Boards and Commissions of the Office of Governor John Hoeven, North Dakota

Lignite Research Council

Type of Board:	Policy Making	Created by:	Executive Order 2000-09
Voting Members:	26	Other Members:	0
Non-Voting Members:	0
Length of Terms:	Open ended terms	Pay/Benefits:	Private citizens are reimbursed at the State Rate
Frequency of Meetings:	3 times a year	Licensing Board:
Address:	PO Box 2277, , Bismarck, ND 58502-2277
Phone:	701-328-3722
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Website:
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This Council is a private/public partnership to promote a coordinated research program to preserve and enhance the lignite industry. Twenty-three members are appointed by the governor: four lignite mining representatives; eight lignite processing representatives; one lignite research representative; four state agency representatives; one federal agency representative; one labor representative; one representative from the North Dakota House of Representatives; one representative from the North Dakota Senate; one representative from a political subdivision; and one lignite ownership group representatives.

Member Name	Work	LD	County	Position	Appt. Date
Bell, Bob	(780) 420-5827				Op en
Bergstad, Richard	(701) 852-3025	7	McHenry		Op en
Christmann, Senator Randy	(701) 748-5420	33	Mercer		Op en
Cramer, Kevin	(701) 328-2400	32	Burleigh		Op en
David Porsborg		33	Morton
Dewing, Carroll			McLean		Op en
Durham, Tom	(719) 448-5805				Op en
Dwyer, John W.	(701) 258-7117	47	Burleigh	Chairman	Op en
Freborg, Senator Layton	(701) 442-5712	8	McLean		Op en
Friedlander, Joe			Mercer		Op en
Glatt, L. David	(701) 328-5210				Op en
Groenewold, Gerald	(701) 777-5000	43	Grand Forks		Op en
Hillstrom, Carlyle	(701) 794-3384	04	McLean		Op en
Hummel, Mike	(701) 222-8828	47	Oliver		Op en
Imsdahl, Bruce	(701) 222-7651		Burleigh		Op en
Kerr, Charles			Harris		Op en
Klara, Scott	(412) 386-4864	NA	NA		Op en
Krogh, Brandon	(218) 723-3954				Op en
Laning, Vern	(701) 223-0441	08	Burleigh		Op en
Loer, David	(701) 795-4210	18	Grand Forks		Op en
Murphy, Ed	(701) 328-8002	47	Burleigh		Op en
Nisbet, Mark	(701) 241-8607		Cass		Op en
Patrick, Rick	(306) 566-2955				Op en
Peterson, Dean B.	(701) 222-7590		Burleigh		Op en
Uggerud, Ward	(218) 739-8210				Op en
Westerlind, Gordon	(612) 241-2314				Op en