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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE
PUBLIC UTILITIES & TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 20, House Building
February 6, 2014

MEMBERS PRESENT:    Rep. Roger Barrus, Chair
                Rep. Steve Handy, Vice Chair
                Rep. Jerry Anderson
                Rep. Kay Christofferson
                Rep. Lynn Hemingway
                Rep. Angela Romero
                Rep. Robert Spendlove
                Rep. Curt Webb
                Rep. John Westwood

STAFF PRESENT:        Mr. Richard North, Policy Analyst
                Ms. Becky Paulson, Committee Secretary

Note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
                                        
Chair Barrus called the meeting to order at 8:05 a.m.

H.B. 44    Interstate Electric Transmission Lines (Rep. S. Handy)

The bill was explained by Rep. Handy.

MOTION:    Rep. Barrus moved to replace HB44 with 1st Substitute HB44. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Romero absent for the vote.

Spoke for the bill:        Aaron Tilton, Blue Castle Holdings

Spoke against the bill:    Spencer Stokes, Transwest Express

The handout, "Challenges to Building New Electric Transmission in Utah", was distributed to the committee.

Chair Barrus relinquished the chair to Rep. Webb.

Rep. Barrus returned and resumed the chair.

MOTION:    Rep. Anderson moved to pass 1st Substitute HB44 out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Hemingway and Rep. Webb voting in opposition.

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H.B. 275    Vietnam War Memorial Day Amendment (Rep. C. Oda)

The bill was explained by Rep. Oda.

MOTION:    Rep. Anderson moved to replace HB275 with 2nd Substitute HB275. The motion passed unanimously.

Spoke for the bill:    Dennis Howland, President, Vietnam Veterans of America
            Ricardo Maestas, Disabled American Veterans

MOTION:    Rep. Westwood moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
    
H.C.R. 1    Concurrent Resolution Designating Call Your Military Buddy Day (Rep. Janice Fisher)

The bill was explained by Rep. Fisher.

Spoke for the bill:    Randy Edwards, American Legion Department of Utah
            Kim Wixon, Vietnam Veterans of America

Spoke to the bill:    Dennis Howland, President, Vietnam Veterans of America

MOTION:    Rep. Hemingway moved to pass the bill our favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Handy moved to adjourn the meeting. The vote passed unanimously.

Chair Barrus adjourned the meeting at 9:50.




                    
                    Rep. Roger Barrus, Chair

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