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MINUTES OF THE SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
415 STATE CAPITOL, UTAH STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX
FEBRUARY 6, 2012


Members Present:        Sen, Ralph Okerlund, Chair
                Sen. Casey Anderson
                Sen. Allen M. Christensen
                Sen. Gene Davis
                Sen. Margaret Dayton
                Sen. David Hinkins

Staff Present:            Mr. J Brian Allred, Policy Analyst        
                Ms. Lorna Wells, Secretary

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

Chair Okerlund called the meeting to order at 2:11 p.m.

Approval of Minutes
    
MOTION:    Sen. Christensen moved to approve the minutes of the January 31, 2012 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Sen. Davis absent for the vote.

H.B. 48    Coalition of Energy Producing States (Rep. R. Barrus) (Sen. S. Jenkins)

Rep. Barrus presented and explained the bill.

Spoke to the bill:    Sen. Karen Mayne

MOTION:      Sen. Christensen moved to pass the bill out favorably.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:    Sen. Davis moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 1, Lines 12 through 14 :    

             12          .    
[[   changes the membership of the group of legislators appointed to participate in

             13      multistate discussions involving agreements that encourage the development of
             14      domestic energy resources;   ]]

2.    Page 2, Lines 29 through 33
    House Floor Amendments
    1-30-2012 :    

             29          (1) The speaker of the House shall appoint two members and the president of the
             30      Senate shall appoint H. [[] two members, []] .H
[[   [   ]] of which no more than three of the four

             30a
     members shall be
             31      from the same political party,
[[   ]   ]] H. [one member] [two members] .H to study and work with

             31a      legislative members of
             32      other energy producing states for the purpose of developing a proposed energy producer states'
             33      agreement.

The motion passed, with Sen. Hinkins voting in opposition.

MOTION:    Sen. Christensen moved to pass the amended bill out favorably. The motion passed, with Sen. Hinkins voting in opposition.

MOTION:    Sen. Christensen moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. Chair Okerlund adjourned the meeting at 2:50 p.m.

Minutes were reported by Lorna Wells, Secretary




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Sen. Ralph Okerlund, Committee Chair