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NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, & ENVIRONMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
Members Present: Rep. Roger E. Barrus, Chair
Rep. Kerry Gibson, Vice Chair
Rep. Sylvia Andersen
Rep. Mel Brown
Rep. Glenn Donnelson
Rep. Jack Draxler
Rep. Carl Duckworth Rep. James Gowans
Rep. Neal Hendrickson
Rep. John Mathis
Rep. Mike Noel
Rep. Patrick Painter
Rep. Phil Riesen
Rep. Steve Sandstrom
Rep. Richard Wheeler
Staff Present: Brian Allred, Policy Analyst
Carrie Griffith, Committee Secretary
Note: List of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes
Rep. Gibson called the meeting to order at 2:03 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Hendrickson moved to approve the minutes of the January 17, 2007 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Donnelson, Rep. Noel and Rep. Sandstrom absent for the vote.
Rep. Gibson relinquished the chair to Rep. Barrus.
H.B. 227 Motorboat Liability Insurance Revisions (Rep. K. Gibson)
Rep. Gibson explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Hendrickson moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
Rep. Gibson resumed the chair.
H.B. 99 Water Loan Program Amendments (Rep. P. Painter)
MOTION: Rep. Painter moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 10, Lines 292 through 293 :
292 (4) The loan
{
or grant
}
recipient may pay the origination fee from the loan
{
or grant
}
293 proceeds.
The motion passed unanimously.
Rep. Painter explained the bill, as amended, to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Walt Baker, Department of Environment Quality (handout)
Leland Myers, Central Davis Sewer District
Amy Defreese, Utah River's Council
Tom Bingham, President Utah Manufacturer's Association
MOTION: Rep. Noel moved to pass the bill out favorably, as amended. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Mathis absent for the vote.
H.B. 97 Motor Vehicle Registration Checkoff for Protecting Access to Public Lands and Off-highway Vehicle Education (Rep. M. Noel)
MOTION: Rep. Noel moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 3, Lines 87 through 88 :
87 (4) The Legislature shall appropriate money in the account to the board.
(5) The board may expend up to 10% of the monies appropriated under
Subsection (4) to:
(a) administer account distributions in accordance with Subsections (6) through (9); and
(b) administer off-highway vehicle provisions under this chapter.
88
{
(5)
}
(6)
The board shall distribute the funds to a charitable organization
that:
2. Page 4, Lines 96 through 98 :
96
{
(6)
}
(7)
The board may only consider proposals that are:
97 (a) proposed by a charitable organization under Subsection
{
(5)
}
(6)
; and
98 (b) designed to:
3. Page 4, Line 102 :
102
{
(7)
}
(8)
In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative
Rulemaking Act, the
4. Page 4, Line 105 :
105
{
(8)
}
(9)
The board may not:
The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Mathis absent for the vote
Rep. Gibson relinquished the chair to Rep. Barrus.
Spoke for the bill: Fred Hayes, Chairman State Parks
Rod Marrelli, Tax Commission
Wayne Jones, Association Solutions
Mike Swensen, USA-ALL
MOTION: Rep. Donnelson moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The bill passed unanimously with Rep. Gibson and Rep. Mathis absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Hendrickson moved to adjourn the meeting.
Rep. Barrus adjourned the meeting at 3:08 p.m.
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