MINUTES OF THE

SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENT

STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 415, Utah State Capitol

February 26, 2015

Members Present: Sen. Scott K. Jenkins, Chair

Sen. Allen M. Christensen

Sen. Margaret Dayton

Sen. Jani Iwamoto

Sen. Brian E. Shiozawa

Sen. Evan J. Vickers

Members Excused: Sen. Peter C. Knudson

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 8:02 a.m.

S.B. 230

Utah Prairie Dog Management Appropriation (Sen. E. Vickers)

Sen. Vickers explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill: Mr. Greg Sheehan, Director, Utah Wildlife Resources

Mr. Leland Pollock, Garfield County Commissioner

MOTION: Sen. Dayton moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

S.B. 244

Department of Environmental Quality Modifications (Sen. M. Dayton)

Sen. Dayton explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill: Mr. James Holtkamp, Attorney, Utah Manufacturers Association

Ms. Amanda Smith, Executive Director, Dept. of Environmental Quality

Sen. Jenkins relinquished the chair to Sen. Christensen.

Spoke against the bill: Ms. Ashley Soltysiak, Policy Associate, Heal Utah

Sen. Jenkins resumed the chair.

Spoke against the bill: Dr. Peter Jenkins, Chair, Radiation Control Board

Dr. Ulrich Rassner, Diagnostic Radiologist

Ms. Karen Langley, Radiation Safety Officer

Dr. Maryellen Gilfeather, Diagnostic Radiology Association

Spoke to the bill: Mr. Craig Jones

MOTION: Sen. Dayton moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Sen. Iwamoto and Sen. Shiozawa voting in opposition.

S.B. 208

Air Quality Amendments (Sen. L. Escamilla)

Sen. Escamilla explained the bill to the committee. She distributed a handout entitled, “CARROT Program Summary.”

Spoke to the bill: Mr. Scott Baird, Director Govern. Affairs, Dept. of Environmental Quality

Spoke for the bill: Ms. Tess Davis, Breathe Utah

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

1. Page 5, Lines 124 through 129:

124 (c) The department shall:

125 (i) retain up to 50% of the money collected from a civil penalty, minus the reimbursement as

126 described in Subsection (9)(b) , but no more than $200,000 total may be retained by the department per fiscal year ; and

127 (ii) use the money described in Subsection (9)(c)(i) for environmental remediation

128 efforts and programs described in Title 19, Chapter 2, Part 2, Clean Air Retrofit, Replacement,

129 and Off-Road Technology Program.

The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass the amended bill out favorably. The motion passed with Sen. Dayton and Sen. Vickers voting in opposition.

H.B. 25

Water Law - Application Revisions (Rep. V. Snow)

Rep. Snow explained the bill to the committee. He distributed a handout explaining the bill.

MOTION: Sen. Dayton moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Shiozawa absent for the vote.

MOTION: Sen. Dayton moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.

Chair Jenkins adjourned the meeting at 9:55 a.m.

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Sen. Scott K. Jenkins, Chair