AGENDA

Government Competition and Privatization Subcommittee

Utah Legislature

Wednesday, September 6, 2007 • 9:00 a.m. • Room W125 House Building

Approximate

Time Frame

9:00     1.   Subcommittee Business

                        •    Call to order

                        •    Approval of the minutes of the July 31, 2007 meeting

 9:05      2.   Telecommunications

                    The Subcommittee will hear a presentation from Steven Titch, a senior fellow for IT and                                                telecommunications policy at Heartland Institute.

                        •    Steven Titch, Senior Fellow, Heartland Institute

 9:45      3.   Municipalities and Utilities

                      •    Staff presentation

                      A.  Broadband

                              The Subcommittee will discuss certain telecommunication infrastructure projects and the effect of                                  these projects on government competition with the private sector.

                            •  Representative of UTOPIA

                            •  Representative of Provo City

                            •  Representative of Comcast

                            •  Representative of Qwest

                            •  Subcommittee discussion

                            •  Public comment

Break for Lunch

                    A break for lunch will be taken during this agenda item. A box lunch will be provided for                                                 subcommittee members.

                      B.  Municipal Power Systems

The Subcommittee will discuss municipal power systems and the effect of these systems on government competition with the private sector.

                            •  Representatives of municipal power systems

                            •  Subcommittee discussion

                            •  Public comment

 1:00      4.   Waste Disposal Services

The Subcommittee will discuss the disposal of waste by private companies.

                            •  Representative of Allied Waste

                            •  Subcommittee discussion

                            •  Public comment

1:30     5.   Other Items / Adjourn