| Members Present: Sen. Ralph Okerlund, Chair Rep. Keven J. Stratton, Chair Sen. Allen M. Christensen Sen. David P. Hinkins Sen. Jani Iwamoto Sen. Scott D. Sandall Rep. Carl R. Albrecht Rep. Kera Birkeland Rep. Scott H. Chew Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost Rep. Susan Duckworth Rep. Joel Ferry Rep. Timothy D. Hawkes | Rep. Phil Lyman Rep. Michael K. McKell Rep. Calvin R. Musselman Rep. Casey Snider Rep. Christine F. Watkins Members Absent: Rep. Mike Schultz Staff Present: Nathan W. Brady, Policy Analyst Alan Houston, Associate General Counsel Patricia Owen, Associate General Counsel Lorna Wells, 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 Stratton called the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m. |
| 1. Industrial Hemp Program |
| Cody James gave an overview of the industrial hemp program and responded to questions from the committee. |
| 2-Industrial Hemp Program Overview |
| 2. Committee Business |
| MOTION: Rep. Albrecht moved to approve the minutes of the August 18, 2020, interim meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 17-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 17 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. S. Chew Sen. A. Christensen Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Duckworth Rep. J. Ferry Rep. T. Hawkes Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Rep. P. Lyman Rep. C. Musselman Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. S. Sandall Rep. C. Snider Rep. K. Stratton Rep. C. Watkins | Rep. M. McKell Rep. M. Schultz |
| 3. Agricultural Nuisance Act |
| Sen. Sandall discussed issues relating to the Agricultural Operations Nuisance Act. |
| 3- SB0106.pdf (Sen. Scott Sandall) |
| Lincoln Schurtz, Utah Association of Counties, spoke about the issues regarding agricultural operations and their impacts. |
| Ron Gibson, Utah Farm Bureau, spoke about this issue. |
| Committee members discussed agricultural operations and their impacts. |
| MOTION: Chair Okerlund moved to allow the chairs to open a bill file regarding the Agricultural Operations Nuisance Act. The motion passed with a vote of 17-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 17 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. S. Chew Sen. A. Christensen Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Duckworth Rep. J. Ferry Rep. T. Hawkes Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Rep. P. Lyman Rep. C. Musselman Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. S. Sandall Rep. C. Snider Rep. K. Stratton Rep. C. Watkins | Rep. M. McKell Rep. M. Schultz |
| 4. Wildfire Management |
| Brian Cottam, Utah State Forester and Director of the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands discussed wildfire management and the shared stewardship agreement with the federal government. |
| Sen. Sandall assumed the chair. |
| 4-NRAE Interim_wildfire mitigation_Sep 2020 |
| 4-Utah Shared Stewardship Action Plan |
| 4-Wildfire Management Cooperative |
| Chair Stratton resumed the chair. |
| Committee members discussed this issue. |
| 5. Sensitive Species List |
| Michael Fowlks, Director, Division of Wildlife Resources, Department of Natural Resources (DNR), introduced the Sensitive Species List. |
| Rory Reynolds, Deputy Director, DNR, discussed the sensitive species list. |
| The presenters responded to questions from the committee. |
| Brian Steed, Executive Director, DNR, responded to questions from the committee. |
| Jeff Hartley, Sage Government Solutions, addressed this issue. |
| Committee members asked questions and commented about this issue. |
| Chair Stratton indicated that Item #6, Algal Blooms in Utah Lakes, and Item #7, State Monuments and Parks, will be discussed in the October Interim meeting. |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 16-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 16 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Sen. A. Christensen Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Duckworth Rep. J. Ferry Rep. T. Hawkes Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Rep. P. Lyman Rep. M. McKell Rep. C. Musselman Sen. S. Sandall Rep. C. Snider Rep. K. Stratton Rep. C. Watkins | Rep. K. Birkeland Sen. R. Okerlund Rep. M. Schultz |
| Chair Stratton adjourned the meeting at 11:22 a.m. |