NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Tentative Agenda
AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE
Friday, December 14, 2001
Roughrider Room, State Capitol
Bismarck, North Dakota
| 9:00 a.m. | Call to order Roll call Comments by chairman |
| 9:05 a.m. | Presentation by Mr. John D. Olsrud, Director, North Dakota Legislative Council, regarding the supplemental rules of operation and procedure |
| 9:10 a.m. | Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a background memorandum regarding the production and consumption of ethanol |
| 9:20 a.m. | Presentation by representatives of the North Dakota Corn Utilization Council regarding the production and consumption of ethanol |
| 9:55 a.m. | Presentation by Mr. Roger Johnson, Agriculture Commissioner, regarding the production and consumption of ethanol and additional comments regarding the other studies assigned to the committee |
| 10:00 a.m. | Presentation by representatives of the North Dakota Farm Bureau regarding the production and consumption of ethanol and additional comments regarding the other studies assigned to the committee |
| 10:05 a.m. | Comments by interested persons |
| 10:15 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 10:30 a.m. | Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a background memorandum regarding biodiesel fuel and its integration into the economy of this state |
| 10:40 a.m. | Presentation by representatives of the North Dakota Soybean Council and the North Dakota Soybean Growers Association regarding biodiesel fuel |
| 10:55 a.m. | Comments by interested persons |
| 11:15 a.m. | Presentation by Mr. Steven D. Strege, North Dakota Grain Dealers Association, requesting an expansion of the committee's studies to include grain shipping issues |
| 11:30 a.m. | Comments by interested persons |
| 12:00 noon | Luncheon recess |
| 1:00 p.m. | Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a background memorandum regarding genetically modified organisms |
| 1:15 p.m. | Presentation by Mr. Todd Leake, Dakota Resource Council, regarding genetically modified organisms |
| 1:30 p.m. | Comments by interested persons |
| 3:00 p.m. | Coffee break |
| 3:15 p.m. | Committee discussion
Staff directives |
| 4:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
