MINUTES OF THE

SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENT

STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 415, Utah State Capitol

February 9, 2015

 

Members Present:     Sen. Scott K. Jenkins, Chair

                                    Sen. Allen M. Christensen

                                    Sen. Margaret Dayton

                                    Sen. Jani Iwamoto

                                    Sen. Peter C. Knudson

                                    Sen. Brian E. Shiozawa

                                    Sen. Evan J. Vickers

 

Staff Present:             Brian Allred, Policy Analyst

                                    Lorna Wells, Committee Secretary

 

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

 

Chair Jenkins called the meeting to order at 3:35 p.m.

 

Ms. Nora Rasure – Regional Forester, Intermountain Region made a presentation regarding the National Forests in Utah and distributed a handout regarding her testimony.

 

Ms. Rasure answered questions from the committee.

 

Sen. Jenkins relinquished the chair to Sen. Dayton

 

S.B. 49                        Bear Lake Sovereign Lands Amendments (Sen. J. Iwamoto)

 

Sen. Iwamoto explained the substitute bill to the committee.

 

MOTION:      Sen. Iwamoto moved to replace S.B. 49 with 1st Substitute S.B. 49.   The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Jenkins absent from the vote.

 

MOTION:      Sen. Iwamoto moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.     Page 4, Line 96: 


         96   point of   {public}    legal    access that allows motor vehicle traffic, to and from a

                beach site area that the

 

The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Jenkins absent for the vote.

 

Spoke for the bill:       Mr. Rick Jensen, Bear Lake property owner

                                    Mr. Todd Larsen, Bear Lake property owner

                                    Mr. John Crandall, Bear Lake property owner

                                    Mr. Wilford Diederich, Bear Lake property owner

 

MOTION:      Sen. Knudson moved to pass the amended bill out favorably.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Jenkins absent for the vote.

 

MOTION:      Sen. Christensen moved to approve the minutes of the February 5, 2015 meeting.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Jenkins absent for the vote.

 

MOTION:      Sen. Christensen moved to adjourn.   The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Jenkins absent for the vote.

 

 

Acting Chair Dayton adjourned the meeting at 4:15 p.m.

 

 

 

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Sen. Scott K. Jenkins, Chair