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MINUTES OF THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION &

PUBLIC UTILITIES & TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE
        
Room 215, Senate Building

February 13, 2013


Members Present:    Sen. Kevin T. Van Tassell, Chair
        Sen. Margaret Dayton
        Sen. Wayne A. Harper
        Sen. Karen Mayne

Member Excused:    Sen. J. Stuart Adams
            
Staff Present:    Mr. Leif Elder, Policy Analyst
        Ms. Karen Allred, Committee Secretary
    
A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Chair Van Tassell relinquished the Committee Chair to Sen. Dayton.

Acting Chair Dayton called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m.

Approval of Minutes

MOTION:    Sen. Van Tassell moved to approve minutes of the February 11, 2013 meeting.     The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Harper absent for the vote.

S.B. 178 Department of Transportation Revisions (K. Van Tassell)

Sen. Van Tassell introduced and explained the bill.

MOTION: Sen. Van Tasell moved to transmit S.B. 178 favorably. The motion passed      unanimously with Sen. Harper absent for the vote.

MOTION: Sen. Van Tassell moved to place S.B. 178 on the Consent Calendar. The motion         passed unanimously with Sen. Harper absent for the vote.

S.B. 180 Public Utilities Amendments (K. Van Tassell)

Sen. Van Tassell introduced and explained the bill.

Sen. Van Tassell moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 6, Lines 175 through 178 :    

             175          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(c)(i), if, within six months after the date that
  any       oil

             176
     filled equipment is transferred, the receiving party discovers that
{   the   }        a       transferred oil filled

             177      equipment contains polychlorinated biphenyl, the transferring party shall reimburse the
             178      receiving party for the cost of testing and disposal of that oil filled equipment.

The motion passed unanimously.

Spoke in favor of the bill: Ted Rampton, Government Affairs, Utah Associated Municipal                  Power Systems
                    Jeff Richards, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Power
                    Ron Allen, Chair, Public Service Commission

MOTION: Sen. Van Tassell moved to transmit S.B. 180 favorably as amended. The motion         passed unanimously.

Chair Van Tassell resumed the Committee Chair.

S.B. 63 Transportation Planning and Funding Task Force (W. Harper)

Sen. Harper introduced and explained the bill.

Spoke in favor of the bill: Andrew Jackson, Executive Director, Mountainland Association of                              Governments
                    Jodi Hart, Government Affairs, Wasatch Front Regional Council

MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to transmit S.B. 63 favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 60 Utility Facility Siting (D. Sagers)

Rep. Sagers introduced and explained the bill.

Spoke in favor of the bill: Kevin Boardman, Rocky Mountain Power
                  Roger Tew, Lobbyist, Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems

MOTION: Sen. Dayton moved to transmit H.B. 60 favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION: Sen. Dayton moved to place H.B. 60 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed      unanimously.


H.C.R. 1 Concurrent Resolution Urging Use of Advance Signal Warning (J. Draxler)

Rep. Draxler introduced and explained the bill.

MOTION: Sen. Dayton moved to transmit H.C.R. 1 favorably. The motion passed         unanimously.

MOTION: Sen. Dayton moved to place H.C.R. 1 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed         unanimously.

MOTION:    Sen. Dayton moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. Chair Van Tassell adjourned the meeting at 2:38 p.m.

    


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Sen. Kevin T. Van Tassell, Committee Chair