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MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

STANDING COMMITTEE

Room C450, State Capitol, Utah State Capitol Complex

Tuesday, February 26, 2008


MEMBERS PRESENT:    Rep. Fred R Hunsaker, Chair
            Rep. Gage Froerer, Vice Chair
            Rep. Sheryl L. Allen
            Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck
            Rep. James A. Dunnigan
            Rep. Kerry W. Gibson
            Rep. Richard A. Greenwood
            Rep. Jennifer M. Seelig
            Rep. LaWanna Lou Shurtliff
            Rep. R. Curt Webb

MEMBERS ABSENT:    Rep. Stephen H. Urquhart

STAFF PRESENT:        Joseph Wade, Policy Analyst
            Doris Donat, Committee Secretary

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

Rep. Hunsaker opened the meeting at 4:30 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Shurtliff moved to approve the minutes of February 25, 2008. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Allen, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Urquhart, and Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.

H.B. 447    Government Entity Changes (Rep. K. Holdaway)

Rep. Holdaway introduced and explained the bill to the Committee, with the help of Brent Gardner, Utah Association of Counties. (handouts)

MOTION:    Rep. Gibson moved to recommend H.B. 447 favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Seelig, Rep. Urquhart, and Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.

3rd Sub. S.B. 20 Municipal Government Amendments (Sen. C. Walker) (Rep. A. Tilton)

Sen. Walker introduced and explained the bill to the Committee, with the help of Gary Crane, attorney representing Utah League of Cities and Towns. (handout)

MOTION:    Rep. Gibson moved to amend 3rd Sub. S.B. 20 as follows:


1.    Page 20, Line 606 :    

             606          (i) Subsection 10-3b-303 (2)(a), for a municipality operating under the six-member
  council      


2.    Page 20, Line 608 :    

             608          (ii) Subsection 10-3b-403 (2)(a), for a municipality operating under the five-member
  council      


3.    Page 48, Line 1480 :    

             1480          (ii) for a city or town
  ,       the [city] council of the city or town [council].


The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Urquhart, and Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Shurliff moved to recommend 3rd Sub. S.B. 20 favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Urquhart, and Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.

3rd Sub. S.B. 25 Municipal Incorporation Amendments (Sen. D. Stowell) (Rep. M. Brown)

Sen. Stowell introduced and explained the bill to the Committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Gibson moved to adopt 5th Sub. S.B. 25. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Dunnigan and Rep. Urquhart absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Froerer moved to amend 5th Sub. S.B. 25 as follows:


1.    Page 2, Line 38 :    

             38          .    provides that town incorporation petitions filed before
{   the effective date of this bill   }        January 1, 2008      


2.    Page 2, Lines 40 through 41 :    

             40          .    allows petition sponsors under certain petitions filed before
{   the effective date of this

             41      bill   }
  January 1, 2008       to choose whether to have the initial town officers appointed or elected.


3.    Page 10, Line 297 :    

             297          (13) (a) For each petition filed before
{   the effective date of this section   }        January 1, 2008       :


4.    Page 10, Lines 302 through 303 :    

    
  (b) Each petition filed on or after January 1, 2008 is subject to and governed by this section.      

             302          
{   (b)   }        (c)       (i) As used in this Subsection (13)      {   (b)   }        (c)       , "specified petition" means a petition

             303      proposing the incorporation of a town filed before
{   the effective date of this section   }        January 1, 2008       that is a


5.    Page 11, Line 310 :    

             310          (B) (I) The petition sponsors shall make a choice under Subsection (3)
{   (b)   }        (c)       (ii)(A) by


6.    Page 11, Line 317 :    

             317      (13)
{   (b)   }        (c)       (ii)(B)(I).


7.    Page 13, Line 395 through Page 14, Line 400 :    

             395      the date of veto override.
             396     
{       Section 6. Revisor instructions.

             397          It is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General
             398      Counsel, in preparing the Utah Code database for publication, replace the phrase "the effective
             399      date of this section" in Subsection 10-2-125 (13) of this bill with the actual effective date of this
             400      bill.   }

The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Dunnigan and Rep. Urquhart absent for the vote

Spoke to the bill: Mike Mower, State Planning Coordinator

MOTION:    Rep. Shurtliff moved to recommend 5th Sub. S.B. 25 favorably, as amended. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Dunnigan and Rep. Urquhart absent for the vote.

S.B. 177    Local Government Disposal of Real Property Acquired by Exaction (Sen. W. Niederhauser) (Rep. M. Morley)

Sen. Niederhauser introduced and explained the bill to the Committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Gibson moved to amend S.B. 177 as follows:

1.    Page 1, Lines 14 through 17
    Senate Committee Amendments
    2-5-2008 :    

             14          .    extends from five years to
{   S. [15] 25 .S   }        15       years the period of time that a county or

             14a      municipality
             15      may own surplus real property acquired by exaction in order for the county or
             16      municipality to be subject to a requirement that the county or municipality offer to
             17      reconvey the property to the original owner.

2.    Page 2, Lines 36 through 39
    Senate Committee Amendments
    2-5-2008 :    

             36          (2) (a) If a municipality plans to dispose of surplus real property that was acquired
             37      under this section and has been owned by the municipality for less than [five]
{   S. [15] 25 .S   }        15       years,

             37a      the
             38      municipality shall first offer to reconvey the property, without receiving additional
             39      consideration, to the person who granted the property to the municipality.

3.    Page 2, Lines 54 through 57
    Senate Committee Amendments
    2-5-2008 :    

             54          (2) (a) If a county plans to dispose of surplus real property under Section 17-50-312
             55      that was acquired under this section and has been owned by the county for less than [five]
{   S. [15]

             55a      25 .S   }
  15      

             56
     years, the county shall first offer to reconvey the property, without receiving additional
             57      consideration, to the person who granted the property to the county.

The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Greenwood, Rep. Urquhart, and Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.

Spoke to the bill: Lincoln Shurtz, Utah League of Cities and Towns

MOTION:    Rep. Gibson moved to recommend S.B. 177 favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Dunnigan and Rep. Urquhart absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Seelig moved to adjourn the meeting. Rep. Hunsaker called the meeting to a close at 5:40 p.m.




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                    Rep. Fred R Hunsaker, Chair