AGENDA

Joint Minerals, Business and

Economic Development Interim Committee

November 19 and 20, 2008

Game and Fish Building, 3030 Energy Lane

Casper, Wyoming

 

 

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.

 

 

Wednesday,  November 19, 2008

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

                        1.         University of Wyoming  

                        Clean Coal Technologies - Interim Topic #1

                        Rick Miller, Vice President Governmental, Community & Legal Affairs

Mark Northam, Director of the School of Energy Resources

 

                        Proposed Legislation – 09LSO-0070.W7 - Clean coal task force.

 

8:45 a.m.         2.         Comments from 2008 Conference – The Wyoming Pipelines:  The Territory Ahead

Mark Northam, Director of the School of Energy Resources

                        Dennis Stickley, Visiting Professor, University of Wyoming

                        Mark Doelger, Chairman, Wyoming Pipeline Authority

                       

9:00 a.m.         3.         Clean Coal Technologies - Interim Topic #1  

Jon Doyle, Chief Executive, Medicine Bow Fuel and Power

                        Larry Wolfe, Holland and Hart

 

Proposed Legislation - 09LSO-0262.W3 – Clean coal facility-tax exemption.

Proposed Legislation - 09LSO-0263.W3 – Clean coal facility-coal taxation.

Proposed Legislation - 09LSO-0264.W1 – Clean coal facility-sales and use taxes.

 

10:00 a.m.       Break

 

10:15 a.m.       4.         Reports – Interim Topic #14 

                        Report #613 – Natural Resources

Ryan Lance, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor

 

            Discussion on Carbon Sequestration Cap and Trade; Administrative Update

Rob Hurless, Energy and Telecommunications Advisor to the Governor's Office

 

10:30 a.m.       5.         Wyoming Business Council  

Shawn Reese, Director of Investment Ready Communities

 

A.        Reports – Interim Topic #14

Report #205 & 228 – WBC and Treasurer

Report #413 – Wyoming Main Street Annual Report

Mary Randolph – Executive Director

                        Report #354 - WBC and Revenue

                        Report #482 - WBC and Revenue

                        Report #597 - WBC and Revenue

 

B.         Economic development programs – Updates – Interim Topic #6

Shawn Reese, Director of Investment Ready Communities

 

Proposed Legislation – 09LSO-0065.W5 – Energy performance contracting.

Proposed Legislation – 09LSO-0108.W3 - Wyoming community facilities program.

Proposed Legislation – 09LSO-0109.W4 – Wyoming community enhancement program.

 

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.       Lunch Break

1:30 p.m.         5.         Wyoming Business Council  (Continued)

C.        Workforce housing – Interim Topic #8

Shawn Reese, Director of Investment Ready Communities

David Haney, Executive Director Wyoming Community Development Authority

 

Proposed Legislation – 09LSO-0060.W5 - Workforce housing program.

 

2:30 p.m.         6.         Update on Federal Mortgage Bailout and Housing Stimulus Package

David Haney, Executive Director Wyoming Community Development Authority

 

3:00 p.m.         Break

3:15 p.m.         7.         Department of Environmental Quality

A.        Environmental Quality Council – Interim Topic #16

John Corra, Director, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

Jim Ruby, Director, Environmental Quality Council

 

Proposed Legislation – 09LSO-0266.W2 – Environmental quality council-membership.

 

B.         Reports – Interim Topic #14

                        Report #638 – Carbon Sequestration

John Corra, Director, Department of Environmental Quality

                        Don Likwatrz, Supervisor, Oil and Gas Conservation Commission

                        Ron Surdam, State Geologist

 

C.        DEQ – Landfill issues – Interim Topic #11

John Corra, Director, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

                        Fremont County Solid Waste Disposal District

Mike McDonald, Vice-Chairman

 

4:00 p.m.         8.         Carbon Sequestration

Update from Judiciary Committee on Carbon Sequestration Issue

                        Senator Drew Perkins

 

4:30 p.m.         Public Comment

 

RECESS FOR THE DAY

 

 

Thursday,  November 20, 2008

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

9.         Reports – Interim Topic #14

Report #589 – W.S. 9-2-2003(k)(iii) [Subpoena investigations] – Mike Geesey, Director of the Wyoming Department of Audit

 

Report #591 – W.S. 9-12-111(b) [Wyoming Department of Audit] – Mike Geesey, Director of the Wyoming Department of Audit

 

10.       Wyoming Banking Commission - Update – Interim Topic #15

Update on Subprime Loans

Jeff Vogel, Banking Commissioner

 

Proposed legislation – 09LSO- 0299.W3 – Mortgage loan originators.

 

9:45 a.m.         Break

 

10:00 a.m.       11.       Workforce training, development and recruitment – Interim Topic #9

                        Joan Evans – Workforce Services Director

                        Proposed legislation – 09LSO-0061.W7 - Industry Partnership Act.

 

10:30 a.m.       12.      Coalbed Methane Discharge – Update

                         Pat Tyrrell, State Engineer

            09LSO-0026.C1 – Discharged water management.

 

11:00 a.m.       13.       Public Service Commission – Pipeline Safety – Interim Topic #10

Kathleen Lewis, Public Service Commission Chairman

Proposed Legislation – 09LSO-0110.W5 - Pipeline inspection and safety.

 

11:30 p.m.        ADJOURN