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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. 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. Mark A. Wheatley
Rep. Richard Wheeler
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. Noel called the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Buttars moved to approve the minutes of the January 27, 2006 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Cox, Rep. Duckworth Rep. Johnson, Rep. Ure and Rep. Wheatley absent for the vote.
1st Sub. H.B. 100 Environmental Litigation Bond (Rep. A. Tilton)
Rep. Tilton explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Buttars moved to adopt 1st Substitute H.B. 100. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Cox, Rep. Duckworth and Rep. Johnson absent for the vote.
Rep. Biskupski distributed a letter from Legislative Research and General Counsel for members of the committee to review.
Spoke for the bill: Tom Bingham, President, Utah Manufacturing Association
David Litvin, Chairman, Utah Mining Association
Mike Peterson, Utah Rural Electric Association
Spoke against the bill: Jason Groenewold, Heal Utah
Timothy Hawkes, Trout Unlimited
Mike Peterson, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
MOTION: Rep. Johnson moved to pass the substitute bill out favorably.
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. Ure moved to proceed to the next item on the adenda. The motion failed, with Rep. Barrus, Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Gowans, Rep. Ure and Rep. Wheatley voting in favor.
The original motion to pass the bill out favorably passed, with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Duckworth and Rep. Wheatley voting in opposition.
1st Sub. H.B. 259 Division of Air Quality - Bond for Stay of an Order (Rep. A. Tilton)
Rep. Tilton explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Buttars moved to adopt 1st Substitute H.B. 259. The motion passed unanimously.
Spoke for the bill: Fred Finlinson, Sevier Power Company
David Litvin, President, Utah Mining Association
Spoke against the bill: Joro Walker, attorney, Western Resource Advocates
Tim Wagner, Utah Chapter, The Sierra Club
MOTION: Rep. Mathis moved to pass the substitute bill out favorably. The motion passed, with Rep. Biskupski and Rep. Wheatley voting in opposition.
H.B. 287 Wildlife Damage Compensation Act Amendments (Rep. C. Buttars)
Rep. Buttars explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Cox moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 2, Line 31 :
31 (c) "Livestock" means
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, sheep,
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goats
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turkeys
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turkey
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The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep. Wheeler absent for the vote.
Spoke for the bill: Clark Willis, President, Utah Wool Growers Association
Todd Bingham, Utah Farm Bureau Federation
Spoke to the bill: Jim Karpowitz, Director, Wild Life Resources
Mike Bodenchuk, United States Department of Agriculture, Wild Life Resources
MOTION: Rep. Biskupski moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Cox and Rep. Wheeler absent for the vote
MOTION: Rep. Johnson moved that H.B. 287 be placed on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Cox and Rep. Wheeler absent for the vote.
H.B. 284 Veterinary Practice Act Amendments (Rep. J. Mathis)
Rep. Mathis explained the bill to the committee
Spoke for the bill: Vaughn Park, former president, Utah Veterinary Medical Association
MOTION: Rep. Johnson moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Barrus, Rep. Cox and Rep. Wheeler absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Johnson moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Cox and Rep. Wheeler absent for the vote.
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