MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENT

STANDING COMMITTEE

Thursday, January 26, 2017 • 2:00 p.m. • 445 State Capitol

Members Present:                                        Rep. Derrin R. Owens

Rep. Keven J. Stratton, Chair                         Rep. Douglas V. Sagers

Rep. Stewart E. Barlow, Vice Chair              Rep. Scott D. Sandall

Rep. Joel K. Briscoe                                       Rep. Christine F. Watkins

Rep. Scott H. Chew                                        Rep. Logan Wilde

Rep. Susan Duckworth 

Rep. Stephen G. Handy                                  Staff Present:

Rep. Timothy D. Hawkes                               Mr. J Brian Allred, Policy Analyst

Rep. Michael E. Noel                                     Ms. Linda Service, Committee Secretary

Note: A list of others present, a copy of related materials, and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at le.utah.gov.

Chair Stratton called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m.

1. H.B. 65 Air Conservation Act Amendments (Schultz, M.)

Rep. Schultz explained the bill.

Ms. Ashley Soltysiak, Policy Director, HEAL Utah, spoke to the bill.

Ms. Ashley Miller, Breathe Utah, spoke to the bill.

MOTION:     Rep. Sandall moved to pass H.B. 65 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-1-3.

Voting in the affirmative were:

Rep. Stratton, Rep. Barlow, Rep. Chew, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Handy, Rep. Hawkes, Rep. Sagers, Rep. Sandall, and Rep. Watkins.

Voting in the negative was:

Rep. Briscoe .

Absent or not voting were:

Rep. Noel, Rep.Owens, and Rep. Wilde.

2. H.J.R. 3 Joint Resolution Calling for a Convention to Amend the Constitution of the United States (Nelson, M.)

Rep. Nelson explained the bill.

Ms. Kris Kimball spoke in opposition to the bill.

Mr. Donald Cutshaw, Convention of States, spoke in favor of the bill.

Mr. Vincent Newmeyer spoke in opposition to the bill.

Mr. David Miller, Utah Veterans Coalition, spoke in favor of the bill.

Mr. Layne Beck, Freedom First Society, Utah, spoke in opposition to the bill and distributed the handout, “HJR3 Joint Resolution Calling for a Convention to Amend the Constitution of the United States.”

Mr. Mitchell Oldroyd, Convention of States, spoke in favor of the bill.

Mr. Nathan Brown, Defending Utah, spoke in opposition to the bill.

Mr. Michael Barth, Convention of States, spoke in favor of the bill.

Mr. Kahonvakamakani Salanoa spoke in opposition to the bill.

Ms. Jan Zogmaister spoke in favor of the bill

Ms. Maryann Christensen, Eagle Forum, spoke in opposition to the bill.

Ms. Amy Brown spoke to the bill.

Mr. William Pressgove, Convention of States, spoke in favor of the bill.

MOTION:     Rep. Hawkes moved to pass H.J.R. 3 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 11-2-0.

Voting in the affirmative were:

Rep. Stratton, Rep. Barlow, Rep. Chew, Rep. Handy, Rep. Hawkes, Rep. Noel, Rep. Owens, Rep. Sagers, Rep. Sandall, Rep. Watkins, and Rep. Wilde.

Voting in the negative were:

Rep. Briscoe and Rep. Duckworth.

3. H.B. 67 Wildlife Amendments (McKell, M.)

Rep. McKell explained the bill with the assistance of Mr. Greg Sheehan, Director, Division of Wildlife Resources.

MOTION:     Rep. Chew moved to pass H.B. 67 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4.  

Voting in the affirmative were:

Rep. Stratton, Rep. Barlow, Rep. Briscoe, Rep. Chew, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Owens, Rep. Sandall, Rep. Watkins, and Rep. Wilde.

Absent or not voting were:

Rep. Handy, Rep. Hawkes, Rep. Noel, and Rep. Sagers.

MOTION:     Rep. Sandall moved to place H.B. 67 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4.

Voting in the affirmative were:

Rep. Stratton, Rep. Barlow, Rep. Briscoe, Rep. Chew, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Owens, Rep. Sandall, Rep. Watkins, and Rep. Wilde.

                        Absent or not voting were:

Rep. Handy, Rep. Hawkes, Rep. Noel, and Rep. Sagers.

MOTION:     Rep. Sandall moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4.

Voting in the affirmative were:

Rep. Stratton, Rep. Barlow, Rep. Briscoe, Rep. Chew, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Owens, Rep. Sandall, Rep. Watkins, and Rep. Wilde .

Absent or not voting were:

Rep. Handy, Rep. Hawkes, Rep. Noel, and Sagers.

Chair Stratton adjourned the meeting at 4:17 p.m.

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Rep. Keven Stratton, Chair