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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. Glenn Donnelson
Rep. Jack Draxler
Rep. Carl Duckworth
Rep. Neal Hendrickson
Rep. John Mathis
Rep. Patrick Painter
Rep. Phil Riesen
Rep. Steve Sandstrom
Rep. Richard Wheeler
Members Absent: Rep. Mel Brown
Rep. James Gowans
Rep. Mike Noel
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 8:03 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Hendrickson moved to approve the minutes of the February 7, 2007 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Painter absent for the vote.
H.B. 424 Definition of Agri-tourism (Rep. M. Morley)
Rep. Morley explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Todd Bingham, Utah Farm Bureau
Brett Herbst, Producer
MOTION: Rep. Gibson moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Painter absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Gibson moved to place the bill on the consent calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Painter absent for the vote.
H.B. 370 Severance Tax Revisions (Rep. J. Mathis)
Rep. Mathis explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke against the bill: Lee Peacock, Utah Petroleum Association
MOTION: Rep. Gibson moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Wheeler voting in opposition
MOTION: Rep. Hendrickson moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 8:47 a.m.
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