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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE

NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, & ENVIRONMENT STANDING COMMITTEE

Room C445, State Capitol, State Capitol Complex

February 9, 2009


Members Present:    Rep. Roger E. Barrus, Chair
    Rep. John Mathis, Vice Chair
        Rep. Mel Brown
    Rep. Brad Dee
    Rep. Jack Draxler
    Rep. Kerry Gibson
    Rep. James Gowans
    Rep. Neal Hendrickson
    Rep. Mike Noel
    Rep. Phil Riesen
    Rep. Christine Watkins
    Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox
    Rep. Brad Winn

Members Absent:    Rep. Patrick Painter

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. Mathis called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Riesen moved to approve the minutes of the February 5, 2009 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Brown, Rep. Dee, Rep Gibson, Rep. Gowans, Rep. Wilcox and Rep. Winn absent for the vote.

S.J.R. 2    Topaz Museum and Civil Liberties Learning Center Joint Resolution (Sen. D. Stowell) (Rep. B. Winn)

Sen. Stowell, assisted by Rick Okabe, Secretary Topaz Museum, and Steve Koga, Topaz Museum Board member, explained the resolution to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Winn moved to pass the resolution out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Brown, Rep. Dee, and Rep. Wilcox absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Gowans moved to place the resolution on the consent calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Brown, Rep. Dee and Rep. Wilcox absent for the vote.

1st Sub. S.J.R. 1     Joint Resolution - Renewable Energy System (Sen. P. Jones) (Rep. R. Chavez-Houck)



Sen. Jones, assisted by Jason Berry, Manager Utah State Energy Program, explained the resolution to the committee.

Spoke to the bill:    Mike Kohler, Dairy Farmers of Utah Wasatch County
            Roger Tew, Utah League of Cities and Towns

MOTION:    Rep. Barrus moved to strike lines 23-44 from the resolution.

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. Gibson moved to table the resolution. The motion passed with Rep. Hendrickson, Rep. Riesen, Rep. Watkins and Rep. Winn voting in opposition. Rep. Wilcox was absent for the vote.

S.B. 110    Oil and Gas Limitation of Actions Amendments (Sen. K. Van Tassell) (Rep. J. Mathis)

Sen. Van Tassell, accompanied by John Baza, Department of Oil, Gas & Mining, explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Brown moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Dee, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Noel and Rep. Wilcox absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Winn moved to place the bill on the consent calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Dee, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Noel and Rep. Wilcox absent for the vote.

H.B. 143    Vehicle Inspection and Emission Testing Exemptions (Rep. K. Sumsion)

Rep. Sumsion explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill:    Robert Godfrey,Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)
            Wayne Jones, Independent Auto Dealers Association

MOTION:    Rep. Barrus moved to adjourn. The motion passed with Rep. Hendrickson voting in opposition. Rep. Dee, Rep. Gibson and Rep. Noel were absent for the vote.

Rep. Mathis adjourned the meeting at 9:34 am.




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    Rep. Roger E. Barrus, Chair