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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. 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. David Ure
Rep. Stephen H. Urquhart
Members Absent:
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.
Chair Buttars called the meeting to order at 3:25 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Johnson moved to adopt the committee meeting minutes from January 20 and January 21, 2004. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Cox, Rep. Dayton, Rep. Gowans, Rep. Noel, Rep. Styler, Rep. Ure, and Rep. Urquhart absent for the vote.
H.B. 232 Water Well Amendments (Rep. D. Peterson)
Rep. Peterson introduced the bill with the assistance of Mr. Jerry Olds, State Engineer.
MOTION: Rep. Dayton moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Urquhart absent for the vote.
H.B. 88 State Land Use Management Plans (Rep. B. Johnson)
Rep. Johnson introduced the bill with the assistance of Rep. Noel.
Spoke to the bill: Jerry Olds, State Engineer
Mark Ward, Attorney General's Office
Mark Walsh, Utah Association of Counties
Wes Quinton, Utah Farm Bureau
Don Peay, Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife
Val Payne, Dept. of Natural Resources
MOTION: Rep. Ure made a motion to amend the bill as follows:
Page 4: Line 116: after "recreational" insert "and economic"
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Styler made a substitute motion to amend the bill as follows:
Page 4: Line 101: after "the" insert "watersheds,"
Page 4: Line 116: after "recreational" insert "and economic"
Page 5: Line 122: after "which" insert "improve watersheds and"
The motion passed with Rep. Noel voting in opposition.
MOTION: Rep. Styler moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Biskupski and Rep. Ure voting in opposition.
MOTION: Rep. Cox moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously. Chair Buttars adjourned the meeting at 4:50 p.m.
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