AGENDA

Joint Minerals, Business and Economic

Development Interim Committee

November 29 and 30, 2010

Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Building

2211 King Boulevard

Casper, Wyoming

(November 19, 2010)

 

 

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, November 29, 2010

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

                        Approval of September Minutes

Approval of October Landfill Subcommittee Minutes

 

8:05 a.m.         1.         Department of Audit (25 minutes)

Mike Geesey, Director of the Wyoming Department of Audit

Report #589 – W.S. 9-2-2003(k)(iii) [Subpoena investigations]

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

 

8:30 a.m.         2.         Wyoming Banking Commission (1 hour)

Jeff Vogel, Banking Commissioner

 

                        Proposed legislation – 11LSO-0017.W5 – Collection agencies.

 

9:30 a.m.         3.         Successor Liability - Discussion (30 minutes)

Representative Elaine Harvey

William "Bill" Gallagher, Senior Vice President Secretary and General Counsel, Crown Cork & Seal

 

Proposed legislation - 11LSO-0239.W2 – Successor Corporation Asbestos-Related Liability Act-2.

 

10:00 a.m.       Break

 

10:15 a.m.       4.         Public Construction Statutes (45 minutes)

Proposed legislation – 11LSO-0238.W3 – Public works and contracts-2.

 

Monday, November 29, 2010 - Continued

 

11:00 a.m.       5.         Uranium Resources (30 minutes)

Uranium Discussion – Mark Doelger - Stakeholder Energy Uranium project

 

11:30 – 1:00 p.m.        Lunch Break

 

1:00 p.m.         6.         A.        Wyoming Pipeline Authority (1 hour)

                        Bill Hawks, Chairman of the Wyoming Pipeline Authority

                        Brian Jeffries, Executive Director of the Wyoming Pipeline Authority

                        John Masterson, Wyoming Pipeline Authority Counsel

                        Updates on proposed projects

 

Proposed legislation – 11LSO-0020.W5 – Wyoming pipeline authority.

 

Updates on CO2 Pipeline Project and Enhanced Oil Recovery

Bob Corneilus, Project Manager, Denbury Resources

Greg Schnacke, Vice President for Governmental Relations, Denbury Resources

 

Update on Ruby Pipeline - Larry Wolfe

 

2:00 p.m.         7.         Wyoming Infrastructure Authority (30 minutes)

Bret Jones, Wyoming Infrastructure Authority Board Member

Loyd Drain, Executive Director of the Wyoming Infrastructure Authority

                        John Masterson, Wyoming Infrastructure Authority Counsel

 

Updates on proposed projects

 

Proposed legislation – 11LSO-0019.W5 – Wyoming infrastructure authority.

 

2:30 p.m.         Break

 

2:45 p.m.         8.         University of Wyoming (1 hour)

Report #698 – Carbon Sequestration - Wyoming Underground Storage Project

Ron Surdam, Director, Carbon Management Institute

 

Report #643 - Clean Coal Task Force Report 

Mark Northam, Director of the School of Energy Resources

 

3:45 p.m.         Public Comment

 

RECESS FOR THE DAY

 

 

 

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

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

 

8:05 a.m.         9.         Wyoming Business Council  (2 hours)

Bob Jensen, Chief Executive Officer

Dan Noble, Administrator, Department of Revenue

Updates

 

Report #413 – Main Street Program - Mary Randolph (15 Minutes - Mary asked for Tuesday)

 

Report #228 – W.S. 9-4-701(g) - WBC and Treasurer

 

                        Report #354 - 2004 Session Laws, Chapter 27 - WBC and Revenue – Manufacturing equipment

 

                        Report #482 - 2006 Session Laws, Chapter 14 - WBC and Revenue – Coal gasification and coal liquefaction facilities

 

                        Report #597 - 2005 Session Laws, Chapter 209, Section 2 - WBC and Revenue – Railroad rolling stock

 

Proposed legislation – 11LSO-0111.W3 – Workforce housing infrastructure funds-reversion.

 

Proposed legislation – 11LSO-0112.W2 – Wyoming market research center.

 

Proposed legislation – 11LSO-0237.W3 – Wyoming new product innovation assistance program.

 

10:00 a.m.       BREAK

 

10:15 a.m.       10.       Carbon Sequestration (30 minutes)

                        John Corra, Director, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

Tom Doll, Supervisor, Oil and Gas Conservation Commission

 

Report #638 – 2008 Session Laws, Chapter 30, Section 5 - Carbon Sequestration

 

10:45 a.m.       11.       Department of Environmental Quality

                        John Corra, Director, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

 

A.        Updates (30 minutes)

Alan Edwards – Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Administrator

Update on AML funding

Update on Rock Springs Compaction Project

 

Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - Continued

11:15 a.m.       Department of Environmental Quality - Continued

 

B.        Reports (45 minutes)

Report # 41 – W.S.  35-11-1105 - Environmental Audit Report

 

Report #232 – W.S. 35-11-1414(d) - Report on Underground Storage Tanks

 

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.        Lunch Break

 

1:30 p.m.         C.        Permitting (30 minutes)

Don McKenzie, Land Quality Administrator

 

Proposed legislation – 11LSO-0172.W5 – Mining permits.

 

2:00 p.m.         D.        Landfills and Municipal Solid Waste Management (2 hours)

                        Carl Anderson, Solid and Hazardous Waste Administrator

Update on Landfill Plans

Report from Subcommittee meeting

 

Perched Water – Dr. Segal (15-30 minutes)

 

Proposed legislation – 11LSO-0240.W4 – Landfills.

 

4:00 p.m.         E.         EPA Tailoring Rule (30 Minutes)

                        John Corra, Director, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

Update and Discussion on EPA Regulations Pertaining to Green House Gases

 

4:30 p.m.         Public Comment

 

5:00 p.m.         ADJOURN - Upon Completion of Committee Business