2012-04-12                     Senate Journal                      Page 2214
the notice required for the proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal of                                                          
a regulation; and providing for an effective date." Without objection,                                                          
the bill was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HB 276                                                                                                                        
Senator Wagoner moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown as                                                                
a cross sponsor on CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 276(FIN) "An Act                                                                       
providing for a credit against the oil and gas production tax for costs                                                         
incurred for conducting seismic exploration and drilling certain oil or                                                         
natural gas exploration wells in certain basins; relating to the                                                                
determination of the production tax value of oil and gas production;                                                            
and relating to a special tax rate for new oil or gas production south of                                                       
68 degrees North latitude." Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
HB 295                                                                                                                        
Senator Wagoner, Cochair, moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                
the Resources Committee referral be waived on CS FOR HOUSE                                                                      
BILL NO. 295(RES) "An Act approving an interim classification by                                                                
the commissioner of natural resources closing certain land within the                                                           
Glacier Creek and Winner Creek drainages to new mineral entry;                                                                  
amending the mineral entry closure in sec. 2, ch. 8, SLA 2003, for                                                              
certain land within the Glacier Creek and Winner Creek drainages; and                                                           
providing for an effective date." The Resources Committee passed                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 181 (a similar bill) out of committee, (page 1856)                                                              
with a do pass recommendation. Without objection, the bill was                                                                  
referred to the Rules Committee.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HJR 40                                                                                                                        
Senators McGuire, Dyson, Giessel, Wagoner, Coghill, Menard moved                                                                
and asked unanimous consent to be shown as cross sponsors on CS                                                                 
FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 40(JUD) Commending the                                                                           
governor and the administration for aggressively working to protect                                                             
the interests of the state in rights-of-way under R.S. 2477; urging the                                                         
governor and the attorney general to develop a working alliance with                                                            
the governors, attorneys general, and legislatures in other western                                                             
states to protect and enforce the states' interests in ensuring access                                                          
using rights-of-way authorized by R.S. 2477; urging the governor and                                                            
the attorney general to support the interests of the State of Utah and                                                          
southern counties of Utah in R.S. 2477 rights-of-way by actively                                                                
seeking confirmation of R.S. 2477 rights-of-way through various