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

ROOM 129 STATE CAPITOL BUILDING

Monday, February 9, 2004



Members Present:    Rep. Craig W. Buttars, 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

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 8:10 a.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Cox moved to adopt the committee meeting minutes of February 5, 2004. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Barrus, Rep. Dayton, Rep. Styler, Rep. Urquhart, and Rep. Buttars absent for the vote.

H.B. 104    Filing and Perfecting of Water Rights (Rep. B. Johnson)

Rep. Johnson discussed the bill and answered questions from the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Johnson moved to send the bill to interim study. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Dayton and Rep. Urquhart absent for the vote.

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

MOTION:    Rep. Noel moved to adopt Amendment 2 dated February 9, 2004 as follows:


Page 2, line 34
    House Natural Resources, Agriculture
    and Environment Standing Committee
    Minutes, February 3, 2004:    After "open space that" delete "limits human intrusion"

2.    Page 2, line 44
    House Natural Resources, Agriculture
    and Environment Standing Committee
    Minutes, February 3, 2004:    After "while" insert "recognizing the need to respect and accommodate public utility rights of way impacted by the process and"

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:    Rep. Ure made a substitute motion to adopt Amendment 2 dated February 9, 2004 and to pass the amended bill out favorably.

Spoke for the bill:    Dick Buehler, Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands
            Debbie Goodman, Utah Audubon Council

                The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Urquhart moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 118    Brand Inspection Amendments (Rep. D. Ure)

Rep. Ure discussed the bill and answered questions from the committee.

Spoke to the bill:    Dr. Mike Marshall

MOTION:    Rep. Barrus moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 119    Fencing Responsibilities with Greenbelt or Conservation Easement (Rep. D. Ure)

Was not discussed in committee.

H.B. 255    Wildlife Restitution Amendments (Rep. R. Barrus)

Rep. Barrus introduced the bill with assistance of Mike Fowlks, Division of Wildlife Resources.

Spoke for the bill:    Debbie Goodman, Utah Audubon Council

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



MOTION:    Rep. Barrus moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Cox, Rep. Dayton, and Rep. Urquhart absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Styler moved to adjourn and the motion passed unanimously.

Chair Buttars adjourned the meeting at 8:50 a.m.




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                     Rep. Craig W. Buttars, Chair