Environmental bill drafted in secret zooms to passage

Senator Margaret Dayton's 186 page bill contents were a secret until Wednesday's first hearing where it passed in Interim committee, so now it can go straight to the hill without a public hearing.  The following legislators on the Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Interim Committee are the legislators that prevented the bill from going through a public hearing process.

Rep. Roger E. Barrus, Chair Sen. Ralph Okerlund, Chair Sen. Casey O. Anderson Rep. Joel K. Briscoe Rep. Melvin R. Brown Sen. Allen M. Christensen Sen. Gene Davis Sen. Margaret Dayton Rep. Brad L. Dee Rep. Jack R. Draxler Rep. Brad J. Galvez Rep. Neal B. Hendrickson Judy Fahys Salt Lake Tribune

Sen. David P. Hinkins Rep. John G. Mathis Rep. Michael E. Noel Rep. Douglas Sagers Rep. Stephen E. Sandstrom Rep. Evan J. Vickers Rep. Christine F. Watkins Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox Rep. Bill Wright

Environmental boards

"Proposed legislation would remove the adjudicative role of the state’s five boards and limit their size to nine members apiece. Each board would have two members from the public, including one from a nongovernmental organization, such as an environmental or health advocacy group. Advocates of the bill say the affected boards — for air quality, radiation control, drinking water, water quality and solid and hazardous waste — would function more efficiently and have a more robust debate with fewer members and clearer duties."  (Judy Fahys Salt Lake Tribune, November 18, 2011)