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HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
ROOM W010, WEST OFFICE BUILDING, STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX
FEBRUARY 11, 2005
Rep. DeMar "Bud" Bowman
Rep. Craig W. Buttars
Rep. Neil A. Hansen
Rep. Neal B. Hendrickson
Rep. Eric K. Hutchings
Rep. John G. Mathis
Rep. Aaron Tilton
Rep. Mark Wheatley
MEMBERS ABSENT: Rep. Douglas C. Aagard, Chair
Rep. Stephen D. Clark
STAFF PRESENT: John Cannon, Managing Policy Analyst
Sylvia Newton, Committee Secretary
Note: A list of visitors and copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes.
Rep. Hughes called the meeting to order at 3:25 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Hendrickson moved to approve the minutes of the February 10, 2005 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bowman, Rep. Hutchings and Rep. Mathis absent for the vote.
H.B. 58 Government Efficiency and Effectiveness Review Committee (Rep. P. Wallace)
MOTION: Rep. Buttars moved to return H.B. 58 to the Rules Committee. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bowman, Rep. Hutchings and Rep. Mathis absent for the vote.
H.B. 166 Utah Indoor Clean Air Act Amendments (Rep. P. Ray)
Rep. Ray introduced H.B. 166 and explained it to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: Michael Bernier, citizen
Diana Elliott, citizen
Spoke in opposition to the bill: Phil Dyer, attorney (handout)
MOTION: Rep. Hutchings moved to pass H.B. 166 out favorably. The motion failed with Rep. Hutchings and Rep. Mathis voting in favor of the motion. Rep. Bowman was absent for the vote.
Rep. Hughes relinquished the chair to Rep. Hendrickson.
H.B. 266 Changes to Quality Growth Commission (Rep. C. Buttars)
MOTION: Rep. Buttars moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Line 15 :
15 . requires
{
legislative approval for
}
the commission to report to the
Legislative Management Committee before making
certain loans or grants
of money from the LeRay
2. Page 2, Lines 34 through 35 :
34 [
{
two
}
three
of
whom may not be
35 residents of a county of the first or second class; and
3. Page 2, Lines 36 through 37 :
36 [
{
three
}
two
of whom may
37 not be residents of a county of the first or second class and no more than three of whom may be
4. Page 4, Line 120 through Page 5, Line 121 :
120 (f)
(i)
The commission may not
{
, without the Legislature's prior
approval,
}
make a grant or
121 loan from the fund that exceeds $1,000,000
until after making a report to the
Legislative Management Committee about the grant or loan
.
(ii) The Legislative Management Committee may make a recommendation to
the commission concerning the intended grant or loan, but the recommendation is
not binding on the commission.
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Bowman, Rep. Tilton, and Rep. Hughes absent for the vote.
Rep. Buttars introduced H.B. 266 as amended and explained it to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: John Bennett, Governor's Office of Planning and Budget
Carlton Christensen, Quality Growth Commission
Spoke in favor of the bill: Todd Bingham, Utah Farm Bureau
Bill Rigby, Utah Association of Conservation Districts
MOTION: Rep. Mathis moved to pass the bill as amended out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bowman and Rep. Hughes absent for the vote.
H.B. 274 Referendum Procedure (Rep. D. Hogue)
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 2, Line 50 :
50 (d) a copy of the law that is subject to
{
the
}
a
referendum.
2. Page 2, Lines 56 through 57 :
56 (i)
notify the sponsors and
identify the corrections that must be made in order
to meet the requirements of
57 Subsection (2); and
3. Page 4, Lines 112 through 120 :
112 (3) (a) If the lieutenant governor refuses to [
113 certify the referendum for the ballot
after it has been declared sufficient
, any voter
may apply to the Supreme Court for an
114 extraordinary writ to compel him to do so within ten days after the refusal.
115 (b) If the Supreme Court determines that the referendum [
116
117
has been declared
sufficient and
meets the legal requirements to
118 be placed on the ballot, the Supreme Court shall order the lieutenant governor and all other
119 officers to certify and print the ballot title and numbers of that measure on the official ballot for
120 the next election.
4. Page 5, Line 139 :
139 (d) one copy of the law that is subject to
{
the
}
a
referendum.
5. Page 5, Lines 145 through 146 :
145 (i)
notify the sponsors and
identify the corrections that must be made in order
to meet the requirements of
146 Subsection (2); and
6. Page 7, Lines 202 through 209 :
202 (4) (a) If the local clerk refuses to [
203 referendum for the ballot
after it has been declared sufficient
, any voter may apply
to the Supreme Court for an extraordinary writ
204 to compel him to do so within ten days after the refusal.
205 (b) If the Supreme Court determines that the referendum [
206
207
has been declared sufficient
and
meets the legal requirements to be placed
208 on the ballot, the Supreme Court shall order the local clerk and all other officers to certify and
209 print the ballot title and numbers of that measure on the official ballot for the next election.
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Bowman, Rep. Buttars, and Rep. Hughes absent for the vote.
Rep. Hogue introduced H.B. 274 as amended and explained it to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: Eric Weeks, Associate General Counsel, Office of Legislative Research
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to pass the bill as amended out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bowman, Rep. Buttars, and Rep. Hughes absent for the vote.
H.B. 282 State Employee Ethics Amendments (Rep. J. Dougall)
H.B. 282 was not considered at this meeting.
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bowman, Rep. Buttars, and Rep. Hughes absent for the vote.
Rep. Hendrickson adjourned the meeting at 4:15 p.m.
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Rep. Douglas C. Aagard, Chair