MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENT

STANDING COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 28, 2017 • 7:45 am • 445 State Capitol


Members Present:

Rep. Keven J. Stratton, Chair

Rep. Stewart E. Barlow, Vice Chair

Rep. Joel K. Briscoe

Rep. Scott H. Chew

Rep. Susan Duckworth

Rep. Stephen G. Handy

Rep. Timothy D. Hawkes

Rep. Michael E. Noel

Rep. Derrin R. Owens

Rep. Scott D. Sandall

Rep. Christine F. Watkins

Rep. Logan Wilde


Members Absent:

Rep. Douglas V. Sagers


Staff Present:

Mr. J Brian Allred, Policy Analyst

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 7:48 a.m.


1. H.B. 385 State Monuments Act (Eliason, S.)


Rep. Eliason explained the bill.


Mr. Matt Anderson, Sutherland Institute, spoke in favor of the bill.


Mr. Mark Compton, Utah Mining Association, spoke to the bill.


Mr. Mike Styler, Director, Department of Natural Resources, spoke to the bill.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Noel moved to replace H.B. 385 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 385.

The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-2.












Yeas:

Nays:

Abs:

Rep. S. Barlow

Rep. J. Briscoe

Rep. S. Chew

Rep. S. Handy

Rep. T. Hawkes

Rep. M. Noel

Rep. D. Owens

Rep. S. Sandall

Rep. K. Stratton

Rep. C. Watkins

Rep. L. Wilde

 

Rep. S. Duckworth

Rep. D. Sagers


 

MOTION:     Rep. Noel moved to amend 2nd Substitute H.B. 385 with Amendment #1.

 

1.    Page 2, Line 47:  

 

47   (a)

  (i)  
owned by the state;
  

       

       (ii) leased by the state; or 

       

       (iii) transferred to the state;  

 

2.    Page 3, Line 58:  

 

58   (i) evaluate

{

  federal  

}

  federally controlled  
land with the potential to be transferred or leased to the state for

 

3.    Page 3, Line 61:  

 

61lease of

{

  federal  

}

  federally controlled  
land for the proposed state monument, as appropriations allow.

 

4.    Page 4, Line 88:  

 

88resolution, as described in Subsection (2)(a), the committee

{

  may not take  

}

  shall consider the opposition in taking  
action.

 

The motion passed with a vote of 10-1-2.

Yeas:

Nays:

Abs:

Rep. S. Barlow

Rep. S. Chew

Rep. S. Handy

Rep. T. Hawkes

Rep. M. Noel

Rep. D. Owens

Rep. S. Sandall

Rep. K. Stratton

Rep. C. Watkins

Rep. L. Wilde

Rep. J. Briscoe

Rep. S. Duckworth

Rep. D. Sagers

 

 

MOTION:     Rep. Noel moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 385 as amended out favorably.

The motion passed with a vote of 11-1-1.

Yeas:

Nays:

Abs:

Rep. S. Barlow

Rep. S. Chew

Rep. S. Duckworth

Rep. S. Handy

Rep. T. Hawkes

Rep. M. Noel

Rep. D. Owens

Rep. S. Sandall

Rep. K. Stratton

Rep. C. Watkins

Rep. L. Wilde

Rep. J. Briscoe

Rep. D. Sagers

 

 

2. H.B. 407 Utah Public Land Management Act Amendments (Noel, M.)

 

Rep. Noel explained the bill.

 

Mr. Sterling Brown, Utah Farm Bureau, spoke in favor of the bill.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Owens moved to replace H.B. 407 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 407.

The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-3.

 

Yeas:

Nays:

Abs:

Rep. J. Briscoe

Rep. S. Chew

Rep. S. Duckworth

Rep. S. Handy

Rep. T. Hawkes

Rep. M. Noel

Rep. D. Owens

Rep. K. Stratton

Rep. C. Watkins

Rep. L. Wilde

 

Rep. S. Barlow

Rep. D. Sagers

Rep. S. Sandall

 

 

MOTION:     Rep. Hawkes moved to pass H.B. 407 out favorably.

 

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:   Rep. Barlow moved to amend 2nd Substitute H.B. 407 with Amendment #1 and pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 407 favorably.

 

1.    Page 3, Line 80:  

 

80recreation, hunting, fishing, trapping, range,

  livestock grazing,  
timber, minerals, watershed, wildlife and fish, and

 

The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-2.

Yeas:

Nays:

Abs:

Rep. S. Barlow

Rep. J. Briscoe

Rep. S. Chew

Rep. S. Duckworth

Rep. S. Handy

Rep. T. Hawkes

Rep. M. Noel

Rep. D. Owens

Rep. K. Stratton

Rep. C. Watkins

Rep. L. Wilde

 

Rep. D. Sagers

Rep. S. Sandall

 

 

 

3. H.B. 408 State Property and School and Institutional Trust Land Amendments (Noel, M.)

 

Rep. Noel explained the bill.

 

Mr. David Ure, Director, School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, spoke in favor of the bill.

 

Ms Natalie Gordon, State Board of Education, spoke to the bill.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Barlow moved to amend H.B. 408 with Amendment #1.

 

1.    Page 1, Lines 19 through 20:   

 

19Other Special Clauses:

20   

{

  None  

}

  This bill provides a special effective date.  

 

2.    Page 17, Lines 508 through 514:    

 

508 Section 5. Section 63I-2-210 is amended to read:

509 63I-2-210. Repeal dates – Title 10.

510 (1) Subsection 10-2a-106(2), the language that states ", including a township

511incorporation procedure as defined in Section 10-2a-105," is repealed July 1, 2016.

512 (2) Subsection 10-2a-410(3)(d)(ii) is repealed January 1, 2017.

513 (3) Section 10-2a-105 is repealed July 1, 2016.

514 [(4) Subsection 10-9a-304(2) is repealed June 1, 2016.]

       

  Section 6. Effective date.  

       

  If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto, the date of veto override.  

 

The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-3.

Yeas:

Nays:

Abs:

Rep. S. Barlow

Rep. J. Briscoe

Rep. S. Chew

Rep. S. Duckworth

Rep. S. Handy

Rep. M. Noel

Rep. D. Owens

Rep. K. Stratton

Rep. C. Watkins

Rep. L. Wilde

 

Rep. T. Hawkes

Rep. D. Sagers

Rep. S. Sandall

 

 

MOTION:     Rep. Barlow moved to pass H.B. 408 as amended out favorably.

The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeas:

Nays:

Abs:

Rep. S. Barlow

Rep. J. Briscoe

Rep. S. Chew

Rep. S. Duckworth

Rep. S. Handy

Rep. M. Noel

Rep. D. Owens

Rep. S. Sandall

Rep. K. Stratton

Rep. C. Watkins

Rep. L. Wilde

 

Rep. T. Hawkes

Rep. D. Sagers

 

 

4. H.C.R. 24 Concurrent Resolution on Native American Recreation and Public Purposes Grant (Noel, M.)

 

Rep. Noel explained the bill.

 

Mr. Gavin Noyes, Executive Director, Utah Dine Bikeyah, spoke in opposition to the bill.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Barlow moved to amend H.C.R. 24 with Amendment #1.

 

1.    Page 1, Line 24:  

 

24   WHEREAS, the human history in the Bears Ears area dates

{

  as far  

}

back

{

  as 8,500  

}

  thousands of  
years,

 

The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeas:

Nays:

Abs:

Rep. S. Barlow

Rep. J. Briscoe

Rep. S. Chew

Rep. S. Duckworth

Rep. T. Hawkes

Rep. M. Noel

Rep. D. Owens

Rep. S. Sandall

Rep. K. Stratton

Rep. C. Watkins

Rep. L. Wilde

 

Rep. S. Handy

Rep. D. Sagers

 

 

MOTION:     Rep. Owens moved to pass H.C.R. 24 as amended out favorably.

The motion passed with a vote of 9-2-2.

Yeas:

Nays:

Abs:

Rep. S. Barlow

Rep. S. Chew

Rep. T. Hawkes

Rep. M. Noel

Rep. D. Owens

Rep. S. Sandall

Rep. K. Stratton

Rep. C. Watkins

Rep. L. Wilde

Rep. J. Briscoe

Rep. S. Duckworth

Rep. S. Handy

Rep. D. Sagers

 

 

5. H.B. 317 Antelope Island State Park Funding Amendments (Lisonbee, K.)

 

Rep. Lisonbee explained the bill assisted by Mr. Ben Nadolski, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

 

Mr Fred Hayes, Director, Division of Parks and Recreation, spoke to the bill.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Sandall moved to table H.B. 317.

 

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:   Rep. Barlow moved to hold H.B. 317.

The motion passed with a vote of 6-4-3.

Yeas:

Nays:

Abs:

Rep. S. Barlow

Rep. J. Briscoe

Rep. T. Hawkes

Rep. K. Stratton

Rep. C. Watkins

Rep. L. Wilde

Rep. S. Chew

Rep. S. Duckworth

Rep. D. Owens

Rep. S. Sandall

Rep. S. Handy

Rep. M. Noel

Rep. D. Sagers

 

 

MOTION:     Rep. Duckworth moved to approve the minutes of the February 22, 2017 and February 24, 2017 meetings.

The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-3.

 

Yeas:

Nays:

Abs:

Rep. S. Barlow

Rep. J. Briscoe

Rep. S. Chew

Rep. S. Duckworth

Rep. T. Hawkes

Rep. D. Owens

Rep. S. Sandall

Rep. K. Stratton

Rep. C. Watkins

Rep. L. Wilde

 

Rep. S. Handy

Rep. M. Noel

Rep. D. Sagers

 

 

6. H.B. 0427 Agriculture Commodity Zone Amendments (Stratton, K.)

 

H.B. 427 was not considered.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Watkins moved to adjourn.

The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-3.

 

Yeas:

Nays:

Abs:

Rep. S. Barlow

Rep. J. Briscoe

Rep. S. Chew

Rep. S. Duckworth

Rep. T. Hawkes

Rep. D. Owens

Rep. S. Sandall

Rep. K. Stratton

Rep. C. Watkins

Rep. L. Wilde

 

Rep. S. Handy

Rep. M. Noel

Rep. D. Sagers

 

Vice Chair Barlow adjourned the meeting at 10:04 a.m.

 

 

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Rep. Keven J. Stratton, Chair