MINUTES OF THE HOUSE

PUBLIC UTILITIES & TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 450, Capital Building

                                                            March 9, 2015

Members Present:                Rep. Ken Ivory, Chair

                                                Rep. Steve Handy, Vice Chair

                                                Rep. Patrice Arent

                                                Rep. Scott Chew

                                                Rep. Kay Christofferson

                                                Rep. Becky Edwards

Rep. Justin Miller

                                                Rep. Earl Tanner

Members Absent:                   Rep. Brad Dee

                                                Rep. Keith Grover

                                                Rep. Keven Stratton

Staff Present:                        Mr. Richard North, Policy Analyst

                                                Ms. Barbara Bryner, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Ivory called the meeting to order at 7:35 a.m.

MOTION:      Rep. Christofferson moved to approve the minutes of March 5, 2015. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Miller absent for the vote.

1st Sub. S.B. 216       High Cost Infrastructure Tax Credits (Sen. R. Okerlund)

Sen. Okerlund explained the bill with the assistance of Steve Styler, Governor's Rural Partnership Board.

Spoke for the bill:                   Mark Compton, Utah Mining Association

Lee Peacock, President, Utah Petroleum Association

Spoke against the bill:            George Chapman, Self

Rep. Ivory relinquished the Chair to Vice Chair Handy.

MOTION:     Rep. Christofferson moved to pass S.B. 216 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Edwards and Rep. Ivory absent for the vote.

S.B. 228          Emergency Order Amendments (Sen. R. Okerlund)

Sen. Okerlund explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:     Rep. Arent moved to pass S.B. 228 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Edwards and Rep. Ivory absent for the vote.

MOTION:     Rep. Christofferson moved to place S.B. 228 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Edwards and Rep. Ivory absent for the vote.

1st Sub. S.B. 255       Data Security Management Council (Sen. W. Harper)

Sen. Harper explained the bill to the committee with the assistance of Mark Van Orden, Technology of Security.

MOTION:     Rep. Arent moved to adopt the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Lines 38 through 41

Senate Committee Amendments

       2-27-2015:   

38   (c) one Ŝ➔ [state legislator] individual Ŝ appointed by the speaker of the House of

38aRepresentatives and

39the president of the Senate from the {  Legislative Automation Committee of the Legislature  }  Legislative Information Technology Steering Committee  ; and

40   (d) the highest ranking information technology official, or the highest ranking

41information technology official's designee, from each of:

            The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:     Rep. Tanner moved to pass 1st. Sub. S.B. 255 out with a favorable recommendation as amended. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Edwards and Rep. Ivory absent for the vote.

MOTION:     Rep. Arent moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Ivory absent for the vote.

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            Rep. Ken Ivory, Chair