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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. Brad Galvez
Rep. Jack Draxler
Rep. Neal Hendrickson
Rep. John Mathis
Rep. Mike Noel
Rep. Patrick Painter
Rep. Doug Sagers
Rep. Christine Watkins
Rep. Ryan Wilcox
Members Excused: Rep. Mel Brown Rep. Brad Dee
Staff Present: Mr. J Brian Allred, Policy Analyst
Ms. An Bradshaw, Committee Secretary
Note: A list of visitors and handouts are filed with committee minutes
Chair Barrus called the meeting to order at 4:03 p.m. Chair Barrus turned the time over to Rep. Painter to update the committee on legislation introduced into the U.S. Senate regarding land ownership for homeowners near Scofield Reservoir.
S.B. 15 Off-highway Vehicles Amendments (Sen. R. Okerlund) (Rep. J. Draxler)
Sen. Okerlund introduced the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Mr. Fred Hayes, Utah Division of Parks and Recreation
MOTION: Rep. Noel moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 2, Lines 43 through 45 :
43 (a) [
44 vehicle registration may not exceed [
{
$20
}
$18
.
45 (ii) The fee for each snowmobile registration may not exceed
{
$25
}
$26
.
2. Page 3, Lines 84 through 86 :
84 (4)
{
Three dollars
}
One dollar
of each off-highway vehicle registration
fee collected under
85 Subsection 41-22-8 (1) shall be deposited in the Utah Highway Patrol Aero Bureau Restricted
86 Account created in Section 53-8-303 .
The motion to amend passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Galvez moved to amend the bill as follows:
3. Page 4, Line 118
{
(5) Funds in the account are nonlapsing.
}
The motion to amend passed unanimously.
Spoke for the amendment: Mr. Mike Swenson, USA-ALL
MOTION: Rep. Hendrickson moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously.
S.B. 33 Trespassing on State Lands (Sen. M. Dayton) (Rep. M. Noel)
Sen. Dayton introduced the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Mr. Dick Buehler, Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands
MOTION: Rep. Briscoe moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Draxler and Rep. Hendrickson absent for the vote.
S.B. 38 Wildland Fire Amendments (Sen. M. Dayton) (Rep. M. Noel)
Sen. Dayton introduced the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Mr. Dick Buehler, Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands
Mr. Mike Johnson, Attorney General's Office
MOTION: Rep. Painter moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Draxler and Rep. Sandstrom absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Hendrickson moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Draxler and Rep. Sandstrom absent for the vote.
Chair Barrus adjourned the meeting at 5:04 p.m.
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