Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 57 (2024GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Brooks, W.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/12/2024

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• repeals the Snake Valley Aquifer Council chapter;
• removes language citing provisions of that chapter, including:
• a sunset provision; and
• a provision related to the duties of the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office; and
• makes technical changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

SNAKE VALLEY AQUIFER ADVISORY COUNCIL
AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Walt Brooks
Senate Sponsor: 
Scott D. Sandall
LONG TITLE
Committee Note:
The Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee
recommended this bill.
Legislative Vote: 16 voting for 1 voting against 2 absent
General Description:
This bill removes provisions related to the Snake Valley Aquifer.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ repeals the Snake Valley Aquifer Council chapter;
▸ removes language citing provisions of that chapter, including:
• a sunset provision; and
• a provision related to the duties of the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office;
and
▸ makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63I-1-263
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 33, 47, 104, 109, 139, 155,
212, 218, 249, 270, 448, 489, and 534
63L-11-202
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 160
REPEALS:
63C-12-101
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 262
63C-12-102
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 262
63C-12-103
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 262
63C-12-104
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 262
63C-12-105
, as repealed and reenacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 286
63C-12-106
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 262
63C-12-107
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 262
63C-12-108
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 262
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
63I-1-263
 is amended to read:
63I-1-263.
Repeal dates: Titles 63A to 63N.
(1) Subsection 
63A-5b-405
(5), relating to prioritizing and allocating capital
improvement funding, is repealed July 1, 2024.
(2) Section 
63A-5b-1003
, State Facility Energy Efficiency Fund, is repealed July 1,
2023.
(3) Sections 
63A-9-301
 and 
63A-9-302
, related to the Motor Vehicle Review
Committee, are repealed July 1, 2023.
(4) Title 63C, Chapter 4a, Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act, is repealed July
1, 2028.
(5) Title 63C, Chapter 6, Utah Seismic Safety Commission, is repealed January 1,
2025.
[
(6) Title 63C, Chapter 12, Snake Valley Aquifer Advisory Council, is repealed July 1,
2024.
]
[
(7)
] 
(6)
 Title 63C, Chapter 17, Point of the Mountain Development Commission Act,
is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(8)
] 
(7)
 Title 63C, Chapter 18, Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission, is
repealed December 31, 2026.
[
(9)
] 
(8)
 Title 63C, Chapter 23, Education and Mental Health Coordinating Council, is
repealed July 1, 2026.
[
(10)
] 
(9)
 Title 63C, Chapter 27, Cybersecurity Commission, is repealed July 1, 2032.
[
(11)
] 
(10)
 Title 63C, Chapter 28, Ethnic Studies Commission, is repealed July 1,
2026.
[
(12)
] 
(11)
 Title 63C, Chapter 29, Domestic Violence Data Task Force, is repealed
December 31, 2024.
[
(13)
] 
(12)
 Title 63C, Chapter 31, State Employee Benefits Advisory Commission, is
repealed on July 1, 2028.
[
(14)
] 
(13)
 Section 
63G-6a-805
, which creates the Purchasing from Persons with
Disabilities Advisory Board, is repealed July 1, 2026.
[
(15)
] 
(14)
 Title 63G, Chapter 21, Agreements to Provide State Services, is repealed
July 1, 2028.
[
(16)
] 
(15)
 Title 63H, Chapter 4, Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority, is repealed
July 1, 2024.
[
(17)
] 
(16)
 Title 63H, Chapter 8, Utah Housing Corporation Act, is repealed July 1,
2026.
[
(18)
] 
(17)
 Subsection 
63J-1-602.2
(25), related to the Utah Seismic Safety
Commission, is repealed January 1, 2025.
[
(19)
] 
(18)
 Section 
63L-11-204
, creating a canyon resource management plan to Provo
Canyon, is repealed July 1, 2025.
[
(20)
] 
(19)
 Title 63L, Chapter 11, Part 4, Resource Development Coordinating
Committee, is repealed July 1, 2027.
[
(21)
] 
(20)
 In relation to the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council,
on January 1, 2033:
(a) Sections 
63M-7-301
, 
63M-7-302
, 
63M-7-303
, 
63M-7-304
, and 
63M-7-306
 are
repealed;
(b) Section 
63M-7-305
, the language that states "council" is replaced with
"commission";
(c) Subsection 
63M-7-305
(1)(a) is repealed and replaced with:
"(1) "Commission" means the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice."; and
(d) Subsection 
63M-7-305
(2) is repealed and replaced with:
"(2) The commission shall:
(a) provide ongoing oversight of the implementation, functions, and evaluation of the
Drug-Related Offenses Reform Act; and
(b) coordinate the implementation of Section 
77-18-104
 and related provisions in
Subsections 
77-18-103
(2)(c) and (d).".
[
(22)
] 
(21)
 The Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board, created in Section
63M-7-504
, is repealed July 1, 2027.
[
(23)
] 
(22)
 Title 63M, Chapter 7, Part 8, Sex Offense Management Board, is repealed
July1, 2026.
[
(24)
] 
(23)
 Title 63M, Chapter 11, Utah Commission on Aging, is repealed July 1,
2026.
[
(25)
] 
(24)
 Title 63N, Chapter 1b, Part 4, Women in the Economy Subcommittee, is
repealed January 1, 2025.
[
(26)
] 
(25)
 Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 2, Enterprise Zone Act, is repealed July 1, 2028.
[
(27)
] 
(26)
 Section 
63N-2-512
, related to the Hotel Impact Mitigation Fund, is repealed
July 1, 2028.
[
(28)
] 
(27)
 Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 9, Strategic Innovation Grant Pilot Program, is
repealed July 1, 2027.
[
(29)
] 
(28)
 Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 11, Manufacturing Modernization Grant
Program, is repealed July 1, 2025.
[
(30)
] 
(29)
 In relation to the Rural Employment Expansion Program, on July 1, 2028:
(a) Title 63N, Chapter 4, Part 4, Rural Employment Expansion Program, is repealed;
and
(b) Subsection 
63N-4-805
(5)(b), referring to the Rural Employment Expansion
Program, is repealed.
[
(31)
] 
(30)
 In relation to the Board of Tourism Development, on July 1, 2025:
(a) Subsection 
63N-2-511
(1)(b), which defines "tourism board," is repealed;
(b) Subsections 
63N-2-511
(3)(a) and (5), the language that states "tourism board" is
repealed and replaced with "Utah Office of Tourism";
(c) Subsection 
63N-7-101
(1), which defines "board," is repealed;
(d) Subsection 
63N-7-102
(3)(c), which requires the Utah Office of Tourism to receive
approval from the Board of Tourism Development, is repealed; and
(e) Title 63N, Chapter 7, Part 2, Board of Tourism Development, is repealed.
[
(32)
] 
(31)
 Subsection 
63N-8-103
(3)(c), which allows the Governor's Office of
Economic Opportunity to issue an amount of tax credit certificates only for rural productions,
is repealed on July 1, 2024.
Section 2. Section 
63L-11-202
 is amended to read:
63L-11-202.
Powers and duties of the office and executive director.
(1) The office shall:
(a) make a report to the Constitutional Defense Council created under Section
63C-4a-202
 concerning R.S. 2477 rights and other public lands issues under Title 63C, Chapter
4a, Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act;
(b) provide staff assistance to the Constitutional Defense Council created under Section
63C-4a-202
 for meetings of the council;
(c) (i) prepare and submit a constitutional defense plan under Section 
63C-4a-403
; and
(ii) execute any action assigned in a constitutional defense plan;
(d) develop public lands policies by:
(i) developing cooperative contracts and agreements between the state, political
subdivisions, and agencies of the federal government for involvement in the development of
public lands policies;
(ii) producing research, documents, maps, studies, analysis, or other information that
supports the state's participation in the development of public lands policy;
(iii) preparing comments to ensure that the positions of the state and political
subdivisions are considered in the development of public lands policy; and
(iv) partnering with state agencies and political subdivisions in an effort to:
(A) prepare coordinated public lands policies;
(B) develop consistency reviews and responses to public lands policies;
(C) develop management plans that relate to public lands policies; and
(D) develop and maintain a statewide land use plan that is based on cooperation and in
conjunction with political subdivisions;
(e) facilitate and coordinate the exchange of information, comments, and
recommendations on public lands policies between and among:
(i) state agencies;
(ii) political subdivisions;
(iii) the Office of Rural Development created under Section 
63N-4-102
;
(iv) the coordinating committee;
(v) School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration created under Section
53C-1-201
;
(vi) the committee created under Section 
63A-16-507
 to award grants to counties to
inventory and map R.S. 2477 rights-of-way, associated structures, and other features; and
(vii) the Constitutional Defense Council created under Section 
63C-4a-202
;
(f) perform the duties established in Title 9, Chapter 8a, Part 3, Antiquities, and Title 9,
Chapter 8a, Part 4, Historic Sites;
(g) consistent with other statutory duties, encourage agencies to responsibly preserve
archaeological resources;
(h) maintain information concerning grants made under Subsection (1)(j), if available;
(i) report annually, or more often if necessary or requested, concerning the office's
activities and expenditures to:
(i) the Constitutional Defense Council; and
(ii) the Legislature's Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim
Committee jointly with the Constitutional Defense Council;
(j) make grants of up to 16% of the office's total annual appropriations from the
Constitutional Defense Restricted Account to a county or statewide association of counties to
be used by the county or association of counties for public lands matters if the executive
director, with the advice of the Constitutional Defense Council, determines that the action
provides a state benefit;
[
(k) provide staff services to the Snake Valley Aquifer Advisory Council created in
Section 
63C-12-103
;
]
[
(l) coordinate and direct the Snake Valley Aquifer Research Team created in Section
63C-12-107
;
]
[
(m)
] 
(k)
 conduct the public lands transfer study and economic analysis required by
Section 
63L-11-304
; and
[
(n)
] 
(l)
 fulfill the duties described in Section 
63L-10-103
.
(2) The executive director shall comply with Subsection 
63C-4a-203
(8) before
submitting a comment to a federal agency, if the governor would be subject to Subsection
63C-4a-203
(8) in submitting the comment.
(3) The office may enter into an agreement with another state agency to provide
information and services related to:
(a) the duties authorized by Title 72, Chapter 3, Highway Jurisdiction and
Classification Act;
(b) legal actions concerning Title 72, Chapter 3, Highway Jurisdiction and
Classification Act, or R.S. 2477 matters; or
(c) any other matter within the office's responsibility.
(4) In fulfilling the duties under this part, the office shall consult, as necessary, with:
(a) the Department of Natural Resources;
(b) the Department of Agriculture and Food;
(c) the Department of Environmental Quality;
(d) other applicable state agencies;
(e) political subdivisions of the state;
(f) federal land management agencies; and
(g) elected officials.
Section 3. 
Repealer.
This bill repeals:
Section 
63C-12-101
,
Title.
Section 
63C-12-102
,
Definitions.
Section 
63C-12-103
,
Council creation -- Members -- Terms.
Section 
63C-12-104
,
Advisory council duties -- Meetings.
Section 
63C-12-105
,
Compensation of members -- Expenses.
Section 
63C-12-106
,
Staff.
Section 
63C-12-107
,
Research team.
Section 
63C-12-108
,
Research team duties.
Section 4. 
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.