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HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
ROOM W010, WEST OFFICE BUILDING, STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX
February 1, 2007
Rep. John Mathis, Vice Chair
Rep. Douglas Aagard
Rep. Lorie Fowlke
Rep. Keith Grover
Rep. Neil Hansen
Rep. Neal B. Hendrickson
Rep. Eric Hutchings
MEMBERS ABSENT: Rep. DeMar "Bud" Bowman
Rep. Curt Oda
Rep. Larry Wiley
STAFF PRESENT: Benjamin N. Christensen, Policy Analyst
Karen Mitchell, Committee Secretary
Note: A list of visitors and copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes.
Rep. Mathis called the meeting to order at 8:19 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to approve the minutes of the January 30, 2007 meeting.
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bowman, Rep. Hutchings absent for the vote.
H.B. 303 Campaign Finance Filing Requirements (Rep. G. Hughes)
MOTION: Rep. Donnelson move to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 3, Lines 67 through : 68 (c) make and enter orders and judgments, and issue the process of the court to enforce
68 all of those orders and judgments.
(3) The lieutenant governor's failure to send timely notice under Section 20A-11- 103 may not be used as a defense for a person's failure to strictly comply with the filing deadlines for financial disclosure reports under the provisions referenced in Subsection (2)(b)(i).
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously.
Rep. Hughes explained the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Hendrickson moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously.
S.B. 122 Administrative Rules Reauthorization (Sen. H. Stephenson)
Rep. Ferry explained the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Aagard moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Lines 22 through 23 :
22 Section 1. Rules reauthorized.
23 All rules of Utah state agencies are reauthorized
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, except for
R277-437-1, Education, Administration, Student Enrollment Options, Definitions.
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Aagard moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Hendrickson moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 327 State Agency Timely Adoption of Administrative Rules (Rep. D. Clark)
Rep. Clark explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Gary Thorup, Holmes, Roberts and Owen Law Firm
MOTION: Rep. Fowlke moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Fowlke moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.
S.B. 131 Retirement and Independent Entities Committee (Sen. C. Bramble)
Sen. Bramble explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Grover moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Grover moved to place the bill on the Consent calendar. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 334 Eminent Domain (Rep. A. Tilton)
Rep. Tilton explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Lines 18 through 21 :
18 eminent domain;
and
19
{
. prohibits the taking of property by eminent domain if the effect is to divide
an
20 owner's property into separate parcels divided by the taken property unless one side
21 or another of the owner's property is also taken to the property line; and }
2. Page 2, Lines 31 through 32 :
31 ENACTS:
32
{
78-34-3.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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3. Page 4, Lines 107 through 113 :
107
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Section 2.
Section
78-34-3.5
is enacted to read:
108 78-34-3.5. Dividing an owner's property by an acquisition by eminent domain.
109 A person may not acquire property by eminent domain if the acquisition has the effect
110 of dividing an owner's property into separate pieces divided by the acquired property unless the
111 person also acquires the rest of the owner's property on one side or the other to the owner's
112 property line. }
113 Section
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. Legislative intent.
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously.
Spoke for the bill: Wendell Gibby, citizen
Todd Bingham, Utah Farm Bureau
Rep. Christopher Herrod
Spoke against the bill: Melvin James Brady, Mayor Mapleton City
Lincoln Shurtz, Utah League of Cities and Towns
Tom Hardy, Bountiful City Manager
MOTION: Rep. Fowlke moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda.
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed with Rep. Aagard and Rep. Fowlke voting in opposition.
H.B. 233 Environmentally Restricted Zoning Districts (Rep. M. Morley)
This bill was not heard in this meeting.
MOTION: Rep. Donnelson moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.
Rep. Donnelson adjourned the meeting at 9:54 a.m.
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Rep. Glenn Donnelson, Chair