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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. 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
Members Absent: Rep. Glenn Donnelson
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 8:05 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Gowans moved to approve the minutes of the January 23, 2007 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Brown, Rep. Hendrickson, Rep. Mathis, Rep. Noel, Rep. Painter, and Rep. Wheeler absent for the vote.
H.B. 102 Severance Tax Amendments (Rep. D. Clark) (three handouts)
Rep. Clark explained the bill to the committee.
Leonard Blackham, Commissioner Utah Department of Water and Food, showed a power point presentation explaining the Land and Water Reinvestment Fund.
Mike Styler, Director Department of Natural Resources, showed a chart presentation for the Land and Water Reinvestment Fund.
Spoke to the bill: Lee Peacock, Utah Petroleum Association
Larry Bunkall, Utah Kennecott Copper
Spoke for the bill: Bill Rigby, Davis County rural crop farmer
Todd Bingham, Utah Farm Bureau
Brent Tanner, Utah Cattlemen's Association
Spoke against the bill: Mike Jerman, Utah Tax Payers Association
MOTION: Rep. Riesen moved to pass the bill out favorably. The bill passed with Rep. Brown voting in opposition.
Rep. Gibson relinquished the chair to Rep. Barrus.
H.B. 311 Utah Dairy Act Amendments (Rep. K. Gibson)
MOTION: Rep. Andersen moved to delete in title and body H.B. 311 and replace it with 1st Sub. H.B. 311. The motion passed unanimously.
Rep. Gibson explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Gibson moved to amend 1st Sub. H.B. 311 as follows:
1. Page 8, Line 225 :
225 (j) participates in a hazard analysis critical control point system as
{
designed
}
established
by the
The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Wheeler absent for the vote.
Spoke to the bill: Kyle Stephens, Deputy Commissioner, Utah Dept of Agriculture and Food
Spoke for the bill: Todd Bingham, Utah Farm Bureau
Mark Gibbons, President, Utah Dairy Association
Grant Kohler, Chairman Utah Dairy Commission
Rhett Roberts, President Dairy for Raw Milk
Spoke against the bill: Jim Olsen, President Utah Food Industry Association
Debra Turner, Director Utah Department of Health
MOTION: Rep. Noel moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed with Rep. Hendrickson, Rep. Riesen and Rep. Wheeler voting in opposition. Rep. Painter was absent for the vote.
S.B. 28 Water Conveyance Easements (Sen. D. Stowell) (Rep. M. Noel)
Sen. Dmitrich explained the bill to the committee. (handout)
Spoke for the bill: Legrand Bitter, Utah Association of Special Districts
MOTION: Rep. Mathis moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Gibson, Rep. Hendrickson, and Rep. Painter absent for the vote.
S.B. 85 Mining Test Fees (Sen. M. Dmitrich) (Rep. B. King)
MOTION: Rep. Mathis moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Lines 17 through 18 :
17 Other Special Clauses:
18
{
None
}
This bill takes effect on July 1, 2007.
2. Page 2, Lines 55 through 57 :
55 (5) A certificate issued under [
56 shall expire if the certificate holder ceases to work in the mining industry or a mine related
57 industry for more than five consecutive years.
Section 2. Effective date.
This bill takes effect on July 1, 2007.
The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Gibson, Rep. Hendrickson, and Rep. Painter absent for the vote.
Sen. Dmitrich explained the bill to the committee. (handout)
MOTION: Rep. Riesen moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The bill passed unanimously with Rep. Gibson, Rep. Hendrickson and Rep Painter absent for the vote.
The meeting adjourned at 9:52 a.m.
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