| Members Present: Sen. Margaret Dayton, Chair Sen. Allen M. Christensen Sen. David P. Hinkins Sen. Jani Iwamoto Sen. Peter C. Knudson Sen. Brian Zehnder |
Members Absent: Sen. Evan J. Vickers Staff Present: Mr. J Brian Allred, Policy Analyst Ms. Paula Morgan, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| Chair Dayton called the meeting to order at 8:32 AM. |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to approve the minutes for March 1, 2018. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. M. Dayton Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. P. Knudson Sen. E. Vickers |
| 1. 1st Sub. H.B. 422 Natural Gas Infrastructure Amendments (Noel, M.) |
| Rep. Noel explained the bill. |
| Kelly Mendenhall , Director, Regulatory and Pricing, Dominion Energy, spoke to the bill. |
| Rey Butcher, Vice-President , Government Relations, Dominion Energy, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Tom Clark, Executive Director, Rocky Mountain Propane, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Doug Hyer, Pilot Thomas Logistics, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 422 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. M. Dayton Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. P. Knudson Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. E. Vickers |
| 2. 3rd Sub. H.B. 135 Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Amendments (Noel, M.) |
| Rep. Noel explained the bill. |
| John Bennett, Citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| George Chapman, Citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Dave Robinson spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Shelly Teuscher, Alta, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mark Stratford, Attorney, Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Steven Clyde, Executive Water Task Force, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ted Wilson, Citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Tom Ward, Director, Sandy Public Utiliities, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Laura Briefer, Director, Public Utilities , Salt Lake City spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Sen. Iwamoto moved to go to the next item on the agenda. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass 3rd Substitute H.B. 135 out favorably. The Substitute motion failed with a vote of 1-5-1. | |||
| Yeas - 1 | Nays-5 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. D. Hinkins | Sen. A. Christensen Sen. M. Dayton Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. P. Knudson Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. E. Vickers |
| Sen. Iwamoto's original motion passed with a vote 6-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. M. Dayton Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. P. Knudson Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. E. Vickers |
| 3. 1st Sub. H.B. 124 Water Holdings Accountability and Transparency Amendments (Coleman, K.) |
| Rep. Coleman explained the bill. |
| Marie Owens, Division of Drinking Water spoke to the bill. |
| Kent Jones, State Engineer, Director of Division of Water Rights spoke to the bill. |
| George Chapman, Citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Steven Clyde spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to go to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed with a vote of 5-1-1. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-1 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. M. Dayton Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. P. Knudson Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. D. Hinkins | Sen. E. Vickers |
| 4. 1st Sub. H.B. 365 Department of Environmental Quality Amendments (Stratton, K.) |
| Rep. Stratton explained the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to replace 1st Substitute H.B. 365 with 2nd Subsitute H.B. 365. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. M. Dayton Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. P. Knudson Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. E. Vickers |
| Rep. Stratton explained the bill. with the assistance of Amanda Smith, Public Entrepreneurs and Erica Gaddis, Director, Division of Water Quality. |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to adjourn. The motion failed with a vote of 2-4-1. | |||
| Yeas - 2 | Nays-4 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. M. Dayton | Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. P. Knudson Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. E. Vickers |
| MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 365 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. M. Dayton Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. P. Knudson Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. E. Vickers |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:56 AM. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. M. Dayton Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. P. Knudson Sen. B. Zehnder | Sen. E. Vickers |