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MINUTES OF THE SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
Friday February 25, 2011
415 State Capitol, Utah State Capitol Complex
Sen. Allen Christensen
Sen. Gene Davis
Sen. Margaret Dayton
Sen. David Hinkins
Sen. Dennis Stowell
Staff Present: J Brian Allred, Policy Analyst
Cynthia Millar, Secretary
Public Speakers Present: Sen. L. Hillyard
John Holbrook, Controller, Pure Stream Technology
Rep. R. Barrus
Kevin Carter, Director, SITCA
Sen. R. Okerlund
Mark Ward, Policy Analyst, Utah Association of Counties
Sen. D. Stowell
Holly Sizemore, Community Director, Best Friends
Shawni Larrabee, Director, Salt Lake County Animal Services
Kalinda Solbes, Program Manager, No More Homeless pets'n Utah
Rep. M. Brown
A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Committee Chair Okerlund called the meeting to order at 4:20 p.m.
1. Approval of Minutes
MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to approve the minutes of February 23, 2011.
The motion passed unanimously.
2. S.B. 237, Pollution Control Facility Amendments
Sen. Hillyard introduced the bill. John Holbrook, Controller, Pure Streams Technology, assisted in the presentation.
MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to pass S.B. 237 out favorably.
The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved that S.B. 237 be placed on the Consent Calendar.
The motion passed unanimously.
3. 1st Sub. H.B. 51, School and Institutional Trust Lands
Rep. R. Barrus introduced the bill. Kevin Carter, Director, SILTA, helped with the presentation.
MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to amend 1st Sub.H.B.51 as follows:
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16 . exempts the Administration from fee agency provisions
for certain fees
in
the Budgetary
17 Procedures Act;
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28 . requires the Permanent Community Impact Fund Board to
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awarding certain grants;
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72 (iv)
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consider recommendations from
the School and
Institutional Trust Lands Administration
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when
73 awarding a grant described in Subsection 9-4-303 (6).
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House Committee Amendments
2-2-2011 :
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(i) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(f)(ii), the
administration is not subject to the fee agency requirements of Section
183 63J-1-504 .
(ii) The following fees of the administration are subject to the requirements of
Section 63J-1-504: application, assignment, amendment, affidavit for lost
documents, name change, reinstatement, grazing non use, extension of time, partial
conveyance, patent reissue, collateral assignment, electronic payment, and
processing.
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(b) The
administration shall make recommendations to the
Permanent
Community Impact Fund Board
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for its consideration when
awarding the grants
described in Subsection (6)(a).
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(a) Except as provided in Subsection (8)(b), the
School and
Institutional Trust Lands Administration, established in
53C-1-201
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866 is exempt from the requirements of this section.
(b) The following fees of the School and Institutional Trust Lands
Administration are subject to the requirements of this section: application,
assignment, amendment, affidavit for lost documents, name change, reinstatement,
grazing non use, extension of time, partial conveyance, patent reissue, collateral
assignment, electronic payment, and processing.
The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to pass 1st Sub. H.B. 51 out favorably as amended.
The motion passed unanimously.
Sen. Okerlund gave the Chair to Sen. Christensen.
4. S.B. 221, State of Utah Resource Management Plan for Federal Lands
Sen Okerlund introduced the bill. Mark Ward, Policy Analyst, Utah Association of Counties, helped with the presentation.
MOTION: Sen. Okerlund moved to replace S.B. 221 with 1st Sub. S.B. 221.
The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass 1st Sub S.B.221 out favorably.
The motion passed unanimously.
5. S.B. 57, Animal Control - Exception for Community Cat Management Initiative
MOTION: Sen. Stowell moved to replace S.B.57 with 1st Sub. S.B.57.
The motion passed unanimously.
Sen. Stowell introduced the bill. Holly Sizemore ,Community Director, Best Friends, helped with the presentation.
Shawni Larrabee, Director, Salt Lake County Animal Services, and Kalinda Solbes, Program Manager, No More Homeless pets'n utah, spoke in support of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Stowell moved to pass 1st Sub. S.B. 57 out favorably.
The motion passed with Sen. Dayton voting in opposition of the bill.
6. H.C.R. 8, Concurrent Resolution on Providing Continuing Federal Financial Assistance for the Delivery of Basic Services to Dutch John, Utah
MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to amend H.C.R. 8 as follows:
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62 that would help finance local services;
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63 WHEREAS, the commercial developments that were anticipated to occur in Dutch
64 John to help finance local services have not been established
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WHEREAS, Daggett County is more than 85% federally owned, thus limiting the ability of the county to raise needed property taxes to support the unincorporated community of Dutch John:
The motion passed unanimosly.
Sen. M. Brown introduced the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to pass H.C.R. 8, out favorably as amended.
The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Sen. Davis moved that H.C.R.8 be placed on the Consent Calendar.
The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Sen.Dayton moved to adjourn.
The motion passed unanimously.
Chair Okerlund adjourned the meeting at 5:10 p.m.
Minutes reported by Cynthia Millar, Secretary
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Ralph Okerlund , Committee Chair