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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. Brad 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 3:24 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Painter moved to approve the minutes of the February 13, 2008 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Andersen, Rep. Brown, Rep. Donnelson, Rep. Gibson and Rep. Riesen absent for the vote.
H.C.R. 8 Concurrent Resolution Supporting the Narrows Water Project in Central Utah (Rep. B. Winn)
Rep. Winn explained the resolution to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Claudia Jarrett, Sanpete County Commissioner
Greg Soter, Sanpete County Water Conservancy District
Richard Noble, Sanpete Water Conservancy District
Leonard Blackham, Commissioner, Department of Agriculture and Food
Rep. Barrus relinquished the chair to Rep. Gibson.
MOTION: Rep. Draxler moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Barrus absent for the vote.
S.B. 76 State Parks and Recreation Amendments (Sen. B. Goodfellow) (Rep. N. Hendrickson)
Sen. Goodfellow explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: Mark Forbes, Utah Parks and Recreation
MOTION: Rep. Hendrickson moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Donnelson, Rep. Noel, Rep. Sandstrom and Rep. Winn absent for the vote.
H.B. 203 Judicial Review of State Engineer's Decision (Rep. P. Painter)
MOTION: Rep. Painter moved to replace H.B. 203 with 1st Sub. H.B. 203. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Donnelson, Rep. Noel, Rep. Sandstrom and Rep. Winn absent for the vote.
Rep. Painter explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: John Mabey, Attorney, Mabey Wright & James
David Wright, Attorney, Mabey Wright & James
Scott Martin, Attorney, Provo River Water Users Association
Shawn Draney, Metro Water District of Salt Lake City and Sandy
Spoke to the bill: Norman Johnson, Attorney General's Office
Rep. Barrus resumed the chair.
MOTION: Rep. Gowans moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Donnelson, Rep. Noel, Rep. Sandstrom and Rep. Winn absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Brown moved to adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 4:38 p.m.
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