MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
ROOM W010, WEST OFFICE BUILDING, STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX
February 25, 2008
MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Glenn A. Donnelson, Chair
Rep. John G. Mathis, Vice Chair
Rep. Douglas C. Aagard
Rep. Lorie D. Fowlke
Rep. Keith Grover
Rep. Neil A. Hansen
Rep. Neal B. Hendrickson
Rep. Eric K. Hutchings
Rep. Curt Oda
Rep. Larry B. Wiley
MEMBERS ABSENT: Rep. Ron Bigelow
Rep. DeMar "Bud" Bowman
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. Donnelson called the meeting to order at 8:08 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Mathis moved to approve the minutes of the February 21, 2008 meeting.
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Aagard, Rep. Grover, Rep. Hutchings,
and Rep. Oda absent for the vote.
H.B. 476 Pay of National Guard Members (Rep. G. Hughes)
Rep. Hughes explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Col. Scot Olson, Utah National Guard MOTION: Rep. Wiley moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously
with Rep. Aagard, Rep. Grover, Rep. Hutchings, and Rep. Oda absent for the vote.
1st Sub. H.B. 319 Review and Approval of Grants (Rep. D. Clark)
MOTION: Rep. Mathis moved to adopt 2nd Sub. H.B. 319. The motion passed unanimously
with Rep. Aagard, Rep. Grover, Rep. Hutchings, and Rep. Oda absent for the vote.
Rep. D. Clark explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Wiley moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Grover absent for the vote.
2nd Sub. S.B. 38 Transparency in Government Finance (Sen. W. Niederhauser) (Rep. J.
Dougall)
MOTION: Rep. Mathis moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page
8, Line 226 through Page 9, Line 253
:
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63A-3-405. Rulemaking authority.
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(1)
(a)
After consultation with the board, and in accordance with Title 63,
Chapter 46a,
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Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the Division of Finance shall make rules to:
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{
(a)
}
(i)
require participating state entities to provide public financial
information for
230
inclusion on the Utah Public Finance Website;
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{(b) (i)
}
(ii) (A)
establish size or budget thresholds to identify those local
entities that qualify as
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participating local entities as defined in this part;
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{(ii)
}
(B)
require participating local entities to provide public financial
information in
234
accordance with the requirements of this part, with a specified content, reporting
frequency and
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form; and
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{(iii)
}
(C)
require the participating local entity's website to be accessible
by link or other
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direct route from the Utah Public Finance Website;
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{(c)
}
(iii)
define, either uniformly for all participating state entities or
participating local
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entities, or on an entity by entity basis, the term "public financial information" using the
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standards provided in Subsection
63A-3-404
(2)(c).
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{(d)
}
(iv)
establish procedures for obtaining, submitting, reporting, storing,
and providing
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public financial information on the Utah Public Finance Website and on local entities'
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websites, which may include a specified reporting frequency and form;
and
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{
(e)
}
(v)
determine the search methods and the search criteria that shall be
made available to
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the public as part of a website used by a participating local entity under the requirements
of this
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part, which criteria may include:
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{(i)
}
(A)
fiscal year;
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{(ii)
}
(B)
expenditure type;
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{(iii)
}
(C)
name of the agency;
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{
(iv)
}
(D)
payee;
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{(v)
}
(E)
date;
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{(vi)
}
(F)
amount; and
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{(vii)
}
(G)
any other criteria designated by the rule
{
;
}
.
(b) Rules that establish the obligations of participating entities under the
authority of Subsection (1)(a) shall give special consideration to the budget and
resource limitations of a participating entity that has a current annual budget of less
than $10 million.
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Grover absent for the vote.
Sen. Niederhauser explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: John Reidhead, Director Division of Finance State of Utah
Spoke for the bill: Allison Rowland, Voices for Utah Children
Candace Daly, NFIB
Derek Monson, Sutherland Institute (distributed a handout) Royce VanTassell , Utah Taxpayers Assn.
MOTION: Rep. Fowlke moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed
unanimously.
1st Sub. H.B. 407 Community Conscious Internet Provider (Rep. M. Morley)
MOTION: Rep. Mathis moved to adopt 2nd Sub. H.B 407.The motion passed unanimously
with Rep. Aagard absent for the vote.
Rep. Morley explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke against the bill: Candace Daly, AEA
MOTION: Rep. Mathis moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously
with Rep. Hendrickson voting in opposition.
H.B. 454 Regulation of Riparian Overlay Zones (Rep. M. Morley) This bill was not heard.
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.