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Senate tables Lehi and water reinvestment appropriation amid fiscal concerns
Summary
First substitute HB102, an appropriations bill creating funds for watershed rehab, land conservation and rangeland improvement, was presented and discussed; after a roll-call reading senators moved to table the bill on third reading due to a fiscal note and it was tabled.
First substitute House Bill 102, described by the floor sponsor as an appropriation to support watershed rehabilitation, land conservation and rangeland improvement funds, was presented to the Senate on Feb. 22, 2007 and then tabled on third reading because of a fiscal-note concern.
Senator Stoll introduced the measure as an appropriation bill (sponsored by Rep. Dave Clark) to provide funding 'up to $5,000,000' to the Utah Department of Natural Resources for watershed rehab, to the Lorraine McAllister critical land conservation fund and to a Rangeland Improvement Fund. On the floor he said longer-term supplemental needs to address fires and forest and rangeland management justified the request and mentioned matching funds from the Bureau of Land Management and other sources.
During the roll-call process and a subsequent floor motion, Senator Knudson moved to table the bill on third reading because of the fiscal note (cited on the floor as $9,000,000). The motion to table passed; the clerk recorded that the bill was tabled on third reading, pausing final disposition until fiscal issues are resolved.
Next steps: The bill has been tabled pending resolution of fiscal concerns and possible adjustments; sponsors referenced federal matching and private contributions as potential offsets.
