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NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, & ENVIRONMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
(Revised)
Members Present: Rep. Roger E. Barrus, Chair
Rep. Michael E. Noel, Vice Chair
Rep. Jackie Biskupski
Rep. David N. Cox
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. Richard Wheeler
Members Absent: Rep. Craig W. Buttars
Rep. Mark A. Wheatley
Staff Present: Brian Allred, Policy Analyst
Linda Error, Committee Secretary
Note: List of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes
Rep. Barrus called the meeting to order at 8:09 a.m.
H.B. 45 Bear River Development Act (Rep. J. S. Adams)
Rep. Adams explained the bill to the committee. (handout)
Spoke to the bill: Ed Alter, State Treasurer
Tage Flint, General Manager, Weber Basin Water
Fred Finlinson, Water Coalition
Spoke against the bill: Will Bagley,Utah Rivers Council
Erinn Neyrey, Utah Rivers Council (handout)
MOTION: Rep. Ure moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed, with Rep. Biskupski voting in opposition, and Rep. Johnson absent for the vote.
H.B. 47 Sales Tax Diversion for Water Projects and Water Financing (Rep. D. Ure)
Rep. Ure explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Ure moved to delete in title and body H.B.47 and replace it with 1st Substitute H.B. 47. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Johnson absent for the vote.
Spoke for the bill: Fred Finlinson, Water Coalition
Warren Peterson, General Council, Provo River Water Users
Keith Denos, General Manger, Provo River Water Users (handout)
Spoke against the bill: Erinn Neyrey, Utah Rivers Council
MOTION: Rep. Gowans moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed, with Rep. Biskupski voting in opposition, and Rep. Johnson absent for the vote.
H.B. 48 Water Company Amendments (Rep. D. Ure)
Rep. Ure explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Biskupski moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 4 Line 109 after of insert "actual"
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. Dayton moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 228 Groundwater Management Plan (Rep. D. Ure)
This bill was not considered.
MOTION: Rep. Cox moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
Rep. Barrus adjourned the meeting at 9:55 a.m.
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