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PUBLIC UTILITIES & TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE
Room WO20, House Building, State Capitol Complex
February 12, 2010
Members Present: Rep. Michael Noel, Chair
Rep. Chris Herrod, Vice Chair
Rep. Roger Barrus
Rep. Mel Brown
Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck
Rep. Lorie Fowlke
Rep. Lynn Hemingway
Rep. Fred Hunsaker
Rep. Bill Wright
Members Absent: Rep. Jim Gowans
Rep. Ryan Wilcox
Staff Present: Richard North, Policy Analyst
Dora Soto, Committee Secretary
Note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Rep. Noel called the meeting to order at 8:35 a.m.
Rep. Noel relinquished the chair to Vice Chair, Chris Herrod
H.J.R. 21 Joint Resolution on Energy Policy (Rep. M. Noel)
Rep. Noel distributed handouts and explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Stan Rasmussen, Public Affairs, Sutherland Institute
Randy Parker, CEO, Utah Farm Bureau
Sherry Brophy, Volunteer Worker, Utah Unemployed
Mike Peterson, Executive Director, Utah Rural Electric Association
Spoke in opposition to the bill: Joe Andrade, Professor of Engineering, University of Utah who distributed a handout.
Ken Emerson, Sr. Regulatory Association, Utah Clean Air who distributed a handout.
Bill Barron, resident of Utah
MOTION: Rep. Barrus moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed with Rep. Chavez-Houck and Rep Hemingway voting in opposition to the motion and Rep. Wright absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Brown moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Wright absent for the vote.
Rep. Herrod adjourned the meeting at 9:52 a.m.
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Rep. Michael Noel, Chair