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                     MINUTES OF THE

PUBLIC UTILITIES & TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE

Room W025, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex

February 7, 2005

                                
MEMBERS PRESENT:        Rep. Sheryl L. Allen, Chair    
                    Rep. Fred R. Hunsaker, Vice Chair
                    Rep. Ralph Becker
                    Rep. Bradley M. Daw
                    Rep. Ben C. Ferry
                    Rep. Lorie D. Fowlke                
                    Rep. Brent H. Goodfellow
                    Rep. Michael E. Noel
                     Rep. Aaron Tilton
                    Rep. David Ure
                    Rep. Richard Wheeler
                    Rep. Larry B. Wiley                    
        
STAFF PRESENT:            Richard North, Policy Analyst
                    Linda Black, Committee Secretary        

NOTE:    A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Representative Hunsaker called the meeting to order at 8:07 a.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Fowlke moved to approve the minutes of February 3, 2005. The motion         passed unanimously with Rep. Ferry, Rep. Noel, Rep. Tilton, and Rep. Ure absent         for the vote.

H.B. 234    Telephone Surcharge for Education and Training Programs At Prison (Rep. B. Goodfellow)

Spoke in favor of the bill:    D'Arcy Dixon, Executive Director, Department of Administrative                 Services

MOTION:    Rep. Becker moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Ferry, Rep. Fowlke, and Rep. Wheeler absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Allen moved to place the issue of the State's telephone surcharges for education and training programs at the prison, on the master study resolution for the 2005 interim study. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Ferry, Rep. Fowlke, and Rep. Wheeler absent for the vote.

H.J.R. 15    Resolution Regarding United States Trade Negotiations (Rep. S. Allen)

Rep. Allen explained the resolution.

Spoke in favor of the resolution:    Roger Ball, Director, Utah Committee of Consumer                     Services.

MOTION:    Rep. Goodfellow moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Becker, Rep. Ferry, and Rep. Wheeler absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Goodfellow moved to place H.J.R. 15    Resolution Regarding United
        States Trade Negotiations (Rep. S. Allen), on the Consent Calendar. The         motion passed unanimously with Rep. Becker, Rep. Ferry, and Rep. Wheeler         absent for the vote.

1st Sub. S.B. 108    Telecommunications Revisions (Sen. C. Bramble)

Richard North, Policy Analyst, gave a brief history of telecom deregulation per the committee chair's request.

Sen. Bramble explained the bill.

Spoke in favor of the bill:    Oliwia Smith, Utah Committee of Consumer Services
                Ric Campbell, Chairman, Public Service Commission
                Jerry Fenn, President, Qwest
                Kent Andersen, Communication Workers of America, Local 7704

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

H.B. 104     Spyware Control Act Revisions (Rep. S. Urquhart)

Rep. Urquhart explained the bill.

Spoke in favor of the bill:    Paul Rogers, America On Line/Time Warner
                Jay Magure, Government Affairs, 1-800 Contacts

MOTION:    Rep. Goodfellow moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Becker and Rep. Allen absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Daw moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. Rep Hunsaker adjourned the meting at 9:20 a.m.


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                             Rep. Sheryl L. Allen, Chair