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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 450 State Capitol
February12, 2014

Members Present:        Rep. Johnny Anderson, Chair
                Rep. Stewart E. Barlow
                Rep. Janice M. Fisher
                Rep. John Knotwell
                Rep. David Lifferth
                Rep. Carol Spackman Moss
                Rep. Dixon Pitcher
                Rep. Dean Sanpei
                Rep. Earl Tanner

Members Absent:        Rep. Dan McCay
                Rep. Val Peterson, Vice Chair

Staff Present:        Mr. Art Hunsaker, Policy Analyst
                Ms. Karen Mitchell, Committee Secretary

Note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes .

Chair Anderson called the meeting to order at 8:08 a.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Lifferth moved to approve the minutes of the February 10, 2014 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Sanpei and Rep. Tanner absent for the vote.

H.B. 101    Roadway and Sidewalk Safety Amendments (Rep. J. Nielson)

Rep. Nielson explained the bill to the committee

MOTION:    Rep. Knotwell moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 3, Lines 70 through 71 :

             70          (g) The state, a county, or a municipality may grant a person a temporary exemption
             71      from this Subsection (4) by written authorization for a specified location or time.

(h) nothing in this section prohibits a temporary spontaneous demonstration.

The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Sanpei and Rep. Tanner absent for the vote.

Spoke for the bill:    Pamela Atkinson, Community Advocate
            Donna Milakovic, Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce
            Mike Winder, Former Mayor, West Valley City
            Zach Bale, Volunteers of America
            Jason Mathis, Downtown Alliance

Spoke against the bill:    Marina Lowe, ACLU

MOTION:    Rep. Lifferth moved to hold H.B. 101 as amended. The motion failed with Rep. Knotwell, Rep. Lifferth, and Rep. Moss voting in favor of the motion.

MOTION:    Rep. Tanner moved to pass H.B. 101 out favorably as amended. The motion passed with Rep. Fisher, Rep. Knotwell, Rep. Lifferth, and Rep. Moss voting in opposition.

H.B. 214    Special Group License Plate Amendments (Rep. P. Ray)

Rep. Ray explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill:    Jay Francis, Larry H. Miller Group

MOTION:    Rep. Fisher moved to pass H.B. 215 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 281    Motorcycle Amendments (Rep. C. Hall)

Rep. Hall explained the bill to the committee and provided a handout titled "Lane Splitting on California Freeways."

Spoke for the bill:    Bill Revene, Utah British Bike Club

Spoke against the bill:    Mike Kuehn, Utah Highway Patrol
                Linda Hull, Utah Department of Transportation
                Eric Stine, ABATE, provided a handout

MOTION:    Rep. Knotwell moved to hold H.B. 281. The motion passed with Rep. Pitcher voting in opposition. Rep. Sanpei was absent for the vote.

H.B. 278    Highway Construction Bid Limit Reduction (Rep. S. Handy)

Rep. Handy explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill:     Todd Morgan, Morgan Pavement

Spoke against the bill:    Brent Gardner, Utah Association of Counties

Spoke to the bill:    Rich Thorn, Associated General Contractors

MOTION:    Rep. Lifferth moved to pass H.B. 278 out favorably.

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. Tanner moved to hold H.B. 278. The motion failed with Rep. Fisher, Rep. Moss, and Rep. Tanner voting in favor of the motion. Rep. Sanpei was absent for the vote.

The original motion passed with Rep. Fisher and Rep. Tanner voting in opposition. Rep. Sanpei was absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Knotwell moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Sanpei absent for the vote.

Chair Anderson adjourned the meeting at 9:58 a.m.

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Rep. Johnny Anderson, Chair