| Members Present: Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson, Senate Chair Rep. Val L. Peterson, House Chair Sen. Don L. Ipson, Senate Vice Chair Rep. Robert M. Spendlove, House Vice Chair President J. Stuart Adams Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore Sen. Luz Escamilla Sen. Ann Millner Sen. Stephanie Pitcher Sen. Jen Plumb Sen. Kathleen A. Riebe Sen. Evan J. Vickers | Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost Rep. Sandra Hollins Rep. Rosemary T. Lesser Rep. Karianne Lisonbee Rep. Jefferson Moss Rep. Angela Romero Rep. Mike Schultz Speaker Brad R. Wilson Staff Present: Arielle Gulley, Office Manager Jonathan Ball, Fiscal Analyst Steven M. Allred, Deputy Fiscal Analyst Dr. Andrea Wilko, Chief Economist |
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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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| 1.Call to Order/Approval of Minutes |
| MOTION:Sen. Stevenson moved to approve the minutes of March 2, 2023.The motion passed with a vote of 14-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 14 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| Sen. J. Adams Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. S. Hollins Sen. D. Ipson Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Sen. J. Plumb Sen. K. Riebe Rep. A. Romero Rep. R. Spendlove Sen. J. Stevenson Rep. B. Wilson | Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. A. Millner Sen. S. Pitcher Rep. M. Schultz Sen. E. Vickers |
| Chair Peterson called the meeting to order at 2:06 PM. |
| 2.Federal/Non-federal Grants/CARES/ARPA Update (63J-5-204) |
| Alex Wilson, Operations Analyst, Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst (LFA), Travis Eisenbacher, Staff Economist, LFA, and Duncan Evans, Senior Managing Director of Budget and Operations, Governor's Office of Planning and Budget (GOPB), presented the Federal/Non-federal Grants packet. |
| 2-Federal/Non-federal Grants Packet, May 2023 |
| 2-GOPB COVID-19 Materials, May 2023 |
| Rep. Lesser and Sen. Riebe asked clarifying questions. Duncan Evans responded. |
| MOTION:Sen. Stevenson moved to recommend acceptance of the federal and non-federal grants as outlined on pages 1 and 2 of the report entitled, "Federal/Non-Federal Grants Review and Approval" under the heading, "Grants Requiring EAC Review and Recommendation" and dated today, May 16, 2023.The motion passed with a vote of 20-0-0. | |||
| Yeas - 20 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 0 | |
| Sen. J. Adams Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. S. Hollins Sen. D. Ipson Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Lisonbee Sen. A. Millner Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. J. Plumb Sen. K. Riebe Rep. A. Romero Rep. M. Schultz Rep. R. Spendlove Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. E. Vickers Rep. B. Wilson |
| 3.Fiscal Health Check-up: |
| Lacey Moore, Financial Analyst, LFA, presented the newly designed Budget.Utah.gov site. |
| Jonathan Ball and Steven Allred presented Utah's Budget Slideshow, FY 2023-24. |
| 3a-Utah's Budget Slideshow, FY 2023-24 |
| Arielle Gulley, Office Manager, LFA, and Ben Leishman, Finance Manager, LFA presented the Budget of the State of Utah FY 2023-24. |
| 3b-Budget of the State of Utah FY 2023-24 |
| MOTION:Sen. Stevenson moved to accept the report, "Budget of the State of Utah and Related Appropriations" as a required report under UCA 36-12-13 and to direct staff to distribute the report to all legislators. The motion passed with a vote of 19-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 19 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Sen. J. Adams Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. S. Hollins Sen. D. Ipson Rep. R. Lesser Sen. A. Millner Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. J. Plumb Sen. K. Riebe Rep. A. Romero Rep. M. Schultz Rep. R. Spendlove Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. E. Vickers Rep. B. Wilson | Rep. K. Lisonbee |
| Jonathan Ball introduced the newest LFA staff members, Travis Eisenbacher and Andrew Talleh. |
| 4.Economic Indicators Update: |
| Dr. Andrea Wilko presented the May 2023 Consensus Revenue Summary. |
| 4a-May 2023 Consensus Revenue Estimates |
| MOTION:Sen. Stevenson moved to adopt the revenue estimates for Fiscal Year 2023 and Fiscal Year 2024 as presented to us on the sheet entitled, "May 2023 Consensus Revenue (in Thousands)" and dated today, May 16, 2023.The motion passed with a vote of 19-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 19 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Sen. J. Adams Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. S. Hollins Sen. D. Ipson Rep. R. Lesser Sen. A. Millner Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. J. Plumb Sen. K. Riebe Rep. A. Romero Rep. M. Schultz Rep. R. Spendlove Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. E. Vickers Rep. B. Wilson | Rep. K. Lisonbee |
| Bidusha Mudbhari, Staff Economist, LFA, and Travis Eisenbacher presented an economic update. |
| 4b-Economic Update - May 2023 |
| 5.Hydrology Report |
| Lacey Moore and Glen Merrill, Senior Service Hydrologist, National Weather Service, presented the hydrology report. |
| 5-Hydrology Report |
| 6.Consideration of Bills for Special Session |
| Jonathan Ball discussed a bill being considered for the 2023 First Special Session. |
| 6-House Bill 1001, 2023 First Special Session |
| MOTION:Sen. Stevenson moved to favorably recommend House Bill 1001, 'Emergency Response Funding' for consideration during the 2023 First Special Session.The motion passed with a vote of 19-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 19 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Sen. J. Adams Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. S. Hollins Sen. D. Ipson Rep. R. Lesser Sen. A. Millner Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. J. Plumb Sen. K. Riebe Rep. A. Romero Rep. M. Schultz Rep. R. Spendlove Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. E. Vickers Rep. B. Wilson | Rep. K. Lisonbee |
| 7.Consideration of Expenditures from the State Disaster Recovery Restricted Account |
| Jess Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety (DPS), and Chris Hamlet, Director, Division of Emergency Management (DEM), presented the 2023 Statewide Flooding Situational Overview. |
| 7-2023 Statewide Flooding Situational Overview |
| MOTION:Sen. Stevenson moved to, under UCA-53-21-606(3), recommend that the Division of Emergency Management be authorized to expend up to $5 million from the State Disaster Recovery Restricted Account in FY 2023 as presented to the committee.The committee will wait to authorize any FY 2024 expenditures until later.The motion passed with a vote of 20-0-0. | |||
| Yeas - 20 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 0 | |
| Sen. J. Adams Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. S. Hollins Sen. D. Ipson Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Lisonbee Sen. A. Millner Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. J. Plumb Sen. K. Riebe Rep. A. Romero Rep. M. Schultz Rep. R. Spendlove Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. E. Vickers Rep. B. Wilson |
| 8.Appropriations Subcommittees Interim Accountable Process Budget Plans |
| Steven Allred presented the Subcommittees Interim Accountable Process Budget Plans. |
| 8-Subcommittee Memos on 2023 Interim Plans for Accountable Process Budgets |
| 9.Planned Uses of Appropriations for Victim Services |
| Joseph Fitzgerald, Financial Analyst, LFA, Tracy Tabet, Director, Children's Justice Center Program (CJCP), and Gary Scheller, Utah Office for the Victims of Crime (UOVC), presented the planned uses of appropriations for victim services. |
| 9-Planned Uses of Appropriations for Victim Services |
| 9-DCFS Victim Services Presentation |
| Rep. Romero provided input on funding for sexual assault. |
| Tonya Myrup, Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS), further presented the planned uses of appropriations for victim services. |
| Rep. Lesser asked clarifying questions. Gary Scheller responded. |
| Rep. Romero provided comment. |
| 10.Inland Port Infrastructure Loan Fund Review (11-58-106) |
| Steven Allred and Benn Buys, Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer, Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA), presented the Inland Port Infrastructure Loan Fund Review. |
| 10-Memorandum Re: Inland Port Infrastructure Loan Fund Review |
| MOTION:Sen. Stevenson moved to recommend that the Utah Inland Port Authority be authorized to issue a loan from the Inland Port Infrastructure Revolving Loan Fund as presented to the committee today. The motion passed with a vote of 17-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 17 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. J. Adams Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. S. Hollins Sen. D. Ipson Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Lisonbee Sen. A. Millner Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. J. Plumb Sen. K. Riebe Rep. A. Romero Rep. R. Spendlove Sen. J. Stevenson Rep. B. Wilson | Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. M. Schultz Sen. E. Vickers |
| 11.North Capitol Building Update |
| Dana Jones, Capitol Preservation Board (CPB), Jim Russell, Director, Division of Facilities Construction and Management (DCFM) and Michael Ambre, Assistant Director, DFCM, presented an update on the North Capitol Building. |
| 11-North Capitol Building Update |
| Chair Peterson inquired about the project's timeline. Michael Ambre responded. |
| 12.Other Business/Adjourn |
| 12-Utah Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office FY 2022 Report |
| 12-Utah Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office FY 2022 Report Executive Summary |
| MOTION:Sen. Stevenson moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 16-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 16 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. J. Adams Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. S. Hollins Sen. D. Ipson Rep. R. Lesser Rep. K. Lisonbee Sen. A. Millner Rep. J. Moss Rep. V. Peterson Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. J. Plumb Sen. K. Riebe Rep. R. Spendlove Sen. J. Stevenson Rep. B. Wilson | Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. A. Romero Rep. M. Schultz Sen. E. Vickers |
| Chair Peterson adjourned the meeting at 3:56 PM. |