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Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee - January 22, 2026

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Recording 1 Chair Owens called the meeting to order at 02:15 PM. Sen. Blouin moved to approve the minutes of March 4, 2025. S.B. 135 Nuclear Reprocessing Amendments(Owens, D.R.) Sen. Hinkins assumed the chair. Sen. Owens presented the bill. Sen. Owens moved to replace SB0135 with SB0135S01. Emy Lesofski, Director, Office of Energy Development, spoke in favor of the bill. Tim Davis, Executive Director, Department of Environmental Quality, spoke in favor of the bill. Carmen Valdez, Senior Policy Associate, HEAL Utah, spoke in opposition to the bill. Sen. Owens moved to pass SB0135S01 out favorably. S.C.R. 1 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Nuclear Energy(Owens, D.R.) Sen. Owens presented the bill. Sen. Owens moved to amend SCR001 with Amendment #1. Emy Lesofski, Director, Office of Energy Development, spoke in favor of the bill. Sen. Sandall moved to pass SCR001 as amended out favorably. Chair Owens resumed the chair. S.B. 53 Public Land Management Advisory Board Amendments(Kwan, K.) Sen. Karen Kwan presented the bill with Redge Johnson, Executive Director, Utah Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office. Sen. Grover moved to pass SB0053 out favorably. S.B. 70 Natural Disaster Amendments(Plumb, J.) Sen. Jen Plumb presented the bill. Kristina Pulsipher, Co-Executive Director, Ruff Haven Crisis Sheltering, spoke in favor of the bill. Ian Williams, President, Utah Animal Control Officers Association, spoke in favor of this bill. Alexis Pagoulatos, Executive Director, Humane Society of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. Kathryn McMullin, Director, Utah Emergency Management Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. Willis LeFevre, Uintah County Resident, spoke to the bill. David Ulibarri, Director, Eagle Mountain City Public Safety, spoke in opposition to the bill. Sen. Grover moved to hold SB0070. S.C.R. 3 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Nuclear Weapons Testing(Riebe, K.) Sen. Kathleen Riebe presented the bill. Steve Erickson, Volunteer, Downwinders, spoke in favor of the bill. Sen. Hinkins moved to pass SCR003 out favorably. S.C.R. 4 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Permitting of Oil, Gas, and Mining(Winterton, R.) Sen. Ronald Winterton presented the bill with Mick Thomas, Director, Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining. Willis LeFevre, Uintah County Resident, spoke in favor of the bill. Emy Lesofski, Director, Office of Energy Development, spoke in favor of the bill. Sen. Hinkins moved to pass SCR004 out favorably. Sen. Grover moved to adjourn. Chair Owens adjourned the meeting at 03:23 PM.

• S.B. 21 Geothermal Amendments
• S.B. 86 Firearm Safe Harbor Amendments
• S.B. 135 Nuclear Reprocessing Amendments
• S.C.R. 1 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Nuclear Energy
• S.B. 53 Public Land Management Advisory Board Amendments
• S.B. 70 Natural Disaster Amendments
• S.C.R. 3 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Nuclear Weapons Testing
• S.C.R. 4 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Permitting of Oil, Gas, and Mining

• MINUTES MINUTES
• S.B. 21 Geothermal Amendments S.B. 21 Geothermal Amendments
• S.B. 86 Firearm Safe Harbor Amendments S.B. 86 Firearm Safe Harbor Amendments
• S.B. 135 Nuclear Reprocessing Amendments S.B. 135 Nuclear Reprocessing Amendments
• S.C.R. 1 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Nuclear Energy S.C.R. 1 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Nuclear Energy
• S.B. 53 Public Land Management Advisory Board Amendments S.B. 53 Public Land Management Advisory Board Amendments
• S.B. 70 Natural Disaster Amendments S.B. 70 Natural Disaster Amendments
• S.C.R. 3 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Nuclear Weapons Testing S.C.R. 3 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Nuclear Weapons Testing
• S.C.R. 4 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Permitting of Oil, Gas, and Mining S.C.R. 4 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Permitting of Oil, Gas, and Mining

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