AGENDA

Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Interim Committee

September 12 & 13, 2011

Oil & Gas Commission Building

2211 King Boulevard

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.  Topics not completed on the first day may be carried over to the second day.  The speakers stated are tentative – if the named presenter is unable to attend, another person may be substituted.

Monday, September 12, 2011

8:00 a.m. Call to Order/Roll Call/Opening remarks/Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes

8:05 a.m.         1.         Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (2.0 hours)

John Corra, Director; Todd Parfitt, Deputy Director & Industrial Siting Administrator; Carl Anderson, Solid & Hazardous Waste Administrator; Steve Dietrich, Air Quality Division Administrator; Alan Edwards, Land Quality Administrator/Abandoned Mine Lands.

I.          Update on Coal Combustion Waste (Fly Ash) Management – EPA Rules.

            II.        Industrial Siting – Current Status.

            III.       Air Quality

A.        General Permitting;

B.        Permit Review and Pollution Fees;

C.        EPA's proposed Utility MACT standards.

            IV.       Innocent Owner Amendments.

            V.        Required Reports.  

            VI.       Landfills and Municipal Solid Waste Management.

                        A.        Funding Request for Allocation for Landfills.

            VII.     AML Funding.

            VIII.    Committee – Next Steps.

10:00-10:15 a.m.        BREAK

10:15 a.m.       2. University of Wyoming/Wyoming School of Energy Resources (1.5 hours) Don Richards, Director for Government and Community Affairs

I.          Overview of Progress/Status of School of Energy Resources & Clean Coal Task Force – Ron Harper, Energy Resource Council Member (Will appear via telephone).

II.        Advanced Conversion Technologies (Processes) – Carl Bauer, Clean Coal Task Force.

A.        Annual Report – Clean Coal Task Force – Mark Northam, Director SER

B.        Carbon Capture and Sequestration Update – Ron Surdam Director, SER Carbon Management Institute.

C.        Proposed Legislation – Clean Coal Task Force Amendments (12LSO-0055.W1)

III.       SER Strategic Vision/Energy Programs at UW – Mark Northam, Director SER.

IV.       SER and Uranium Fund

A.        Annual Reports – Mark Northam, Director, SER

B.        Proposed Legislation - Uranium Research Program (12LSO-0091.W1).

V.        High Plains Gasification-Advanced Technology Center Update – Bill Gern, VP for Research and Economic Development; Rob Wallace, General Electric Representative.

 11:45              3. Energy Literacy Education Program (1 hour)

            I.          Lara Ryan, Wyoming Land Trust.

II.        Mindy Stitt, Executive Director, Oklahoma Energy Resources Board.

                                    III.       Wendy Lowe, Williams Companies.

                                    IV.       Committee – Next Steps.

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.         LUNCH BREAK

1:30 p.m.        4.           Appointment of Executive Secretary of Environmental Quality    Council (15 minutes)

I.            Proposed Legislation - Appointment of Executive Secretary of EQC by Governor (12LSO-0053.W1).

          II.          Shawn Reese, Governor's Policy Director.

          III.         Tim Flitner, EQC Chairman.

1:45 p.m.        5.         Update on BLM Resource Management Plans (RMP) (2.25 hours)

I.          Update from Bighorn Basin County Commissioners and Cindy DeLancey, Executive Director, Wyoming County Commissioners Association.

II.        Progress of Fremont County RMP – Fremont County Commissioners and Cindy DeLancey, Executive Director, Wyoming County Commissioners Association.

III.       State's Involvement in RMP process – Jerimiah Rieman and, Governor's Natural Resource Advisor Shawn Reese, Governor's Policy Director and Rob Hurless, Governor's Energy Policy Advisor.

3:00 – 3:15 p.m.       BREAK

Update on BLM Resource Management Plans (RMP) (continued)

IV.      Representative from BLM.

V.         Staff from Wyoming Delegation to Congress.

VI.      Committee – Next Steps.

4:15 p.m.        PUBLIC COMMENT

4:30 p.m.        RECESS FOR THE DAY

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

7:30 a.m. Call to Order/Roll Call/Opening remarks

7:35 a.m.         6.         Wyoming State Energy Policy (45 minutes)

I.          Shawn Reese, Governor's Policy Director and Rob Hurless, Governor's Energy Policy Advisor.

II.        Proposed Legislation – Environmental Litigation Bond (12LSO-0050.W1)

III.       Proposed Legislation - State of Wyoming Resource Management Plan (12LSO-0052.W1)

8:15 a.m.        7.          Value Added Processes (1 hour)

I. Nerd Gas – Mick McMurry, Cary Brus and Timm Smith.

II.        DKRW Update – Bob Kelly, DKRW Founding Partner

III.       Proposed Legislation – Minerals to Liquid Fuels Study (12LSO-0054.W2)

IV.       Update on Minerals Committee Communication with Executive Branch and Joint Appropriations Committee.

9:15 a.m.         8.         EOR & Pipelines (1 hour)

I.          Denbury Resources, Wyoming EOR Potential – Greg Schnacke and Larry Wolfe;

                                    II.        Pipelines

A.        Wyoming Pipeline Authority, Brian Jeffries, Executive Director

B.        El Paso Ruby Status Report – Larry Wolfe;

C.        Oneok Bakken – Impact on Wyoming – Mick Urban, Oneok Governmental Affairs Manager and Larry Wolfe;

10:15 – 10:30 a.m.     BREAK

10:30 a.m.       9.         Microbial Enhancement Rulemaking/Update on Microbial       Enhancement     (1.75 hours) –

I.          Tom Doll, State Oil & Gas Supervisor, Wyoming Oil & Gas Commission and John Corra, Director DEQ;

II.        Luca Technologies, Matt Micheli, Corporate Counsel and Larry Wolfe;

III.       Ciris Energy, Inc. (Principal if possible)

IV.       Marion Loomis, Wyoming Mining Association.

12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.           LUNCH BREAK                 

1:30 p.m.        10.       Wyoming Business Council (30 minutes)

 Bob Jensen, Chief Executive Officer

I.          WBC Update;

II.        Update from Subcommittee on Forestry Products Initiative, Rep. Glenn Moniz

2:00 p.m.        11.       Broadband Optimization (15 minutes)

I.          Flint Waters, Wyoming CIO.

2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.                         BREAK

2:30 p.m.        12.       Public Works and Contracts, (1 hour)

                                    I.          Fred Kronberg, Groathouse Construction

II.        Josh Carnahan, WyoBuild

III.       Jonathan Downing, Wyoming Contractors Association.

3:30 p.m.        13.       Rare Element Resources, Inc. (15 minutes)

                                    George Byers, Vice President – Government & Community Relations

I.          Rare earth minerals in Wyoming.

II.        Development of rare earth minerals at Bear Lodge Mountains.

3:45 p.m.        14.       Wyoming Community Development Authority (15 minutes)

Dave Haney, Executive Director WCDA

I.          Update on WCDA Status and Affordable Housing in Wyoming.

4:00 p.m.        PUBLIC COMMENT

ADJOURN:  Upon Completion of Committee Business            

NEXT MEETING –             TBD