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NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, & ENVIRONMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
Members Present: Rep. Craig W. Butters, Chair
Rep. Darin G. Peterson, Vice Chair
Rep. Eli H. Anderson
Rep. Roger E. Barrus
Rep. David N. Cox
Rep. Margaret Dayton
Rep. Glenn A. Donnelson
Rep. James R. Gowans
Rep. Bradley T. Johnson
Rep. Michael E. Noel
Rep. David Ure
Rep. Stephen H. Urquhart
Members Absent: Rep. Jackie Biskupski
Rep. Michael R. Styler
Staff Present: Brian Allred, Policy Analyst
Sylvia Newton, Committee Secretary
Visitors List: List filed with Committee Minutes
Rep. Buttars called the meeting to order at 8:07 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Dayton moved to approve the minutes of the February 21, 2003 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Johnson, Rep. Noel, and Rep. Urquhart absent for the vote.
H.B. 259 Disclosure of Commercial Pest Control Business Financial Responsibility (D. Clark)
Rep. Clark introduced H.B. 259 and explained it to the committee.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Kyle Stephens, Utah Department of Agriculture & Food
MOTION: Rep. Dayton moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with
Rep. Barrus voting in opposition to the motion and Rep. Ure absent for the vote.
H.B. 305 Individual Income Tax Contribution - Wolf Depredation and Management Restricted Account (D. Peterson)
MOTION: Rep. Peterson moved to amend the bill as follows:
Page 3, Line 74: After January 1, delete “1998" and insert “2004"
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Ure absent for the vote.
Rep. Peterson introduced H.B. 305 and explained it to the committee.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Kevin Conway, Division of Wildlife Resources
Sterling Brown, Utah Farm Bureau
Debbie Goodman, Utah Audubon Council
MOTION: Rep. Peterson moved to reconsider the committee's action and remove the amendment adopted by the committee. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Urquhart moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Donnelson moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:49 a.m.
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Rep. Craig W. Buttars, Chair