REVISED AGENDA

 

COMMISSION FOR THE STEWARDSHIP OF PUBLIC LANDS

UTAH LEGISLATURE

 

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 • 9:00 a.m. • Room 445 State Capitol

 

 

1.  Commission Business

                                   

·         Call to order

·         Approval of the minutes of the August 20, 2015, meeting

·         Summary of the report delivered to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee

 

 

2.  Report of the Legal and Relations Consulting Services Team

At its June meeting, the commission voted to approve awarding contracts for legal and relations consulting services associated with obtaining certain public lands from the federal government. The commission will hear a report from the legal consulting services team, which includes leading experts on constitutional law and experienced litigators (please see a description of the legal consulting services team member’s professional affiliations and accomplishments here: http://le.utah.gov/interim/2015/pdf/00005420.pdf). The commission will also hear an update on the relations services.

 

·         George Wentz, Partner, Davillier Law Group

·         John Howard, JW Howard Attorneys

·         Ronald Rotunda, Professor of Law, Chapman School of Law

·         Richard Seamon, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Law, University of Idaho School of Law

·         James Jardine, Partner, Ray Quinney and Nebeker

·         Other legal and relations consulting services team members

 

 

3.  Commission Discussion and Possible Action regarding the Report of the Legal and Relations Consulting Services Team

 

 

4.  Other Commission Business/Adjourn

 

·         Discussion of 2016 plan of work, meeting dates, and potential upcoming public lands legislation