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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. 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.
Vice-Chair Peterson called the meeting to order at 8:15 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Buttars moved to adopt the committee meeting minutes from January 27, 2004. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Barrus, Rep. Noel, and Rep. Urquhart absent for the vote.
H.B. 78 School Land Trust Program Restricted Account (Rep. D. Clark)
Rep. Clark introduced the bill and answered questions from the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Dayton moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously. Absent for the vote were Rep. Noel and Rep. Urquhart.
H.B. 233 Grazing Permit Fee Amendments (Rep. E. Anderson)
Rep. Anderson introduced the bill with the assistance of Kim Christy and Kevin Carter from the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration.
Spoke for the bill: Wes Quinton, Farm Bureau
MOTION: Rep. Gowans moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Urquhart absent for the vote.
H.B. 214 School and Institutional Trust Lands - Clarifying References to Rules and Policies (Rep. J. Gowans)
Rep. Gowans introduced the bill and responded to questions from the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Dayton moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously. Absent for the vote were: Rep. Anderson and Rep. Urquhart.
H.B. 220 Off-highway Vehicle Amendments (Rep. B. Goodfellow)
MOTION: Rep. Buttars moved to adopt 1st Substitute HB 220. The motioned passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson and Rep. Urquhart absent for the vote.
Rep. Goodfellow introduced the bill with the assistance of Steve Roberts and Fred Hayes from the Office of Parks and Recreation.
Spoke to the bill: Curt Kennedy, Utah Snowmobile Association
Mark H. Williams, OHV Advisory Board
Debbie Goodman, Utah Audubon Council
Bruce Steadman, OHV dealer
Brian Hawthorne, Utah Shared Access Office
Robert Berkenshaw, Berkenshaw family
Kevin Carter, School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration
MOTION: Rep. Barrus moved to amend the 1st Substitute bill as follows:
Page 1: delete lines 18, 19, and 20
Page 4: delete lines 92 and 93
Page 4: Line 100: delete "and is under the direct supervision of a person who is at least 18 years of age"
Renumber remaining sections accordingly.
The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Buttars moved to pass out favorably the 1st Substitute bill as amended. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Styler absent for the vote.
H.B. 71 Water Conservation Plans (Rep. J. Buffmire)
The bill was not discussed in committee.
H.B. 104 Filing and Perfecting of Water Rights (Rep. B. Johnson)
Rep. Johnson introduced the bill and responded to questions from the committee.
Spoke to the bill: Fred Finlayson, Water Coalition
Jerry Olds, State Engineer
LeRoy Hooten, Public Utilities
Chris Finlayson, Central Utah Water District
The committee took no action on the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Anderson moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously. Vice-Chair Peterson adjourned the meeting at 9:59 p.m.
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