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MINUTES OF THE
WORKFORCE SERVICES & COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
STANDING COMMITTEE
FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2007 - 2:00 P.M.
Room W015, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex

            
Members Present:        Sen. Mark Madsen, Committee Chair
            Sen. Dan Eastman
            Sen. Fred Fife
            Sen. Patricia Jones
            Sen. Dennis Stowell
            
Members Excused:    Sen. Sheldon Killpack
        
Staff Present:        Art Hunsaker, Policy Analyst
            Norda Shepard, Committee Secretary

Public Speakers Present:    Leigh Von Der Esch, Managing Director, Utah Office of Tourism

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


Chair Madsen called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m.

1. Approval of Minutes

MOTION: Sen. Jones moved to approve the minutes of January 17, 2007. The motion passed unanimously.

2. S.B. 127 Tourism Marketing Performance Restricted Special Revenue Fund

Sen. Scott K. Jenkins presented the bill. Leigh Von Der Esch, Managing Director, Utah Office of Tourism, spoke in support.

MOTION: Sen. Stowell moved to pass S.B. 127, Tourism Marketing Performance Restricted Special Revenue Fund, out with a favorable recommendation.

The motion passed unanimously.

Chair Madsen turned the chair to Sen. Eastman.

3. S. J. R. 9 Resolution Supporting Presidential Trade Promotion Authority

Sen. Madsen presented the bill and proposed an amendment.

MOTION: Sen. Madsen moved to amend S.J.R. 9, Resolution Supporting Presidential Trade Promotion Authority, with the following amendment:

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{   include enforceable labor and environmental standards   }        preserve states' rights to enact and enforce labor and environmental standards       ; and


The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION: Sen. Jones moved to pass S.J.R. 9, Resolution Supporting Presidential Trade Promotion Authority, out with a favorable recommendation as amended.

The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Stowell absent at the time of the vote.

MOTION: Sen. Fife moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Stowell absent at the time of the vote.

Acting Chair Eastman adjourned the meeting at 2:35 p.m.

Minutes were reported by Norda Shepard, Secretary.






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Sen. Mark Madsen, Committee Chair