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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. James Gowans
Rep. Neal Hendrickson
Rep. John Mathis
Rep. Mike Noel
Rep. Patrick Painter
Rep. Phil Riesen
Rep. Steve Sandstrom
Members Absent: Rep. Carl Duckworth
Rep. Richard Winn
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 8:35 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Hendrickson moved to approve the minutes of the January 29, 2008 and January 31, 2008 meetings.
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. Noel moved to amend page 2 of the January 31, 2008 minutes to read as follows: "Todd" Bingham, Utah Farm Bureau, (not "Tom" Bingham). Rep. Noel also moved to amend page 1 of the January 29, 2008 minutes to read as follows: "Rep. Andersen moved to delete in title and body H.B. 40 and replace it with " 1st Sub H.B. 40...." (not 1st Sub. H.B. 124). The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Brown and Rep. Gibson absent for the vote.
1st Sub. H.B. 40 Safe Drinking Water Revisions (Rep. S. Andersen)
Rep. Andersen explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Noel moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Lines 13 through 15 :
13 . requires a
first or second class
county to adopt an ordinance to protect a
source of public drinking water;
14 . authorizes a municipality
located in a first or second class county
to adopt
an ordinance to protect a source of public
15 drinking water;
2. Page 3, Line 81 :
81 (1) (a) Before May 3, 2010, a
first or second class
county shall:
3. Page 4, Lines 93 through 94 :
93 (b) A municipality
in a first or second class county
may adopt an ordinance
that a
first or second class
county is required to adopt by this
94 section by following the procedures and requirements of this section.
4. Page 4, Line 110 :
110 (c) authorize a
retail water supplier or wholesale water
supplier to seek
enforcement of the ordinance in a district court located
The motion passed with Rep. Brown and Rep. Gibson absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Andersen moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed with Rep. Brown and Rep. Gibson absent for the vote.
H.B. 323 Eminent Domain Amendments (Rep. A. Tilton)
Rep. Tilton explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Todd Bingham, Utah Farm Bureau
Spoke against the bill: Laurel Brady, City of Mapleton Mayor
Eric Johnson, Mapleton City Attorney
David Spatafore, State Fire Chiefs
Adam Trupp , Utah Association of Counties
Gary Crane, League of Cities and Towns
MOTION: Rep. Gowans moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 2, Line 47 :
(ii) paths, lanes, [or other ways for emergency access] ; and
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. Noel moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Barrus, Rep. Draxler and Rep. Riesen voting in opposition.
H.B. 123 Accelerated Learning Programs Amendments (Rep. B. Ferry)
Rep. Ferry explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Debbie Tabor, Utah PTA Student Involvement Commissioner
MOTION: Rep. Mathis moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Brown absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Donnelson moved to adjourn.
Rep. Barrus adjourned the meeting at 9:49 a.m.
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