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SENATE REVENUE AND TAXATION STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2010, 4:10 P.M.
Members Present: Sen. J. Stuart Adams, Chair
Sen. Curtis S. Bramble
Sen. Brent Goodfellow
Sen. Ross Romero
Sen. Howard A. Stephenson
Sen. Dennis Stowell
Sen. John Valentine
Members Excused: Sen. Wayne L. Niederhauser
Staff Present: Phillip V. Dean, Office of Legislative Research & General Counsel
Karen Allred, Committee Secretary
Public Speakers Present: Randy Sant, RDA Director, Sandy City
Danny Walz, Utah Redevelopment Association
Royce VanTassell, Vice President, Utah Taxpayers Association
Steve Ericksen, Crossroads Urban Center
Mike Glenn, Utah Division of Housing and Community Development
Gary Laird, Director, Weber County Solid Waste
LeGrand Bitter, Executive Director, USAD
Peter Cannon, citizen, Davis County 9/12 Project
A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the Committee minutes.
Committee Chair Adams called the meeting to order at 4:16 p.m. and announced that S.B. 151 will not be heard today.
Approval of Minutes
MOTION: Sen. Bramble moved to approve the minutes of March 1, 2010.
The motion passed unanimously.
1. S.B. 197 Community Development and Renewal Agency Amendments (C. Bramble)
Sen. Bramble introduced the bill.
Randy Sant, RDA Director, Sandy City, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Bramble moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda.
The motion passed unanimously.
2. 2nd Sub. S.B. 196 Community Development and Renewal Amendments (G. Davis)
Sen. Davis explained the bill.
Danny Walz, Utah Redevelopment Association, further clarified the bill.
Royce VanTassell, Vice President, Utah Taxpayers Association, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Sen. Valentine assumed the Committee Chair.
Steve Ericksen, Crossroads Urban Center, spoke in support of the bill.
Sen. Adams resumed the Committee Chair.
Mike Glen, Housing and Community Development, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Goodfellow moved to transmit 2nd Sub. S.B. 196 with a favorable recommendation.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Sen. Valentine moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda.
The motion passed with Sens. Adams, Stephenson, and Valentine voting in favor of the motion, Sens. Goodfellow and Romero voting in opposition, and Sens. Bramble and Stowell absent for the vote.
3. S.B. 197 Community Development and Renewal Agency Amendments (C. Bramble)
MOTION: Sen. Romero moved to adopt 2nd Sub. S.B. 197.
The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Sen. Romero moved to transmit 2nd Sub. S.B. 197 with a favorable recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously.
4. 1st Sub. S.B. 128 City and County Carbon Credits for Sequestration of Waste Stream Materials (R. Romero)
Sen. Romero explained the bill.
Gary Laird, Director, Weber County Solid Waste, and LeGrand Bitter, Executive Director, USAD spoke in support of the bill.
Peter Cannon, citizen, Davis County 9/12 Project spoke in opposition to the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Romero moved to transmit 1st Sub. S.B. 128 with a favorable recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Sen. Goodfellow moved to adjourn.
The motion passed unanimously.
Chair Adams adjourned the meeting at 5:20 p.m.