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MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
ROOM W010, WEST OFFICE BUILDING, STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX
February 1, 2007


MEMBERS PRESENT:    Rep. Glenn Donnelson, Chair
        Rep. John Mathis, Vice Chair
        Rep. Douglas Aagard
        Rep. Lorie Fowlke
        Rep. Keith Grover
        Rep. Neil Hansen
        Rep. Neal B. Hendrickson
        Rep. Eric Hutchings
        
MEMBERS ABSENT:    Rep. DeMar "Bud" Bowman
        Rep. Curt Oda
        Rep. Larry Wiley
        
STAFF PRESENT:    Benjamin N. Christensen, Policy Analyst
        Karen Mitchell, Committee Secretary

Note:    A list of visitors and copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes.

Rep. Mathis called the meeting to order at 8:19 a.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Hansen moved to approve the minutes of the January 30, 2007 meeting.
        The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bowman, Rep. Hutchings absent for the vote.

H.B. 303    Campaign Finance Filing Requirements (Rep. G. Hughes)

MOTION:    Rep. Donnelson move to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 3, Lines 67 through :                  68          (c) make and enter orders and judgments, and issue the process of the court to enforce
             68      all of those orders and judgments.
 

(3)    The lieutenant governor's failure to send timely notice under Section 20A-11- 103 may not be used as a defense for a person's failure to strictly comply with the filing deadlines for financial disclosure reports under the provisions referenced in Subsection (2)(b)(i).  


The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously.

Rep. Hughes explained the bill.


MOTION:    Rep. Hendrickson moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously.

S.B. 122    Administrative Rules Reauthorization (Sen. H. Stephenson)

Rep. Ferry explained the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Aagard moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 1, Lines 22 through 23 :    

             22          Section 1. Rules reauthorized.
             23          All rules of Utah state agencies are reauthorized
{   .   }        , except for

    R277-437-1, Education, Administration, Student Enrollment Options, Definitions.  



The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Aagard moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Hendrickson moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 327    State Agency Timely Adoption of Administrative Rules (Rep. D. Clark)

Rep. Clark explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill:    Gary Thorup, Holmes, Roberts and Owen Law Firm

MOTION:    Rep. Fowlke moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Fowlke moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

S.B. 131    Retirement and Independent Entities Committee (Sen. C. Bramble)

Sen. Bramble explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Grover moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.


MOTION:    Rep. Grover moved to place the bill on the Consent calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 334    Eminent Domain (Rep. A. Tilton)

Rep. Tilton explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Hansen moved to amend the bill as follows:


1.    Page 1, Lines 18 through 21 :    

             18      eminent domain;
  and      

             19     
{       .    prohibits the taking of property by eminent domain if the effect is to divide an

             20      owner's property into separate parcels divided by the taken property unless one side
             21      or another of the owner's property is also taken to the property line; and   }

2.    Page 2, Lines 31 through 32 :    

             31      ENACTS:
             32          
{   78-34-3.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953   }


3.    Page 4, Lines 107 through 113 :    

             107     
{       Section 2. Section 78-34-3.5 is enacted to read:

             108          78-34-3.5. Dividing an owner's property by an acquisition by eminent domain.
             109          A person may not acquire property by eminent domain if the acquisition has the effect
             110      of dividing an owner's property into separate pieces divided by the acquired property unless the
             111      person also acquires the rest of the owner's property on one side or the other to the owner's
             112      property line.   }
             113          Section
{   3   }        2       . Legislative intent.


The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously.

Spoke for the bill:    Wendell Gibby, citizen
            Todd Bingham, Utah Farm Bureau
            Rep. Christopher Herrod


Spoke against the bill:    Melvin James Brady, Mayor Mapleton City
                Lincoln Shurtz, Utah League of Cities and Towns
                Tom Hardy, Bountiful City Manager

MOTION:    Rep. Fowlke moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda.

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. Hansen moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed with Rep. Aagard and Rep. Fowlke voting in opposition.

H.B. 233    Environmentally Restricted Zoning Districts (Rep. M. Morley)

This bill was not heard in this meeting.

MOTION:    Rep. Donnelson moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.

Rep. Donnelson adjourned the meeting at 9:54 a.m.

    





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                    Rep. Glenn Donnelson, Chair