| Members Present: Sen. Ralph Okerlund, Chair Sen. Allen M. Christensen Sen. Keith Grover Sen. David P. Hinkins Sen. Jani Iwamoto Sen. Derek L. Kitchen Sen. Scott D. Sandall |
Members Absent: Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson 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 Okerlund called the meeting to order at 4:06 p.m. |
| 1. 3rd Sub. H.B. 78 Federal Designations (Albrecht, C.) |
| MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to amend 3rd Substitute H.B. 78 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
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Amendment 1
3rd Sub. H.B. 78 102 (b) A governmental entity that intends to advocate for a federal designation within the 103 state shall { 104 Environment Interim Committee { 105 legislation , and shall meet with the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee to review the proposal upon request . |
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. E. Vickers |
| Rep. Carl Albrecht explained the bill. |
| George Chapman, Citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Steven Hawkins, President, Utah All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Leland Pollock, Commissioner, Garfield County, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Brett Stewart, Utah Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Advocates, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to pass 3rd Substitute H.B. 78 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. E. Vickers |
| 2. 1st Sub. H.B. 310 Solid and Hazardous Waste Amendments (Stratton, K.) |
| Rep. Stratton explained the bill. |
| Rusty Lundberg, Acting Director, Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control, Department of Environmental Quality, spoke to the bill. |
| Lynn deFreitas, Executive Director, Friends of the Great Salt Lake, spoke in f avor of the bill. |
| Steve Erickson, Utah Audubon Council, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Grover moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 310 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. E. Vickers |
| 3. 1st Sub. H.J.R. 17 Joint Resolution on the Formation of Public Land Management Plans (Stratton, K.) |
| Rep. Keven Stratton explained the resolution. |
| George Chapman, Citizen, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Brett Stewart, Utah OHV Advocates, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Steven Hawkins, President, Utah ATV Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Brett Stewart spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to pass 1st Substitute H.J.R. 17 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-1-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-1 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. J. Iwamoto | Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. E. Vickers |
| Sen. Christensen assumed the chair. |
| 4. H.B. 355 Water General Adjudication Amendments (Ferry, J.) |
| Sen. Ralph Okerlund explained the bill. |
| Boyd Clayton, Deputy Director, Utah Division of Water Rights, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass H.B. 355 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. E. Vickers |
| Sen. Okerlund resumed the chair. |
| 5. H.B. 144 State Reptile (Snow, V. L.) |
| Rep. V. Lowry Snow explained the bill and distributed a handout entitled "Gila Monster for State Reptile". |
| Joseph Tsai, Student, Lava Ridge Intermediate School, spoke to the bill and presented a slide show. |
| Kyla Larsen, Student, Lava Ridge Intermediate School, spoke to the bill. |
| Semaj Thompson, Student, Lava Ridge Intermediate School, spoke to the bill. |
| Austin Crosby spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Sandall moved to pass H.B. 144 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. E. Vickers |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to adjourn at 5:03 p.m.. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. A. Christensen Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. E. Vickers |