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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE
PUBLIC UTILITIES & TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 20, House Building
March 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 is filed with the committee minutes.
                                        
Vice Chair Handy called the meeting to order at 4:22 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Hemingway moved to approve the minutes of the March 5, 2014 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Christofferson and Rep. Spendlove absent for the vote.

S.B. 89    Amendments to Definition of Public Utility (Sen. S. Urquhart) (Rep. B. Last)

Sen. Urquhart explained the bill.

Spoke for the bill:    Brad Shafer, Rocky Mountain Power
            Ray Torres, Department of Defense, Tooele Depot

MOTION:    Rep. Romero moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Spendlove absent for the vote.

2nd Sub. S.B. 208    Public Utility Modifications (Sen. C. Bramble) (Rep. J. Dunnigan)

Sen. Bramble explained the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Webb moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Webb moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

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S.B. 217    Public Utilities Amendments (Sen. K. Van Tassell) (Rep. J. Mathis)

Sen. Van Tassell explained the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Westwood moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Barrus moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 171    Natural Gas Main or Line Amendments (Rep. G. Hughes)

Rep. Hughes introduced the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Hemingway moved to replace HB171 with 1st Substitute HB171. The motion passed unanimously.

Spoke for the bill:        Taz Besinger, Utah Home Builders Association

Spoke against the bill:    Michelle Beck, Director, Utah Office of Consumer Services
                David Tempest, Contractor, Tempest Enterprises
                Mike Whitaker, Whitaker Construction Company
                Richard Smith, Diamond S Company

MOTION:    Rep. Westwood moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Webb and Rep. Barrus voting in opposition.

1st Sub. H.B. 125    Electrical Transmission Facility Siting Study Act (Rep. R. Barrus)

Rep. Barrus explained the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Barrus moved to replace 1st Substitute HB125 with 2nd Substitute HB125. The motion passed unanimously.
    
Spoke for the bill:        Bruce Parker, Planning and Development Services

Spoke against the bill:    Chris Parker, Director, Utah Division of Public Utilities
                Roxane Perruso, TransWest Express
                Brad Shafer, Rocky Mountain Power
                Mark Buchi, Intermountain Power Agency

MOTION:    Rep. Christofferson moved to hold the bill. The motion passed unanimously.

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MOTION:    Rep. Romero moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

Vice Chair Handy adjourned the meeting at 6:43 p.m.            




                    
                    Rep. Roger Barrus, Chair

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