NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENT INTERIM COMMITTEE
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | 1:15 PM | 110 Senate Building

Members of the public may participate remotely in the meeting by visiting the committee’s webpage to access the live streaming options: https://le.utah.gov/committee/committee.jsp?year=2025&com=INTNAE

 

Approximate

timeframe

1:15

1.    Committee Business

·         Call to order

·         Approval of the meeting minutes from May 21, 2025

·         Other committee business

1:20

2.    Sunset Review: Lead Acid Battery Disposal

The committee will continue the sunset review of Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 6, which governs lead acid battery disposal and will sunset July 1, 2026, if the Legislature takes no action.

·         Committee staff

·         Committee discussion/action

1:25

9:05

3.    Tropic Reservoir

The committee will discuss issues related to the Tropic Reservoir in Garfield County.

·         Leland Pollock, Commissioner, Garfield County

·         Tawn Mangum, President, Tropic & East Sevier Irrigation Company

·         Teresa Wilhelmsen, State Engineer, Division of Water Rights

·         Terry Monroe, Regional Engineer, Division of Water Rights

·         Matthew Mills, President, Otter Creek Reservoir Company

·         Committee discussion/action

2:45

4.    Department of Natural Resources Updates

The committee will receive updates regarding issues studied by the Department of Natural Resources.

A.      Energy Compact

·         Emy Lesofski, Director, Office of Energy Development

B.     Class D Roads

·         Redge Johnson, Director, Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office

C.      State Park Fees

·         Tyson Plastow, Internal Audit Director, Department of Natural Resources

·         Scott Strong, Director, Division of State Parks

D.     Committee discussion/action

3:05

5.    State Park Accessibility

   The committee will discuss issues related to accessibility in state parks.

·         Representative Douglas Welton

·         Scott Strong, Director, Division of State Parks

·         Committee discussion/action

3:25

6.    Wildlife Management Areas & Licenses

 The committee will discuss new requirements for entering wildlife management areas.

·         Riley Peck, Director, Division of Wildlife Resources

·         Committee discussion/action

3:45

7. Other Items/Adjourn