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MINUTES OF THE
SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENT
STANDING COMMITTEE
Friday, February 20, 2004
Room 131, State Capitol Building
Members Present: Sen. Beverly Ann Evans, Chair
Sen. Gene Davis
Sen. Parley G. Hellewell
Sen. Scott K. Jenkins
Members Excused: Sen. Leonard M. Blackham
Members Absent: Sen. Thomas Hatch
Sen. Paula F. Julander
Sen. Bill Wright
Staff Present: J Brian Allred, Policy Analyst
Nedra Duzett, Secretary
Public Speakers Present: Rep. D. Gregg Buxton
Rep. Todd E. Kiser
Shelly Cordon Teuscher, Keyup Construction
Bernie Allen, Attorney for Warren Construction
Brent Warren, Land Owner
Debbie Goodman, Utah Audubon Society
A list of visitors and copies of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
The meeting was called to order by Chair Evans at 4:18 p.m.
1. Approval of Minutes
MOTION: Sen. Jenkins moved to approve the minutes of 2-19-04.
The motion passed unanimously.
2. 1st Sub. H. B. 254, Solid Waste Landfill Amendments (D.G. Buxton)
Rep. D. Gregg Buxton presented the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Jenkins moved the following amendments to 1st Sub. H. B. 254:
1. Page 1, Lines 18 through 19 :
18 Other Special Clauses:
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This bill provides an immediate effective date.
2. Page 8, Line 231 :
231 2114.
Section 2. Effective date.
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.
The motion failed with Sen. Jenkins voting in favor and Sen. Evans, Sen. Davis and Sen. Hellewell voting against.
Shelly Gordon Teuscher, representing Keyup Construction and Debbie Goodman, Utah Audubon Society, spoke in support of the bill. Bernie Allen, attorney for Warren Construction and Brent Warren, land owner, spoke against the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Jenkins moved to pass 1st Sub. H. B. 254, Solid Waste Landfill Amendments out with a favorable recommendation.
The motion failed with Sen. Jenkins voting in favor and Sen. Evans, Sen Davis and Sen. Hellewell voting against.
3. H. C. R. 1, Resolution Urging Open Space Along Jordan River Trail (T. Fisher)
Rep. Todd E. Kiser presented the resolution. Debbie Goodman, Utah Audubon Society spoke in support of the resolution.
MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to amend H.C. R. 1 with the following amendments:
1. Page 2, Lines 50 through 56
House Committee Amendments
2-10-2004 :
50 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to Riverton City,
51 Draper City, the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District, the Central Utah Water
52 Conservancy District, the Great Salt Lake Audubon Society, the Utah Reclamation Mitigation
53 and Conservation Commission, the South Valley Trails Committee, the Salt Lake County Parks
54 and Recreation Department, Utah Back Country Horsemen, the Natural Resources Forum, Salt
55 Lake County, the Division of
Forestry, Fire, and
State Lands
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, and the Department of
56 Transportation.
The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to pass H.C. R. 1, Resolution Urging Open Space Along Jordan River Trail out with a favorable recommendation as amended.
The motion passed favorably.
4. Other Committee Business
Ms. Goodman said she would like to make a statement. She stated she spoke in support of H.B. 255 in the last committee meeting on behalf of the Audubon Society but now that it has since been amended, the Society no longer supports that bill.
MOTION: Sen. Jenkins moved to adjourn.
The motion passed unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 4:57 p.m.
Minutes recorded by Nedra Duzett, Secretary
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