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                     MINUTES OF THE HOUSE
PUBLIC UTILITIES & TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE

Room W025, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex

January 24, 2007

                                
MEMBERS PRESENT:        Rep. Michael Noel, Chair    
                    Rep. Aaron Tilton, Vice Chair
                 Rep. Jim Bird                
                    Rep. Mel Brown
                    Rep. Janice Fisher
                     Rep. Lynn Hemingway
                    Rep. Fred Hunsaker
                    Rep. Steven Mascaro
                    Rep. Kay McIff
                    Rep. Richard Wheeler
MEMBERS ABSENT:        Rep. Ralph Becker
                                             
STAFF PRESENT:            Richard North, Policy Analyst
                    Linda Black, Committee Secretary        

NOTE:    A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Rep. Tilton called the meting to order at 8:30 a.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Brown moved to approve the minutes of January 23, 2007. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Wheeler absent for the vote.

H.B. 119    Emergency Communication Funding (Rep. B. Dee)

MOTION:    Rep. Noel moved to delete in title and body H.B. 119, and replace it with 1st         Substitute H.B. 119. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Brown, Rep.         Fisher, Rep. McIff and Rep. Wheeler absent for the vote.

Rep. Dee explained the bill with the assistance of Gary M. Lancaster, Chair, E-911 Committee.
(handout)

MOTION:    Rep. Mascaro moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Wheeler absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Noel moved that H.B 119 be placed on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Wheeler absent for the vote.

H.B. 243    Energy Policy Amendments (Rep. R. Barrus)

Rep. Barrus explained the bill.

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


1.    Page 3, Line 68 :    

             68          (2) the creation of
{   a pipeline   }        an       infrastructure authority; and



The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Wheeler absent for the vote.

Spoke in favor of the bill:    David Litvin, President, Utah Mining Association
                Ted Rampton, Government Affairs Manager, Utah Association of                  Municipal Power Services
                Ron Daniels, Energy Policy Advisor
                Mark Chesney, Utah Municipal Power
                Mike Peterson, Utah Rural Electric
                Rey Butcher, Director, Questar


MOTION:    Rep. Hunsaker moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended.

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. McIff moved to amend the bill as follows:

    Page 3, Line 66:                After "of the" insert "mission, purpose, or member-
                        ship of the"

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

MOTION:    Rep. Hunsaker moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Tilton adjourned the meeting at 9:35 a.m.





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                             Rep. Michael Noel, Chair