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MINUTES OF THE
SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENT
STANDING COMMITTEE
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
Room 131, State Capitol Building


Members Present:        Sen. Beverly Ann Evans, Chair
                Sen. Gene Davis
                Sen. Thomas Hatch
                Sen. Parley G. Hellewell
                Sen. Bill Wright

Members Excused:        Sen. Leonard M. Blackham
                Sen. Paula Zulander

Members Absent.        Sen. Scott K. Jenkins

Staff Present:            J Brian Allred, Policy Analyst
                Norda Shepard, Secretary

Public Speakers Present:        Clay Peck, Owner, Peck Rock and Products
                Richard Allen, City Attorney, Saratoga Springs
                Mike Ostermiller, Attorney, Peck Rock and Products
                Ken Leetham, City Manager, Saratoga Springs
                Kim Christy, Asst. Mgr., School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration

A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

The meeting was called to order by Chair Evans at 8:33 a.m.

1. Approval of Minutes

MOTION:
Sen. Hatch moved to approve the minutes of 2-20-04.

The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Davis absent at the time of the vote.

2. S.C.R. 2, Resolution Regarding Construction of Waste Facility (Sen. B. Wright)

Sen. Wright proposed a substitute bill.

MOTION: Sen. Wright moved to replace S.C. R. 2, Resolution Regarding Construction of Waste Facility with 1st Substitute S.C. R. 2.

The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Davis absent at the time of the vote.

Clay Peck, Owner, Peck Rock and Products, Mike Ostermiller, Attorney, Peck Rock and Products, and Kim Christy, Assistant Director, School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, spoke in support of the resolution. Richard Allen, City Attorney, Saratoga Springs and Ken Leetham, City Manager, Saratoga Springs spoke in opposition.

MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to pass 1st Sub. S.C. R. 2, Resolution Regarding Construction of Waste Facility out with a favorable recommendation.

The motion passed unanimously.





MOTION:
Sen. Hellewell moved to adjourn.

The motion passed unanimously.

The meeting adjourned at 9:12 a.m.

Minutes recorded by Norda Shepard, Secretary


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                    Beverly Ann Evans, Committee Chair