MINUTES OF THE
BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND LABOR APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 • 8:00 a.m. • 25 House Building


Members Present:
Sen. Scott D. Sandall, Senate Chair
Rep. Val K. Potter, House Chair
Rep. Christine F. Watkins, House Vice Chair
Sen. Curtis S. Bramble
Sen. Gene Davis
Sen. Ralph Okerlund
Rep. Patrice M. Arent
Rep. Timothy D. Hawkes
Rep. Derrin R. Owens
Rep. Val L. Peterson
Rep. Tim Quinn
Rep. Jeffrey D. Stenquist
Rep. Elizabeth Weight
Rep. Mike Winder

Members Absent:
Sen. Don L. Ipson
Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher
Sen. Evan J. Vickers

Staff Present:
Timothy G. Dinehart, Financial Analyst
Gary R. Syphus, Finance Manager
Sally Thompson, Administrative Assistant

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

1. 8:00 to 8:10 a.m. Call to Order and Approval of Minutes
Chair Watkins called the meeting to order at 8:08 a.m.
2. 8:10 to 8:20 a.m. RFA - America's Freedom Festival (Rep. Peterson)
2-RFA - Peterson - America's Freedom Festival
Rep. Val L. Peterson introduced the request for appropriation for America's Freedom Festival.
Jim Evans, Executive Director, America's Freedom Festival, described the request.
Rep. Peterson and Jim Evans made closing comments.
Rep. Stenquist and Sen. Bramble asked questions. Jim Evans responded.
Sen. Okerlund spoke in favor of this request.
Rep. Weight asked a question. Jim Evans responded.
Sen. Bramble made comments to the presentation.
3. 8:30 to 8:40 a.m. RFA - Young Diplomats of Utah Council for Citzen Diplomacy
4-RFA - Davis - Young Diplomats of Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy
Sen. Davis introduced the request for appropriation for Young Diplomats of Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy.
Felicia Maxwell Barrett, Executive Director, Young Diplomats of Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy, described the request.
Rep. Elizabeth Weight made comments to the presentation.
Rep. Owens asked a question. Felicia Maxwell Barrett responded.
Sen. Davis made closing comments to the request.
4. 8:20 to 8:30 a.m. RFA - Opportunity Zone Economic Development Assistance
3-RFA - Sandall - Opportunity Zone Economic Development Assistance
Sen. Sandall introduced the request for appropriation for Opportunity Zone Economic Development Assistance.
Brandy Grace, CEO, Opportunity Zone, made comments to the request.
Patrick Mullen, Financial Incentives Director, Opportunity Zone, described the request.
Rep. Winder, Rep. Potter and Rep. Owens asked questions. Patrick Mullen responded.
Sen. Sandall spoke in favor of the request.
5. 8:50 to 9:00 a.m. RFA - Big Outdoor Expo (Rep. Gibson)
6-RFA - Gibson - Big Outdoor Expo
Rep. Frances Gibson introduced and described the request for appropriation for Big Outdoor Expo.
6. 9:00 to 9:10 a.m. RFA - Utah Annual Multi-Genre Pop Culture Expo (Rep. Gibson)
7-RFA - Gibson - Utah Annual Multi-Genre Pop Culture Expo
Rep. Gibson introduced the request for appropriation for the Utah Annual Multi-Genre Pop Culture Expo.
Dan Farr, Chief CEO, Fan X, described the request with a video presentation.
Rep. Gibson made closing comments to the request.
Rep. Potter and Chair Watkins made comments in favor of the request.
7. 9:10 to 9:20 a.m. RFA - Inland Port Administration (Rep. Gibson)
8-RFA - Gibson - Inland Port Administration
Rep. Gibson introduced the request for appropriation for Inland Port Administration.
Jack Hedge, Executive Director, Inland Port, described the request.
Chair Watkins spoke in favor of this request.
Rep. Gibson made closing comments.
Rep. Stenquist, Sen. Sandall, and Sen. Bramble made comments to the request.
Sen. Sandall assumed the chair.
8. 8:40 to 8:50 a.m. RFA - Carbon-Emery Housing Pilot Program (Rep. Watkins)
8-Watkins - Carbon-Emery Housing Pilot Program
Rep. Watkins introduced the request for appropriation for Carbon-Emery Housing Pilot Program.
5-RFA - Watkins - Carbon-Emery Housing Pilot Program
Michael Kourianos, Mayor of Price, Utah, described the request.
Travis Bacon, Mayor of Green River, added comments to the request.
Chair Sandall and Rep. Quinn asked questions. Rep. Watkins and Robert Behunin, Director, Government Affairs, Price, Utah, responded.
Rep. Watkins resumed the chair and made closing comments to the request.
9. 10:00 to 10:10 a.m. RFA - Missing Stories Project (Rep. Romero)
13-RFA - Romero - Missing Stories Project
Rep. Angela Romero introduced the request for appropriation for the Missing Stories Project.
Leslie G Kelen, Artistic Director, Center for Documentary Expression & Art, described the request.
Rep. Quinn asked a question. Leslie Kelen responded.
Rep. Romero made closing comments to the request.
Rep. Elizabeth Weight spoke in favor of the request. Les Kelen responded.
Sen. Sandall asked a question. Les Kelen responded.
10. 9:30 to 9:40 a.m. RFA - Civic Engagement (Sen. Anderegg)
10-RFA - Anderegg - Civic Engagement
Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg introduced and described the request for appropriation for Civic Engagement.
Rep. Weight and Rep. Owens asked questions. Rep. Anderegg responded.
MOTION: Sen. Sandall moved to saunter for 10 minutes. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-8.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-8
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. R. Okerlund
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. T. Quinn
Sen. S. Sandall
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. P. Arent
Sen. G. Davis
Rep. T. Hawkes
Sen. D. Ipson
Rep. V. Peterson
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. E. Vickers
Rep. M. Winder
Chair Watkins called the meeting back to order at 9:36 a.m.
11. 9:20 to 9:30 a.m. RFA - Tech Summit (Sen. Anderegg)
9-RFA - Anderegg - Tech Summit
Sen. Andereegg introduced the request for appropriation for Tech Summit.
Clint Betts, Executive Director, Silicon Slopes, described the request.
Sen. Anderegg added closing comments to the request.
Sen. Sandall asked questions. Clint Betts and Sen. Anderegg responded.
Rep. Owens and Rep. Winder made comments to the request.
12. 9:50 to 10:00 a.m. RFA - Oljato Trading Post Rehabilitation (Rep. Lyman)
12-RFA - Lyman - Oljato Trading Post Rehabilitation
Rep. Lyman introduced and described the request for appropriation for the Oljato Trading Post Rehabilitation with a video presentation.
Dr. Stephen Cornell, Professor, Native Nations Institute, provided information to the request.
Rep. Weight and Sen. Sandall asked questions. Rep. Lyman responded.
Chair Watkins spoke in favor of the request.
13. 10:10 to 10:20 a.m. RFA - Kimball Art Center (Sen. Winterton)
14-RFA - Winterton - Kimball Art Center
Sen. Ronald Winterton introduced the request for appropriation for the Kimball Art Center.
Dan Lemaitre, Board Chair, Kimball Art Center, described the request.
Rep. Owens asked a question. Chair Lemaitre responded.
Rep. Potter and Rep. Arent spoke in favor of this request.
14. 10:20 to 10:30 a.m. RFA - Survey - Utah Attitudes on Alcohol and Alcohol Policy
15-RFA - Hawks - Survey - Utah Attitudes on Alcohol and Alcohol Policy
Rep. Timothy Hawkes introduced and described the request for appropriation for Utah Attitudes on Alcohol and Alcohol Policy.
Sen. Sandall asked questions. Salvador Petilos, Director, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, responded.
Rep. Potter asked a question. Rep. Hawkes responded.
Sen. Sandall spoke to the committee about the request for appropriation process and procedure.
15. Adjourn
MOTION: Sen. Bramble moved to adjourn. Chair Watkins adjourned the meeting at 10:14 a.m. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-8.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-8
Rep. P. Arent
Sen. C. Bramble
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. V. Potter
Sen. S. Sandall
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. M. Winder
Sen. G. Davis
Rep. T. Hawkes
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. R. Okerlund
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. T. Quinn
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. E. Vickers