REVISED AGENDA

TRANSPORTATION INTERIM COMMITTEE

UTAH LEGISLATURE

 

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 • 9:00 a.m. • Room 250 State Capitol

1.   Committee Business

·         Call to order

·         Approval of the minutes of the July 16, 2014, meeting

2.   General Aviation Facilities at the Salt Lake International Airport

Representatives of Tac Air, a private aviation company, will address issues related to the general aviation facilities at the Salt Lake International Airport.

 

·         Greg Arnold, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Tac Air

·         Kimberly Page, Chief Operating Officer, Keystone Aviation

 

3.   Performance Audit of the Utah Transit Authority

"A Performance Audit of the Utah Transit Authority," was released Tuesday, August 26, and, according to the Office of the Legislative Auditor General's audit digest, provided "an in depth follow-up to portions of the 2008 and 2012 performance audits of the Utah Transit Authority (UTA)" and "also reviewed UTA development projects, including transit-oriented developments (TODS), for the first time." The digest added that "issues raised in this report focus on where UTA needs to further improve oversight, bolster controls, and refine processes."

·         Kade Minchey, Audit Supervisor, Office of the Legislative Auditor General

·         Michael Allegra, General Manager, Utah Transit Authority

·         Greg Hughes, Chair, Utah Transit Authority Board of Trustees

·         H. David Burton, Vice Chair, Utah Transit Authority Board of Trustees

 

4.   Report: Reimbursement to State for Damage to Highways

The committee will receive a report from the Utah Department of Transportation regarding the funds collected by the department from persons held responsible for damage to Utah's highways during the past three years. 

 

·         Becky Bradshaw, Finance Director, Utah Department of Transportation

 

5.   Draft Legislation, “Amendments to Driver License Records”

The Legislative Management Committee directed the Transportation Interim Committee to study this 2014 General Session legislation sponsored by Rep. Hutchings. In the June meeting, the committee expressed support for the bill’s reintroduction in the 2015 General Session. A draft of the new legislation will be presented by Rep. Hutchings.

 

·         Rep. Hutchings

 

6.   Sales Tax Earmarks

The Legislative Management Committee has assigned the Transportation Interim Committee to “Present the Legislature with possible solutions to consolidation of the Sales Tax Earmarks in the Transportation Budget.” A representative of the Legislature's Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst will address both current and historical sales tax earmark funding levels.

 

·               Mark Bleazard, Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst

 

7.    Reports from Committee Members: Transportation Funding Options

In late May, the chairs assigned each committee member in pairs to lead the study of a long-term transportation funding option. Each of these pairs will update fellow committee members on their funding study progress.

·  Transportation Interim Committee members

8.    Committee Business / Adjourn

·               Other committee business