MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Friday, February 2, 2018 • 4:00 p.m. • 450 State Capitol


Members Present:
Rep. Dixon M. Pitcher, Chair
Rep. Craig Hall, Vice Chair
Rep. Karen Kwan
Rep. Val K. Potter
Rep. Susan Pulsipher
Rep. Raymond P. Ward
Rep. R. Curt Webb
Rep. Elizabeth Weight
Rep. Logan Wilde
Members Absent:
Rep. James A. Dunnigan
Rep. Keith Grover
Rep. Marie H. Poulson
Rep. Marc K. Roberts

Staff Present:
Ms. Megan L. Bolin, Policy Analyst
Ms. Katiemarie Harmon, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.

Chair Pitcher called the meeting to order at 4:10 p.m.
Chair Pitcher announced that H.B. 224 would not be heard today.
MOTION: Rep. Hall moved to approve the minutes from the February 1, 2018 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-6.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-6
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. D. Pitcher
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. R. Webb
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Grover
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. R. Ward
1. H.B. 142 Impact Fees Amendments (Owens, D.)
Rep. Derrin R. Owens presented the bill with the assistance of Mr. Seth Atkinson, Administrator, Nephi City.
Mr. Taz Biesinger, Home Builders Association, spoke to the bill.
Mr. Mike Ostermiller, Utah Association of Realtors, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Kwan moved to amend H.B. 142 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-6.
Amendment 1
H.B. 142
Page 5, Lines 122 through 124 
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                (h) environmental mitigation as provided in Section 11-36a-205[.]; or
123
                (i) municipal natural gas facilities { , as that term is defined in Section 58-55-308.1 } .
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                (17) (a) "Public safety facility" means:

Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-6
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. D. Pitcher
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. R. Webb
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Grover
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. M. Roberts
MOTION: Rep. Webb moved to pass H.B. 142, as amended, out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-6.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-6
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. D. Pitcher
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. R. Webb
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Grover
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. M. Roberts
2. H.B. 253 Trust Lands Amendments (Snow, V. L.)
Rep. V. Lowry Snow presented the bill with the assistance of Mr. John Andrews, Chief Legal Counsel, Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA).
Ms. Paula Plant, Interim Director, School Children's Trust, State Board of Education, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. Mike Mower, Appointee SITLA Board, Governor Herbert's Office, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Ward moved to replace H.B. 253 with 1st Substitute H.B. 253. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. D. Pitcher
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. R. Webb
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Grover
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. M. Roberts
MOTION: Rep. Pulsipher moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 253 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. D. Pitcher
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. R. Webb
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Grover
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. M. Roberts
MOTION: Rep. Webb moved to place 1st Substitute H.B. 253 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. D. Pitcher
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. R. Webb
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Grover
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. M. Roberts
MOTION: Rep. Kwan moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. D. Pitcher
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. R. Webb
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Grover
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. M. Roberts
Chair Pitcher adjourned the meeting at 4:40 p.m.