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PUBLIC UTILITIES & TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE
Room WO20, House Building, State Capitol Complex
February 24, 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. Jim Gowans
Rep. Lynn Hemingway
Rep. Fred Hunsaker
Rep. Ryan Wilcox
Rep. Bill Wright
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 4:22
MOTION: Rep. Hunsaker moved to approve the minutes of February 22, 2010 meeting.
The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Chavez-Houck, Rep. Gowans, Rep. Wilcox and Rep. Herrod absent for the vote.
H.J.R. 33 Marking of Underground Utilities Joint Resolution (Rep. M. Brown)
Rep. Hughes explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Brown moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 2, Lines 29 through 30 :
29 WHEREAS, these incidents result in millions of dollars in line repair
{
and
}
,
lost
30 commerce
, personal injury, and death
:
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Chavez-Houck,
Rep. Gowans and Rep. Herrod absent for the vote
MOTION: Rep. Wilcox moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Brown moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 456 Amendments to Department of Environmental Quality (Rep. R. Edwards)
Rep. Edwards explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Todd Bingham, President, Utah Mining Association
MOTION: Rep. Hemingway moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Line 14 :
14 .
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adds one member to
}
changes membership of the
the Air Quality
Board;
2. Page 3, Lines 73 through 89 :
73 (1) The board comprises [
{
13
}
12
members, one of whom shall be the
executive director
74 and [
{
12
}
11
of whom shall be appointed by the governor with the consent
of the Senate.
75 (2) The members shall be knowledgeable of air pollution matters and shall be:
76 (a) a practicing
environmental or public health
physician
{
and surgeon
}
licensed in the state not connected with industry;
77 (b) a registered professional engineer who is not from industry;
78 (c) a representative from municipal government;
79 (d) a representative from county government;
80 (e) a representative from agriculture;
81 (f) a representative from the mining industry;
82 (g) a representative from manufacturing;
83 (h) a representative from the fuel industry;
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[
}
and
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]
}
84
(i) a representative from
84
{
the
}
transportation
{
industry
}
planning
;
85 [
86 least one of whom represents organized environmental interests
{
[
}
.
{
]
}
{
;
and
87 (k) a representative from a local health department. }
88 (3) No more than [
89 party.
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Chavez-Houck moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation.
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. Brown moved to return the bill to rules for interim study. The motion failed with Rep. Barrus, Rep. Chavez-Houck, Rep.Fowlke, Rep. Hemingway,
Rep. Hunsaker, and Rep. Wright voting in opposition.
The original motion to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation passed with Rep. Brown, Rep. Gowans, Rep. Herrod, and Rep. Noel voting in opposition.
Rep. Noel relinquished the chair to Rep. Herrod
H.B. 335 Utility Related Exemptions (Rep. G. Hughes)
MOTION: Rep. Noel moved to replace H.B. 335 with 1st Substitute H.B. 335
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Fowlke and Rep. Gowans absent for the vote.
Rep. Noel explained the bill to the committee assisted with Bob Reeden, Attorney, Kennocott
Spoke in favor of the bill: Ted Boyer, Utah Public Service Commission
MOTION: Rep. Wilcox moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Fowlke and Rep. Gowans absent for the vote.
1st Sub. H.B. 121 Emergency Medical Services Act Transport Amendments (Rep. G. Hughes)
This bill was not considered.
MOTION: Rep. Wilcox moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with
Rep. Fowlke and Rep. Gowans absent for the vote.
Rep. Noel adjourned the meeting at 5:12 p.m.
.
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Rep. Michael Noel, Chair