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NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, & ENVIRONMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
Members Present: Rep. Roger E. Barrus, Chair
Rep. Stephen Sandstrom, Vice Chair
Rep. Joel Briscoe
Rep. Jack Draxler
Rep. Brad Galvez
Rep. Neal Hendrickson
Rep. John Mathis
Rep. Mike Noel
Rep. Patrick Painter
Rep. Doug Sagers
Rep. Christine Watkins
Rep. Ryan Wilcox
Members Absent: Rep. Mel Brown
Rep. Brad Dee
Staff Present: J Brian Allred, Policy Analyst
Joanna MacKay, Committee Secretary
Note: A List of visitors and handouts are filed with committee minutes
Rep. Sandstrom called the meeting to order at 4:04 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Galvez moved to approve the minutes of the February 8, 2011 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Mathis and Rep. Wilcox absent for the vote.
H.B. 76 Federal Law Evaluation and Response (Rep. K. Ivory)
MOTION: Rep. Noel moved to replace H.B. 76 with 1st Substitute H.B. 76. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Mathis and Rep. Wilcox absent for the vote.
Rep. Ivory presented the bill to the committee, assisted by Kelly Atkinson, Citizen; John Swallow, Chief Deputy Attorney General; Steve Allred, Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst and Kevin Carter, Director, School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration.
MOTION: Rep. Noel moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 2, Line 34 :
34 Constitutional Defense Restricted Account;
{
and
}
. authorizes the Constitutional Defense Council chair to approve claims for
payments to the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration and the Public
Lands Policy Coordinating Office; and
2. Page 2, Lines 36 through 54 :
36 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
37 This bill appropriates:
40 . to the Constitutional Defense Council as an ongoing appropriation:
41 . from the Constitutional Defense Restricted Account, $
{
144,000
}
$638,000
, subject to intent
42 language stating that the appropriation is to be used
by the Constitutional Defense
Council
to evaluate and respond to
43 federal law
and approve claims for payment to the School and Institutional Trust
Lands Administration and the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office
;
50
{
. to the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office as an ongoing
appropriation:
51 . from the Constitutional Defense Restricted Account, $494,000, subject to intent
52 language stating that the appropriation is to be used to hire two persons to assist
53 in preparing cases for trial, field staff, litigation expenses, and factual and legal
54 studies; }
3. Page 9, Lines 268 through 271 :
268 governor in consultation with the council.
269 (8) (a) There is created a federalism subcommittee of the council.
270 (b) (i) The subcommittee shall consist of members listed in Subsections (2)(a)(i)
271 through
{
(vi)
}
(vii)
.
4. Page 11, Line 333 through Page 12, Line 336 :
333 (6) The council chair shall, only with the concurrence of the council, review and
334 approve all claims for payments
{
for
}
:
335 (a)
for
legal services that are submitted to the council;
{
and
}
336 (b)
for
an action filed in accordance with Section
67-5-29
{
.
}
;
(c) by the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration for legal, scientific, and technical costs associated with the council's duty described in Subsection (1)(d); and
(d) by the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office for litigation costs associated with the council's duties established in this chapter.
5. Page 22, Line 670 : Delete "$144,000" and insert "$638,000"
6. Page 22, Line 672 : Delete "$144,000" and insert "$638,000"
7. Page 23, Line 674 : Delete "." and insert "and satisfy claims of payments by the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration and the Public Lands Policy Coordination Office as provided by statute."
8. Page 23, Lines 682 through 688 : Delete line 682 through line 688.
9.
10. Page 23, Line 689 : Delete "5" and insert "4".
11. Page 23, Line 693 : Delete "6" and insert "5".
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Painter and Rep. Wilcox absent for the vote.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Peter Cannon, Davis County 9/12 Project and Utah Eagle Forum
Carlton Bowen, Campaign for Liberty
Spoke in opposition to the bill: Gary Alder, Citizen
MOTION: Rep. Noel moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed with Rep. Briscoe voting in opposition. Rep. Wilcox was absent for the vote.
H.J.R. 21 Selections of Unappropriated Federal Lands Joint Resolution (Rep. R. Barrus)
Rep. Barrus presented the resolution to the committee and provided and handout titled "APPLE Initiative".
MOTION: Rep. Hendrickson moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 97 Consolidation of the Department of Environmental Quality with the Department of Natural Resources (Rep. W. Harper)
Rep. Harper explained the bill to the committee and distributed and handout.
Spoke in opposition to the bill: Amanda Smith, Director, Department of Environmental Quality
Mike Styler, Director, Department of Natural Resources
MOTION: Rep. Noel moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Mathis absent for the vote.
Rep. Sandstrom adjourned the meeting at 6:11 p.m.
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