistent delivery of appropriate services. Perhaps the focus should be on establishing additional resources for inmates before parole review. The second priory of the Board is to bring probation and parole officer/offender ratios closer to the national standards. The third priority is to have legislation enacted to authorize "good time" credits and administrative sanctions for parolees, similar to those available for inmates. Of the Board's priorities, only the third would require legislative action.

Senator Ross moved, seconded by Senator Burns, for staff to work with Mr. Anderson to prepare proposed legislation consistent with Mr. Anderson's recommendation, for consideration at a future Committee meeting. The motion carried unanimously.

Representative Gingery asked Mr. Lindly to provide the DoC's rules used to determine "good time" for inmates.

Post-Conviction Relief

Ms. Kathryn Monroe, Director, Rocky Mountain Innocence Project, explained the Project's goals. The purpose of DNA post-conviction relief is to release innocent persons who are wrongly imprisoned, to help identify the actual perpetrator of the crime and to free up a prison bed for persons who should be imprisoned. Over 200 individuals have been exonerated since DNA evidence has been used in post-conviction appeals. The average length of stay in prison before exoneration is 12 years. The project headed by Ms. Monroe is headquartered in Utah. In 2002, Ms. Monroe collaborated with prosecutors in Utah to draft a DNA post-conviction relief bill which was enacted into law. Only 6 petitions have been filed to date under that law. New legislation was prepared for non-DNA post-conviction relief and considered in the last Utah Legislative Session. The bill passed out of the House, but died in the Senate due to lack of time. The bill has been reintroduced with better chances of passing in both houses. The Utah law is based on the Virginia law, but was modified because the Virginia law was too complex. Ms. Monroe volunteered that she would be willing to work with Wyoming prosecutors to develop a consensus bill for Committee consideration. She recommended any bill considered by the Committee should include a provision for compensation, similar to the second bill that is currently being considered in Utah. Senator Ross suggests that Ms. Monroe and Mr. Redle could, if they are willing to, develop a consensus bill, but limit damages to the amounts provided in the Wyoming Governmental Claim Act.

Mr. Matt Redle, Sheridan County and Prosecuting Attorney, stated that the Utah law could use clearer language. He described the progress of the types of testing that have been used over the years to narrow the range of potential suspects. The first case using DNA evidence occurred in 1986. He prefers a time limit for post-conviction petitions and believes there is an ethical obligation to find as quickly as possible potential cases that could result in a different outcome if DNA evidence would be considered. It would be important to establish a process to identify those potential cases. He suggested that the Public Defender's Office be provided funding to perform this search. He is concerned that W.S. 7-2-105(r) provides for a lifetime retention of biological evidence, which creates a problem because it would be very difficult to know or establish when the person convicted of the crime dies. Mr. Redle has a matrix comparing the various states' laws on DNA post-conviction relief that he will provide to LSO for distribution to the Committee. Mr. Redle is excited by Ms. Monroe's suggestion that the prosecutors and she develop a consensus bill for Committee consideration.

Senator Perkins moved, seconded by Representative Shepperson, to have a consensus bill dealing with DNA post-conviction relief developed for Committee consideration. The motion carried on a voice vote. Senator Burns, seconded by Senator Ross, moved to have a separate bill drafted for non-DNA post-conviction relief. That motion also carried on a voice vote.

Meeting Recess

The Committee recessed at 5:00 p.m.

Call To Order (August 24, 2007)

Chairman Ross called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. The following sections summarize the Committee proceedings by topic. Please refer to Appendix 2 to review the Committee Meeting Agenda.

Carbon Capture and Sequestration

Chairman Ross introduced legislators who were attending this portion of the meeting, including Representatives Cohee, Lockhart, Lubnau and Simpson and Senator Bebout.

Honorable Dave Freudenthal, Governor, commended Representative Lubnau for his diligent and early work on this topic. Wyoming is the largest BTU exporter in the nation and the United States will move to a carbon tax or similar means for restricting carbon output. Marketers realize the importance of addressing consumers' perceptions of the environment, as evidenced by the "green" advertising that is becoming very visible in media advertising. The state needs to get baseline data on what carbon emissions are. There has for years been a carbon capture and sequestration task force, but it is basically on hold pending a determination of how carbon credits will be valued. For at least the next 25 years, most electrical energy will be coal generated. As a leader in coal production, Wyoming should be the leader in carbon sequestration. The purpose of carbon capture and sequestration is the long term storage of carbon dioxide for use in later years. It should not be confused with enhanced oil discovery, which is what the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) draft legislation addresses. While the Texas and Illinois legislation provide for state liability for carbon storage, Governor Freudenthal is opposed to the state accepting liability for carbon capture and sequestration. The liability should remain with the producer or owner of the carbon dioxide. The "American Rule" is generally that the right of ownership resides with the surface estate owner. The mineral estate owner possesses the right to extract the mineral, at which time he is taxed for the mineral. As long as the mineral remains in place, the owner is not taxed for his ownership. If the mineral estate owner wants to claim the carbon dioxide, he should be taxed for the carbon dioxide in situ, just as the surface estate owner is taxed. He distributed Appendix 16, a hypothetical situation that illustrates the issues the Committee may have to address in its consideration of carbon capture and sequestration. Some of those issues would require legislative action. To have some control over carbon storage, the state needs to act now to avoid federal preemption. The ownership rights over carbon dioxide already exist, but without case law or legislation, the right is undefined. There aren't too many parallels that can be drawn with coal bed methane issues that have been considered previously. In response to Committee questions, the Governor noted that the reason it is important to address the issue now, because there will be action taken on the issue and if Wyoming wishes to have impact in the area it needs to act fairly quickly. It is correct to be thoughtful and cautious, but that’s not the same as waiting to see what happens. There needs to be balance in the approach between a hasty approach and a do nothing attitude. As far as a need for carbon capture and sequestration from an immediately built power plant, the Governor thought one would not be built until they are required to sequester or pay a carbon tax; but financial backers would like to have certainty in the law before supporting a project. While the state can't solve all the problems governing carbon capture and sequestration right away, it would be worthwhile to develop the basic legal framework governing the topic. The first issue to address is ownership of the subterranean void.

Representative Lubnau made a PowerPoint presentation (see Appendix 17) to explain the need for addressing carbon capture and sequestration. In his view the failure to use carbon fuels would be detrimental to Wyoming’s economy. He thanked the Governor for his cooperation on the issue. The legislation does not require any carbon sequestration; rather it provides for a framework for how sequestration could occur and to make Wyoming an option for carbon sequestration. The federal Department of Energy has federal goals for carbon reduction. The worst thing for Wyoming in this area is to do nothing. The legislation would be to address ownership rights; any migration of stored carbon dioxide that might occur; who is entitled to compensation for storage; which mineral right takes precedent if different mineral interests conflict; how carbon credits will be administered for stored carbon dioxide and any leakage that occurs; and, who would be responsible for liability if a variety of events were to occur with respect to the stored carbon dioxide.

Representative Lubnau explained his draft bills, including 08LSO-0080.W2, and 08LSO-0047.W4, relating to carbon capture and sequestration. The former bill draft codifies the American Rule with respect to ownership of the subterranean void, so that no existing rights are changed. The American Rule provides that the mineral estate owner owns the created void until the mineral is exhausted. That may have to be amended. The latter bill draft is more extensive and addresses a variety of issues. The Committee may have to explore what the term "anthropogenic sources" means in the bill. He suggests that the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (OGCC) should regulate the injection of carbon dioxide into subterranean void, since it already does that. As far as a long term game plan for the legislation, Rep Lubnau suggested the Committee needs to hear from the interested parties and react accordingly; it will be an evolutionary process. It may be possible to move one of the bills forward in the budget session, but it may not be. Chairman Ross advised that the Committee would not be considering the legislation in detail at this meeting because members need more information before they can adequately consider issues contained in the bills.

Representative Cohee explained that Management Council assigned the topic to the Joint Judiciary Interim Committee because the legal rights and liabilities surrounding carbon capture and sequestration need to be addressed before geological and other issues are considered. The study may take from 5 to 8 years to complete.

Mr. Craig Eggerman, OGCC, distributed Appendix 18, containing information regarding injection and disposal wells currently approved by the OGCC and some federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) memoranda affecting carbon dioxide injection into subsurface strata. He reviewed the differences in the five regulated classes of injection wells (in actuality, there are only 4 regulated classes as class IV wells are prohibited. Class V wells are those not included in any other category. The EPA is currently regulating CO2 injection wells as class V experimental wells at this time. The EPA does not dictate which agency regulates the different types of wells. Thus, he believes that the state would need to amend its application for primacy if it wished the Commission to regulate CO2 injection wells.

Mr. "Maha" Mahasenan, Rio Tinto Energy America, provided a PowerPoint presentation (see Appendix 19) wherein he discussed the technology and economics of carbon capture and sequestration. While early producers may make $30-50/ton of carbon dioxide, eventually the product will sell for less than $10/ton. In the long-term, carbon capture and sequestration will be a cost venture, not a revenue generating venture and early efforts will require significant cost-sharing or financial assistance to proceed. The legal and regulatory issues will have to be defined before carbon capture and sequestration technology is deployed. Regarding economic feasibility he suggested it might be to the point the carbon tax would require a doubling of current energy prices to make the sequestration feasible. The highest risk is with the injection process, but in a half century of injection technology use there have been no reported incidents. All activities related to injection rely upon due diligence. Because of high costs and limited potential for profit associated with carbon capture and sequestration, there will be few operators. As a result, there will be little risk of an irresponsible operator who would endanger the environment with poor injection processes.

Ms. Leanne Stevenson, Wyoming Department of Agriculture, advised that 2001 legislation created a Carbon Sequestration Advisory Committee, which she cochairs, to deal with agricultural and forestry impacts as a result of carbon sequestration. The Advisory Committee reported to the Legislature in 2001 and prepared a work plan in 2004, which was the original sunset date for the Committee. The sunset date for the Committee was extended to 2009. Mr. John Etchepare, Director, Department of Agriculture, would like the agriculture interests to have a seat at any discussions that may occur on carbon capture and sequestration. Carbon dioxide is trading for $3.20/ton on the Chicago Climate Exchange, which is significantly lower than the selling price on international markets that are better developed. Seventeen counties in Wyoming are eligible for carbon dioxide producer credits that vary depending on whether the producer is on the eastern or western half of the state (currently $.75-.87/acre in the eastern half of the state and about $.30/acre in the western half of the state). The credits are still low, but can help the producer pay property taxes. Good practices affecting producer credits include: a low stocking rate; seasonal or limited grazing; and, growing products that consume more carbon dioxide.

Mr. Marion Loomis, Wyoming Mining Association, said he is glad this discussion is taking place, but he hopes there is no rush to legislate. Specifying that ownership of voids resides with the surface estate may be good because it keeps ownership with Wyoming residents. But with many persons sharing ownership of the surface estates in Wyoming, it may stymie development and give rise to more eminent domain actions. If ownership of voids were to reside with mineral estate owners, there would be fewer owners to negotiate with but that would result in federal ownership of many of the voids since the federal government owns many of the mineral rights in Wyoming. A big concern is that the bonding provisions in the proposed law may create problems because it is already difficult to obtain bonding for other mineral operations and he can't see a bonding company being willing to bond for this relatively new technology.

Mr. Ed Werner, Converse County Commissioner, said there is a large gold mine in Converse County, but there are other types of mines in the county also. He does not want one industry to limit other existing industries, so he urges caution when proceeding with proposed legislation on carbon capture and sequestration.

The Committee discussed the issue and how to proceed. Chairman Ross suggested that the bills not be worked but be laid before the public for review and later discussion. Rep Lubnau asked that the bill be clearly marked as for discussion by the Committee in future dissemination of the bill.

Next Committee Meeting

Cochairmen Ross and Buchanan stated the next Committee meeting will be held in October. After discussion, the Cochairmen recommended the meeting occur on October 1 and 2, 2007, in Riverton. They asked staff to determine via email as quickly as possible the availability of members for a meeting on those proposed dates. Chairman Ross reminded the Committee that a tour of the Wyoming State Penitentiary has been scheduled to occur upon adjournment of the meeting. Committee members can meet at the facility after the meeting to participate in the tour.

Meeting Adjournment

There being no further business, Chairman Ross adjourned the meeting at 1:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Senator Tony Ross, Cochairman Representative Ed Buchanan, Cochairman

Appendix	Appendix Topic	Appendix Description	Appendix Provider
1	Committee Sign-In Sheet	Lists meeting attendees	Legislative Service Office
2	Committee Meeting Agenda	Provides an outline of the topics the Committee planned to address at meeting	Legislative Service Office
3	Community Juvenile Services Act ¾ Working Draft	Includes proposed amendments to the Community Juvenile Services Act	Attorney General's Office
4	Cheyenne Youth Alternatives Services Statistical Review	Provides a statistical review of services provided by Cheyenne Youth Alternatives	Attorney General's Office
5	Cheyenne Youth Alternatives Juvenile Screening Committee Fact Sheet	Describes the activities of the Cheyenne Youth Alternatives Juvenile Screening Committee	Attorney General's Office
6	Summary of Youth Services of Fremont County Juvenile Offender Intake Process	Provides a summary of the juvenile offender intake process used by Youth Services of Fremont County	Attorney General's Office
7	List of Services Provided through Circuit and Municipal Courts	Provides a list of services provided through Circuit and Municipal Courts on a county by county basis	Attorney General's Office
8	2006 Yearly Summary of incidents relating to JJDPA	Provides a county by county analysis of how counties are addressing requirements of the JJDPA	Wyoming County Commissioners Association
9	Matrix of Juvenile Services available by County	Provides a list of juvenile services that are provided by each county	Department of Family Services
10	Matrix of Services available under the DFS Healthy Wyoming Communities Program	Provides a list of services available under the DFS Healthy Wyoming Communities Program	Department of Family Services
11	Letter with Recommendations	Recommends specified amendments to Juvenile Justice Act and substance abuse assessments provisions	Brian Christensen, Assistant District Attorney, Natrona County, and J. Steve Brown , Cir. Court Judge
12	Drug Court Steering Committee Report	Provides the report required under 2007 Wyo. Sess. Laws., Chap 201, with the findings and recommendations of the Drug Court Steering Committee	Representative Keith Gingery, Cochairman
13	Drug Offender Accountability and Treatment Act ¾ Working Draft	Contains proposed revisions to drug court statutory provisions	Representative Keith Gingery
14	List of Department of Corrections priorities to address prison overpopulations	Provides a list of the Department of Corrections' priorities to address prison overcrowding	Department of Corrections
15	List of Board of Parole's priorities to address prison overpopulations	Provides a list of the Board of Parole's priorities to address prison overcrowding	Board of Parole
16	Carbon Capture and Sequestration Hypothetical	Provides a hypothetical situation to illustrate some issues relating to carbon capture and sequestration	Governor's Office
17	PowerPoint Presentation on Carbon Capture and Sequestration	Provides a hard copy of a PowerPoint presentation showing the need for legislative action on carbon capture and sequestration	Representative Tom Lubnau
18	List of Wells Currently Authorized to Operate in Wyoming	Provides a list of the number and type of wells authorized to operate in Wyoming and several memoranda from the EPA affecting regulation of carbon capture and sequestration wells	Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
19	PowerPoint Presentation on Carbon Capture and Sequestration	Provides a PowerPoint presentation on the technology and economics of carbon capture and sequestration	Rio Tinto Energy America