Environmental Quality Council

Staff and Agency Reports (see also Agency Oversight)

General Information

• 2009 legislative summary
  

HJ 1: Study of Biomass

• House Joint Resolution No. 1
  
• Biomass Federal Issues and Legislation, Angela Farr and Julia Altemus, DNRC (pdf) (PowerPoint)
  
• National Biorefinery Siting Model, Rich Lane, Camas Creek Enterprises
  
• Report on Biomass, Tom Kaiserski, Montana Energy Promotion and Developmment Division
• Montana biomass study background paper, September 2009
  
• Biomass study cover memo and discussion points, January 2010
  
• Montana biomass study background paper, January 2010
  
• DNRC perspectives on woody biomass, Angela Farr, DNRC
  
• Montana Forest Biomass Supply, Todd Morgan
  
• Montana Agricultural Biomass Residual Overview, Spangler and Haines
  
• Responses to biomass questions raised at January 2010 EQC meeting
  
• Harvesting Energy, HJR 1 draft biomass report, March 2010
  
• Harvesting Energy, HJR 1 draft biomass report, May 2010
  
• Harvesting Energy, HJR 1 draft biomass report, draft legislation, and public comments received, July 2010
  
• Memo about Harvesting Energy final report
  
• Harvesting Energy, HJR 1 final biomass report
  
• Biomass Working Group recommendations, March 2010
  
• Biomass presentation: Dave Sjoding, Northwest CHP Application Center
  
• Biomass presentation: Douglas Beer, Access Energy Technologies
  
• Biomass study decision worksheet, May 2010
  
• Feasibility study overview, Porter Bench Energy, LLC
  
• Overview of biomass equipment demonstration
  
• Photos of biomass equipment demonstration
• Algae Aqua-Culture Technologies, John Murdock
  
• Western Montana Economic Developers' Collaboration on Forest Products Industries, Tracy McIntyre
  
• Biochar, Gloria Flora
  
• Public comment received on LC 7000, LC 7002 and the draft letter to the Governor
  
• Draft letter to the Governor
  

HJ 15: Study Funding for a Tourism and Recreation Enhancement Program

• House Joint Resolution No. 15
  
• HJR 15 (tourism/recreational access) study summary, January 2010
  
• HJR 15 (tourism/recreational access) study summary, May 2010
  
• HJR 15 (tourism/recreational access) study, July 2010
  
• Public comment
  
• Monetary Incentives for Tourism and Recreational Access, HJR 15 final report
  

HJ 30: Study Fire Suppression Issues

• House Joint Resolution No. 30
  
• The Price of Flame
  
• Fire cost memo, Barb Smith, LFC
• National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center 2010 Outlook
  
• Federal Fire Policy in the 2009 Montana Fire Season, Bob Harrington
• HJR 30 fire suppression study update, March 2010
  
• HJR 30 fire suppression study update, May 2010
  
• HJR 30 fire suppression study update, September 2010
  

SJ 28: Study Recycling and Solid Waste Recovery

• Senate Joint Resolution No. 28
  
• Montana Rural Recycling, Dusti Johnson, DEQ
  
• Montana recycling study background paper, September 2009
• Recycling study cover memo and discussion points, January 2010
  
• Montana recycling study background paper, January 2010
  
• Recycling Electronics in Montana, Sandra Boggs
  
• E-waste recycling overview, Tatooine Electronics
• SJR 28 recycling study worksheet/decision matrix, March 2010
  
• The Coke Can from Columbus, SJR 28 draft recycling report, May 2010
  
• The Coke Can from Columbus, SJR 28 draft recycling study report and public comments received, July 2010