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MINUTES OF THE
SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENT
STANDING COMMITTEE
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Utah State Capitol Complex, West Office Building, Suite W015


Members Present:        Sen. Michael Waddoups, Chair                     
                Sen. Fred Fife
                Sen. Thomas Hatch
                Sen. Scott McCoy
                Sen. Darin Peterson

Member Excused:        Sen. Beverly Evans

Staff Present:            J Brian Allred, Policy Analyst
                Jeanenne Larson, Associate General Counsel        
                Saundra Maeser, Secretary
    

Public Speakers Present:    Don Peay, Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife
                Mary Tullius, Director, State Parks
                Dan McConkie, Davis County Commissioner
                Debbie Goodman, Utah Audubon Council
                Spencer Kinard, President, Friends of Antelope Island
                Scott Baxter, Great Salt Lake Adventures
                Bill Rigby, Centerville resident and Supervisor, UACD    

A list of visitors is filed with the committee minutes.


Committee Chair Waddoups called the meeting to order at 9:06 a.m.

1. Approval of Minutes

     MOTION: Sen. Peterson moved to approve the minutes of February 15, 2005.

     The motion passed unanimously.
    
2. S.B. 187 Special Hunting Permits for Antelope Island (Sen. J. Hickman)
    
    Sen. Bill Hickman introduced the bill. Don Peay, Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, assisted in the presentation.

     MOTION: Sen. Peterson moved replace S.B. 187 with 1st Substitute S.B. 187.

     The motion passed unanimously.



    
    Mary Tullius, Director, State Parks; Dan McConkie, Davis County Commissioner; Debbie Goodman, Utah Audubon Council; Spencer Kinard, President, Friends of Antelope Island; and Scott Baxter, Great Salt Lake Adventures, spoke in opposition to the bill.    

    Bill Rigby, Centerville resident and Supervisor, UACD, spoke in support of the bill.

     MOTION: Sen. Hatch moved to pass 1st Sub. S.B. 187, Special Hunting Permits for Antelope Island (Sen. J. Hickman), out favorably.

    The motion passed with Sen. Waddoups, Sen. Hatch and Sen. Peterson voting in support and Sen. Fife and Sen. McCoy voting in opposition.

     MOTION: Sen. Hatch moved to adjourn.

    The motion passed unanimously.

    Chair Waddoups adjourned the meeting at 9:39 a.m.

    Minutes reported by Saundra Maeser, Secretary




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                 Michael Waddoups, Committee Chair