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TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC UTILITIES & TECHNOLOGY
STANDING COMMITTEE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009, 2:00 P.M.
ROOM 215, SENATE BUILDING, STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX
Members Present: Sen. Steve Urquhart, Chair
Sen. Kevin VanTassell
Sen. Brent Goodfellow
Sen. Karen Mayne
Members Excused: Sen. Sheldon Killpack
Sen. Peter Knudson
Members Absent: Sen. David Hinkins
Staff Present: Leif Elder, Policy Analyst
Cami Deavila, Secretary
Public Speakers Present: Rich Walje, Rocky Mountain Power
Lane Beattie, President, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce
Barry McKay, Questar Gas
Leanord Wojcik, Utah General Aviation Association
Dave Haymond, President, Utah General Aviation Association
Jodi Hart, Government Affairs, Delta Airlines
Ryan Mellor, Firefighter
A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Committee Chair Urquhart called the meeting to order at 8:17 a.m.
Approval of Minutes
MOTION: Sen. Goodfellow moved to approve the minutes of February 17, 2009, meeting.
The motion passed unanimously.
Sen. Mayne assumed the chair.
1. SB0075, Utility Amendments (S. Urquhart)
Sen. Urquhart introduced the bill.
Mr. Walje, Mr. Beattie, and Mr. McKay spoke for the bill
MOTION: Sen. Goodfellow moved to pass S.B. 75, Utility Amendments, out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Sen. Urquhart moved to place S.B. 75, Utility Amendments, on the consent
calendar.
The motion passed unanimously.
Sen. Urquhart resumed the chair.
2. SB0076, Energy Amendments (C. Bramble)
S.B. 76, Energy Amendments, was not considered.
3. HB0261, Aviation Amendments (W. Harper)
Rep. Harper introduced the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Van Tassell moved to amend H.B. 261, Aviation Amendments, as follows:
1. Page
1, Lines 24 through 25
House Floor Amendments
2-17-2009
:
24
. provides that H. until July 1, 2014 .H the Department of Transportation
may
24a
H. not .H use funds in the Aeronautics
25
Restricted Account to purchase H. [and operate] .H aircraft for
statewide
aviation
}
certain
purposes;
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6, Lines 169 through 169b
House Floor Amendments
2-17-2009
:
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the duty of regulating and supervising aeronautics in this state
(f) the support of aerial search and rescue operations
169a
H. (5)
169b
the purchase [or operation] of aircraft for
statewide purposes
}
purposes
other than those described in Subsections (4)(a) through (f)
. .H
The motion passed with Sen. Goodfellow absent for the vote.
Ms. Hart, Mr. Haymond and Mr. Wojcik spoke for the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Van Tassell moved to pass H.B. 261, Aviation Amendments, as amended,
out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Goodfellow absent for the vote.
MOTION: Sen. Van Tassell moved to place H.B. 261, Aviation Amendments, as amended,
on the consent calendar.
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Goodfellow absent for the vote.
4. HB0050, Firefighter Special Group License Plate Amendments (R. Menlove)
Rep. Menlove introduced the bill.
Mr. Mellor spoke for the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass H.B. 50, Firefighter Special Group License Plate
Amendments, out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Goodfellow absent for the vote.
MOTION: Sen. Van Tassell moved to place H.B. 50, Firefighter Special Group License
Plate Amendments, on the consent calendar.
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Goodfellow absent for the vote.
MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to adjourn.
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Goodfellow absent for the vote.
Sen. Urquhart adjourned the meeting at 8:53 a.m.
Minutes reported by Cami Deavila, Secretary.