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UTAH STATE SENATE
UTAH STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX * 320 STATE CAPITOL

P.O. BOX 145115 * SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5115 * (801) 538-1035

        March 2, 2009

Mr. President:

    The Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee reports a favorable recommendation on S.B. 223, CITY AND COUNTY CARBON CREDITS FOR SEQUESTRATION OF WASTE STREAM MATERIALS, by Senator R. Romero, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Lines 31 through 33 :    

             31          A municipality providing waste and garbage collection and disposal services that
             32      converts material to charcoal or biochar

  and sequesters the charcoal or biochar as fertilizer       as part of the waste and garbage collection and

             33      disposal services may seek and sell or trade carbon credits on any market
  or exchange       for carbon credits.


2.    Page 4, Lines 91 through 93 :    

             91          (6) A county providing waste and garbage collection and disposal services that
             92      converts material to charcoal or biochar
  and sequesters the charcoal or biochar as fertilizer       as part of the waste and garbage collection and

             93      disposal services may seek and sell or trade carbon credits on any market
  or exchange       for carbon credits.


        Respectfully,

        Peter C. Knudson
        Committee Chair

Voting: 4-2-1
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