MINUTES OF THE HOUSE

NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, & ENVIRONMENT

STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 445, State Capitol

February 13, 2015


Members Present:    Rep. Lee B. Perry, Chair

                                    Rep. Douglas V. Sagers, Vice Chair

                                    Rep. Joel K. Briscoe

                                    Rep. Melvin R. Brown

                                    Rep. Scott H. Chew

                                    Rep. Jack R. Draxler

                                    Rep. Susan Duckworth

                                    Rep. Steve G. Handy

                                    Rep. Timothy D. Hawkes

                                    Rep. Mike K. McKell

                                    Rep. Michael E. Noel

                                    Rep. Kraig Powell

                                    Rep. Scott D. Sandall

                                    Rep. Mike Schultz      

 

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 3:38 p.m.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Perry moved to approve the minutes of the February, 10, 2015, meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Draxler, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Hawkes, Rep. McKell, Rep. Powell, and Rep. Sandall absent for the vote.

 

H.B. 229         Air Quality Modifications (Rep. R. Edwards)


Rep. Edwards explained the bill to the committee with the assistance of Bryce Bird, Director, Division of Air Quality. "Line-by-line Cleanup of 19-2 (HB 229 Introduced and Amendment 1, 2/13/15)" was distributed to the committee.

 

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

 

1.    Page 2, Line 57 through Page 3, Line 64:     

 

57   (1) "Air pollutant" means {  :

58   (a) a physical, chemical, biological, or radioactive substance that, if emitted into or

59otherwise enters the ambient air in high enough concentrations and for long enough duration,

60causes:

61   (i) harm, discomfort, disease, or death to humans, animals, or vegetation; or

62   (ii) damage to materials or property;

63   (b) a precursor to the formation of a substance described under Subsection (1)(a); or

64   (c)  } a substance that qualifies as an air pollutant as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7602.

 

2.    Page 3, Lines 74 through 77:   

 

74   (5) "Asbestos" means the asbestiform varieties of serpentine (chrysotile), riebeckite

75(crocidolite), cummingtonite-grunerite, anthophyllite, [and] actinolite-tremolite, and libby

76amphibole {  , including asbestiform, winchite, richterite, tremolite, and magnesioriebeckite found

77in vermiculite products  } .

 

3.    Page 9, Lines 256 through 258:      

 

256designers, asbestos abatement contractors and supervisors, or asbestos abatement workers] an

257inspector, management planner, abatement project designer, asbestos abatement contractor and

258supervisor, or an asbestos abatement worker {  , renovator, or dust sampling technician  } ;

 

The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Draxler, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Hawkes, Rep. McKell, Rep. Powell, and Rep. Sandall absent for the vote.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Briscoe moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Draxler, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Hawkes, Rep. McKell, and Rep. Sandall absent for the vote.

 

H.B. 226         Air Quality Revisions (Rep. R. Edwards)

 

Rep. Edwards explained the bill to the committee, assisted by Robert Grow, President, Envision Utah, and Stephen Sands, Chair, Air Quality Board. Bryce Bird, Director, Division of Air Quality, answered questions from the committee. "Envision Utah", "Division of Air Quality Board", and "Op-ed: Give Utah regulators the flexibility to fix our air" were distributed to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:                   Alicia Connell, Communities for Clean Air

                                               Carrie Butler, citizen

                                               Anna Hoffmann, citizen

                                               Ella Udell, citizen

                                               Abigail Van B., citizen

                                               Cherise Udell, Utah Moms for Clean Air

                                               John Loveless, citizen

                                               Peter Brownstein, Utah Physicians for Clean Air

                                               Emily Gray, Utah Moms for Clean Air

 

Spoke against the bill:            Redge Johnson, citizen

 

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

 

1.    Page 2, Lines 35 through 37:   

 

35   (2) The findings described in Subsection (1)(b) shall be:

36   (a) in writing; and

37   (b) based on evidence, studies, or other information contained in the record  that relates to the state of Utah and type of source involved  .

 

The motion passed unanimously.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Hawkes moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended.

 

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:   Rep. Noel moved to amend the bill as follows:

 

1.    Page 1, Line 12:  

 

12         authorizes the Division of Air Quality to create rules that are {  more stringent  }  different  than

 

2.    Page 2, Line 29:  

 

29program under the federal Clean Air Act [may be] {  more stringent  }  different  than the corresponding

 

3.    Page 2, Line 33:  

 

33   (b) the board finds that the {  more stringent  }  different  rule will provide reasonable added

 

 

The motion passed with Rep. Briscoe and Rep. Handy voting in opposition.

 

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

 

H.B. 254         Livestock Branding Amendments (Rep. M. Noel)

 

Rep. Noel explained the bill to the committee with the assistance of Cody James, Director, Animal Industry Division.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Noel moved to amend the bill

 

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:   Rep. Brown moved to hold H.B. 254. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Draxler absent for the vote.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Handy moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Draxler absent for the vote.

 

Vice Chair Sagers adjourned the meeting at 6:13 p.m. 

 

 

 

 


 

Lee B. Perry, Chair