| Members Present: Sen. Ronald M. Winterton, Chair Rep. Keven J. Stratton, Chair Sen. David P. Hinkins Sen. Karen Kwan Sen. Derrin R. Owens Rep. Carl R. Albrecht | Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion Rep. Ken Ivory Rep. Casey Snider Staff Present: Nathan W. Brady, Policy Analyst Gus Harb, Associate General Counsel Victoria Garcia, Administrative Assistant |
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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 2:10 p.m. |
| 1.Commission Business |
| MOTION:Rep. Albrecht moved to approve the minutes of the June 18, 2024, meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Sen. D. Hinkins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. C. Snider Sen. R. Winterton | Rep. G. Bennion Sen. K. Kwan Sen. D. Owens Rep. K. Stratton |
| 2.Update on Recent R.S. 2477 Litigation |
| Kathy Davis, Director, Public Lands Section, Office of the Attorney General, and Redge Johnson, Director, Governor's Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office, presented an update on recent R.S. 2477 litigation and answered committee questions. |
| 3.Illegal Immigration Impact on Utah |
| Sheriff Chad Jensen, Cache County, gave a presentation on the impact of illegal immigration on Utah's law enforcement and answered committee questions. |
| 4.Proposed Federal Rules Changes |
| Sheriff Chad Jensen gave a presentation on recent federal rule changes affecting Utah's search and rescue volunteers and rates that law enforcement can charge inmates for electronic communications. Sheriff Jensen answered committee questions. |
| MOTION:Rep. Albrecht moved to make a formal request to have commission representatives participate in the public hearing regarding the proposed OSHA rules changes that is scheduled to take place on November,12, 2024.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. G. Bennion Sen. D. Hinkins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. C. Snider Rep. K. Stratton Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. K. Kwan Sen. D. Owens |
| Ciriac Alvarez Valle, Sr. Policy Analyst, Voices for Utah Children, commented regarding illegal immigration |
| Vanessa Contreras, Immigration Attorney, Centro Hispano Provo, commented regarding illegal immigration. |
| Jen Brown, President, Utah Citizens for the Constitution, commented regarding illegal immigration. |
| Kael Weston, citizen, commented regarding federal rule changes. |
| 5.Public Lands Wildfire Management |
| Jamie Barnes, Director, Forestry, Fire, and State Lands, introduced the agenda item. |
| Chris Delaney, State Fire Manager, Bureau of Land Management, and Lucas Minton, Deputy Director, United States Forest Service, gave a presentation on wildfire management and answered committee questions. |
| 6.AEON Contract |
| Mark Cressler, CEO, Aeon AI, presented an update on the Aeon federal land valuation model and answered committee questions. |
| 7.Presumption of State Jurisdiction |
| 7 - Draft Legislation "Presumption of State Jurisdiction" V01 |
| Rep. Ken Ivory presented draft legislation "Presumption of State Jurisdiction" V01 and answered committee questions. |
| 8.Recent U.S. Supreme Court Rulings |
| 8 - Recent Court Decisions Impacting Federalism |
| 8 - Good Neighbor Rule Decision |
| 8 - Chevron Decision |
| 8 - Title IX Order |
| Gus Harb, Associate General Counsel, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, presented a brief overview of recent court decisions with federalism implications and answered committee questions. |
| Kael Weston, citizen, commented on recent court decisions. |
| MOTION:Sen. Owens moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. G. Bennion Sen. D. Hinkins Rep. K. Ivory Sen. D. Owens Rep. K. Stratton Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. K. Kwan Rep. C. Snider |
| Chair Winterton adjourned the meeting at 4:03 p.m. |