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NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, & ENVIRONMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
Members Present: Rep. Roger E. Barrus, Chair
Rep. Kerry Gibson, Vice Chair
Rep. Mel Brown
Rep. Glenn Donnelson
Rep. Jack Draxler
Rep. James Gowans
Rep. Neal Hendrickson
Rep. Mike Noel
Rep. Patrick Painter
Rep. Steve Sandstrom
Members Absent: Rep. Sylvia Andersen
Rep. John Mathis
Rep. Phil Riesen
Rep. Brad Winn
Members Excused: Rep. Carl Duckworth
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 4:31 p..m.
H.B. 208 Livestock Watering Rights (Rep. M. Noel)
MOTION: Rep. Noel moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 4, Line 93 :
93 (b) (i) The Department of Agriculture and Food shall
:
(A) file as a lien holder on a grazing permit with the agency responsible for managing the public land; and
(B)
hold the livestock watering right
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Donnelson absent for the vote.
Rep. Noel explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: Jerry Olds, State Engineer
Jim Karpowitz, Director Division of Wildlife Resources
Spoke for the bill: Leonard Black, Commissioner Department of Agriculture and Food
Brent Tanner, Utah Cattlemen's Association
Todd Bingham, Utah Farm Bureau
MOTION: Rep. Gowans moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Donnelson and Rep. Sandstrom absent for the vote.
1st Sub. S.B. 59 Wildlife Amendments (Sen. A. Christensen) (Rep. S. Sandstrom)
Sen. Christensen explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: Todd Bingham, Utah Farm Bureau
Spoke for the bill: Don Peay, Sportsmen for Fish & Wildlife
Jim Karpowitz, Director Division of Wildlife Resources
Rick Woodard, Wildlife Board
Spoke against the bill: Brent Tanner, Utah Cattlemen's Association
MOTION: Rep. Noel moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Brown, Rep. Gowans and Rep. Painter voting in opposition. Rep. Sandstrom was absent for the vote.
1st Sub. S.B. 89 Mitigation of Invasive Species (Sen. D. Stowell) (Rep. D. Clark)
Sen. Stowell explained the bill to the committee. (handout)
Spoke to the bill: Bill Rigby, Utah Association of Conservation Districts
LeGrand Bitta, Utah Association of Special Districts
MOTION: Rep. Barrus moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Sandstrom absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Brown moved to adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 5:28 p.m.