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MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 450 State Capitol
February 18, 2014

Members Present:        Rep. R. Curt Webb, Chair
                Rep. Jeremy A. Peterson, Vice Chair
                Rep. Jerry B. Anderson
                Rep. Jon Cox
                Rep. James A. Dunnigan
                Rep. Craig Hall
                Rep. Michael S. Kennedy
                Rep. Marie H. Poulson
                Rep. Marc K. Roberts                
                Rep. John R. Westwood

Members Absent:        Rep. Jennifer M. Seelig

Staff Present:        Mr. Joseph Wade, Policy Analyst
                Ms. Karen Mitchell, Committee Secretary

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


Chair Webb called the meeting to order at 2:08 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Westwood moved to approve the minutes of the February 14, 2014 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Roberts, Rep. Seelig, and Rep. Peterson absent for the vote.

S.C.R. 1    Concurrent Resolution Recognizing the 60th Anniversary of the Inclusion of Under God in the Pledge of Allegiance (Sen. A. Osmond) (Rep. L. Christensen)

Sen. Osmond and Rep. Christensen explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill:    Laura Bunker, United Families Utah

MOTION:    Rep. Westwood moved to pass S.C.R. 1 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Seelig absent for the vote.

1st Sub. S.B. 90    Residency Amendments (Sen. T. Weiler) (Rep. C. Hall)

Sen. Weiler explained the bill to the committee.

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MOTION:    Rep. Peterson moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 90 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Seelig absent for the vote.

H.B. 110    Renewable Energy Amendments (Rep. K. Powell)

Rep. Powell explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Roberts moved to adopt 1st Substitute H.B. 110. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Dunnigan and Rep. Seelig absent for the vote.

Vice Chair Peterson assumed the chair.

Spoke for the bill:    Roger Armstrong, Summit County Council
            Vicki Bennett, Director, Sale Lake City Office of Sustainability and                 Environment
            Sara Baldwin, Utah Clean Energy
            Glenn Wright, Citizen
            Chris Robinson, Summit County Council

Spoke against the bill:    Michele Beck, Utah Office of Consumer Services
                David Taylor, Rocky Mountain Power
                Ted Rampton, Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems

MOTION:    Rep. Dunnigan moved to return H.B. 110 to rules committee and recommends the bill be placed in interim study. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Roberts, Rep. Seelig, and Rep. Webb absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Anderson moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Roberts, Rep. Seelig, and Rep. Webb absent for the vote.

Vice Chair Peterson adjourned the meeting at 3:22 p.m.







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Rep. R. Curt Webb, Chair

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