| Members Present: Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg, Chair Sen. David G. Buxton Sen. Karen Mayne Sen. Ann Millner President Wayne L. Niederhauser Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson |
Members Absent: Sen. Ralph Okerlund Staff Present: Mr. Ryan M. Hunter, Policy Analyst Ms. Karen Allred, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
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| Chair Anderegg called the meeting to order at 8:04 a.m. |
| MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to approve the minutes of February 28, 2018. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. K. Mayne Sen. J. Stevenson | Sen. A. Millner Sen. W. Niederhauser Sen. R. Okerlund |
| 1. S.B. 234 Utah Inland Port Authority (Stevenson, J.) |
| MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to replace S.B. 234 with 1st Substitute S.B. 234. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. K. Mayne Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson | Sen. W. Niederhauser Sen. R. Okerlund |
| Sen. Stevenson presented the bill. |
| Mr. Todd Bingham, Utah Manufacturers Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Council Chair Erin Mendenhall, Salt Lake City Council, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. John Birkinshaw, Rio Tinto, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mayor Jackie Biskupski, Salt Lake City, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Jessica Reimer, Heal Utah, spoke to the bill. |
| Mr. Nick Norris, Salt Lake City, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Travis Lish, NWQ, LLC, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Katie Lewis, Salt Lake City, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 234 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. K. Mayne Sen. A. Millner Sen. W. Niederhauser Sen. J. Stevenson | Sen. R. Okerlund |
| 2. S.B. 240 Military Installation Development Authority Amendments (Stevenson, J.) |
| Sen. Stevenson presented the bill with the assistance of Mr. Paul Morris, Military Installation Development Authority. |
| MOTION: Sen. Stevenson moved to replace S.B. 240 with 1st Substitute S.B. 240. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. K. Mayne Sen. A. Millner Sen. W. Niederhauser Sen. J. Stevenson | Sen. R. Okerlund |
| MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 240 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. K. Mayne Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson | Sen. W. Niederhauser Sen. R. Okerlund |
| 3. H.B. 390 Rural Economic Development Incentives (Albrecht, C.) |
| Rep. Albrecht presented the bill with the assistance of Mr. Ben Hart, Governor's Office of Economic Development. |
| A handout was distributed. |
| Mr. Stan Rasmussen, Sutherland Institute, spoke to the bill. |
| Mr. Cade Douglas, Sevier School District, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Commissioner Garth Ogden, Sevier County Commission, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Commissioner Denis Blackburn, Wayne County Commission, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Scott Barney, Millard County, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Kent Larsen, South Sanpete School District, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Millner moved to pass H.B. 390 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. K. Mayne Sen. A. Millner | Sen. W. Niederhauser Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson |
| Sen. Buxton assumed the chair. |
| 4. S.J.R. 17 Joint Rules Resolution on Education Committees (Anderegg, J.) |
| Sen. Anderegg presented the resolution. |
| MOTION: Sen. Millner moved to return S.J.R. 17 to the Rules Committee The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. K. Mayne Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson | Sen. W. Niederhauser Sen. R. Okerlund |
| MOTION: Sen. Millner moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. K. Mayne Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson | Sen. W. Niederhauser Sen. R. Okerlund |
| Chair Anderegg resumed the chair and adjourned the meeting at 9:48 a.m. |