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SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENT
STANDING COMMITTEE
Monday, January 23, 2006
Utah State Capitol Complex, West Office Building, Suite W015
Sen. Fred Fife
Sen. Thomas Hatch
Sen. Scott McCoy
Sen. Darin Peterson
Member Excused: Sen. Beverly Evans
Staff Present: J. Brian Allred, Policy Analyst
Saundra Maeser, Secretary
Public Speakers Present: John Baza, Director, Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining
David Litvin, President, Utah Mining Association
Darin Bird, Deputy Director, Department of Natural Resources
LeGrand Bitter, Director, Utah Association of Special Districts
Mary Draper, citizen
Claire Geddes, citizen
Anita Davis, citizen
Jason Groenewold, Director, Heal Utah
Anne Suvard Hansen, citizen
Penny Archibald Stone, citizen
A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Committee Chair Waddoups called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m.
Copies of the Utah Department of Natural Resources 2004-2005 Annual Report and Directory of Services was distributed.
1. Approval of Minutes
MOTION: Sen Fife moved to approve the minutes of January 19, 2006.
The motion passed unanimously.
2. S.B. 46 Utah Coal Regulator Program Amendments (Sen. M. Dmitrich)
Sen. Mike Dmitrich introduced the bill. John Baza, Director, Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining assisted in the presentation.
David Litvin, President, Utah Mining Association, spoke in support of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Hatch moved to pass S.B. 46, Utah Coal Regulator Program Amendments,
out favorably.
The motion passed unanimously.
2. S.B. 67 Conservation Easement Restricted Accounts (Sen. B. Evans)
Darin Bird, Deputy Director, Department of Natural Resources explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Fife moved to adopt the following amendment:
1. Page 3, Lines 59 through 60
59 (3) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Department of
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60 shall use monies from the account to monitor and enforce compliance with
conservation
The motion passed unanimously
MOTION: Sen. Fife moved to pass S.B. 67, Conservation Easement Restricted Accounts, out favorably as amended.
The motion passed unanimously.
3. S.B. 70 Process for Approval of Waste Disposal Amendments (Sen. H. Stephenson)
Sen. Howard Stephenson introduced the bill.
LeGrand Bitter, Director, Utah Association of Special Districts, spoke to the bill.
Mary Draper, citizen; Claire Geddes, citizen, Anita Davis, citizen, Jason Groenewold, Director, Heal Utah; Anne Suvard Hansen, citizen and Penny Archibald Stone, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Hatch moved to adopt the following amendment to S.B. 70:
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24 Other Special Clauses:
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This bill takes effect on July 1, 2007.
2. Page 11, Lines 329 through 330:
329 regulation under the federal Atomic Energy Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 2014 and 2021 through
330 2114.
Section 3. Effective date.
This bill takes effect on July 1, 2007.
The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Sen. Peterson moved to pass S.B. 70, Process for Approval of Waste Disposal Amendments, out favorably as amended.
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 10:15 a.m.
Minutes reported by Saundra Maeser, Secretary
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Michael Waddoups, Committee Chair