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House Floor Amendments 3-3-2003 bh/rhr

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TASK FORCE STUDY OF IMPACT OF

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GRAVEL PITS

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2003 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson

             6      This act creates a task force to study the operations of gravel pits in the state and their
             7      impact on the surrounding environment and infrastructure. The act establishes the
             8      membership of the task force and provides for compensation of legislative members. The
             9      act provides for the duties of the task force. The act makes a one-time appropriation of
             10      h [ $29,500 ] $9,500 h from the General Fund for fiscal year 2002-03 to pay for task force
             10a      expenses.
             11      The act provides a repeal date.
             12      This act enacts uncodified material.
             13      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             14          Section 1. Impacts of gravel pits -- Creation -- Membership -- Quorum --
             15      Compensation -- Staff.
             16          (1) There is created the Impacts of Gravel Pits Task Force consisting of the following
             17      S [ 12 ] 14 s members:
             18          (a) three members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than
             19      two of whom may be from the same political party;
             20          (b) five members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the
             21      House of Representatives, no more than three of whom may be from the same political party;
             22          (c) a general contractor appointed by the president of Associated General Contractors;
             23          (d) a county elected official appointed by the Utah Association of Counties;
             24          (e) a municipal elected official appointed by the Utah League of Cities and Towns; S [ and ] s
             25          (f) a person appointed by the executive director of the Department of Environmental
             26      Quality S ; (g) THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF OIL, GAS AND MINING CREATED UNDER
             26a      SECTION40-6-15, OR THE DIRECTOR'S DESIGNEE ; AND



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         (h) A MINING REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UTAH MINING
             26c      ASSOCIATION s .


            
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         (2) (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed
             28      under Subsection (1)(a) as a cochair of the task force.
             29          (b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House
             30      of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(b) as a cochair of the task force.
             31          (3) A majority of the members of the task force constitute a quorum. The action of a
             32      majority of a quorum constitutes the action of the task force.
             33          (4) (a) Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force who are legislators shall
             34      be paid in accordance with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rule 15.03.
             35          (b) A member of the task force who is not a legislator may not receive compensation
             36      for their work associated with the task force, but may receive per diem and reimbursement for
             37      travel expenses incurred as a member of the task force at the rates established by the Division
             38      of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             39          (5) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support
             40      to the task force.
             41          Section 2. Duties -- Interim report.
             42          (1) The task force shall review and make recommendations on:
             43          (a) the operations of gravel pits in the state and their impact on the environment, the
             44      surrounding infrastructure, and the peace and serenity of adjoining areas; S [ and ] s
             45          (b) how the operations of gravel pits may be made to be more compatible with the
             46      environment, the surrounding infrastructure, and adjoining areas S [ . ] ; AND
             46a          (c) THE BENEFIT PROVIDED BY GRAVEL PITS TO THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF THE
             46b      STATE AND THE CONTRIBUTION THEY MAKE TO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND THE
             46c      OVERALL ECONOMY OF THE STATE. s
             47          (2) A final report, including any proposed legislation shall be presented to the Natural
             48      Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee before November 30, 2003.
             49          Section 3. Appropriation.
             50          There is appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 2002-03, a one-time
             51      appropriation of:
             52          (1) $3,500 to the Senate to pay for the compensation and expenses of senators on the
             53      task force; h AND h
             54          (2) $6,000 to the House of Representatives to pay for the compensation and expenses
             55      of representatives on the task force h [ ; and ] . h
             56           h [ (3) $20,000 to the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel to pay for
             57      staffing the task force.
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             58          Section 4. Repeal date.
                            House Floor Amendments 3-3-2003 bh/rhr



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         This act is repealed November 30, 2003.





Legislative Review Note
    as of 12-4-02 8:28 AM


A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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