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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE

NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, & ENVIRONMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
Room W125, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex

January 19, 2007


Members Present:    Rep. Roger E. Barrus, Chair
    Rep. Kerry Gibson, Vice Chair
    Rep.     Sylvia Andersen
    Rep. Mel Brown
    Rep. Glenn Donnelson
    Rep. Jack Draxler
    Rep. Carl Duckworth     Rep. James Gowans
    Rep. Neal Hendrickson
    Rep. John Mathis
    Rep. Mike Noel
    Rep. Patrick Painter
    Rep. Phil Riesen
    Rep. Steve Sandstrom
    Rep. Richard Wheeler     
Staff Present:    Brian Allred, Policy Analyst
            Carrie Griffith, Committee Secretary
    
Note:        List of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes

Rep. Gibson called the meeting to order at 2:03 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Hendrickson moved to approve the minutes of the January 17, 2007 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Donnelson, Rep. Noel and Rep. Sandstrom absent for the vote.

Rep. Gibson relinquished the chair to Rep. Barrus.

H.B. 227    Motorboat Liability Insurance Revisions (Rep. K. Gibson)

Rep. Gibson explained the bill to the committee.

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

Rep. Gibson resumed the chair.

H.B. 99    Water Loan Program Amendments (Rep. P. Painter)

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


1.    Page 10, Lines 292 through 293 :    

             292          (4) The loan
{   or grant   } recipient may pay the origination fee from the loan      {   or grant   }

             293      proceeds.
    The motion passed unanimously.

Rep. Painter explained the bill, as amended, to the committee.

Spoke for the bill:    Walt Baker, Department of Environment Quality (handout)
            Leland Myers, Central Davis Sewer District
            Amy Defreese, Utah River's Council
            Tom Bingham, President Utah Manufacturer's Association

MOTION:    Rep. Noel moved to pass the bill out favorably, as amended. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Mathis absent for the vote.
            
H.B. 97    Motor Vehicle Registration Checkoff for Protecting Access to Public Lands and Off-highway Vehicle Education (Rep. M. Noel)

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

1.    Page 3, Lines 87 through 88 :    

             87          (4) The Legislature shall appropriate money in the account to the board.
  (5) The board may expend up to 10% of the monies appropriated under Subsection (4) to:

    (a) administer account distributions in accordance with Subsections (6) through (9); and
    (b) administer off-highway vehicle provisions under this chapter.  

             88          
{   (5)   }        (6)       The board shall distribute the funds to a charitable organization that:


2.    Page 4, Lines 96 through 98 :    

             96          
{   (6)   }        (7)       The board may only consider proposals that are:

             97          (a) proposed by a charitable organization under Subsection
{   (5)   }        (6)       ; and

             98          (b) designed to:

3.    Page 4, Line 102 :    


             102          
{   (7)   }        (8)       In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the


4.    Page 4, Line 105 :    

             105          
{   (8)   }        (9)       The board may not:


         The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Mathis absent for the vote

Rep. Gibson relinquished the chair to Rep. Barrus.

Spoke for the bill:    Fred Hayes, Chairman State Parks
            Rod Marrelli, Tax Commission
            Wayne Jones, Association Solutions
            Mike Swensen, USA-ALL

MOTION:    Rep. Donnelson moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The bill passed unanimously with Rep. Gibson and Rep. Mathis absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Hendrickson moved to adjourn the meeting.

Rep. Barrus adjourned the meeting at 3:08 p.m.



    
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    Rep. Roger E. Barrus, Chair