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HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
ROOM 20, HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX
March 2, 2011
Rep. Brad Galvez, Vice Chair
Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck
Rep. Janice Fisher
Rep. Richard Greenwood
Rep. Curt Oda
Rep. Lee Perry
Rep. Holly Richardson
Rep. Doug Sagers
Rep. Evan Vickers
STAFF PRESENT: Benjamin N. Christensen, Policy Analyst
Joanna MacKay, Committee Secretary
Note: A list of visitors and handouts are filed with committee minutes.
Chair Powell called the meeting to order at 7:16 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Galvez moved to approve the minutes of the February 28, 2011 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Greenwood and Rep. Oda absent for the vote.
H.B. 293 Underground Storage Tank Act Amendments (Rep. K. McIff)
Rep. McIff explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke in favor of the bill: John Hill, Utah Petroleum Marketers and Retailers Association
MOTION: Rep. Vickers moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Oda absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Vickers moved to place H.B. 293 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Oda absent for the vote.
S.B. 203 Executive Residence Commission (Sen. J. S. Adams) (Rep. G. Froerer)
Sen. Adams explained the bill to the committee, assisted by Gregg Buxton, State Division of Facilities Construction and Management.
MOTION: Rep. Galvez moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Fisher moved to place S. B. 203 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.
S.B. 204 Capital Development and Improvement Process Approval Requirements Amendments (Sen. J. S. Adams) (Rep. G. Froerer)
MOTION: Rep. Greenwood moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 2, Line 56 through Page 3, Line 60 :
56 (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (3)(b), (d), and (e), a capital development
57 project may not be constructed on state property without legislative approval.
58 (b) Legislative approval is not required for a capital development project
that
consists of the design or construction of a new facility
if the State
59 Building Board determines that:
60 (i) the requesting [
2. Page 3, Line 76 through Page 4, Line 90 :
76 (d) Legislative approval is not required for:
77 (i) the renovation, remodeling, or retrofitting of an existing facility with nonstate
78 funds[
{
, except that legislative approval is required unless the State Building
Board makes a
79 determination that legislative approval is not required in accordance with Subsection (3)(b) for
80 a renovation, remodeling, or retrofitting that is:
81 (A) a capital development project; or
82 (B) so substantial that a facility would not be suitable for occupancy or use by a state
83 agency, commission, department, or institution without the renovation, remodeling, or
84 retrofitting as determined }
that has been approved
by the State Building Board;
85 (ii) a facility to be built with nonstate funds and owned by nonstate entities within
86 research park areas at the University of Utah and Utah State University;
87 (iii) a facility to be built at This is the Place State Park by This is the Place Foundation
88 with funds of the foundation, including grant money from the state, or with donated services or
89 materials;
90 (iv) a capital project that:
The motion to amend passed unanimously.
Sen. Adams introduced the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Vickers moved to pass the bill, as amended with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Vickers moved to place S.B. 204 on the consent calendar. The motion passed unanimously.
S.J.R. 21 Relations with the Republic of Turkey Joint Resolution (Sen. P. Knudson) (Rep. E. Hutchings)
Sen. Knudson presented the resolution to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to pass the resolution with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to place S.J.R. 21 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.
S.B. 200 State Debt Collections Amendments (Sen. L. Hillyard) (Rep. M. Brown)
Sen. Hillyard introduced the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to place S.B. 200 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.
S.J.R. 19 Joint Resolution Approving the Houghton Case Final Settlement Agreement (Sen. L. Hillyard) (Rep. S. Duckworth)
Sen. Hillyard introduced the resolution to the committee, assisted by Phil Lott, Attorney General's Office.
MOTION: Rep. Sagers moved to pass the resolution with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Greenwood and Rep. Vickers absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Sagers moved to place S.J.R. 19 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Greenwood and Rep. Sagers absent for the vote.
S.B. 199 Utah Commission on Uniform State Laws (Sen. L. Hillyard) (Rep. B. King)
Sen Hillyard explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Chavez-Houck moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Greenwood and Rep. Vickers absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Chavez-Houck moved to place S.B. 199 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Greenwood and Rep. Vickers absent for the vote.
2nd Sub. S.B. 120 Career Service Amendments (Sen. D. Liljenquist) (Rep. R. Wilcox)
MOTION: Rep. Richardson moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 4, Lines 97 through 99 :
97 based, and who voluntarily apply for and are accepted by the Department of Workforce
98 Services to work in a pay for performance program designed by the Department of Workforce
99 Services
with the concurrence of the executive director
.
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Greenwood and Rep. Vickers absent for the vote.
Sen. Liljenquist explained the bill to the committee, assisted by Geoff Landward, Department of Workforce Services.
Spoke to the bill: Todd Sutton, Utah Public Employees' Association
Spoke against the bill: Jacquie Nielsen, Tea Party Patriots
MOTION: Rep. Richardson moved to pass the bill, as amended with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Greenwood and Rep. Vickers absent for the vote.
H.B. 317 Currency Amendments (Rep. B. Galvez)
MOTION: Rep. Galvez moved to replace H.B. 317 with 1st Substitute H.R. 317. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Greenwood and Rep. Vickers absent for the vote.
Rep. Galvez presented the bill to the committee, assisted by Larry Hilton, Utah Sound Money and Jeff Bell, Policy Director, American Principles Project. Rep. Galvez provided handouts relating to H.B. 317.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Rep. Ken Ivory
Carlton Bowen, Citizen
Dan Deuel, Citizen
Phoenix Roberts, Citizen
Shaun Kruger, Citizen
Jacquie Nielsen, Tea Party Patriots
Ken Cromar, Citizen
Spoke to the bill: Gerald Hasty, Citizen
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed with Rep. Chavez-Houck voting in opposition. Rep. Greenwood and Rep. Sagers were absent for the vote.
1st Sub. S.C.R. 8 Concurrent Resolution Approving a Commercial Nonhazardous Solid Waste Landfill (Sen. W. Niederhauser) (Rep. B. Wright)
The bill was not heard in this meeting at the request of the sponsor.
MOTION: Rep. Fisher moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Greenwood and Rep. Sagers absent for the vote.
Chair Powell adjourned the meeting at 9:34 a.m.
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Rep. Kraig Powell, Chair