Revised 11/2/99
NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Tentative Agenda
TAXATION COMMITTEE
Thursday, November 4, 1999
Roughrider Room, State Capitol
Bismarck, North Dakota
| 9:00 a.m. | Call to order Roll call Consideration of minutes of previous meeting |
| 9:05 a.m. | Presentation by a representative of the Public Service Commission to compare Public Service Commission rules affecting the lignite industry to corresponding federal requirements |
| 9:30 a.m. | Presentation by Mr. Murray Sagsveen, State Health Officer, to compare State Department of Health rules affecting the lignite industry to corresponding federal requirements |
| 9:50 a.m. | Presentation by a Tax Department representative regarding the potential fiscal effect of reducing the coal severance tax by various increments |
| 10:00 a.m. | Presentation by a representative of the office of the Attorney General relating to constitutional considerations regarding 1999 legislation on taxation of imported coal |
| 10:15 a.m. | Testimony of interested persons in attendance |
| 10:25 a.m. | Committee discussion and directives regarding the lignite industry study |
| 10:30 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 10:45 a.m. | Presentation by Mr. Warren Enyart, Renewal Resources Research Institute, regarding establishment of agricultural businesses and encouraging investments in those businesses |
| 11:15 a.m. | Review of correspondence from Mr. Jon Strinden, Fargo, regarding the farm retirement investment study |
| 11:20 a.m. | Review of correspondence from the Commission on the Future of Agriculture relating to the committee's studies of agricultural business investment encouragement and farm retirement investments |
| 11:25 a.m. | Testimony of interested persons in attendance |
| 11:40 a.m. | Committee discussion and directives regarding the committee's studies of agricultural business investment encouragement and farm retirement investments |
| 12:00 noon | Luncheon recess |
| 1:00 p.m. | Presentation by Ms. Joan Galster, State Tax Department, regarding administration of fuels tax laws |
| 1:30 p.m. | Testimony of interested persons in attendance |
| 1:40 p.m. | Committee discussion and directives relating to the fuels tax laws study |
| 2:00 p.m. | Consideration of information comparing tax structure and balance of state tax systems |
| 2:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
