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MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING

Room 20, West Office Building

January 30, 2012

MEMBERS PRESENT:    Rep. Kay McIff, Chair
                Rep. LaVar Christensen, Vice Chair
                Rep. Derek Brown                
                Rep. Fred Cox
                Rep. Brian Doughty
                Rep. Chris Herrod
                Rep. Eric Hutchings
                Rep. Ken Ivory
                Rep. Brian King
                Rep. Paul Ray
                Rep. V. Lowry Snow
                Rep. Mark A. Wheatley
                Rep. Brad Wilson
        
STAFF PRESENT:        Mr. Jerry D. Howe, Policy Analyst
                Ms. Linda Black, Committee Secretary
    

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

Rep. McIff called the meeting to order at 2:15 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Brown moved to approve the minutes of January 24. 2012. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Herrod, Rep. Hutchings, Rep. Ivory, Rep. Ray, Rep. Snow, and Rep. Wheatley absent for the vote.

S.B. 104    Revisor's Statute (Sen. S. Jenkins) (Rep. J. Peterson)

Sen. Jenkins presented the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Brown moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Herrod, Rep. Hutchings, Rep. Ivory, Rep. Ray, Rep. Snow and Rep. Wheatley absent for the vote.

S.B. 11    Department of Environmental Quality Boards Adjudicative Proceedings (Sen. M. Dayton) (Rep. B. Wright)

At the request of the sponsor, Rep. B. Wright presented the bill to the committee. (handout)





Spoke in favor of the bill:        Ms. Amanda Smith, Executive Director, Department of                     Air Quality


Spoke in opposition to the bill:    Ms. Kathy VanDame, Wasatch Clean Air Coalition

Spoke to the bill:            Mr. David Bird, attorney
                    Mr. Steve Erickson, Utah Audubon Council

MOTION:    Rep. Brown moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Ray absent for the vote.

H.B. 295    Trademark Renewal Revisions (Rep. B. King)

Rep. King presented the bill to the committee.

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


1.    Page 2, Line 42 :    

             42          (I) within
{   six months before the expiration of the registration   }        the time prescribed in Subsection (2)(a)(i)       ; and


The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Herrod, Rep. Ray, and Rep. Wilson absent for the vote.

Spoke to the bill:        Mr. John Stringham, attorney
                Ms. Kathy Berg, Director, Division of Corporations and                      Commercial Code

MOTION:    Rep. Wheatley moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Herrod, Rep. Ray, and Rep. Wilson absent for the vote.

H.B. 74    Eminent Domain Amendments (Rep. M. Noel)

Rep. Noel presented the bill to the committee.

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




1.    Page 3, Lines 83 through 84 :    

             83          (C) an estimate of the fair market value of the property sought and
  any diminution in value of the landowner's adjoining property, and       the general basis for

             84      the estimate; and

The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Herrod and Rep. Wilson absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Snow moved to further amend the bill as follows:


1.    Page 3, Lines 70 through 71 :    

             70          (g) roads necessary to provide access for exploration, development, or production of oil
             71      or gas, if, before initiating
{   an   }        a legal       action, the party seeking eminent domain:


The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Herrod, Rep. Hutchings, and Rep. Wilson absent for the vote.

Spoke in favor of the bill:    Mr. Kevin Carter, Utah School and Trust Lands Administrator

MOTION:    Rep. Christensen moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Herrod and Rep. Wilson absent for the vote.

Chair McIff adjourned the meeting at 4:05 p.m.







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                    Rep. Kay McIff, Chair