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MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 450 Utah State Capitol

February 14, 2011


MEMBERS PRESENT:    Rep. R. Curt Webb, Chair
            Rep. Rebecca P. Edwards, Vice Chair            
            Rep. Jack R. Draxler
            Rep. James A. Dunnigan            
            Rep. Jeremy A. Peterson
            Rep. Dixon M. Pitcher
            Rep. Marie H. Poulson
            Rep. Stephen E. Sandstrom
            Rep. Jennifer M. Seelig
            Rep. Larry B.Wiley

MEMBERS ABSENT:    Rep. Johnny Anderson
            Rep. Michael T. Morley

STAFF PRESENT:        Joseph Wade, Policy Analyst
            Karen Mitchell, Committee Secretary

Note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Rep. Edwards called the meeting to order at 2:07 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Poulson moved to approve the minutes of February 10, 2011. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Morley, Rep. Pitcher, Rep. Seelig, and Rep. Wiley absent for the vote.

S.B. 126    Local District Service Amendments (Sen. J. S. Adams) (Rep. M. Morley)

Sen. Adams introduced the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Webb moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 9, Lines 255 through 256 :    

             255          (a) the local district establishes that a legitimate local district
  interest       makes the exaction

             256      essential; and

The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Morley, Rep. Pitcher, and Rep. Wiley absent for the vote.



Spoke in favor of the bill: Mike Ostermiller, Utah Property Rights Coalition and Utah
     Association of Realtors
LeGrand Bitter, Utah Association of Special Districts
Jodi Hoffman, Utah League of Cities and Towns

MOTION:    Rep. Peterson moved to pass out S.B. 126, as amended, with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Wiley absent for the vote.

MOTION:     Rep. Dunnigan moved to recess for five minutes. The motion passed with Rep. Seelig voting in opposition. Rep. Anderson, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Wiley were absent for the vote.

S.B. 144    County Purchasing Agent Amendments (Sen. M. Dayton) (Rep. B. Daw)

Sen. Dayton introduced the bill to the committee.

Spoke in favor of the bill: Brent Gardner, Utah Association of Counties

MOTION:    Rep. Dunnigan moved to pass out S.B. 144 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Webb absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Dunnigan moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Webb absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Poulson moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Webb absent for the vote.

Rep. Edwards adjourned the meeting at 2:27 p.m.








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                    Rep. Curt Webb, Chair