| Members Present: Sen. Ronald M. Winterton, Chair Sen. Nate Blouin Sen. Keith Grover Sen. Derrin R. Owens Sen. Stephanie Pitcher Sen. Scott D. Sandall |
Members Absent: Sen. David G. Buxton Sen. Evan J. Vickers Staff Present: Julie Humberstone, Policy Analyst Makelle Wininger, 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 Winterton called the meeting to order at 3:52 p.m. |
| MOTION:Sen. Grover moved to approve the minutes for the January 27th, 2023, meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. N. Blouin Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. D. Buxton Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. E. Vickers |
| 1.S.B. 144 Water Instream Flow Amendments (Hinkins, D.) |
| Sen. David Hinkins presented the bill with the assistance of Teresa Wilhelmsen, State Engineer, and Director, Division of Water Rights; and Amy Haas, Executive Director, Colorado River Authority of Utah. |
| Terry Camp, Vice President of Public Policy, Utah Farm Bureau, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mark Stratford, Utah Association of Special Districts, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Zach Frankel, Executive Director, Utah Rivers Council, commented on the bill. |
| Chelcie Hope, private citizen, commented on the bill. |
| Scott Martin, lawyer, Emery Water Conservancy District and Cottonwood Creek Consolidated Irrigation Company, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Michael Larson, Utah Association of Conservation Districts, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Kael Weston, private citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Steve Erickson, board member, Great Basin Water Network, commented on the bill. |
| Teresa Wilhelmsen responded to questions. |
| MOTION:Sen. Owens moved to pass S.B. 144 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. N. Blouin Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. D. Buxton Sen. E. Vickers |
| 2.S.C.R. 6 Concurrent Resolution Regarding the Great Salt Lake Elevation Targets (Blouin, N.) |
| Sen. Blouin presented the resolution. |
| Lynn de Freitas, Executive Director, Friends of Great Salt Lake, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| 3) FOGSL Fall/Winter 2022 Newsletter |
| Lauren Griffith, private citizen, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Nan Seymour, Founder, River Writing Collective, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Alex Veilleux, Organizer, Save Our Great Salt Lake, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Chelcie Hope commented on the resolution. |
| Matthew Berry, Utah Rivers Council, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Deeda Seed, Center for Biological Diversity, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Kael Weston spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Katie Newborn, private citizen, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Craig Provost, Sierra Club Utah Chapter, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| MOTION:Sen. Sandall commented on S.C.R. 6 and moved to go to the next item on the agenda. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION:Sen. Pitcher moved to pass S.C.R. 6 out favorably.The substitute motion failed with a vote of 2-4-2. | |||
| Yeas - 2 | Nays- 4 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. N. Blouin Sen. S. Pitcher | Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. D. Buxton Sen. E. Vickers |
| Sen. Sandall's motion to go to the next item on the agenda passed with a vote 4-2-2. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 2 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. N. Blouin Sen. S. Pitcher | Sen. D. Buxton Sen. E. Vickers |
| 3.H.B. 30 Wildlife Resources Code Recodification (Snider, C.) |
| Sen. Sandall presented the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Sandall moved to pass H.B. 30 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. N. Blouin Sen. K. Grover Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Owens Sen. E. Vickers |
| 4.1st Sub. H.B. 31 Wildlife Resources Recodification Cross References (Snider, C.) |
| Sen. Sandall presented the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Sandall moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 31 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. N. Blouin Sen. K. Grover Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Owens Sen. E. Vickers |
| MOTION:Sen. Grover moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. N. Blouin Sen. K. Grover Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Owens Sen. E. Vickers |
| Chair Winterton adjourned the meeting at 4:43 p.m. |