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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE

NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, & ENVIRONMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
Room W125, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex

January 23, 2007


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
    
Members Absent:    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. Barrus called the meeting to order at 2:09 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Hendrickson moved to approve the minutes of the January 19, 2007 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Donnelson, Rep. Draxler, Rep. Noel, Rep. Painter, and Rep. Sandstrom absent for the vote.

H.B. 110    State Fleet Efficiency Requirements (Rep. F. Hunsaker)

MOTION:    Rep. Hendrickson moved to amend HB 110 as follows:

1.    Page 1, Lines 14 through 17 :    

             14          .    requires the
{   executive director of the Department of Administrative Services   }        director of the Division of Fleet Operations       to

             15      make rules establishing standards and procedures for purchasing economically
             16      appropriate vehicles for the purposes and driving conditions for which they will be
             17      used, including procedures for granting exceptions
  by the executive director of the Department of Administrative Services       ;


2.    Page 4, Lines 110 through 117 :    

             110          (4) (a) [The] In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative
             111      Rulemaking Act, the
{   executive director of the Department of Administrative Services   }        director of the Division of Fleet Operations       :

             112
         (i) may make rules governing fuel dispensing [according to the procedures and
             113      requirements of Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.]; and
             114          (ii) shall make rules establishing standards and procedures for purchasing the most
             115      economically appropriate size and type of vehicle for the purposes and driving conditions for
             116      which the vehicle will be used
  ,       including procedures for granting exceptions        to the standards       by the executive

             117      director
{   or   }        of       the Department of Administrative Services.

    
The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Noel, Rep. Painter, and Rep. Sandstrom absent for the vote.

Rep. Hunsaker explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill:    Margaret Chambers, Director Fleet Operations
            David Litvin, President Utah Mining Association (UMA)
            Glade Sowards, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
            Kim Hood, Executive Director, Dept. of Administrative Services

Rep. Barrus recognized Ron Daniels, who was in attendance at the meeting representing the Governor's Energy Policy Advisor.
            
MOTION:    Rep. Noel moved to passed the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Duckworth moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

Rep. Barrus adjourned the meeting at 2:40 p.m.





    
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    Rep. Roger E. Barrus, Chair