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NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, & ENVIRONMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
Members Present: Rep. Roger E. Barrus, Chair
Rep. Michael E. Noel, Vice Chair
Rep. Jackie Biskupski
Rep. Craig W. Buttars Rep. Margaret Dayton
Rep. Carl W. Duckworth
Rep. James R. Gowans Rep. Bradley T. Johnson
Rep. John G. Mathis
Rep. Patrick L. Painter
Rep. David Ure
Rep. Mark W. Walker
Rep. Mark A. Wheatley
Rep. Richard Wheeler
Members Absent: Rep. David N. Cox
Staff Present: Brian Allred, Policy Analyst
Linda Error, Committee Secretary
Visitors List: List filed with Committee Minutes
Rep. Noel called the meeting to order at 4:17 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Painter moved to approve the minutes of the February 4, 2005 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Buttars, Rep. Dayton, Rep. Duckworth, and Rep. Johnson absent for the vote.
H.B. 83 Weights and Measures Amendments (Rep. D. Ure)
MOTION: Rep. Ure moved to delete in title and body H.B. 83 and replace it with 1st Substitute H. B. 83. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Buttars, Rep. Dayton, Rep. Duckworth, and Rep. Johnson absent for the vote.
Rep. Ure explained the bill with the assistance of Jim Olson, President, Utah Food Industry Association.
MOTION: Rep. Ure moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Buttars, Rep. Dayton, Rep. Duckworth, and Rep. Johnson absent for the vote.
H.B. 230 Recycling of Waste Tires (Rep. D. Ure)
Rep. Ure explained the bill.
Rep. Wheeler declared a conflict of interest.
Spoke to the bill: Nicole Prokop, Holcim
Wayne Christensen, Tire Disposal and Recycling
Rob Jahries, Utah Tire Recycling
MOTION: Rep. Ure moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Lines 14 through 15 :
14 .
{
$85
}
$90
as partial reimbursement for each ton of waste tires
converted to crumb
15 rubber;
2. Page 3, Lines 59 through 62 :
59 (2) [
60 (a)
{
$85
}
$90
as partial reimbursement for each ton of waste tires or
material derived from
61 waste tires converted to crumb rubber, if a contract exists for the sale of the crumb rubber for
62 use as a component in an ultimate product[
The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski and Rep. Dayton absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Gowans moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski and Rep. Dayton absent for the vote.
H.B. 152 County Option Sales and Use Tax for Agricultural Land, Open Land, and Recreational Facilities Act (Rep. C. Buttars)
Rep. Buttars explained the bill.
Spoke to the bill: Bryant Howe, Legislative Research and General Counsel
Spoke for the bill: John Meikle, Cache County Farmers
Todd Bingham, Utah Farm Bureau Federation
Dave Livermore, Nature Conservancy
Spoke against the bill: Mike Jerman, Utah Taxpayers Association
Jim Olson, Utah Retail Merchants Association
Rep. Johnson moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 13, Line 398 :
398 (i) if
{
80%
}
60%
or less of the land within the county is public land;
The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Barrus moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed, with Rep. Buttars and Rep Johnson voting in opposition and Rep. Biskupski absent for the vote.
Rep. Noel adjourned the meeting at 5:56 p.m.
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