JAC Agency Hearings JAC Index 01-11-18 am1 Thursday January 11, 2018 Agenda: AM 060 – Office of State Lands and Investments 008 – Public Defender 055 – Oil and Gas Commission 1/11/2018 08:07:50 AM Chairman of the Day – Chairman Burns Roll Call by Don Richards; quorum established 060 – Office of State Lands and Investments Bridget Hill, Director, Bill Crapser, State Forester, Josh Van Black Assistant State Forester, Amanda Sewell Finance, Susan Child Deputy Director, overview of agency Hill: pg. 25, admin and support, 1 ER, item 0242, computer software and licensing, $57K Sommers: FTE cuts, Hill: 2 FTE’s cut from forestry Nicholas: penny plan %, 320 reductions Hill: budget decreased by $13M agency wide, follow up with breakdown – travel, vehicles, 2 positions, drinking water program, weed and pest budget, trust preservation, supplies, fire, total requested by Governor was $189K, pg. 26, unit 0102, pg. 35 ER, surface land management system (SLAM), $359K for computer system, integrated forestry into state lands system, can accept on line payments, savings in free up time with electronic “paper” management and more time spent generating revenue, maintenance agreement inflation %, didn’t put one in, negotiate as needed, no specific contract time, 30 days’ notice to end contract, second ER, pg. 36, SLAM enhancement $200K, cost comparison for licensing, pg. 37, ER $736K, restore account to previous biennium amount, pg. 49, unit 0103, clean water revolving fund, ER item 0901, $16K Wilson: pg. 46 chart question Burkhart: account used to grow, other use for funds? Hill: Feds declare what money can be used for, loan vs grant, $111M, landfill remediation, pg., 57 unit 0104, pg. 66, unit 0105, field services, pg. 72, drinking water revolving funds, ER for increased audit fees, contractor does audits, compare businesses for RFP, report on who is using funds, includes storm water, interest rate – 2 ½ %, can get principal forgiveness, Feds gave considerations for affordability criteria, not a cap on loans but ability to pay back Crapser: pg. 82/83, unit 0201, FTEs split, forestry division, 320 reduction for entire agency, Sommers: 320 cuts, boots on the ground Burkhart: BLM position in Rawlins Landen: Honor Conservation Corps Crapser: page 85, Fire Protection Revolving Accounts Larson: How many inmates are involved in the Honor Conservation Corps? Wilson: Doesn’t having a felony preclude somebody from being a firefighter? Sommers: 320 reductions Crapser: Page 89 Crapser: Page 97, helicopter, federal funds Driskill: FEMA funds, 900 series Burkart: page 103-104, coal lease bonus Wilson: Any interest in putting the fire suppression funds into the Amendment A pool? Burns: Grants used for busing services etc. Landen: Are communities aware of all these grant opportunities? Hill: That concludes our presentation 1/11/2018 10:07:50 AM BREAK Senator Burns calls the Committee back to order 1/11/2018 10:20:00 AM 008 Public Defender Diane Lozano, State Public Defender provides overview and introductions; the Public Defender’s Office is basically in an ethic and constitutional crisis due to the overwhelming caseload; juvenile delinquency cases; GAL Program; death penalty case(s) Schwartz: 85/15 split Wilson: How is reimbursement determined in the GAL program? Larsen: GAL program / Tribal system on the reservation? Schwartz: Pending capital cases? Landen: How much total has the Eaton case cost the State of Wyoming? Lozano: Caseload standards Nicolas: Timely payments to contract attorneys; the basis for caseload standards Sommers: page 9-10 Landen: Can counties chip in? 1/11/2018 10:59:00 Wilson: Does the case history reflect an increase in crime or poverty? Lozano: Wyoming Supreme Court Rule 44 and determination of being “indigent” Burns: Determination of contract attorney pay Wilson: “Tele”-attorney representation? BREAK 1/11/2018 11:13:00 AM 1/11/2018 11:30:00 AM Lozano: Exception requests; page 18; page 19 Albany County; page 20 Crook County; page 36 GAL Program; page 37 Section 320; page 40 carry over funds for Eaton case Burns: Death penalty methods under the Constitution 1/11/2018 11:47:00 AM Committee to reconvene at 1:00 pm LUNCH