MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
Friday, February 15, 2019 • 3:40 p.m. • 445 State Capitol


Members Present:
Rep. Keven J. Stratton, Chair
Rep. Logan Wilde, Vice Chair
Rep. Carl R. Albrecht
Rep. Joel K. Briscoe
Rep. Scott H. Chew
Rep. Susan Duckworth
Rep. Joel Ferry
Rep. Timothy D. Hawkes
Rep. Phil Lyman
Rep. Michael K. McKell
Rep. Derrin R. Owens
Rep. Douglas V. Sagers
Rep. Christine F. Watkins

Staff Present:
Ms. Linda Service, Session Secretary
Mr. J Brian Allred, Policy Analyst

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

Chair Stratton called the meeting to order at 3:40 p.m.
1. H.B. 126 Tire Recycling Modifications (Perry, L.)
Rep. Perry introduced the bill and distributed the handout "2018 Utah Waste Tire Recyclers" assisted by Mr. Robert Jahries, Liberty Tire Services.
MOTION: Rep. Duckworth moved to amend H.B. 126 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-2.
Amendment 1
H.B. 126
1.        Page 1, Lines 14 through 16: 
14                 ▸         adjusts rates of partial reimbursement; and
15                 { ▸         addresses funding for management of certain landfill or abandoned waste tire piles;
16         and }

2.        Page 1, Line 27: 
27   } {                 19-6-811, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 360 }

3.        Page 9, Line 250 through Page 11, Line 316: 
250                 { Section 4. Section 19-6-811 is amended to read:
251                 19-6-811. Funding for management of certain landfill or abandoned waste tire
252         piles -- Limitations.
253                 (1) (a) A county or municipality may apply to the director for payment from the fund
254         for costs of a waste tire transporter or recycler to remove waste tires from an abandoned waste
255         tire pile or a landfill waste tire pile operated by a state or local governmental entity and deliver
256         the waste tires to a recycler.
257                 (b) The director may authorize a maximum reimbursement of:
258                 (i) 100% of a waste tire transporter's or recycler's costs allowed under Subsection (2) to
259         remove waste tires from an abandoned waste tire pile or landfill waste tire pile and deliver the
260         waste tires to a recycler, if no waste tires have been added to the abandoned waste tire pile or
261         landfill waste tire pile on or after July 1, 2001; or
262                 (ii) [60%] 100% of a waste tire transporter's or recycler's costs allowed under
263         Subsection (2) to remove waste tires from an abandoned waste tire pile or landfill waste tire
264         pile and deliver the waste tires to a recycler, if waste tires have been added to the abandoned
265         waste tire pile or landfill waste tire pile on or after July 1, 2001.
266                 (c) The director may deny an application for payment of waste tire pile removal and
267         delivery costs, if the director determines that payment of the costs will result in there not being
268         sufficient money in the fund to pay expected reimbursements for recycling or beneficial use
269         under Section 19-6-809 during the next quarter.
270                 (2) (a) The maximum number of miles for which the director may reimburse for
271         transportation costs incurred by a waste tire transporter under this section is the number of
272         miles, one way, between the location of the waste tire pile and the State Capitol Building, in
273         Salt Lake City, Utah, or to the recycler, whichever is less.
274                 (b) This maximum number of miles available for reimbursement applies regardless of
275         the location of the recycler to which the waste tires are transported under this section.
  276                 (c) The director shall, upon request, advise any person preparing a bid under this
277         section of the maximum number of miles available for reimbursement under this Subsection
278         (2).
279                 (d) The cost under this Subsection (2) shall be calculated based on the cost to transport
280         one ton of waste tires one mile.
281                 (3) (a) The county or municipality shall through a competitive bidding process make a
282         good faith attempt to obtain a bid for the removal of the landfill or abandoned waste tire pile
283         and transport to a recycler.
284                 (b) The county or municipality shall submit to the director:
285                 (i) (A) (I) a statement from the local health department stating the landfill waste tire
286         pile is operated by a state or local governmental entity and consists solely of waste tires
287         diverted from the landfill waste stream;
288                 (II) a description of the size and location of the landfill waste tire pile; and
289                 (III) landfill records showing the origin of the waste tires; or
290                 (B) a statement from the local health department that the waste tire pile is abandoned;
291         and
292                 (ii) (A) the bid selected by the county or municipality; or
293                 (B) if no bids were received, a statement to that fact.
294                 (4) (a) If a bid is submitted, the director shall determine if the bid is reasonable, taking
295         into consideration:
296                 (i) the location and size of the landfill or abandoned waste tire pile;
297                 (ii) the number and size of any other landfill or abandoned waste tire piles in the area;
298         and
299                 (iii) the current market for waste tires of the type in the landfill or abandoned waste tire
300         pile.
301                 (b) The director shall advise the county or municipality within 30 days of receipt of the
302         bid whether or not the bid is determined to be reasonable.
303                 (5) (a) If the bid is found to be reasonable, the county or municipality may proceed to
304         have the landfill or abandoned waste tire pile removed pursuant to the bid.
305                 (b) The county or municipality shall advise the director that the landfill or abandoned
306         waste tire pile has been removed.
  307                 (6) The recycler or waste tire transporter that removed the landfill or abandoned waste
308         tires pursuant to the bid shall submit to the director a copy of the manifest, which shall state:
309                 (a) the number or tons of waste tires transported;
310                 (b) the location from which they were removed;
311                 (c) the recycler to which the waste tires were delivered; and
312                 (d) the amount charged by the transporter or recycler.
313                 (7) Upon receipt of the information required under Subsection (6), and determination
314         that the information is complete, the director shall, within 30 days after receipt authorize the
315         Division of Finance to reimburse the waste tire transporter or recycler the amount established
316         under this section. }

Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Duckworth
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. Duckworth moved to pass H.B. 126 out favorably as amended.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Briscoe made a substitute motion to go to the next item on the agenda. The substitute motion passed with a vote of 11-0-2.
Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Duckworth
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. L. Wilde
2. S.B. 46 Tire Recycling Amendments (Sandall, S.)
Sen. Sandall introduced the bill.
Rep. McKell assumed the chair.
Rep. Wilde assumed the chair.
MOTION: Rep. Albrecht moved to pass S.B. 46 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-2.
Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Duckworth
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. K. Stratton
3. S.B. 66 Dam Safety Amendments (Sandall, S.)
Sen. Sandall introduced the bill.
Mr. Kent Jones, State Engineer and Director, Division of Water Rights, spoke for the bill.
MOTION: Rep. McKell moved to pass S.B. 66 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-2.
Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Duckworth
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. K. Stratton
4. H.C.R. 15 Concurrent Resolution Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Golden Spike (Ferry, J.)
Rep. Ferry introduced the resolution.
Mr. Doug Foxley, Foxley and Pignanelli, spoke for the resolution.
Mr. Nathan Anderson, Union Pacific Railroad, spoke for the resolution.
MOTION: Rep. Albrecht moved to pass H.C.R. 15 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-0.
Yeas - 13Nays-0Abs-0
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Duckworth
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. Stratton resumed the chair.
5. H.C.R. 5 Concurrent Resolution Urging Policies That Reduce Damage from Wildfires (Ward, R.)
Rep. Ward introduced the resolution and distributed a handout.
Mr. John Armstrong, Professor, Weber State University, spoke for the resolution.
Mr. Ben Abbott, Professor of Environmental Science, Brigham Young University, spoke for the resolution.
Ms. Helen Moser, citizen, spoke to the resolution.
MOTION: Rep. Hawkes moved to amend H.C.R. 5 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 9-4-0.
Amendment 1
H.C.R. 5
1.        Page 1, Line 11: 
11         reduction of excess forest fuel loads { and minimize further climate warming } .

2.        Page 1, Line 15: 
15                 ▸         notes the impact that wildfire has on air quality in Utah; and

3.        Page 1, Lines 17 through 19: 
17         wildfire risk { ; and
18         ▸                 urges the federal government to pursue policies that minimize additional climate
19         change. } .

4.        Page 2, Lines 31 through 34: 
31         dollars to fight the fires and increased loss of property and loss of human life; and
{           32                 WHEREAS, human carbon dioxide emissions are leading to increased global
33         temperatures, including warmer and dryer summers in Utah that are a contributing factor to
34         worsening wildfires; and }

5.        Page 2, Lines 42 through 44: 
42                 { BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor
43         concurring therein, urges the federal government to minimize additional climate change by
44         pursuing policies that will lead to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. }

Yeas - 9Nays-4Abs-0
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Duckworth
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. L. Wilde
MOTION: Rep. Hawkes moved to pass H.C.R. 5 out favorably as amended. The motion passed with a vote of 11-2-0.
Yeas - 11Nays-2Abs-0
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Duckworth
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. K. Stratton
6. H.B. 288 Critical Infrastructure Materials (Wilde, L.)
Rep. Wilde introduced the bill.
Mr. George Chapman, citizen, spoke against the bill.
Mr. Adrian Dybwad, citizen, spoke to the bill.
Dr. Brian Moench, President, Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, spoke against the bill.
Mr. Robert Macfarlane, Draper resident, spoke against the bill.
Ms. Ashley Soltysiak, Director, Utah Sierra Club, spoke against the bill.
Mr. Gary Crane, Layton City Attorney's Office, spoke to the bill.
Ms. Tasha Lowery, representing Draper City Mayor, Mr. Troy Walker, spoke for the bill.
Mr. Mike Ostermiller, Associated General Contractors, spoke to the bill.
Ms. Elizabeth Klc, Utah Association of Counties, spoke for the bill.
Mr. Clint Smith, Council member, Herriman City, spoke for the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Hawkes moved to replace H.B. 288 with 1st Substitute H.B. 288. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1.
Yeas - 12Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. S. Duckworth
MOTION: Rep. Hawkes moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 288 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-0.
Amendment 1
1st Sub. H.B. 288
1.        Page 3, Lines 63 through 72: 
63                 (1) "Critical infrastructure materials" means { the same as that term is defined in Section
64         17-41-101 } sand, gravel, or rock aggregate .
65                 (2) "Critical infrastructure materials operations" { means the same as that term is defined
66         in Section 17-41-101 } means the extraction, excavation, processing, or reprocessing of critical infrastructure materials .
67                 (3) "Critical infrastructure materials operator" means { the same as that term is defined
68         in Section 17-41-101 } a natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, fiduciary, agent, or other organization or representative, either public or private, including a successor, assign, affiliate, subsidiary, and related parent company, that:
(a) owns, controls, or manages a critical infrastructure materials operations; and
(b) has produced commercial quantities of critical infrastructure materials from the critical infrastructure materials operations .
69                 (4) "Vested critical infrastructure materials operations" means critical infrastructure
70         materials operations operating in accordance with a permit issued by the municipality that existed or was conducted or otherwise engaged in before a political
71         subdivision prohibits, restricts, or otherwise limits the critical infrastructure materials
72         operations.

2.        Page 3, Lines 80 through 83: 
80                 (1) (a) Critical infrastructure materials operations operating in accordance with a permit issued by the municipality are conclusively presumed to be
81         vested critical infrastructure materials operations if the critical infrastructure materials
82         operations existed or was conducted or otherwise engaged in before a political subdivision
83         prohibits, restricts, or otherwise limits the critical infrastructure materials operations.

3.        Page 3, Line 87 through Page 4, Line 90: 
87                 (2) A vested critical infrastructure materials operations:
88                 (a) runs with the land; and
89                 (b) may be changed to another critical infrastructure materials operations conducted within the scope of the permit for the vested critical infrastructure materials operations without
90         losing its status as a vested critical infrastructure materials operations.

4.        Page 4, Line 104 through Page 5, Line 133: 
104                 10-9a-903. Rights of a critical infrastructure materials operator with a vested
105         critical infrastructure materials operations -- Expanding vested critical infrastructure
106         materials operations { -- Notice. }
107                 (1) Notwithstanding a political subdivision's prohibition, restriction, or other limitation
108         on a critical infrastructure materials operations adopted after the establishment of the critical
109         infrastructure materials operations, the rights of a critical infrastructure materials operator with
110         vested critical infrastructure materials operations include the right to:
111                 {   (a) progress, extend, enlarge, grow, or expand the vested critical infrastructure
112         materials operations to land that the critical infrastructure materials operator owns or controls;
113                   (b) expand the vested critical infrastructure materials operations to any new land that is
114         contiguous and related in critical infrastructure materials to surface or subsurface land that the
115         critical infrastructure materials operator already owns or controls;   }
116                 { (c) } (a) use, operate, construct, reconstruct, restore, { extend, expand, } maintain, repair, alter,
117         substitute, modernize, upgrade, and replace equipment, processes, facilities, and buildings on
118         any surface or subsurface land that the critical infrastructure materials operator owns or
119         controls;
120                 { (d) increase production or volume, alter the method of excavating or extracting, and
121         process a different or additional critical infrastructure material than previously owned on any
122         surface or subsurface land that the critical infrastructure materials operator owns or controls; }
123         and
124                 { (e) } (b) discontinue, suspend, terminate, deactivate, or continue and reactivate, temporarily
125         or permanently, all or any part of the critical infrastructure materials operations.
126                 (2) { Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section from May 14, 2019, to July 1,
127         2020, a } A vested critical infrastructure materials operator may expand a vested critical
128         infrastructure materials operator only if:
129                 (a) the land to which the vested critical infrastructure materials operator expands is
130         contiguous with land that the vested critical infrastructure materials operator owns or controls;
131                 (b) the vested critical infrastructure materials operator owns or leases the land to which
132         the vested critical infrastructure materials operator expands as of February 1, 2019; { and }
133                 (c) the land is zoned for vested critical infrastructure materials operations { . } ; and
(d) the expansion is in accordance with the scope of the initial permit issued by the municipality.

5.        Page 6, Lines 161 through 171: 
161                 As used in this part:
162                 (1) "Critical infrastructure materials" means { the same as that term is defined in Section
163         17-41-101 }   sand, gravel, or rock aggregate .
164                 (2) "Critical infrastructure materials operations" means { the same as that term is defined
165         in Section 17-41-101 }   the extraction, excavation, processing, or reprocessing of critical infrastructure materials .
166                 (3) "Critical infrastructure materials operator" means { the same as that term is defined
167         in Section 17-41-101 }   a natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, fiduciary, agent, or other organization or representative, either public or private, including a successor, assign, affiliate, subsidiary, and related parent company, that:
(a) owns, controls, or manages a critical infrastructure materials operations; and
(b) has produced commercial quantities of critical infrastructure materials from the critical infrastructure materials operations .
168                 (4) "Vested critical infrastructure materials operations" means critical infrastructure
169         materials operations                 operating in accordance with a permit issued by the county that existed or was conducted or otherwise engaged in before a political
170         subdivision prohibits, restricts, or otherwise limits the critical infrastructure materials
171         operations.

6.        Page 6, Line 179 through Page 7, Line 182: 
179                 (1) (a) Critical infrastructure materials operations operating in accordance with a permit issued by the county are conclusively presumed to be
180         vested critical infrastructure materials operations if the critical infrastructure materials
181         operations existed or was conducted or otherwise engaged in before a political subdivision
182         prohibits, restricts, or otherwise limits the critical infrastructure materials operations.

7.        Page 7, Lines 186 through 189: 
186                 (2) A vested critical infrastructure materials operations:
187                 (a) runs with the land; and
188                 (b) may be changed to another critical infrastructure materials operations conducted within the scope of the permit for the vested critical infrastructure materials operations without
189         losing its status as a vested critical infrastructure materials operations.

8.        Page 7, Line 203 through Page 8, Line 231: 
203                 17-27a-1003. Rights of a critical infrastructure materials operator with a vested
204         critical infrastructure materials operations -- Expanding vested critical infrastructure
205         materials operations { -- Notice } .
206                 (1) Notwithstanding a political subdivision's prohibition, restriction, or other limitation
207         on a critical infrastructure materials operations adopted after the establishment of the critical
208         infrastructure materials operations, the rights of a critical infrastructure materials operator with
209         vested critical infrastructure materials operations include the right to:
210                 { (a) progress, extend, enlarge, grow, or expand the vested critical infrastructure
211         materials operations to land that the critical infrastructure materials operator owns or controls;
  212                   (b) expand the vested critical infrastructure materials operations to any new land that is
213         contiguous and related in critical infrastructure materials to surface or subsurface land that the
214         critical infrastructure materials operator already owns or controls;
215                   (c) } (a) use, operate, construct, reconstruct, restore, { extend, expand, } maintain, repair, alter,
216         substitute, modernize, upgrade, and replace equipment, processes, facilities, and buildings on
217         any surface or subsurface land that the critical infrastructure materials operator owns or
218         controls;
219                 { (d) increase production or volume, alter the method of excavating or extracting, and
220         process a different or additional critical infrastructure material than previously owned on any
221         surface or subsurface land that the critical infrastructure materials operator owns or controls; }
222         and
223                 { (e) } (b) discontinue, suspend, terminate, deactivate, or continue and reactivate, temporarily
224         or permanently, all or any part of the critical infrastructure materials operations.
225                 (2) { Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section from May 14, 2019, to July 1,
226         2020, a } A vested critical infrastructure materials operator may expand a vested critical
227         infrastructure materials operator only if:
228                 (a) the land to which the vested critical infrastructure materials operator expands is
229         contiguous with land that the vested critical infrastructure materials operator owns or controls;
230                 (b) the vested critical infrastructure materials operator owns or leases the land to which
231         the vested critical infrastructure materials operator expands as of February 1, 2019; { and }

9.        Page 8, Line 232: 
232                 (c) the land is zoned for vested critical infrastructure materials operations { . } ; and
(d) the expansion is in accordance with the scope of the initial permit issued by the county.

10.        Page 26, Lines 792 through 798: 
792                 (6) { From May 14, 2019, to July 1, 2020, a } A county, city, or town may not:
793                 (a) adopt, enact, or amend an existing land use regulation, ordinance, or regulation that
794         would prohibit, restrict, regulate, or otherwise limit critical infrastructure materials operations,
795         including vested critical infrastructure materials operations as defined in Section 10-9a-901 or
796         17-27a-1001; or
797                 (b) initiate proceedings to amend the county's, city's, or town's land use ordinances as
798         described in Subsection 10-9a-509(1)(a)(ii) or 17-27a-508(1)(a)(ii).

Yeas - 13Nays-0Abs-0
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Duckworth
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. L. Wilde
MOTION: Rep. Hawkes moved to hold 1st Substitute H.B. 288 as amended. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1.
Yeas - 12Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. S. Duckworth
7. H.B. 126 Tire Recycling Modifications (Perry, L.)
MOTION: Rep. McKell moved to adjourn. The motion failed with a vote of 6-6-1.
Yeas - 6Nays-6Abs-1
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. S. Duckworth
MOTION: Rep. Wilde moved to pass H.B. 126 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-2-2.
Yeas - 9Nays-2Abs-2
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. S. Duckworth
Rep. J. Ferry
MOTION: Rep. Watkins moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-0.
Yeas - 13Nays-0Abs-0
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Duckworth
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. L. Wilde