MINUTES OF THE HOUSE

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND

WORKFORCE SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 20 House Building

February 4, 2016

Members Present:                Rep. Becky Edwards, Chair

                                                Rep. John Westwood, Vice Chair

                                                Rep. Sophia DiCaro

                                                Rep. Timothy Hawkes

                                                Rep. Bradley G. Last

                                                Rep. Curt Oda

                                                Rep. Angela Romero

                                                Rep. Scott Sandall

                                                Rep. Robert Spendlove

                                                Rep. Mark Wheatley

                                                Rep. Brad R. Wilson

Staff Present:                        Mr. Ryan Hunter, Policy Analyst

                                                Ms. Glenda Van Wagenen, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Edwards called the meeting to order at 2:04 p.m.

H.B. 52           Office of Outdoor Recreation Amendments (P. Arent)

Rep. Arent, assisted by Brad Petersen, former Director, Office of Outdoor Recreation, explained the bill. The handout, "H.B. 52 Utah Recreation Infrastructure Development Fund," was distributed to the committee.

Spoke to the bill:        Val Hale, GOED

Spoke for the bill:       Todd Bingham, Utah Manufacturers Association

                                    Michael Parker, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce

                                    Fred Hayes, Utah State Parks

                                    Adam Trupp, Utah Association of Counties

                                    Des Barker, Utah Tourism Association

                                    Dirk Clayson, Kane County

Gail Loveland, National Ability Center

                                    Stephen Fishburn, City of Ogden

                                    Brandon Smith, Utah League of Cities and Towns

MOTION:     Rep. Wheatley made a motion to delete H.B. 52 and replace it with

1st Sub. H.B. 52. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Last and Rep. Oda absent.

1st Sub. H.B. 52        Office of Outdoor Recreation Amendments

MOTION:     Rep. Wheatley moved to pass the bill out favorably.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:   Rep. Sandall moved to hold the bill. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Hawkes, Rep. Last, Rep. Oda, and Rep. Spendlove absent.

H.B. 172         Public Assistance Benefits Amendments (A. Romero)

Rep. Romero, assisted by Gina Cornia, Utahns Against Hunger, explained the bill. The handouts, "Drug Testing of TANF Recipients - Three Year Summary" and "HB 172 Public Assistance Benefits Amendments" were distributed to the committee.

Spoke to the bill:        Kathy Bounous, Department of Workforce Services

                                    Barbara Muños, Community Action Partnership of Utah

Spoke for the bill:       Marina Lowe, ACLU

Spoke against the bill:            Joe Call, Utah Eagle Forum

MOTION:     Rep. Wilson moved to delete H.B. 172 and replace it with 1st Sub. H.B. 172. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Hawkes, Rep. Oda, and Rep. Spendlove absent for the vote.

MOTION:     Rep. Sandall moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Hawkes, Rep. Oda, and Rep. Spendlove absent for the vote.

MOTION:     Rep. Sandall moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Hawkes, Rep. Oda, and Rep. Spendlove absent for the vote.

Chair Edwards adjourned the meeting at 3:46 p.m.

Becky Edwards, Chair