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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE

NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, & ENVIRONMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
ROOM 129 STATE CAPITOL BUILDING

January 20, 2004



Members Present:    Rep. Craig W. Butters, Chair
    Rep. Darin G. Peterson, Vice Chair
    Rep. Eli H. Anderson
    Rep. Roger E. Barrus
    Rep. Jackie Biskupski
    Rep. David N. Cox
    Rep. Margaret Dayton
    Rep. Glenn A. Donnelson     Rep. James R. Gowans
    Rep. Bradley T. Johnson
    Rep. Michael E. Noel
    Rep. Michael R. Styler
    Rep. Stephen H. Urquhart     
Members Absent:    Rep. David Ure
    
Staff Present:    Brian Allred, Policy Analyst
            Bethany Brady, Committee Secretary
    
Note:     A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Rep. Buttars called the meeting to order at 2:20 p.m.

H.B. 55    School and Institutional Trust Land Amendments (Rep. M. Noel)

MOTION:    Rep. Noel moved to amend HB 55 as follows:

1.    Page 1, Lines 19 through 20 :    

             19      Other Special Clauses:
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  This bill provides an immediate effective date.  
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2.    Page 3, Lines 84 through 87 :    

             84          (7) Upon payment in full of principal and interest and the surrender of the original
             85      certificate of sale for any tract of land sold, or payment in full of any amounts required to be
             86      paid for the partial release of property, the
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  , or the governor's designee,  
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 shall issue a patent to the

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     purchaser, heir, assignee, successor in interest, or other grantee as determined by the director.

3.    Page 4, Lines 105 through 106 :    

             105          (b) [Upon request of the director, the governor] The director
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 shall execute and deliver

             106      the necessary patents to other proprietors and receive proper deeds for the lands exchanged.

4.    Page 4, Line 113 :    

             113          (b) The state shall honor all vested rights upon acceptance of exchanged lands.
        Section 4 . Effective date.
    
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       If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto, the date of veto override.

 
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    The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Cox, and Rep. Urquhart absent for the vote.

Rep. Noel introduced the bill with the assistance of Mr. Kevin Carter, School and Institutional Trust Land Administration.

MOTION:     Rep. Dayton moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed         unanimously with Rep. Biskupski and Rep. Cox absent for the vote.

MOTION:     Rep. Johnson moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion         passed unanimously with Rep. Biskupski absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Styler moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.         Chair Buttars adjourned the meeting at 2:30 p.m.         

    


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    Rep. Craig W. Buttars, Chair