| Members Present: Sen. Wayne A. Harper, Chair Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg Sen. David G. Buxton Sen. Karen Mayne Sen. Kathleen Riebe Sen. Ronald Winterton |
Members Absent: President J. Stuart Adams Sen. Don L. Ipson 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 Harper called the meeting to order at 8:03 AM. |
| MOTION: Sen. Anderegg moved to approve the minutes of February 26, 2019. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson |
| 1. H.B. 263 Emissions Testing Revisions (Arent, P.) |
| Rep. Patrice M. Arent presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass H.B. 263 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson |
| MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to place H.B. 263 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson |
| 2. 3rd Sub. H.B. 148 Vehicle Idling Revisions (Arent, P.) |
| Rep. Arent presented the bill. |
| Mayor Jeff Silvestrini, Millcreek, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Todd Bingham, Air Quality Policy Advisory Board, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. George Chapman, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Bryce Bird, Director, Division of Air Quality, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Rachel Otto, Director of Government Relations, Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Sen. Mayne moved to pass 3rd Substitute H.B. 148 out favorably. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Sen. Winterton moved to move to next agenda item. The substitute motion passed with a vote of 3-2-3. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-2 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. W. Harper Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson |
| 3. H.B. 161 Cyclist Traffic Amendments (Moss, C.) |
| Rep. Carol Spackman Moss presented the bill with the assistance of Mr. Jim Greene, citizen. |
| Sen. Anderegg assumed the chair. |
| Mr. Chapman spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Alan Sanderson, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Phil Sarnoff, Executive Director, Bike Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Dan Fazzini, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Jason Davis, Deputy Director, Utah Department of Transportation, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass H.B. 161 out favorably. The motion failed with a vote of 2-3-3. | |||
| Yeas - 2 | Nays-3 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. W. Harper Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Ipson |
| Sen. Harper resumed the chair. |
| 4. H.B. 208 Safe Routes to School Program (Harrison, S.) |
| Rep. Harrison presented the bill with the assistance of Mr. Mark Watterson, Director of Government Relations, American Heart Association. A handout was distributed. |
| Utah Safe Routes to School Program |
| Mr. Davis spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Sarnoff spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to pass H.B. 208 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson Sen. R. Winterton |
| 5. S.B. 206 Underground Conversion of Utilities Amendments (Buxton, D. G.) |
| MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to amend S.B. 206 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
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Amendment 1
S.B. 206 14 ▸ excludes from the definition of "electric facilities" facilities in a city of the first 15 class or a county of the first class that are used for the transmission of electrical energy with a nominal voltage 16 { 42 (i) in a city of the first class or a county of the first class , any facilities used or intended to be used for the 43 transmission of electric energy at nominal voltages in excess of 138,000 volts; or |
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson Sen. R. Winterton |
| Sen. Buxton presented the bill with the assistance of Ms. Carol Hunter, Consultant, Salt Lake City Redevelopment Agency. |
| Mr. John Cox, Vice President of Public Affairs, Rocky Mountain Power, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to pass S.B. 206 as amended out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson Sen. R. Winterton |
| MOTION: Sen. Anderegg moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson Sen. R. Winterton |
| Chair Harper adjourned the meeting at 9:34 AM. |