| Formal Name: | Carbon Sequestration Advisory Committee to the Department of Natural Resources |
| Contact Person: | Susan France, Department of Natural Resources Division Manager, 301 Centennial Mall South, 4th Floor-State Office Building, P.O. Box 94676, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4676 (402) 471-1684 |
| Purpose: | The Carbon Sequestration Advisory Committee advised the Director of Natural Resources in preparing the report and conducting the assessment pursuant to section 2-5305. This report was published in 2001. Following the report, the committee was to recommend policies or programs to enhance the ability of Nebraska agricultural landowners to participate in systems of carbon trading. Such recommendations are to include potential policies or programs designed to optimize economic benefits to agricultural producers participating in carbon trading transactions. Such policies or programs may include, but are not limited to, identifying existing or the potential of creating nonprofit organizations or other public or private entities capable of serving as assemblers of carbon credits or as intermediaries on behalf of producers in carbon trading systems. The committee is to encourage the production of educational and advisory materials regarding carbon sequestration on agricultural lands and participation in systems of carbon or greenhouse emissions trading and identify and recommend areas of research needed to better understand and quantify the processes of carbon sequestration on agricultural lands. |
| How Many Affectable: | All Nebraska citizens and visitors |
| How Many Served: | All Nebraska citizens and visitors |
| Year Created: | 2000 |
| Year Active: | 2000 |
| Sunset Date: | None |
| Authorization Citation: | Nebraska Revised Statutes Sections 2-5301 through 2-5306 |
| Parent Agency: | Nebraska Department of Natural Resources |
| Number Of Members: | 14 |
| Who Appoints: | Governor |
| Legislative Approval: | No |
| Qualifications Of Members: | Director of Agriculture or his or her designee; Director of Natural Resources or his or her designee; Director of Environmental Quality or his or her designee; 1 from the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture; 1 from the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources; 1 from the Nebraska Energy Office; 1 representing an entity which generates electrical energy (G); 2 who are producers of field crops at least one of whom actively employs a minimum tillage management system in his or her farming operation (G); 1 with expertise in greenhouse emissions, marketing or trading (G); 1 representing natural resources districts (G); and one representing the ethanol industry (G). |
| Per Diem: | No |
| Expense Reimbursement: | Yes |
| Term Length: | Serve at Pleasure of Governor |
| Terms Rotate or Expire At Once: |
| Required FY 13-14: | None |
| Held FY 13-14: | None |
| Required FY 14-15: | None |
| Held FY 14-15: | None |
| Required FY 15-16: | None |
| Held FY 15-16: | None |
| Support Staff: | The Director of Natural Resources shall assist the committee with administrative and operational support. |
| Shared or Separate: | Shared |
| FY 13-14 Budget: | $0 |
| FY 14-15 Budget: | $0 |
| FY 15-16 Budget: | $0 |
| Other Funding Sources: | There is authority for receiving, but we have not received any. |
| Spending Authority: | As part of the NeDNR budget |
| Since July 1, 2012: | The Carbon Sequestration Advisory Committee has not found any information sufficient to cause the need for a meeting for the last four years. |