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S.B. 216

             1     

WATER POLLUTION TASK FORCE

             2     
2013 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Ralph Okerlund

             5     
House Sponsor: Spencer J. Cox

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill creates the Water Pollution Task Force.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    creates the Water Pollution Task Force;
             13          .    provides for legislative and nonlegislative membership;
             14          .    establishes task force duties; and
             15          .    requires the task force to report to an interim committee.
             16      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             17          This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2013-14:
             18          .    To the Senate, as a one-time appropriation:
             19              .    from the General Fund, $5,000 to pay for the Water Pollution Task Force; and
             20          .    To the House of Representatives, as a one-time appropriation:
             21              .    from the General Fund, $8,000 to pay for the Water Pollution Task Force.
             22      Other Special Clauses:
             23          This bill is repealed on November 30, 2013.
             24      Uncodified Material Affected:
             25      ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
             26     
             27      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


             28          Section 1. Water Pollution Task Force -- Creation -- Membership -- Quorum --
             29      Compensation -- Staff.
             30          (1) There is created the Water Pollution Task Force consisting of the following 18
             31      members:
             32          (a) three members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than
             33      two of whom may be from the same political party;
             34          (b) five members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the
             35      House of Representatives, no more than three of whom may be from the same political party;
             36          (c) the lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor's designee;
             37          (d) the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Food or the commissioner's
             38      designee;
             39          (e) the executive director of the Department of Environmental Quality or the executive
             40      director's designee;
             41          (f) an aquatic biologist, appointed by the governor; and
             42          (g) one member representing each of the following, appointed by the governor:
             43          (i) municipal government;
             44          (ii) county government;
             45          (iii) publicly owned treatment works;
             46          (iv) water conservancy districts;
             47          (v) agricultural interests; and
             48          (vi) environmental interests.    
             49          (2) (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed
             50      under Subsection (1)(a) as a cochair of the task force.
             51          (b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House
             52      of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(b) as a cochair of the task force.
             53          (3) A majority of the members of the task force constitute a quorum. The action of a
             54      majority of a quorum constitutes the action of the task force.
             55          (4) (a) Salaries and expenses for the members of the task force who are legislators shall
             56      be paid in accordance with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Chapter 3,
             57      Expense and Mileage Reimbursement for Authorized Legislative Meetings, Special Sessions,
             58      and Veto Override Sessions.


             59          (b) A member of the task force who is not a legislator may not receive compensation
             60      for the member's work associated with the task force, but may receive per diem and
             61      reimbursement for travel expenses incurred as a member of the task force at the rates
             62      established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             63          (5) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support
             64      to the task force.
             65          Section 2. Duties -- Interim report.
             66          (1) The task force shall review and make recommendations on ways to reduce
             67      pollution caused by excessive nutrients in Utah lakes, rivers, streams, and reservoirs,
             68      emphasizing mechanisms to help the agriculture industry and other nonpoint sources to reduce
             69      nutrient pollution.
             70          (2) The task force shall present a final report, including any proposed legislation, to the
             71      Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee before November 30,
             72      2013.
             73          Section 3. Appropriation.
             74          Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, for
             75      the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June 30, 2014, the following sums of money
             76      are appropriated from resources not otherwise appropriated, or reduced from amounts
             77      previously appropriated, out of the funds or accounts indicated. These sums of money are in
             78      addition to any amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2014.
             79          To Legislature - Senate
             80              From General Fund, One-time                    $5,000
             81              Schedule of Programs:
             82                  Administration                $5,000
             83          To Legislature - House of Representatives
             84              From General Fund, One-time                    $8,000
             85              Schedule of Programs:
             86                  Administration                $8,000
             87          Section 4. Repeal date.
             88          This bill is repealed on November 30, 2013.





Legislative Review Note
    as of 2-19-13 5:08 PM


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