| Members Present: Sen. Keven J. Stratton, Senate Chair Rep. Ken Ivory, House Chair Sen. David P. Hinkins Sen. Karen Kwan Sen. Derrin R. Owens Sen. Ronald M. Winterton Rep. Carl R. Albrecht Rep. Jefferson S. Burton Rep. Kay J. Christofferson Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost Rep. Rosalba Dominguez Rep. Casey Snider Rep. Jason E. Thompson Rob Bishop Jennifer Brown Jim Moss Mike Smith | Jerry Taylor Kael Weston Members Absent: Rep. Calvin Roberts Justin Anthony Jason Chaffetz Lorie Fowlke Ben McAdams Lisa Roskelley Casey Saxton Chris Stewart Kyle Wilson Staff Present: Nathan W. Brady, Policy Analyst Gus Harb, Associate General Counsel Samantha Merrell, 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 Stratton called the meeting to order at 2:07 p.m. |
| 1.Commission Business |
| MOTION:Sen. Winterton moved to approve the minutes of the May 13, 2025, meeting. Passed 12-0-2The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. J. Burton Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. R. Dominguez Sen. D. Hinkins Rep. K. Ivory Sen. K. Kwan Sen. D. Owens Sen. K. Stratton Rep. J. Thompson Sen. R. Winterton | Rep. C. Roberts Rep. C. Snider |
| Rep. Ivory welcomed the commission and introduced the meeting agenda. |
| 2.Eisenhower Report |
| 2 - Updated Report on Eisenhower Study of Jurisdiction Over Federal Areas within the States (JW Howard/Attorneys) |
| 2 - Analysis of Eisenhower and updated Eisenhower Report (JW Howard/Attorneys) |
| Chair Stratton introduced the Eisenhower report to the commission. |
| 2 - Updated Report on Eisenhower Study of Jurisdiction Over Federal Areas within the States (JW Howard/Attorneys) |
| John Howard, Attorney at Law, presented on the updated report on the Eisenhower Study of Jurisdiction Over Federal Areas within the states. |
| Chair Stratton welcomed Congressman Mike Kennedy. |
| Congressman Mike Kennedy expressed his gratitude to be here, spoke on the importance of federalism, and talked about federal lands in the state. |
| Congressman Kennedy spoke to artificial intelligence regulatory concerns. |
| Chair Stratton spoke on the implications of the Eisenhower report. |
| Rep. Ivory offered background on the original Eisenhower study. |
| 3.Jurisdiction Over Public Lands |
| Redge Johnson, Director, Utah Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office, presented on public lands concerns and areas that the updated Eisenhower study may be able to impact for their office. |
| Redge Johnson responded to a question from the commission. |
| Commissioner Kael Weston spoke on the history of federalism and raised questions about the current impact of state-federal relations. |
| Stan Purser, Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office, continued to speak on jurisdiction on public lands and gave an update on the recent public lands lawsuit filed by the Attorney General's Office. |
| Chair Stratton requested that Director Redge Johnson set up a future call with the commission to continue to discuss public lands concerns. |
| Commissioner Kael Weston requested that a representative from Congressman Mike Lee's office and Congresswoman Celeste Maloy's office be invited to that meeting. |
| Redge Johnson offered clarifying comment on what lands in Utah are considered for public sale in the current draft of H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act. |
| The commission discussed jurisdictional issues over public lands. |
| John Howard presented on the three ways that federal government can get jurisdiction over public lands. |
| Stan Purser responded to questions from the commission. |
| Rep. Dominguez asked clarifying questions about the impact of jurisdictional issues over lands. |
| Stan Purser and Redge Johnson responded to questions from the commission. |
| The commission continued to discuss jurisdictional issues over public lands. |
| Rep. Logan Monson spoke on the Bears Ears National Monument. |
| Rep. Monson responded to a question from the commission. |
| The commission continued to discuss jurisdictional issues over public lands. |
| Chair Stratton offered concluding remarks on this agenda item. |
| 4.Department of Environmental Quality |
| Tim Davis, Executive Director, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), presented on recent changes in environmental regulation at the federal level and DEQ's efforts to coordinate with the Environmental Protection Agency. |
| Bryce Bird, Division of Air Quality Director, DEQ, answered questions from the commission. |
| Tim Davis responded to questions from the commission. |
| Chair Stratton requested that the Department of Environmental Quality report on 2025 General Session H.B. 85, "Environmental Permitting Modifications" at a future meeting. |
| 5.Implementation of H.B. 488, 2025 General Session |
| Rep. Jason Thompson spoke on preparations for the federalism summit scheduled for September. |
| Rep. Ivory spoke on state outreach for the summit. |
| Commissioner Jim Moss, Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy, Utah Valley University (UVU), presented on the educational program and the National Federalism Initiative. |
| David Connelly, Associate Provost, UVU, spoke on the work being done for the National Federalism Initiative. |
| The commission continued to discuss the National Federalism Initiative. |
| Sheri Smederovak, Program Manager, UVU, spoke on the itinerary for the federalism summit. |
| Chair Stratton offered concluding remarks on this agenda item. |
| 6.Other Business |
| Sen. Kwan discussed federal deployment of the national guard as a jurisdictional issue and spoke on messaging to blue states as part of the National Federalism Initiative in the context of that issue. |
| Chair Stratton proposed Sen. Kwan and other members of the commission work together to study topic areas, such as the one brought up by Sen. Kwan, for discussion and recommendations at a future commission meeting. |
| Commission members agreed to work with Sen. Kwan and the commission discussed topic areas for future study. |
| H.D. Sanderson, District Director for Congressman Mike Kennedy, agreed to engage with federal counterparts. |
| Rep. Ivory proposed studying contingency planning in regards to the federal debt. |
| MOTION:Rep. Christofferson moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. J. Burton Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. R. Dominguez Rep. K. Ivory Sen. K. Kwan Sen. D. Owens Sen. K. Stratton Rep. J. Thompson | Sen. D. Hinkins Rep. C. Roberts Rep. C. Snider Sen. R. Winterton |
| Chair Stratton adjourned the meeting at 4:57 p.m. |