1st Sub. S.B. 21
         DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARDS REVISIONS

House Committee Amendments

Amendment 2 February 8, 2012 2:12 PM



Representative Joel K. Briscoe proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 10, Lines 277 through 295 :    

             277          (4) The executive director shall appoint an administrative law judge who:
             278          (a) is a member in good standing of the Utah State Bar;
             279          (b) has a minimum of:
             280          (i) 10 years of experience practicing law; and
             281          (ii) five years of experience practicing in the field of:
             282          (A) environmental compliance;
             283          (B) natural resources;
             284          (C) regulation by an administrative agency; or
             285          (D) a field related to a field listed in Subsections (4)(b)(ii)(A) through (C);
{   and   }

             286          (c) has a working knowledge of the federal laws and regulations and state statutes and
             287      rules applicable to a request for agency action
{   .   }        ;

(d) has not been employed by state government for at least one year; and
(e) is appointed with the consent of all parties to the adjudicative proceeding.  

             288          
{   (5) In appointing an administrative law judge who meets the qualifications listed in

             289      Subsection (4), the executive director may:
             290          (a) compile a list of persons who may be engaged as an administrative law judge pro
             291      tempore by mutual consent of the parties to an adjudicative proceeding;
             292          (b) appoint an assistant attorney general as an administrative law judge pro tempore; or
             293          (c) (i) appoint an administrative law judge as an employee of the department; and
             294          (ii) assign the administrative law judge responsibilities in addition to conducting an
             295      adjudicative proceeding.  
}


2.    Page 10, Line 296 :    

             296          
{   (6)   }        (5)       (a) An administrative law judge [shall]:


3.    Page 11, Line 317 :    

             317          
{   (7)   }        (6)       To conduct an adjudicative proceeding, an administrative law judge may:


4.    Page 11, Line 324 :    

             324          
{   (8)   }        (7)       A party may appear before an administrative law judge in person, through an agent



5.    Page 11, Line 326 :    

             326          
{   (9)   }        (8)       (a) An administrative law judge [or board member] or the executive director may


6.    Page 11, Line 334 :    

             334          
{   (10)   }        (9)       Nothing in this section limits a party's right to an adjudicative proceeding under


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