| Members Present: Rep. Carl R. Albrecht, Chair Rep. Walt Brooks, Vice Chair Rep. Patrice M. Arent Rep. Scott H. Chew Rep. Kay J. Christofferson Rep. Joel Ferry Rep. Stephen G. Handy | Rep. Angela Romero Rep. Jeffrey D. Stenquist Rep. Keven J. Stratton Rep. Elizabeth Weight Staff Present: Ms. Mary Stringham, Session Secretary Ms. Sarah J. Balland, Policy Analyst |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
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| Chair Albrecht called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Stenquist moved to approve the minutes. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. P. Arent Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. J. Ferry Rep. J. Stenquist | Rep. W. Brooks Rep. S. Handy Rep. A. Romero Rep. K. Stratton Rep. E. Weight |
| 1. H.B. 358 Right of Way Equity Amendments (Gibson, F.) |
| Rep. Francis Gibson presented H.B. 358. |
| Mr. Jason Davis, Deputy Director for the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), responded to questions from the committee. |
| Mr. Davis spoke to the bill. |
| Ms. Rikki Hrenko-Browning, President of the Utah Petroleum Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Christofferson moved to pass H.B. 358 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. P. Arent Rep. W. Brooks Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. J. Ferry Rep. S. Handy Rep. A. Romero Rep. J. Stenquist Rep. K. Stratton | Rep. E. Weight |
| 2. S.B. 137 Single User Data Correlation Act (Anderegg, J.) |
| Sen. Jake Anderegg presented S.B. 137. |
| MOTION: Rep. Arent moved to pass S.B. 137 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. P. Arent Rep. W. Brooks Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. J. Ferry Rep. S. Handy Rep. A. Romero Rep. J. Stenquist Rep. K. Stratton | Rep. E. Weight |
| 3. H.B. 407 Renewable Energy Facility Amendments (Briscoe, J.) |
| Rep. Joel Briscoe presented H.B. 407 with the assistance of Ms. Sarah Wright, Executive Director of Utah Clean Energy. |
| Mr. Jon Cox, Vice President of Government Affairs for Rocky Mountain Power, spoke against the bill. |
| Mr. Gary Thorup, representing Ebay, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Dave Ure, Director of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA), spoke to the bill. |
| Rep. Christofferson moved to hold H.B. 407, by way of sending the bill to the interim for further study by the committee. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Christofferson moved to replace H.B. 407 with 1st Substitute H.B. 407. The substitute motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. J. Ferry Rep. A. Romero Rep. J. Stenquist Rep. K. Stratton Rep. E. Weight | Rep. P. Arent Rep. W. Brooks Rep. S. Handy |
| MOTION: Rep. Romero moved to hold 1st Substitute H.B. 407, by way of sending the bill to the interim for further study by the committee. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. J. Ferry Rep. A. Romero Rep. J. Stenquist Rep. K. Stratton Rep. E. Weight | Rep. P. Arent Rep. W. Brooks Rep. S. Handy |
| MOTION: Rep. Stratton moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. J. Ferry Rep. A. Romero Rep. J. Stenquist Rep. K. Stratton Rep. E. Weight | Rep. P. Arent Rep. W. Brooks Rep. S. Handy |
| Chair Albrecht adjourned the meeting at 5:06 p.m. |