MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 • 8:00 a.m. • 20 House Building


Members Present:
Rep. Mike Winder, Chair
Rep. Derrin R. Owens, Vice Chair
Rep. Francis D. Gibson
Rep. Suzanne Harrison
Rep. Eric K. Hutchings
Rep. Karianne Lisonbee
Rep. A. Cory Maloy
Rep. Calvin R. Musselman

Members Absent:
Rep. Karen Kwan
Rep. Carol Spackman Moss

Staff Present:
Julie Humberstone, Policy Analyst
Christopher Vizcardo, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Winder called the meeting to order at 8:02 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Owens moved to approve the minutes of February 21, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-3.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. F. Gibson
Rep. S. Harrison
Rep. E. Hutchings
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. C. Moss
1. H.B. 347 Inland Port Modifications (Gibson, F.)
Rep. Gibson presented the bill with support from Jack Hedge, Executive Director of the Inland Port Authority and Erin Mendenhall, Salt Lake City Mayor.
1a) Summary of HB 347
1b) Constituent Letter
Deeda Seed, Stop the Polluting Port Coalition, spoke against the bill.
Greg Schulz, Muncipal Administrator, Magna Metro Township, spoke in support of the bill.
John Gleave, resident, spoke against the bill.
Stan Summers, Box Elder County Commissioner, spoke in support of the bill.
Lou McKee, resident, spoke against the bill.
Lynn Sitterud, Emery County Comission Chairman, spoke in favor of the bill.
Heather Dorrell, resident, spoke against the bill.
Tooter Ogden, Sevier County Commissioner, spoke in support of the bill.
Zemirah Grossman, resident, spoke against the bill.
Chris Warden, Salt Lake City Council Chair, spoke in support of the bill.
Maurena Grossman, resident, spoke against the bill.
James Rogers, Inland Port Authority Chair, spoke in support of the bill.
Katie Pappas, resident, spoke against the bill.
Wayne Niederhauser, resident, spoke in support of the bill.
Kira Kilmer, resident, spoke against the bill.
Jeff Worthington, President of the Utah American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, spoke in support of the bill.
Dean Denas, Ki Technologies, Inc., spoke against the bill.
Todd Bingham, President and CEO of the Utah Manufacturers Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Jim Katano, resident, spoke against the bill.
Steve Lund, Sanpete County Commissioner, spoke in support of the bill.
Olivia Martin, resident, spoke against the bill.
Rick Clasby, Utah Trucking Association, spoke in support of the bill.
Justin Christensen, resident, spoke against the bill.
Cameron Diehl, Executive Director of the Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke in support of the bill.
Danin Mann, Salt Lake City Air Protectors, spoke against the bill.
Patrick Hogle, President of the Salt Lake, Garfield and Western Railway, spoke in support of the bill.
Michael Cundick, Green Party candidate, spoke against the bill.
Ben Hart, Inland Port Authority board member, spoke in support of the bill.
Carl Moore, resident, spoke against the bill.
Steve Altman, resident, spoke in support of the bill.
Jonny Vasic, Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, spoke against the bill.
Dorothy Papas-Owen, West Point Community Council Chair, spoke against the bill.
Rep. Owens moved to pass H.B. 347 out favorably.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Harrison moved to amend H.B. 347 by striking out on lines 519 and 528 the word "may" and replacing it with the word "shall." The substitute motion failed with a vote of 2-6-2.
Yeas - 2Nays-6Abs-2
Rep. S. Harrison
Rep. E. Hutchings
Rep. F. Gibson
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. Owens' motion to pass H.B. 347 out favorablypassed with a vote 7-1-2.
Yeas - 7Nays-1Abs-2
Rep. F. Gibson
Rep. E. Hutchings
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. S. Harrison
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. C. Moss
2. H.J.R. 18 Joint Resolution Regarding the Winter Sports Park (Hutchings, E.)
Rep. Hutchings presented the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Musselman moved to pass H.J.R. 18 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. F. Gibson
Rep. S. Harrison
Rep. E. Hutchings
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. C. Moss
MOTION: Rep. Owens moved to place H.J.R. 18 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. F. Gibson
Rep. S. Harrison
Rep. E. Hutchings
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. C. Moss
MOTION: Rep. Gibson moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. F. Gibson
Rep. S. Harrison
Rep. E. Hutchings
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. C. Moss
Chair Winder adjourned the meeting at 9:58 a.m.