MINUTES OF THE

COMMERCE AND REVENUE

APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE

ROOM 423, STATE CAPITOL BUILDING

MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Scott Jenkins, Co-Chairman

Rep. Chad Bennion, Co-Chairman

Sen. Dan Eastman

Sen. Ed Mayne

Rep. Eli Anderson

Rep. Cindy Beshear

Rep. David Cox

Rep. Steven Mascaro

Rep. Peggy Wallace

STAFF PRESENT: Stan Eckersley, Fiscal Analyst

Debbie Headden, Fiscal Analyst

Pam Bryson, Committee Secretary

VISITORS LIST: Attached to and made a part of these minutes.

Co-Chairman Chad Bennion called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m.

Fiscal Analyst, Stan Eckersley, distributed a new committee schedule.

MOTION: Rep. Wallace moved to approve the minutes of the January 8, 2002 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Eastman absent for the vote.

Richard Pearson, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, distributed a handout and presented the departments findings of an excess revenue of $200,000 over the previous projected amount. He requested that they be allowed to use the funds within their department.

MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved that the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control be allowed to use the excess revenue of $200,000 within their department. He withdrew the motion for further committee discussion on other budget issues.

Fiscal Analyst, Debbie Headden, presented the Utah College of Applied Technology (UCAT) Funding Analysis. She further explained some options to allow for the proposed budget decrease to be accepted by UCAT and the committee members.

Gregory Fitch, Utah College of Applied Technology, responded to the options given by the fiscal analyst.

Co-Chairman Chad Bennion called a recess at 3:05 p.m. to allow UCAT and committee members time to discuss these options and decide on the best solution. The meeting reconvened at 3:22 p.m.

Gregory Fitch, Utah College of Applied Technology, explained their findings and presented the solution that they felt would be of the best benefit to their organization.

Committee discussion followed.

MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to accept the analyst's original recommendations for the Utah College of Applied Technology FY 2002 Supplemental budget reduction of 4.72 % as presented in the Option 3 handout. His motion also included the flexibility for UCAT to move $367,000 between line items based on a bill being passed. It was further moved that the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control be allowed to use the excess revenue of $200,000 within their department.

The committee discussed and responded to the proposed motion.

The motion passed with Sen. Jenkins voting in opposition.

MOTION: Rep. Cox moved that the analyst prepare a motion for Executive Appropriations to direct the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel to draft legislation giving the president of Utah College of Applied Technology the authority to reallocate $367,000 between line items. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION: Rep. Anderson made a motion to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.

Co-Chairman Bennion adjourned the meeting at 3:45 p.m.

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Sen. Scott Jenkins, Co-Chair Rep. Chad E. Bennion, Co-Chair