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AGENDA
Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and
Water Resources Interim Committee
Monday and Tuesday, September 21 and 22, 2009
Hulett School Gym
429 Sager Street
Hulett, Wyoming
Times are tentative and subject to change without notice. If the Committee finishes one topic, they will proceed to the next topic.
There will be a tour of tornado area damage on Sunday afternoon. The tour will leave the Best Western at 3:00 p.m. and we should be returning around 5:00 p.m.
Monday – September 21, 2009
8:00 a.m. Call to Order/Roll Call/Approval of Minutes
8:05 a.m. State Forestry
Updates - Bill Haagenson, Assistant State Forester
Overview of Devil's Tower Forest Products - Jim Neiman, Vice-President/CEO of Neiman Enterprises and University of Wyoming Trustee
Office of State Lands and Investments
Updates and Wind Energy
Report #428 – State Land Preservation and Enhancement Account
Lynne Boomgaarden, Director of the Office of State Lands and Investments
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 Wyoming Livestock Board
Updates - Livestock and Wildlife Diseases and Brand Program
Report #557 – Livestock Board Budget and Fees
Dr. Jim Logan, State Veterinarian
Jim Schwartz, Director of the Wyoming Livestock Board
11:30 a.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Wyoming Livestock Board - Continued
Discussion of Proposed Legislation
Dr. Jim Logan, State Veterinarian
Jim Schwartz, Director, of the Wyoming Livestock Board
10LSO-0002.W1 – Veterinarians.
10LSO-0003.W5 – Protection of livestock.
10LSO-0004.W3 – Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act.
2:15 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m. Tour at Devil's Tower Forest Products
5:30 p.m. Reception for Committee, Agency Presenters and Guests
Recognition of former Senator Bill Vasey
AGENDA
Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and
Water Resources Interim Committee
Tuesday – September 22, 2009
8:00 a.m. Call to Order
Rangeland Monitoring
Jason Fearneyhough, Director Department of Agriculture
Jim Magagna, Executive Vice-President, Wyoming Stock Growers Association
10LSO-0006.W3 – Rangeland health assessments.
8:45 a.m. Department of Agriculture
Updates - Jason Fearneyhough, Director
Invasive Species – Steve Ferrell – Director Wyoming Game and Fish Department
State Fair – James Goodrich , State Fair Manager
Beef Council – Ann Whitman, Executive Director of the Wyoming Beef Council
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Department of Agriculture - Continued
Report #543 – Accomplishments of Animal Damage Management Board
11:00 a.m. State Engineer
Updates – Larry LaBonde, Deputy State Engineer
11:30 a.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Water Development Office
Updates - Mike Purcell, Director of the Water Development Office
Wyoming Weather Modification Pilot Program
Barry Lawrence, Project Manager for Weather Modification Project
Roy Rasmussen, Senior Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Economic Analysis
Senator Eli Bebout
10LSO-0007.W2 – Economic analysis.
3:00 p.m. Other Business [from Committee members]
Agency concerns
Public Comment
Adjourn Upon Completion of Committee Business.