REVISED AGENDA

 

NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENT INTERIM COMMITTEE

UTAH LEGISLATURE

 

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 • 8:30 a.m. • Room 30 House Building

 

1.   Committee Business

·         Call to order

·         Approval of the minutes of the August 13, 2018, meeting.

 

2.   Working Groups Final Report and Conclusions

 

·         Michael Styler, Executive Director, Department of Natural Resources

o   Constitutional Amendment on Municipal Water Rights—Steve Clyde

§  Draft Legislation “Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution—Municipal Water Rights”

o   Extraterritorial Jurisdiction—Marie Owens

§  Draft Legislation “Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Amendments”

o   Private Property Rights—Wendy Fisher

o   Water Supply and Surplus Water—Boyd Clayton

§  Draft Legislation “Water Supply and Surplus Water Amendments”

·         Public comment

·         Committee discussion

3.  Commission for the Stewardship of Public Lands

·         Commission Chairs David P. Hinkins and Keven J. Stratton

·         Public comment

·         Committee discussion

4.   Sunset Review – Commission for the Stewardship of Public Lands

 

·         Commission Chairs Hinkins and Stratton

·         Public comment

·         Committee discussion

5.   Sunset Review – Instream Flow Water Right for Trout Habitat Established in Subsection 73-3-30(3)

·         Draft Legislation “Instream Flow Water Rights Amendments”

o   Rep. Timothy D. Hawkes

o   Public comment

o   Committee discussion

 

 

6. Draft Legislation—“Rulemaking Fiscal Accountability Amendments”

·         Chair Stratton

·         Public comment

·         Committee discussion and action

7.   Wildfire Update

 

·         Brian Cottam, Director, Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands

·         Public comment

·         Committee discussion

 

8.   Storm Water Issues and Initiatives

 

·         Erica Gaddis, Director, Division of Water Quality

·         Public comment

·         Committee discussion

 

9. Great Salt Lake Issues and Opportunities

 

·         Erica Gaddis, Director, Division of Water Quality

·         Public comment

·         Committee discussion

 

10. Adjourn