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        February 26, 2014

Madam Speaker:

    The Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 149, AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT LIMITATIONS, by Representative M. Noel, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Lines 36 through 37 :    

             36      federal law;

{   and   }

             37          .    
  allows local law enforcement agencies to enter into agreements with federal agencies requiring fair compensation for assisting the federal agency; and

    .  
requires that county sheriffs regularly review the duties and activities of federal


2.    Page 6, Lines 153 through 155 :    

             153          Subject to Sections 53-13-106.6
{   ,   }        and       53-13-106.7 , and        Subsection       53-13-106.9        (1)       :

             154          (1) State and local law enforcement officers
{   are authorized to   }        may       recognize a federal

             155      employee's exercise of law enforcement authority, either on or off federally managed land,
{   only   }


3.    Page 6, Lines 161 through 162 :    


             161      officers
{   are authorized to   }        may       recognize a federal employee's exercise of law enforcement authority,

             162      on federally managed land other than proprietary jurisdiction federally managed land,
{   only   }


4.    Page 6, Line 170 :    

             170          Subject to
{   Sections   }        Section       53-13-106.7 and        Subsection       53-13-106.9        (1)       , state and local law enforcement


5.    Page 6, Line 177 :    

             177          A state or local law enforcement agency
{   is authorized to   }        may       assist a federal agency or


6.    Page 6, Line 179 through Page 7, Line 186 :    

             179      U.S.C. Secs. 1701-1736 and Secs. 1737-1782, Federal Land Policy Management Act,
{   only   }

             180      after
{   :

             181          (1) the United States secretary of the interior has achieved maximum feasible reliance
             182      upon the state or local law enforcement officials in enforcing federal laws and regulations, as
             183      required under 43 U.S.C. Sec. 1733(c)(1);
             184          (2) the United States secretary of the interior has otherwise complied with the
             185      requirement of 43 U.S.C. Sec. 1733(c)(1); and
             186          (3)   } the state or local law enforcement agency has
{   complied with   }        entered into an agreement authorized by            {   Section   }        Subsection       53-13-106.9        (3)       .


7.    Page 8, Line 238 :    

             238      exceed a duration of two years.
    
  (3) Local law enforcement agencies may enter into agreements with federal

agencies requiring fair compensation for assisting a federal agency or federal employee to enforce federal sttutes and regulations managed pursuant to 43 U.S.C. Secs. 1701-1736 and 43 U.S.C. Secs. 1737-1782, Federal Land Policy Management Act.      



    Respectfully,

    Michael E. Noel
    Committee Chair

Voting: 14-0-2
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