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CORRECTED MINUTES OF THE
SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENT
STANDING COMMITTEE
Friday, February 2, 2007
Utah State Capitol Complex, West Office Building, Suite W015

Sen. Peterson assumed the chair.
Members Present:        Sen. Darin Peterson, Chair        
                Sen. Allen Christensen
                Sen. Gene Davis
                Sen. Margaret Dayton
                Sen. Fred Fife
                Sen. Dennis Stowell
                Sen. Michael Waddoups

Staff Present:            J Brian Allred, Policy Analyst
                Stewart Smith, Policy Analyst
                Emily Brown , Associate General Counsel        
                Saundra Maeser, Secretary

Public Speakers Present:    Fred Finlinson, Attorney, Water Coalition
                John Kennington, Manager, Division of Water Quality
                Todd Bingham, Vice President, Utah Farm Bureau
                Paul Fulgham, Rural Water Association of Utah
                Tom Bingham, President, Utah Manufacturers Association
                Jerry Kinghorn, Attorney
                Rhonda Kampur, citizen
                JoAnn Seghim, Mayor, Midvale City
                Russ Mead, General Counsel, Best Friends Animal Society
                Gene Baierschmidt, Director, Humane Society of Utah
                Gregory Castle, President, No More Homeless Pets
                Larayn Clegg, Director, Helpushelpthem.org
                Cheryl Smith, Executive Director, Wasatch Humane Society
                Richelle Gruber, Community Relations, Salt Lake County Animal Services
                Rep. Scott Wyatt
                Dennis Blackburn, Aquaculturist, Pine Creek Trout
                Randy Parker, CEO, Utah Farm Bureau
                Jim Karpowitz, Director, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
                Thomas Baldwin, PhD, Utah State University
                Leonard Blackham, Commissioner, Utah Dept. of Agriculture and Food
                Timothy Hawkes, Trout Unlimited
                Bonnie Kilgannon, APRN            

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


Committee Chair Peterson called the meeting to order at 8:12 a.m.

1.    Approval of Minutes

     MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to approve the minutes of January 26 and January 30, 2007.


    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Davis and Sen. Dayton absent at the time of voting.

2. S.B. 95 Permanent Instream Flow to Preserve Water Quality (Sen. M. Dmitrich)

    Sen. Mike Dmitrich introduced the bill. Fred Finlinson, Attorney, Water Coalition, assisted in the presentation.

     MOTION: Sen. Fife moved to adopt the following amendment:
    
    1. Page 7, Lines 212 through 213

             212          (b) [A] Except as provided by Section 73-3-30 ,
[[   the state engineer may not authorize   ]] a

             213      change
[[   [   ]] may not be made      [[   ]   ]] if it impairs [any] a vested water right without just compensation.


    2. Page 17, Lines 516 through 522

             516          (3) (a) A municipality, as defined in Subsection 10-1-104 (5), a special district, as
             517      defined in Subsection 17A-1-404 (19)(c), (d), (g), or (l), or an interlocal entity as defined by
             518      Section 11-13-103 may file a permanent or temporary change application
[[   on a perfected water

             519      right   ]] , as provided by Section 73-3-3 , for the purpose of providing water for an instream flow,
             520      within a specified section of a natural or altered stream channel, reasonably necessary to:
             521          (i) preserve water quantity or quality; or
             522          (ii) comply with a state water quality standard.
    
  (b) An applicant may only file a change application authorized by this Subsection (3) on a perfected water right:

    (i) owned by the applicant as of May 1, 2007; or
    (ii) acquired by the applicant through lease, agreement, gift, exchange, or contribution.  


    3. Page 17, Line 523

             523          
[[   (b)   ]]        (c)       (i) An applicant must receive certification by the Water Quality Board's executive


    4. Page 18, Lines 525 through 527

             525          (ii) The Water Quality Board's executive secretary shall issue an order certifying the

             526      proposed change if the executive secretary finds that
  :

    (A) the applicant is discharging effluent into the stream section;
    (B)  
an instream flow is critical to comply with

             527      a state water quality standard
[[   .   ]]        ; and

    (C) the Division of Water Quality has identified the stream section as impaired for a specified beneficial use in a report required by 40 C.F.R. Sec. 130.7.  


    5. Page 18, Line 530

             530          
[[   (c)   ]]        (d)       A change of a water right to an instream flow is limited to the consumptive portion


    6. Page 19, Lines 576 through 579

             576          (b) Each person using water as an instream flow:
             577          (i) shall install and maintain a measuring device or stream gauging station in the
             578      section of the stream within which the instream flow is maintained; and
             579          (ii) is not required to install controlling works
  unless the state engineer's order approving the application requires the installation because controlling works are necessary to achieve the purpose of the application       .

    
    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Davis and Sen. Dayton absent at the time of voting.

    John Kennington, Manager, Division of Water Quality, and Paul Fulgham, Rural Water Association     of Utah, spoke in support of the bill.

    Todd Bingham, Vice President, Utah Farm Bureau, and Tom Bingham, President, Utah          Manufacturers Association , spoke in opposition to the bill.

    Jerry Kinghorn, attorney, assisted Sen. Dmitrich in answering questions from the committee.

     MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to pass S.B. 95, Permanent Instream Flow to Preserve Water Quality, out favorably as amended.

    The motion failed, with Sen. Davis and Sen. Fife voting in support and Sen. Peterson, Sen.          Christensen, Sen. Dayton, Sen. Stowell and Sen. Waddoups voting in opposition.

3.     S.B. 190 Animal Cruelty Offenses (Sen. G. Davis)

    Sen. Davis introduced the bill.

    Sen. Waddoups moved to adopt the following amendment:

    
    1. Page 1, Line 21

             21          .    provides that torturing an animal is a third degree felony
  and provides a definition of torture       ;


    2. Page 2, Lines 52 through 55

             52          (A) animals kept or owned for agricultural purposes and cared for in accordance with
             53      accepted
  local       husbandry practices;

             54          (B) animals used for rodeo purposes and cared for in accordance with accepted
  local      

             55      husbandry practices;

    3. Page 3, Lines 62 through 63

             62          (E) animals kept or owned for the purpose of
  training       hunting      [[   dog   ]]        dogs       or      [[   falcon   ]]        falcons            [[   training   ]] and cared

             63      for in accordance with accepted
  local       husbandry practices.


    4. Page 3, Line 74

             74      conditions.
  (f) "Torture" means a person:

    (i) intentionally or knowingly inflicts on another or subjects another to extreme physical pain or serious bodily injury as defined in Section 76-1-601; and
    (ii) acts under circumstances evidencing extreme cruelty or depravity.  

    
    The motion passed unanimously.

    Rhonda Kampur with her dog, Henry; JoAnn Seghim, Mayor, Midvale City; Russ Mead, General Counsel, Best Friends Animal Society; Gene Baierschmidt, Director, Humane Society of Utah, Gregory Castle, President, No More Homeless Pets: Lorraine Clegg, Director, Helpushelpthem.org; Cheryl Smith, Executive Director, Wasatch Humane Society; Richelle Gruber, Salt Lake County Animal Services; and Rep. Scott Wyatt, spoke in support of the bill.

    Todd Bingham, Vice President, Utah Farm Bureau, spoke to the bill.

     MOTION: Sen. Dayton moved to go to the next item on the agenda.

    The motion failed with Sen. Christensen, Sen. Dayton and Sen. Stowell voting in support and Sen.

Peterson, Sen. Davis, Sen. Fife and Sen. Waddoups voting in opposition.

     MOTION: Sen. Fife moved to pass S.B. 190, Animal Cruelty Offenses, out favorably as amended.

    The motion passed with Sen. Peterson, Sen. Davis, Sen. Fife and Sen. Waddoups voting in support and Sen. Christensen, Sen. Dayton and Sen. Stowell voting in opposition.

    Sen. Waddoups assumed the committee chair.

4.    S.B. 195 Fish Health Amendments (Sen. D. Peterson)

    Sen. Peterson introduced the bill. Dennis Blackburn, private trout raiser, Pine Creek Trout, and Randy Parker, CEO, Utah Farm Bureau, assisted in the presentation. Handouts were distributed.

     MOTION: Sen. Peterson moved to replace S.B. 195 with 1st Substitute S.B. 195. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Davis and Sen. Stowell absent at the time of voting.

    Jim Karpowitz, Director, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, spoke in support of the bill.

    Sen. Dayton assumed the chair.

    Thomas Baldwin, PhD, Utah State University , spoke to the bill.

    Leonard Blackham, Commissioner, Utah Dept. of Agriculture and Food, and Timothy Hawkes, Trout Unlimited spoke in opposition to the bill.

     MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to pass 1st Sub. S.B. 195, Fish Health Amendments, out favorably.

    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Waddoups absent at the time of voting.

    Sen. Peterson assumed the chair.

5.    S.B. 192 Service Animals (Sen. S. McCoy)

    Sen. Scott McCoy introduced the bill. Bonnie Kilgannon, APRN, assisted in the presentation.

     MOTION: Sen. Fife moved to adopt the following amendment:    

1.    Page 6, Lines 154 through 158 :    
                     154          (1) (a) A person with a disability has the right to be accompanied by a [guide or]
    155    service animal[, as defined by]

[[   [   ]]        ,unless the service animal is a danger or nuisance to others as interpreted under       the Americans with

             Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 12102[
[[   ]   ]]      [[   ,   ]]

    156    specially trained for that purpose,]:

                     157              (i) in any of the places specified in Section [ 26-30-1 ] 62A-5b-103 ; and
                     158              (ii) without additional charge for the [guide or] service animal.
    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Waddoups absent at the time of voting.    
    
     MOTION: Sen. Dayton moved to pass S.B. 192, Service Animals, out favorably as amended.

    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Christensen and Sen. Waddoups absent at the time of voting.

     MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to adjourn.

    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Christensen and Sen. Waddoups absent at the time of voting.

    Chair Peterson adjourned the meeting at 9:47 a.m.

    Minutes reported by Saundra Maeser, Secretary




                 ______________________________
                 Darin G. Peterson, Committee Chair