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Committee adopts amendment and reports House committee substitute for HB1461 out of committee, 11-0
Summary
The committee adopted a sponsor-drafted amendment and the substitute, then voted 11-0 to report House Committee substitute for House Bill 1461 do pass.
The Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources adopted an amendment to House Bill 1461 and then voted to report the House Committee substitute for HB1461 do pass.
Representative Miller introduced the amendment (distributed in committee) and said it was drafted to balance state assistance for soil erosion problems with fiscal stewardship; the amendment set favorable terms and limited the maximum assistance term to 10 years. Miller described the change as adding “some balance” and requiring beneficiaries to share costs.
Committee members asked questions about the amendment and the substitute; Representative Osborne briefly questioned the language during discussion. The committee adopted the amendment by voice vote, rolled it into a new substitute and then voted the House Committee substitute for HB1461 do pass. The clerk’s roll call recorded 11 ayes and 0 nos.
By committee action, HB1461 advances from the House Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources with a unanimous committee recommendation to pass.
