Link to Zipped WordPerfect Minutes 6K bytes

MINUTES OF THE HOUSE

NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, & ENVIRONMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
Room C445, State Capitol

                    February 10, 2014

Members Present:    Rep. Mike Noel, Chair
    Rep. Doug Sagers, Vice Chair
    Rep. Roger Barrus
    Rep. Joel Briscoe
    Rep. Mel Brown
    Rep. Kay Christofferson
    Rep. Jack Draxler
    Rep. Susan Duckworth
    Rep. Becky Edwards
    Rep. Steve Handy
    Rep. John Mathis
    Rep. Mike McKell
    Rep. Merrill Nelson
    Rep. Larry Wiley

Members Absent:    Rep. Ken Ivory     Rep. Ryan Wilcox

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

Vice Chair Sagers called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m.

H.C.R. 4    Concurrent Resolution Recognizing the 20th Anniversary of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (Rep. M. Brown)

Rep. Brown explained the resolution to the committee with the assistance of Kevin Carter, director, School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, and Tim Donaldson, director, School Children's Trust.

Spoke for the resolution:    Rhonda Rose, legislative vice president, Utah Parent Teacher                 Association

MOTION:    Rep. Nelson moved to pass the resolution out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Noel absent for the vote.

H.B. 253    State Fair Corporation Board Amendments (Rep. M. McKell)

MOTION:    Rep. McKell moved to replace HB253 with 1st Sub. HB253. The motion passed unanimously.

1st Sub. H.B. 253    State Fair Corporation Board Amendments (Rep. M. McKell)

Rep. McKell explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. McKell moved to amend the bill as follows:


1.    Page 2, Lines 31 through 32 :    

             31          (a) the director of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management
  or the director's designee       ;

             32          (b) the commissioner of agriculture and food
  or the commissioner's designee       ; and


The motion to amend passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Mathis moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Christofferson moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.

Vice Chair Sagers adjourned the meeting at 9:49 a.m.





                
            


                

Mike E. Noel, Chair