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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 A. Wheatley
Rep. Richard Wheeler
Members absent: Rep. Mark W. Walker
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 8:06 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Duckworth moved to approve the minutes of the January 31, 2006 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Dayton, Rep. Painter and Rep. Wheeler absent for the vote.
S.B. 120 Governor's Rural Partnership Board Amendments (Sen. T. Hatch)
Sen. Hatch explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Gowans moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Dayton, Rep. Painter and Rep. Wheeler absent for the vote.
S.B. 45 Oil and Gas Conservation Account Amendments (Sen. M. Dmitrich)
Sen. Dmitrich explained the bill to the committee, with the assistance of John Baza, Director, Division of Oil, Gas and Mining. (handout)
Spoke for the bill: Lee Peacock, President, Utah Petroleum Association
MOTION: Rep. Biskupski moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Dayton, Rep. Ure and Rep. Wheeler absent for the vote.
1st Sub. H.B. 139 State Antiquities and Historic Sites Amendments (Rep. B. Johnson)
Rep. Johnson explained the bill to the committee, with the assistance of John Harja, Assistant Director, Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office.
MOTION: Rep. Johnson moved to adopt 1st Substitute H.B. 139. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Dayton, Rep. Mathis and Rep. Wheeler absent for the vote.
Spoke against the bill: Renee Barlow, archaeologist,
Spoke for the bill: Mike Styler, Director, Department of Natural Resources
Jim Karpowitz, Director, Division of Wildlife Resources
Kenny Wintch, Lead Staff Archaeologist, State Institutional Trust Land Administration
Spoke to the bill: Ally Isom, Deputy Director, Department of Community and Culture
(handout)
Wilson Morton, State Historic Preservation Officer
MOTION: Rep. Buttars moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Duckworth and Rep. Wheatley voting in opposition. Rep. Ure was absent for the vote.
H.B. 311 Cultural Sites Protection Amendments (Rep. B. Johnson)
Rep. Johnson explained the bill to the committee, with the assistance of Kim Christy, Assistant Director, State Institutional Trust Lands Administration.
MOTION: Rep. Dayton moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Ure absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Wheeler moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
Rep. Barrus adjourned the meeting at 9:20 a.m.
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