AGENDA

Joint Minerals, Business and

Economic Development Interim Committee

September 14 and 15, 2009

Town Hall Council Room

150 East Pearl, Jackson, 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.

 

Monday, September 14, 2009

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

8:05 a.m.         1.         University of Wyoming

                                    A.        Introduction and Energy Initiatives – President Tom Buchanan

                                    B.         NCAR update – University of Wyoming Staff

C.        School of Energy Resources – Updates, future plans and Report #537 – Mark Northam, Director of the School of Energy Resources

D.        Report #643 – Clean Coal, Rob Wallace, Manager of Government Relations for GE Energy and Clean Coal Task Force Board Member

9:30 a.m.         BREAK

9:45 a.m.                     E.         Carbon Sequestration – Summary of activities, proposals and plans - Carol Frost, Associate Vice-President

                                    F.         High Plains Gasifier Construction Plans – Bill Gern, Vice‑President for Research and Economic Development

                                    G.        Energy Efficiency Initiatives - Doug Vinzant, Vice‑President of Finance and Administration

11:00 a.m.       2.         Wyoming Business Council

Updates on Economic Development Programs and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

Report #413 – Main Street Program

Report #645 – Energy Conservation Improvement Program

Bob Jensen, Chief Executive Officer

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.       LUNCH BREAK

1:30 p.m.         10.       Pipelines

C.        Pipelines and Pricing

                                    Porter Bennett, Founder and CEO of Bentek Energy

2:00 p.m.         3.         Governor's Office and Office of State Lands and Investments

                        Updates on ARRA, Wind Energy and Broadband

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

Lynne Boomgaarden, Director of the Office of State Lands and Investments

3:30 p.m.         BREAK

3:45 p.m.         4.         Wyoming Transmission Infrastructure

                                    A.        Updates, Report from Renewable Energy Conference and Report from Wind Conference

Steve Ellenbecker, Director of Governmental & External Relations, Wyoming Infrastructure Authority

4:45 p.m.                     B.         Gateway West Transmission Project - Update on transmission lines and wind projects - Rich Walje, President of Rocky Mountain Power

5:15 p.m.         PUBLIC COMMENT

5:30 p.m.         RECESS FOR THE DAY

 

Reception at Senator Larson's home for Legislators, Agency Presenters, Guests and LSO staff

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

7:00 a.m.         Legislators and LSO staff Breakfast - Wort Hotel, Jackson Room

Sponsored by Wyoming Economic Development Association

 

8:30 a.m.         Town Hall Council Room - 150 East Pearl

Call to Order/Roll Call/Opening remarks

5.         Wyoming Economic Development Association - Updates

                        Phil Christopherson, President of Wyoming Economic Development Association

 

8:50 a.m.         6.         Wyoming Banking Commission 

                        Collection Agency Regulation

Joe Mulberry, Mortgage Supervisor

                        Proposed legislation – 10LSO-0071.W4 – Collection agencies.

 

10:15 a.m.       BREAK

10:30 a.m.       7.         Department of Environmental Quality – Landfills

Update on Landfill Plans

                        John Corra, Director, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

8.         Department of Environmental Quality – Air Quality

Update on Ozone Quality, New Source Reviews and Fees

                        John Corra, Director, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

 

11:30 a.m.       9.         Carbon Sequestration

                        Report #637 - Carbon Sequestration

John Corra, Director, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

Tom Doll, Oil and Gas Supervisor

Ron Surdam, State Geologist

 

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.       LUNCH BREAK

1:30 p.m.         9.         Carbon Sequestration

                        Geology and Carbon Sequestration

Ron Surdam, State Geologist

 

2:00 p.m.         10.       Pipelines

                                    A.        Update on Proposed Pipeline Projects and Enhanced Oil Recovery

                                    Bill Hawks, Chairman of the Wyoming Pipeline Authority

                                    Brian Jeffries, Executive Director of the Wyoming Pipeline Authority

                                    Lon Whitman, Corporate Outreach and Strategic Alliances with the Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute

3:00 p.m.                     B.         Update on CO2 Pipeline

                                    Tom Olle, Vice-President of Strategic Solutions, Encore Acquisition Company

 

3:30 p.m.         BREAK

3:45 p.m.                     D.        Ruby Pipeline Project Update and Carbon Neutral Pipeline

Ed Miller, El Paso Senior Project Manager

 

4:15 p.m.         11.       Coal Generation

                        Updates on Production, Transportation, Transmission and Future Projections                                                 Marion Loomis, Executive Director of the Wyoming Mining Association

 

5:00 p.m.         GENERAL COMMITTEE DISCUSSION

PUBLIC COMMENT

                        Next Meeting – November 9 and 10, 2009, Wyoming Game and Fish Building,

3030 Energy Lane, Casper

 

ADJOURN:  Upon Completion of Committee Business