TENTATIVE  AGENDA

Joint Minerals, Business and

Economic Development Interim Committee

June 10 and 11, 2008

Game and Fish Building

3030 Energy Lane

Casper, Wyoming

(Draft - May 23, 2008)

 

This agenda sets forth the order in which the Committee will consider each topic.  The times stated are tentative – if a topic is concluded early, the Committee will proceed to the next topic.  The names stated are tentative – if the named person is unable to make the presentation, another person may be substituted.  The number in front of certain topic items are Committee Interim Study topic numbers.

 

 

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

8:00 a.m.         Call to Order/Roll Call/Opening remarks

 

8:05 a.m.        

5.         Considerations of Gas and Oil Price Differentials

Brian Jefferies, Executive Director of the Wyoming Pipeline Authority

 

New Pipeline Proposals - Updates

Sunstone Pipeline Project - Del Draper, TransCanada and Williams Companies

Ruby Project

Rockies Alliance

Others

 

2.         Energy Sources and Generation – Rob Hurless, Energy and Telecommunications Advisor to the Governor's Office

                        Conservation – Tom Fuller – Wyoming Business Council

                        Uranium – Glenn Catchpole

                        Wind – Rob Hurless

                        Water used as power–

                        Thermal generation – Rob Hurless

 

13.       Energy Transportation Infrastructure

            Steve Waddington, Executive Director, Wyoming Infrastructure Authority

 

University of Wyoming – Energy Initiatives Updates

                        Mark Northam, Director of the School of Energy Resources

                        Rick Miller, Vice President Governmental, Community & Legal Affairs

 

12:00 – 1:30 pm.        Lunch Break

 

1:30 pm.         

1.         Clean Coal Technologies

                        Rick Miller, Vice President Governmental, Community & Legal Affairs

Tom Sarkus, National Energy Technology Laboratory

 

2:45 p.m.         Break

 

3:00 p.m.        

8.         Workforce Housing

9.         Workforce Training, Development and Recruitment

            Lisa Osvold – Deputy Director, Department of Workforce Services

Bob Jensen, Chief Executive Officer, Wyoming Business Council

            David Haney, Executive Director, Wyoming Community Development Authority

 

4:30 p.m.         Public Comment

 

5:00 p.m.         RECESS FOR THE DAY – Load buses for tour

Tour of proposed wind farm on reclaimed mine land - Glenrock; Dinner for Committee at Platte River House – Rocky Mountain Power

 

 

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

8:00 a.m.         Call to Order/Roll Call/Opening remarks

 

8:05 a.m.        

6.         Economic Development Programs

            Bob Jensen, Chief Executive Officer, Wyoming Business Council

 

3.         Coalbed Methane Water Discharge Issues

Todd Parfitt, Deputy Director, Department of Environmental Quality

Pat Tyrrell, State Engineer

 

4.         AML Funding Issues

Todd Parfitt, Deputy Director, Department of Environmental Quality

 

12:00 – 1:30 pm.        Lunch Break

 

1:30 pm.         

11.       DEQ Landfill Risk Assessment and Monitoring

Todd Parfitt, Deputy Director, Department of Environmental Quality

 

14.       Reports

 

General Committee Discussion

Next steps

            Next meeting date

 

Public Comment

 

ADJOURN – Upon Completion of Committee Business

 

 

 

 

 

 

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