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NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, & ENVIRONMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
Members Present: Rep. Roger E. Barrus, Chair
Rep. Joel Briscoe
Rep. Mel Brown
Rep. Jack Draxler
Rep. Brad Galvez
Rep. Neal Hendrickson
Rep. Mike Noel
Rep. Patrick Painter
Rep. Doug Sagers
Rep. Christine Watkins
Rep. Ryan Wilcox
Members Excused: Rep. Brad Dee
Members Absent: Rep. John Mathis
Rep. Stephen Sandstrom
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 2:04 p.m.
H.B. 102 Blasting Regulations (Rep. R. Edwards)
Rep. Edwards introduced the bill to the committee with the assistance of Mr. John Hall, citizen.
Spoke for the bill: Mr. David Eckels, citizen
Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck, representing District 24
Spoke to the bill: Mr. John Baza, Utah Division of Gas and Mining
Spoke against the bill: Mr. Scott Hughes, Lakeview Rock and Hughes General Contractors
Mr. John Burggraf, Lakeview Rock and Hughes General Contractors
Mr. Rich Thorn, Association of General Contractors
MOTION: Rep. Briscoe moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion failed with Rep. Briscoe voting for motion. Rep. Brown, Rep. Hendrickson, and Rep. Sagers were absent for the vote.
H.B. 485 Change Application Amendments (Rep. R. Wilcox)
MOTION: Rep. Wilcox moved to replace HB485 with 1st Sub. HB485. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Brown, Rep. Hendrickson, and Rep. Sagers absent for the vote.
1st Sub. H.B. 485 Change Application Amendments (Rep. R. Wilcox)
Rep. Wilcox introduced the bill to the committee with the assistance of Mr. Kent Jones, Utah Division of Water Rights.
Spoke for the bill: Mr. Keith Denos, Provo River Water Users Association
MOTION: Rep. Painter moved to pass 1st Sub. HB485 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Brown, Rep. Hendrickson, and Rep. Sagers absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Galvez moved to place 1st Sub. HB485 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Brown, Rep. Hendrickson, and Rep. Sagers absent for the vote.
H.B. 343 Underground Storage Tank Amendments (Rep. K. McIff)
Rep. McIff introduced the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Watkins moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 7, Lines 187 through 191 :
187 (29) "Underground storage tank" means [
188 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6991c, et seq., including:
189 (a) a petroleum storage tank;
190 (b) underground pipes and lines connected to a storage tank;
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and
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191 (c) [
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an
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underground ancillary equipment
;
and
(d) a
containment system.
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Hendrickson and Rep. Sagers absent for the vote.
Spoke for the bill: Mr. Dennis Riding, Maverick, Inc.
Mr. Brent Everett, Utah Department of Environmental Quality
MOTION: Rep. Painter moved to pass HB343 out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Hendrickson and Rep. Sagers absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Painter moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Hendrickson and Rep. Sagers absent for the vote.
Chair Barrus adjourned the meeting at 3:26 p.m.
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