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NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, & ENVIRONMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
Members Present: Rep. Roger E. Barrus, Chair
Rep. John Mathis, Vice Chair
Rep. Mel Brown
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. Brad Dee
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 8:08 a.m.
H.B. 143 Vehicle Inspection and Emission Testing Exemptions (Rep. K. Sumsion) (handout)
Rep. Sumsion explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Riesen moved to replace H.B. 143, "Vehicle Inspection and Emission Testing Exemptions" with 1st Sub. H.B. 143, "Vehicle Title, Inspection and Emission Testing Exemptions Amendments." The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Gibson and Rep. Gowans absent for the vote.
Spoke for the bill: Wayne Jones, Utah Independent Auto Dealers
MOTION: Rep. Hendrickson moved to pass 1st Sub. H.B. 143 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Gibson and Rep. Gowans absent for the vote.
H.C.R. 7 Concurrent Resolution Expressing Opposition to the Congressional Enactment of the National Landscape Conservation System (Rep. M. Brown)
Rep. Brown explained the resolution to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Lee Peacock, Utah Petroleum Association, and also in behalf of Todd Bingham, Utah Farm Bureau
Marianne Christensen, Utah Eagle Forum
MOTION: Rep. Gibson moved to pass the resolution out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Gowans absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Hendrickson moved to place the resolution on the consent calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Gowans absent for the vote.
H.B. 412 Energy Policy Amendments (Rep. R. Barrus)
Rep. Barrus explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Mike Peterson, Utah Rural Electric Co-Ops
Todd Bingham, Utah Farm Bureau, and also in behalf of Lee Peacock, Utah Petroleum Association
Stan Rasmussen, The Sutherland Institute
Sarah Wright, Utah Clean Energy (handout)
MOTION: Rep. Noel moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Gowans absent for the vote.
H.J.R. 18 Joint Resolution for Legislative Appropriation Subcommittee Name Change (Rep. N. Hendrickson)
Rep. Hendrickson explained the resolution to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Riesen moved to pass the resolution out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Gowans absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Watkins moved to place the resolution on the consent calendar. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 388 Highway Access to State Parks or Sovereign Lands (Rep. R. Barrus)
At the sponsor's request, this bill was not heard.
MOTION: Rep. Gowans moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.
Rep. Mathis adjourned the meeting at 9:27 a.m.