MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE PUBLIC UTILITIES, ENERGY, AND TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE
Thursday, January 18, 2024 • 2:00 p.m. • 110 Senate Building


Members Present:
Rep. Carl R. Albrecht, Chair
Rep. Colin W. Jack, Vice Chair
Rep. James Cobb
Rep. Joseph Elison
Rep. Jason B. Kyle
Rep. Phil Lyman
Rep. Matt MacPherson
Rep. Carol S. Moss
Rep. Michael J. Petersen
Rep. Judy Weeks Rohner
Rep. Angela Romero

Staff Present:
Samantha D. Brucker, Managing Policy Analyst
Linda Service, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
Chair Albrecht called the meeting to order at 2:03 p.m.
1.H.B. 74 Utility Relocation Cost Sharing Amendments (Christofferson, K.)
Rep. Christofferson introduced the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Jack moved to pass H.B. 74 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 9-1-1.
Yeas - 9Nays- 1Abs- 1
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Cobb
Rep. J. Elison
Rep. C. Jack
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. MacPherson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. J. Rohner
Rep. M. Petersen
2.H.B. 116 Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Act Amendments (Watkins, C.)
Rep. Watkins introduced the bill assisted by Michael McCandless, Vice President of Business Development, Wellington Microtech.
MOTION:Rep. Moss moved to amend H.B. 116 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Amendment 1
H.B. 116
1 .        Page 1, Lines 15 through 16 :  Page 1, Lines 15 through 16
15         energy outside the energy assessment area if the system is a biofuel system { or does
16         not use the public electrical utility's power grid to transmit the energy } ; and

2 .        Page 9, Lines 272 through 275 :  Page 9, Lines 272 through 275
272         energy systems that are not funded under this chapter[.]; or
273                 (iii) is a biofuel system { ; or } .
274                 { (iv) does not use the public electrical utility's power grid to transmit power outside the
275         energy assessment area. }

Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Cobb
Rep. J. Elison
Rep. C. Jack
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. MacPherson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. J. Rohner
Rep. A. Romero
MOTION:Rep. Moss moved to pass H.B. 116 out favorably as amended.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Cobb
Rep. J. Elison
Rep. C. Jack
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. MacPherson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. J. Rohner
Rep. A. Romero
MOTION:Rep. Jack moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Cobb
Rep. J. Elison
Rep. C. Jack
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. MacPherson
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. J. Rohner
Rep. A. Romero
Chair Albrecht adjourned the meeting at 2:29 p.m.