MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
Friday, January 21, 2022 • 2:00 p.m. • 120 Senate Building


Members Present:
Rep. Keven J. Stratton, Chair
Rep. Michael L. Kohler, Vice Chair
Rep. Carl R. Albrecht
Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion
Rep. Joel K. Briscoe
Rep. Scott H. Chew
Rep. Stephen G. Handy
Rep. Timothy D. Hawkes
Rep. Douglas V. Sagers
Rep. Mike Schultz
Rep. Rex P. Shipp
Rep. Casey Snider
Rep. Christine F. Watkins

Members Absent:
Rep. Phil Lyman

Staff Present:
Nathan W. Brady, Policy Analyst
Makelle Wininger, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
Chair Stratton called the meeting to order at 2:05:51 p.m.
Introductions from committee members.
1.H.B. 78 Wildlife Conservation Fund (Snider, C.)
Rep. Snider presented the bill with assistance of Riley Peck, Biologist, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
MOTION:Rep. Albrecht moved to pass H.B. 78 out favorably. Discussed it will need an amendment and will reconsider the bill.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2.
Yeas - 12Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. P. Lyman
2.H.B. 115 Water Distribution Efficiency (Ballard, M.G.)
Rep. Ballard presented the bill with assistance of Todd Stonely, Assistant Director of Planning, Utah Division of Water Resources, and . They responded to questions from the committee.
Teresa Wilhelmsen, State Engineer and Director, Utah State Division of Water Rights responded to questions on the bill.
Todd Adams, Deputy Director, Utah Department of Natural Resources, spoke in favor of the bill and answered questions from the committee.
Nathan Brady helped clarify a committee question.
MOTION:Rep. Bennion moved to pass H.B. 115 out favorably.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION:Rep. Chew moved to move to the next item on the agenda.The substitute motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2.
Yeas - 12Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. P. Lyman
3.H.B. 142 Donation of Wild Game Meat (Ferry, J.)
Rep. Joel Ferry presented the bill with assistance of Riley Peck and responded to questions from the committee.
MOTION:Rep. Kohler moved to amend H.B. 142 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-3.
Amendment 1
H.B. 142
1 .        Page 3, Lines 66 through 68 :  Page 3, Lines 66 through 68
66                 (3) a donor of wild game meat, including a custom meat processor, who complies with
67         Section { 7-34-108 } 4-34-108 and participates in good faith in a food donation program; or
68                 (4) a nonprofit charitable organization receiving, accepting, gleaning, or distributing an

Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 3
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. C. Snider
MOTION:Rep. Albrecht moved to pass H.B. 142 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-3.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 3
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. C. Snider
4.H.B. 155 Veteran Access to State Parks (Schultz, M.)
Rep. Schultz presented the bill with assistance of Jeff Rasmussen, State Parks Director, Department of Natural Resources and responded to questions from the committee.
Shane Brooks, member from the public, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Watkins moved to replace H.B. 155 with 1st Substitute H.B. 155.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2.
Yeas - 12Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. P. Lyman
MOTION:Rep. Shipp moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 155 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2.
Yeas - 12Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. P. Lyman
5.S.B. 17 Grazing Advisory Board Amendments (Sandall, S.)
Sen. Scott Sandall presented the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Albrecht moved to pass S.B. 17 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-3.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 3
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Schultz
6.S.B. 31 Water Rights Proofs on Small Amounts of Water (Sandall, S.)
Sen. Sandall presented the bill and responded to questions from the committee.
MOTION:Rep. Chew moved to pass S.B. 31 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2.
Yeas - 12Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Schultz
MOTION:Rep. Handy moved to reconsider their action on H.B. 78.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2.
Yeas - 12Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Schultz
7.H.B. 78 Wildlife Conservation Fund (Snider, C.)
Rep. Snider presented Amendment #1 for H.B 78.
MOTION:Rep. Handy moved to amend H.B. 78 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2.
Amendment 1
H.B. 78
1 .        Page 2, Lines 56 through 57 :  Page 2, Lines 56 through 57
56                 (c) The division shall make expenditures from the fund consistent with the rules
57         governing the applicable program.
        (6) The division shall annually report to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee regarding the amount of money in the fund from the sources of money for the fund and how the money is expended.

Yeas - 12Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Schultz
MOTION:Rep. Handy moved to pass H.B. 78 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2.
Yeas - 12Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Schultz
MOTION:Rep. Handy moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2.
Yeas - 12Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Schultz
Chair Stratton adjourned the meeting at 4:00:41 PM.