Source:  Environmental Review Commission 1/14/11

The Environmental Review Commission will meet at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 in Room 544 of the Legislative Office Building, Raleigh, North Carolina.

AGENDA
1. Call to order
Representative Pryor A. Gibson, Presiding

2. Introductory remarks by Cochairs (5 minutes)

Senator Robert C. Atwater
Senator Daniel G. Clodfelter
Representative Pryor A. Gibson
Representative Pricey Harrison

3. Report to the Commission and explanation of agenda items (5 minutes)

Jennifer McGinnis, Commission Counsel
Approval of the minutes for the May 11, 2010 meeting of the Commission

4. Presentation of the Final Report of the continuing Water Allocation Study (S.L. 2007-518, Sec. 1.(a), as amended by S.L. 2008-10) and issues related to increasing water supply and reservoir construction (S.L. 2008-143, Sec. 6) (30 minutes)

 Richard B. Whisnant, Principal Investigator
Associate Professor of Public Law and Government
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - School of Government

William E. Holman, Principal Investigator
Director of State Policy
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
Duke University Environmental Review Commission January 18, 2011 Agenda Page 2

5. Presentation on the study of oil and gas exploration in the Triassic Basin (S.L. 2010-152, Sec. 6.4) (45 minutes)

Jim D. Simons, Director and State Geologist
Division of Land Resources
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
Robin W. Smith, Assistant Secretary for Environment, DENR

6. Report on recent activities and issues of concern with respect to certain divisions of DENR

a) Division of Water Resources (20 minutes)

Thomas A. Reeder, Director
b) Division of Water Quality (20 minutes)

Colleen H. Sullins, Director
c) Division of Waste Management (20 minutes)

Dexter R. Matthews, Director
d) Division of Air Quality (20 minutes)

Sheila C. Holman, Director
7. Presentation on environmental funding in North Carolina (30 minutes)

Claire Hester, Fiscal Analyst
Fiscal Research Division
8. Commission discussion and announcements

9. Adjourn

FUTURE MEETINGS:
The Commission may meet while the General Assembly is in session (G.S. 120-70.44). When the Commission meets while the General Assembly is in session, notice will be given at a session of the Senate and House of Representatives as provided by G.S. 143-318.12(b) and will be distributed by email to the email notice distribution list, if possible. The Commission will resume a schedule of regular monthly meetings following adjournment of the 2011 Session of the General Assembly.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Persons having questions about the Commission meeting or other matters related to the Commission may contact Jennifer McGinnis, Commission Counsel, or other Commission staff at (919) 733-2578 or may visit the Commission's website at: www.ncleg.net/gascripts/DocumentSites/browseDocSite.asp?nID=12