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MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Wayne A. Harper, Chair
Rep. Stephen D. Clark, Vice Chair
Rep. Sheryl L. Allen
Rep. Eli H.An derson
Rep. Judy Ann Buff mire
Rep. Scott Daniels
Rep. Brad Last
Rep. Susan Lawrence
Rep. Carol Spackman Moss
Rep. Darin G. Peterson
Rep. J. Morgan Philpot
Rep. Jack A. Seitz
Rep. Gordon E. Snow
Rep. Bradley A. Winn
STAFF: Bryant Howe, Policy Analyst
Sharron Corelli, Secretary
VISITORS: List filed with committee minutes.
Chair Harper called the meeting to order at 8:10 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Buffmire moved to approve the minutes of February 20, 2003. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Philpot and Rep. Winn absent for the vote.
H.B.300 Tax of Sexually Explicit Materials (D. Bourdeaux)
MOTION: Rep. Buffmire moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 3, Line 83: After line 83 insert:
"(4) The commission shall administer this chapter in accordance with Chapter 12, Part 1, Tax Collection."
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Philpot and Rep. Winn absent for the v ote.
Rep. Bourdeaux introduced the bill and explained it to the committee with the assistance of Ms. Kathy Ookey, FCCC Director, UDC and Mr. Larry Fox, Clinical Director, Carter Family Development. Rep. Bourdeax declared a potential conflict of interest.
Mr. Dave Fowers, Co-Chairman, Utah Network on Juveniles Offending Sexually, spoke to the bill.
The following people spoke in opposition to the bill:
Mr. Andrew McCullough, Attorney, Lobbyist
Mr. A. J. Galway, Chief Financial Officer, TDM, Inc.
MOTION: Rep. Winn moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended.
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. Allen moved to move on to the next item on the agenda. The motion failed with Rep. Allen, Rep. Daniels, Rep. Moss, Rep. Seitz and Rep. Snow voting in favor of the substitute motion.
The motion to pass the bill out favorably as amended passed with Rep. Daniels and Rep. Snow voting in opposition.
H.B. 286 Waste Tax and Fee Amendments (D. Ure)
Rep. Ure introduced the bill and explained it to the committee.
The following people spoke to the bill:
Mr. Brent Bradford, Deputy Director, Dept. of Environmental Quality
Mr. Jason Groenewald, Director, Families Against Incinerator Risk
The following people spoke in favor of the bill:
Mr. Charles Judd, President, Cedar Mountain Environmental
Mr. Steve Erickson, Director, Citizens Education Project
The following people spoke in opposition to the bill:
Mr. Cory Coleman, District Manager, Allied Waste
Ms. Betty Arial, Envirocare
Mr. Lowell Peterson, Clean Harbors Environmental Services
MOTION: Rep. Snow moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Moss and Rep. Philpot absent for the vote.
Chair Harper adjourned the meeting at 9:35 a.m.
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Rep. Wayne A. Harper, Chair