Utah Conservation Community Legislative Update

UTAH CONSERVATION COMMUNITY LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

2021 General Legislative Session Issue #4 February 14, 2021 Welcome to the 2021 Legislative Update issue will prepare you to contact your legislators with your This issue includes highlights of week four, what we can opinions and concerns! expect in the week ahead, and information for protecting wildlife and the environment. Please direct any questions or ACTION ALERT! comments to Steve Erickson: [email protected]. Rep. Brammer’s Utah Lake Authority bill still has not been made public, which is a positive sign that it’s About the Legislative Update getting pushback behind the scenes. Reportedly, the bill The Legislative Update is made possible by the Utah would effectively usurp state authority (FFSL) to Audubon Council and contributing organizations. Each manage and control the bed of the lake and shoreline up Update provides bill and budget item descriptions and to 4,489 in elevation for “restoration” and development. status updates throughout the Session, as well as important It would also jeopardize the primacy of the Division of Session dates and key committees. For the most up-to-date Water Quality. The unelected Board could issue bonds information and the names and contact information for all and take sales tax and property tax increment revenue, legislators, check the Legislature’s website at much like the Inland Port. Let legislators know that we www.le.utah.gov. The Legislative Update focuses on want the lake and its water quality improved - using legislative information pertaining to wildlife, sensitive and sound science and good management - not exploited for invasive species, public lands, state parks, SITLA land private gain! management, energy development, renewable energy and HB 297 to create a Colorado River Authority is conservation, and water issues. The Update will be “circled”, awaiting action on the House floor. There may distributed after each Friday of the Session. We may also be some amendments, but this is still bad policy, so keep send out additional Action Alerts during the Session as up the pressure to defeat it! issues arise that need quick action. We hope each Update Page 1 of 18

cameras advanced to the House floor. It is improved but still could benefit from additional amendments.

News of Week Four (Week # 4)

The best news and biggest relief of the Session so far: the proposed merger (hostile takeover) of DEQ into Budget News DNR is dead! At least for this Session. Rep. Casey Snider’s bill, HB 346, moves the Office of Energy Appropriations Subcommittees concluded their prioritizing Development and the Office of Recreation under of requests for new money and will not meet again until DNR, but leaves DEQ and PLPCO where they should further notice, if at all. Executive Appropriations will await be. the mid-February revenue estimates and start to make the big budget decisions on what gets funded. SB 130, the big CAFOs bill, passed the Senate and will be heard in the House NRAE Committee Three requests for appropriations from Rep. Hawkes and Tuesday afternoon. Despite substantial changes, this National Audubon, CO River Stakeholder Process, GSL is still a bad bill that is part of a major initiative Groundwater Studies, and Water & Land Use Planning got Smithfield Foods to expand its operations in Millard reasonably high priorities from NRAEQ. Two others were County and for CAFOs to be able to operate in more well down the list. Funding for a Bridal Veil Falls state than 100,000 acres of land in central Utah. monument was in the middle of the GSL requests, while unfortunately money for RS2477 lawsuits ranked #9 of 51. SJR 7, the resolution to grant legislative approval to Energy Solutions for a new landfill for slightly What’s Ahead radioactive rubble from decommissioning nuclear Two important bills we support will be heard this week: HB power plants nationwide won easy Senate approval 281, addressing local approval of Cedar City’s groundwater and now heads to the House for further debate. HB grab, and HB 263 to create a Clean Energy Fund. 295 to ban baiting of big game and regulate trail Standing Committees will meet 8-10 AM Tuesday through Friday, and 4-6 PM every day but Friday. Both chambers

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House: https://le.utah.gov/~2021/schedule/h5.pdf Rules Committees Senate: https://le.utah.gov/~2021/schedule/s5.pdf

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BILL TRACKING LIST Priority Code: 1=High; 2=Medium; 3=Low Bill Sponsor Description/Status Priorit Position y HB 14 Water Rep. Handy Establishes a process for filling a vacancy on the board of 3 Support Conservancy District a water conservancy district located in more than one Amendments county, including providing notice, nominating candidates, and appointing an individual to fill the vacancy. Passed House. Passed Senate. HB 17 Utility Rep. Handy Prohibits municipalities and counties from restricting the 1 Oppose Permitting connection of utility services to customers on the basis of Amendments the type of energy the utility service provides. The intent is to ban local ordinances requiring new buildings be all electric (no natural gas). Passed House. Passed Senate 25- 3-1 on 2/12. HB 24 State Engineer Rep. Ferry Permits the state engineer to send electronic 3 Support Electronic communications under certain circumstances. Passed Communications House. Passed Senate. Substitute HB 29 Rep. Stratton Requires the Division of Wildlife Resources to develop a 3 Support Statewide Aquatic statewide aquatic invasive species emergency response Invasive Species plan aimed at remediating the spread of aquatic invasive Emergency Response species throughout the state. Passed House. Passed Plan Senate. Substitute HB 32 Rep. Albrecht Provides a mechanism and timeline for an interim rate as 3 Neutral Energy Balancing a part of the energy balancing account process. Passed Account Amendments House. Passed Senate.

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2nd Substitute HB 45 Rep. Stratton Creates the Radon Task Force. Provides for the 3 Support Radon Task Force appointment of task force members, requires the task force to study and make recommendations on ways to increase public awareness about the risks of radon and ways to mitigate Utah residents' exposure to radon. Passed House. In Senate Rules Committee. Substitute HB 65 Rep. Snider Appropriates $200,000 in on-going funds from the 2 Support Wildland Fire Sovereign Lands Restricted Account to give a salary if from Amendments increase to wildland firefighters and requires the Division another of FFSL to develop and maintain a wildfire risk funding assessment mapping tool. Passed House 67-0-8 on 2/8. source In Senate NRAE Committee. HB 79 Mineral and Rep. Brooks Modifies definitions under the Utah Mined Land 3 Neutral Rock Amendments Reclamation Act; and adds basalt to the definition of “rock aggregate” for regulatory purposes. Passed House. On Senate Consent Calendar. Substitute HB 83 Rep. Ferry Extends the time for creating a migratory bird production 2 Support Migratory Bird area, provides a process to add property to a migratory Production Area bird production area, provides for inclusion of Amendments easements, addresses limitations on local ordinances and uses by a guest of a migratory bird production area under provisions that limit landowner liability, and prohibits exercising eminent domain under certain circumstances. Passed House 70-0-5 on 2/8. In Senate Rules Committee. HB 89 Hydrogen Tax Rep. Sagers Creates tax credit provisions related to hydrogen energy. 3 Neutral Credit In House PUET Committee. HB 91 Tax Credit for Rep. Stoddard Extends the availability of the income tax credit related to 3 Support Alternate Fuel Heavy certain alternative fuel heavy duty vehicles. Passed House Duty Vehicles

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Revenue & Taxation Committee 12-1 on 2/12. On House 3rd Reading Calendar.

HB 98 Local Rep. Ray Prohibits a local government from regulating certain 2 Oppose Government Building building design elements and landscaping and inspection Regulation requirements. In House Political Subdivisions Amendments Committee. HB 109 Wildlife Rep. Lyman Requires the Division of Wildlife Resources to deliver 3 Support Amendments notice to an affected landowner or an agent of an affected landowner, either in writing or orally, before the taking of wildlife on privately owned land. Passed House 70-0-5 on 2/11. In Senate Rules Committee. HB 111 Off-Highway Rep. Albrecht Allows an individual under 18 years old to operate an off- 3 Neutral Vehicle Amendments highway vehicle under certain conditions. Passed House. Passed Senate 28-0-1 on 2/12. HB 123 Feasibility Rep. Handy Directs the Division of Air Quality to conduct a 2 Support Study for Air Quality feasibility study regarding the creation of an air quality Laboratory and changing climate solutions laboratory. In House Rules Committee. HB 131 State Facility Rep. Handy Requires state facilities to provide utility use information 3 Support Energy Efficiency to the Division of Facilities Construction and Amendments Management. Passed House. Passed Senate. HB 144 Water Pricing Rep. Moss Requires retail water providers to consider lot sizes and 3 Oppose Structure outdoor water use of customers in setting block rate price structures. In House Rules. HB 145 Clean and Rep. Ward Requires by 2030 that 30% of a large-scale 1 Support Renewable Energy electric utility's (e.g. Rocky Mt. Power) annual retail sales Act Amendments come from qualifying clean electricity if use of

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qualifying clean electricity is cost effective. In House PUET Committee. HB 153 Energy Rep. Handy Enacts a refundable corporate and individual tax credit 2 Support Storage Asset for the purchase of property that stores energy generated Amendments by mechanical, chemical, thermal, or photovoltaic means for commercial or industrial use later. Held in House Revenue & Taxation Committee 11-1-1 on 2/12. HB 166 Livestock Rep. Snider Addresses penalties involving the treatment and theft of 3 Oppose Amendments livestock, including livestock guardian dogs, and due to livestock infrastructure. Passed House. Passed Senate 26- high 3 on 2/12. penalties HB 171 Agricultural Rep. Chew Prohibits a municipality or county from restricting, or 3 Support Land Use Regulation regulating in conflict with state statute, the type of crop, including industrial hemp, that may be grown in certain areas zoned for agriculture. Passed House. Passed Senate 28-1 on 2/12. HB 198 License Rep. Handy Creates a new standard issue license plate called the Utah 2 Support Plates Amendments Dark Sky license plate. Failed in House.

HB 208 Water Quality Rep. Ray Provides that an individual enforcing water quality 3 Neutral Amendments standards or requirements, and while acting wholly within the individual's employment with the organization, is exempt from liability under certain circumstances. Passed House. In Senate Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee. HB 209 Vehicle Rep. Increases vehicle registration fees on electric, hybrid, 2 Oppose Registration Fee Christofferson plug-in hybrid, and other vehicles. Circled on House 3rd Revisions Reading Calendar.

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HB 215 Jordan River Rep. Acton Directs the Jordan River Commission to work with the 3 Support Improvements Department of Transportation regarding safety, signage Amendments and storm water run-off issues related to state highways and the Jordan River. In House Rules.

Substitute HB 217 Rep. Maloy Creates the General Regulatory Sandbox Program 3 Neutral Regulatory Sandbox (sandbox program), which allows the office to waive laws Program Amendments or regulations applicable to a participant under certain circumstances. Passed House. Passed Senate 2nd Reading 28-0-1 on 2/11. On Senate 3rd Reading Calendar. HB 223 Alternate Rep. Ballard Creates tax and other incentives for the production and 3 Studying Fuel Incentives use of hydrogen fuel, and expands the uses of money in Amendments the Throughput Infrastructure Fund to include the production of generators that use hydrogen fuel cells. In House PUET. 2nd Substitute HB 224 Rep. Matthews Substitute directs the Department of Agriculture to create 2 Support Pollinator a 3-year pollinator pilot program in conjunction with Amendments Southern Utah University and permits the department to pay up to 25% of the cost to plant native flowering plants and seeds on public land. Passed House NRAE Com- mittee 13-0-1 on 2/12. On House 3rd Reading Calendar. HB 236 Waste Tire Rep. Handy Modifies provisions pertaining to waste tire recycling, 3 Studying Recycling including changes to the process and limitations on the Amendments funding for management of certain landfill or abandoned waste tire piles, and addresses criminal penalties. Passed House NRAE Committee 13-0-1 on 2/12. On House 3rd Reading Calendar.

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HB 241 Utah Seeds Rep. Lund Addresses the regulation of seeds, including modifying a 3 Neutral Amendments definition provision and addressing labeling requirements. Passed House 72-0-3 on 2/11. In Senate Rules Committee. HB 254 Outdoor Rep. Winder Modifies how the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation may 3 Support Recreational Grant use transient room tax revenue that is deposited into the Program Amendments Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Account. In House Rules Committee. HB 257 Utahraptor Rep. Eliason Authorizes the Division of Parks and Recreation to use 3 Support State Park portions of the Dalton Wells area as a state park and provides that Utahraptor State Park shall be considered part of the state parks system. In House Rules.

HB 259 Lead Rep. Barlow Creates a program within the Department of Health to 2 Support Exposure Education increase education and testing for lead exposure in and Testing children, and creates a restricted account to fund the Amendments activities of the program. Passed House Health and Human Services Committee 11-0-2 on 2/11. On House 3rd Reading. HB 263 Utah Clean Rep. Briscoe Enacts the Utah Clean Energy Fund Act, including stating 2 Support Energy Fund purposes of the fund, defining terms, creating the fund and the fund's board of directors and outlines their duties, and addressing capitalization of the fund. Seeks a $1,000,000 appropriation for the fund. In House PUET. HB 281 County Rep. Lyman Places conditions on a county's development activities 1 Support Development Activity that materially affect the land in and the General Plan of Amendments another county. Will be heard in House Political Subdivisions Committee on 2/18.

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Substitute HB 295 Rep. Snider Prohibits the use of trail cameras and big game baiting on 1 Support Wildlife public land under certain circumstances. Prohibits the but still Modifications construction of permanent blinds or other structures used seeking for hunting within a waterfowl management area and amend- commercial hunting guides from transporting individuals ments across a WMA. Passed House NRAE 11-3 on 2/12. On House 3rd Reading Calendar.

HB 296 Soil Rep. Ferry Creates the Utah Soil Health Program and the Soil Health 3 Support Amendments Advisory Committee provides for their scope, powers and duties under the program. Passed House NRAE Comm- ittee13-0-1 on 2/12. On House 3rd Reading Calendar. HB 297 Colorado Rep. Wilson Creates the Colorado River Authority of Utah Act, 1 Oppose River Amendments including: providing for the organization and operation of the authority, establishing the authority's powers and mission, and creation of a management plan. Addresses authority meetings, including closure of meetings, provides for employees, consultants, and other professionals, including an executive director, and addresses financial operations including creating a restricted account. Appropriates one-time and annual funding for the Authority. Circled on House 3rd Reading Calendar. HB 298 Utility Rep. Handy Directs the Public Service Commission to conduct 2 Studying Proceedings proceedings to determine whether battery storage Amendments requirements should be a part of an integrated resource plan. Held in House PUET Committee 10-2 on 2/11. HB 305 Quality Rep. Ferry Directs the Quality Growth Commission to use ranking 2 Support Growth Act criteria that prioritizes funding for preservation of

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“working agricultural land”. Passed House Political Subdivisions Committee 9-0-2 on 2/11. On House 3rd. HB 341 Bears Ears Rep. Owens Invites the Navajo Nation, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, 2 Support Visitors Center the Hopi Nation, the Zuni Tribe, and the Ute Indian Tribe Advisory Committee of the Uintah Ouray to form an advisory committee for the purpose of exploring the feasibility, location, functions, and other important matters surrounding the creation of a visitor center at Bears Ears. In House Rules. HB 346 Natural Rep. Snider Creates a coordination council, moves the Office of 2 Oppose Resources Entities Energy Development to within the Department of Natural Amendments Resources, divides the Division of Parks and Recreation into two divisions and transfers grants administered by the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation to the new division of recreation, addresses the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation and its powers and duties, and includes a transition and study provision and repeal of the provision. In House Rules. HCR 1 Encouraging a Rep. Chew Expresses support and recognition of the Green River 3 Neutral Balanced Approach to Stakeholders and the need to reduce adverse effects of the Release of Water current Flaming Gorge Dam operations to the local from Flaming Gorge communities, recreational businesses, ranchers, farmers, Reservoir landowners, and individuals who work and live within the river corridor. Passed House. On Senate 2nd Reading Calendar. HCR 5 Encouraging Rep. Handy Recognizes the negative impact that poor air quality and 3 Support Statewide Emissions the changing climate has on the economy of the state and Reduction Goals encourages the adoption of emissions reduction goals. In House Rules.

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HCR 9 Encouraging Rep. Acton Addresses littering in Utah and encourages the creation of 3 Support Development of a a statewide, long-term anti-littering campaign. Passed Statewide Anti- House NRAE Committee 9-1-4 on 2/9. On House 3rd Littering Campaign Reading Calendar. HCR 10 Regarding an Rep. Acton Expresses support for the participation of the Department 3 Neutral Interlocal Agreement of Transportation on the Jordan River Commission. Creating the Jordan Passed House Transportation Committee 10-0-2 on 2/9. River Commission On House 3rd Reading Calendar. HCR 12 Encouraging Rep. Albrecht Encourages the President to work cooperatively with 3 Oppose Cooperative Action the state's congressional delegation, the state's legislative Regarding National and executive branches, local elected officials, and tribes Monuments on action regarding national monuments. Passed House 62-9-4 on 2/11. In Senate Rules Committee. HCR 13 Regarding Rep. Stratton Encourages the Division of Parks and Recreation to 3 Support the Bridal Veil Falls evaluate options for designating the Bridal Veil Falls area Area as a state monument or state park. In House NRAE. HCR 14 Regarding Rep. Barlow Recognizes the innovative ParksPass application 3 Support the Parkspass developed by the Division of Parks and Recreation in Application connection with Dixie State University and Southern Utah University. In House NRAE Committee. HCR 18 Supporting Rep. Owens Addresses the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act 2 Support Extension and (RECA), discusses history of health effects from radiation Expansion of the exposure, past legislative statements and congressional Radiation efforts related to RECA and radiation exposure, and Compensation Act supports congressional efforts to extend and expand RECA. In House Rules Committee.

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SB 5 Natural Sen. Hinkins Supplements or reduces appropriations otherwise 1 Support Resources, provided for the support and operation of state Agriculture and government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020 and Environmental ending June 30, 2021, and appropriates funds for the Quality Base Budget support and operation of state government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2022. Passed and Enrolled. Substitute SB 15 Sen. McCay Requires the Department of Human Resource 3 Support Workforce Solutions Management to provide, measure and report annually on for Air Quality teleworking options for state employees during bad air Amendments quality days. Circled on Senate 2nd Reading Calendar. 2nd Substitute SB 20 Sen. Iwamoto Extends the sunset date of the Air Quality Policy 3 Support Air Quality Policy Advisory Board. Passed Senate. Passed House. Advisory Board Sunset Extension SB 21 Federal Land Sen. Hinkins Extends the sunset date of the advisory committee that 3 Oppose Applications Advisory provides advice and recommendations to the public lands Committee policy coordinator and the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office. Passed Senate. Passed House. SB 40 Petroleum Sen. Hinkins Addresses the regulation of aboveground petroleum 3 Neutral Storage Tanks storage tanks. In Senate NRAE Committee. Amendments SB 44 Payments in Sen. Fillmore Creates the Federal Lands Payment in Lieu of Tax 2 Studying Lieu of Taxes Funds restricted account and establishes rules for distribution of For Counties federal funds paid to certain Utah counties to offset federal lands not subject to local property taxes. In Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee.

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2nd Substitute SB 61 Sen. Sandall Prohibits a municipality or county from enacting or 2 Oppose Outdoor Advertising enforcing an ordinance that prevents an owner of certain Amendments signs from modifying or constructing an electronic or mechanical changeable message sign in certain circumstances; and requiring a sign owner to forfeit one sign in order to upgrade or construct another electronic or mechanical changeable sign. Circled on Senate 2nd Reading Calendar.

SB 96 Legislative Sen. Iwamoto Modifies provisions related to the LWDC. Passed Senate 3 Support Water Development NRAE Committee 8-0 on 1/29. Passed Senate 29-0 on Commission 2/8. In House NRAE Committee. Amendments 2nd Substitute SB 104 Sen. Weiler Authorizes a county to impose a property tax levy for 3 Support Tax Levy for Animal animal welfare services. Passed Senate 29-0 on 2/9. In Control House Revenue and Taxation Committee. SB 120 Outdoor Sen. Kitchen Prohibits the placement of a sign on certain property 2 Support Advertising Revisions unless a property owner and a sign owner have entered into an outdoor advertising agreement. Prohibits the inclusion of certain terms or provisions in an outdoor advertising agreement and allows a property owner, municipality, county, or the Utah Department of Transportation to file an action to void certain outdoor advertising agreements. In Senate NRAE Committee. 3rd Substitute SB 130 Sen. Sandall Enacts the Large Concentrated Animal Feeding 1 Oppose Regulation of Operations Act, including, defining terms, requiring Concentrated Animal adoption of county large concentrated animal feeding Feeding Operations operation land use ordinances and their scope, and addressing determining the geographic area where a large

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concentrated animal feeding operation may be located. Passed Senate. In House NRAE Committee. Substitute SB 133 Sen. Hinkins Creates Mining Restricted Accounts within the Divisions 1 Oppose Severance Tax of Air Quality, Water Quality, Oil, Gas and Mining, and Revenue Amendments Utah Geologic Survey. Earmarks a portion of revenues from severance taxes to these restricted accounts. Passed Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee 5-0-4 on 2/12. On Senate Consent Calendar. SB 144 Billboard Sen. Hinkins Prohibits a municipality or county from taking certain 1 Oppose Restriction actions to prevent a person from building or maintaining Amendments a billboard, and extends the expiration of certain municipal and county billboard building permits and billboard bank credits. In Senate NRAE Committee.

SB 168 Designated Sen. McKell Allows certain cities and towns to adopt ordinances 2 Support Vehicle Routes restricting the use of street-legal all-terrain vehicles. Amendments Passed Senate TPUET Committee5-2-1 on 2/8. On Senate 2nd Reading Calendar. SB 169 School and Sen. Wilson Allows the School and Institutional Trust Fund Board of 3 Oppose Institutional Trust Trustees to close a meeting under certain circum- Fund Office stances, increases the length of time for determining the Amendments average value of the trust funds setting the annual trust distribution amount, and exempts certain information that the School and Institutional Trust Fund Office provides to the Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office from the Government Records Access and Management Act. In Senate Education Committee.

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SB 176 Mineral Lease Sen. Winterton This bill is a direct response to the get around the lawsuit 1 Oppose Fund Amendments filed in state court by Center for Biological Diversity and Living Rivers over the illegal expenditure of federal mineral lease funds by the Permanent Community Impact Fund Board for the Uintah Basin Railway project. It would allow spending these dollars on planning for this and other projects rather than its intended purpose of mitigating the community impacts from oil, gas and mining activities. In Senate Rules Committee.

SCR 3 Encouraging Sen. Escamilla Encourages the creation of a multi-state passenger rail 3 Support the Development of a commission and the expansion of Utah's rail Multi-State Passenger infrastructure, modeled after the Southern Railway Rail Commission Commission. In Senate Rules Committee. SJR 7 Approving Sen. Sandall Grants provisional legislative approval to Energy 1 Oppose Energy Solutions Solutions for the construction and operation of a Class VI Constructing and commercial nonhazardous solid waste landfill. ES Operating a Landfill intends to add another landfill to receive nonhazardous for Nonhazardous solid waste that may be slightly radioactive from the Solid Waste decommissioning of nuclear power plants that currently use its licensed low level radioactive waste disposal facility. Passed Senate. Passed House 56-15-4 on 2/11. SJR 11 Celebrating Sen. Hinkins Describes the achievements of the Division of Parks and 3 Neutral the 50th Anniversary Recreation's Off-Highway Vehicle Program, discusses the of Off-Highway importance of responsible off-highway vehicle recreation Vehicle Use in Utah to the state and celebrates 2021 as the Year of the Off- State Parks Highway Vehicle Program. In Senate NRAE Committee.

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Important Dates

January 19 First day of session

January 29 Last day to request bills or appropriations (by noon)

Last day to approve bills for numbering (by noon)

February 27 Last day for the Executive Appropriations Committee to complete all budget decisions necessary to draft the final appropriations bills

March 2 Bonding bill available to legislators by noon and final action taken on it by calendared closing time.

Last day to pass bills with fiscal note of $10,000 or more

Last day for a motion to reconsider previous actions

Last day to consider bills from own house

March 3 Last day for legislators to prioritize bills and other programs with fiscal impact

March 3 General appropriations bill, supplemental appropriations bill, and school finance bill available to legislators by calendared floor time and final action taken on each bill by calendared closing time

Second supplemental appropriations bill available to legislators by calendared floor time and final action taken by noon

March 5 Last day of session

March 25 Last day governor may sign or veto bills

May 4 Last day a veto-override session may begin

May 5 Normal effective date for bills

First day to file bills for the 2020 General Session

Executive Appropriations Committee Rep. Brad Last, Co-Chair [email protected] Sen. Jerry Stevenson, Co-Chair [email protected] Page 17 of 18

Committee Sen. Scott Sandall, Chair [email protected] Sen. David Hinkins [email protected] Rep. Keven Stratton, Chair [email protected] Sen. Greg Buxton [email protected] Rep. Casey Snider, Co-Chair [email protected] Sen. Keith Grover [email protected] Rep. Carl Albrecht [email protected] Sen. Derrin Owens [email protected] Rep. Scott Chew [email protected] Sen. Jani Iwamoto [email protected] Rep. Christine Watkins [email protected] Sen. Gene Davis [email protected] Rep. Mike Schultz [email protected] Sen. Evan Vickers [email protected] Rep. Joel Briscoe [email protected] Rep. Phil Lyman [email protected] Rep. Tim Hawkes [email protected] Senate Office: (801) 538-1035 (messages) Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion [email protected] House Office: (801) 538-1029 (messages) Rep. Steve Handy [email protected] Rep. Michael Kohler [email protected] Governor’s Office: (801) 538-1000 Rep. Rex Shipp [email protected] Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environmental Quality Rep. Doug Sagers [email protected] Appropriations Subcommittee

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