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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE
NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, & ENVIRONMENT STANDING COMMITTEE

ROOM 129 STATE CAPITOL BUILDING

Tuesday, February 3, 2004


AMENDED February 5, 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. David Ure     
Members Absent:    Rep. Stephen H. Urquhart
    
Staff Present:    Mark Steinagel, 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 8:10 a.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Peterson moved to adopt the committee meeting minutes from January 30, 2004. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Styler absent for the vote.

S.B. 94    Mine Certification Requirements (Sen. M. Dmitrich)

Sen. Dmitrich introduced the bill and answered questions from the committee.

Spoke for the bill:    Ron Daniels, Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining
            Larry Bunkle, Utah Mining Association

MOTION:     Rep. Dayton moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed         unanimously. Absent for the vote were Rep. Barrus, Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Noel, Rep. Styler, and Rep. Ure.



H.B. 235    Turkey Hunting Permits (Rep. D. G. Buxton)

Rep. Buxton introduced the bill with the assistance of Miles Moretti, Division of Wildlife Resources. They both responded to questions from the committee.

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

H.C.R. 1    Resolution Urging Open Space along Jordan River Trail (Rep. T. Kiser)

MOTION:    Rep. Ure moved to amend HCR 1 as follows:

1.    Page 2, Lines 34 through 36 :    

             34          WHEREAS,
[[   setting aside the land as open space, thus limiting   ]]        creating and implementing a joint plan for Jordan River open space that limits       human intrusion      [[   ,   ]] will

             35      provide the citizens of Utah with a natural oasis that is protected from the encroachments of
             36      development;

2.    Page 2, Lines 40 through 41 :    

             40          WHEREAS, local governments, state entities, and private landowners
[[   should   ]]        are encouraged to       explore

             41      together the
[[   various   ]]        appropriate       means for establishing both the public and private portions of the land as


3.    Page 2, Lines 43 through 44 :    

             43          WHEREAS, by working together, these groups can formulate a process that will make
             44      more open space available for the citizens of the state
  while respecting property rights       :


The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Styler absent for the vote.

Rep. Kiser introduced the bill and responded to questions from the committee.

Spoke for the bill:    Jeff Salt, Great Salt Lake Audubon

MOTION:    Rep. Dayton moved to go to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson and Rep. Styler absent for the vote.


H.B. 92    Brucellosis Vaccination Amendments (Rep. B. Johnson)


MOTION:    Rep. Johnson moved to adopt 1st Substitute HB 92. The motioned passed         unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Dayton, Rep. Donnelson, and Rep. Styler absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Johnson moved to amend 1st Substitute HB 92 as follows:

        1.    Page 2, Line 30:    After "Feedlot;" insert "or"

        2.    Page 2, Line 31:    After "arrival" delete ";"

        3.    Page 2, Line 32:    Delete "(e)"


        The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Dayton, Rep. Donnelson, and Rep. Styler absent for the vote.

Rep. Johnson introduced the bill with the assistance of Dr. Michael Marshall, Utah Department of Agriculture. They both responded to questions from the committee.

Spoke for the bill:    Wes Quinton, Utah Farm Bureau

Spoke to the bill:    Dr. Vaughn Park, Utah Veterinary Medical Association

MOTION:    Rep. Cox moved to pass out favorably 1st Substitute HB 92 as amended.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:    Rep. Ure made a substitute motion to go to the next item on the agenda. The motion failed with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Buttars, Rep. Gowans, Rep. Styler, and Rep. Ure voting in favor of the motion. Rep. Anderson and Rep. Barrus were absent for the vote.

The original motion to pass out favorably 1st Substitute HB 92 as amended passed with 7 yes votes, 4 no votes, and 2 absent. Those voting in the affirmative were: Rep. Cox, Rep. Dayton, Rep. Donnelson, Rep. Johnson, Rep. Noel, Rep. Peterson and Rep. Styler. Those voting in the negative were: Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Buttars, Rep. Gowans and Rep. Ure. Absent for the vote were: Rep. Anderson and Rep. Barrus.

H.B. 71    Water Conservation Plans (Rep. J. Buffmire)

MOTION:    Rep. Ure moved to adopt 1st Substitute HB 71. The motion passed         unanimously with Rep. Barrus, Rep. Gowans, and Rep. Noel absent for the vote.


MOTION:    Rep. Biskupski moved to amend 1st Substitute HB 71 as follows:

        1.    Page 1, Lines 11 and 12:    Delete lines 11 and 12

        2.    Page 1, Line 12:    After line 12 insert:
             ". provides for publishing of a report identifying entities who do not have a current water conservation plan;"

        3.    Page 2, Lines 29 and 30:    Delete lines 29 and 30

        4.    Page 2, Lines 33 through 41:     Delete lines 33 through 41

        5.    Page 2, Line 42: After "Section" delete "2" and insert "1"

        6.    Page 5, Line 130:    After "board shall" delete "send" and insert "publish" and after "report" delete "to the state auditor" and insert "in a paper of state-wide distribution"

        7.    Page 5, Lines 133 through 135:     Delete lines 133 through 135

         Renumber remaining subsections accordingly.

        The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Barrus, Rep. Gowans, and Rep. Noel absent for the vote.

Rep. Buffmire introduced the bill with the assistance of Larry Anderson, Director of the Division of Water Resources, and Fred Finlayson.

Spoke for the bill:    Erica Thoen, Utah Rivers Council
            Jeff Salt, Statewide Watershed Council
            Debbie Goodman, Utah Audubon Council
            Jessie Walthers, self
            Kevin Rind, self

MOTION:    Rep. Gowans moved to pass 1st Substitute HB 71 as amended out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Barrus, and Rep. M. Noel absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Cox moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.         Chair Buttars adjourned the meeting at 9:58 a.m.        



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                         Rep. Craig W. Buttars, Chair