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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 450 State Capitol
February 21, 2014

Members Present:        Rep. Johnny Anderson, Chair
                Rep. Val Peterson, Vice Chair
                Rep. Stewart E. Barlow
                Rep. Janice M. Fisher
                Rep. John Knotwell
                Rep. David Lifferth
                Rep. Dan McCay
                Rep. Carol Spackman Moss
                Rep. Dixon Pitcher
                Rep. Earl Tanner

Members Absent:        Rep. Dean Sanpei

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 .

Vice Chair Peterson called the meeting to order at 4:06 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Knotwell moved to approve the minutes of the February 19, 2014 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. McCay and Rep. Pitcher absent for the vote.

H.B. 130    Mobility and Pedestrian Vehicles (Rep. J. Mathis)

Rep. Mathis explained the bill to the committee.

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

1.    Page 3, Lines 83 through 84 :

             83          (e) "Physical disability" means a

{ ~~bodily~~ } substantial impairment in one or more major life activities that prevents an individual from

84 qualifying to obtain a license certificate.

2. Page 7, Lines 199 through 201 :

199 (c) is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle or mobility vehicle or

{ ~~is afflicted with~~ } has a

200 mental or physical

{ ~~infirmities or disabilities~~ } disability rendering it unsafe for the person to drive a motor

             201      vehicle or mobility vehicle upon the highways;

3.    Page 13, Line 398 :

             398          53-3-304. Licensing of

{ ~~impaired~~ } persons with impairments -- Medical review -- Restricted license --

4.    Page 14, Lines 400 through 401 :

             400          (1) (a) If the division has reason to believe that an applicant for a license or a mobility
             401      vehicle permit is

{ ~~an impaired~~ } a person with an impairment , the division may require one or both of the following:

5. Page 14, Lines 412 through 415 :

412 (2) (a) The division may grant a restricted license to

{ ~~an impaired~~ } a person with an impairment who is

413 otherwise qualified to obtain a license.
414 (b) The division may grant a restricted mobility vehicle permit to

{ ~~an impaired~~ } a person

415

with an impairment who is otherwise qualified to obtain a mobility vehicle permit.

The motion passed unanimously with Rep. McCay and Rep. Pitcher absent for the vote.

Spoke for the bill:    Chris Caras, Department of Public Safety, Drivers License Division

MOTION:    Rep. Fisher moved to pass H.B. 130 out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Pitcher absent for the vote.

H.B. 135    Transportation Funding Amendments (Rep. Johnny Anderson)

Rep. Anderson explained the bill to the committee and provided handouts: "Utah's Transportation Plan 2011 - 2040" and "Executive Summary Cumulative Economic Value of Implementing Utah's Unified Transportation Plan."

Rep. Anderson moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 13, Lines 389 through 395 :

             389          (i) a portion of the taxes listed under Subsection (3)(a) in an amount equal to 8.3% of
             390      the revenues collected from the following taxes, which represents a portion of the
             391      approximately 17% of sales and use tax revenues generated annually by the sales and use tax
             392      on vehicles and vehicle-related products:
             393          (A)

{ ~~the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A)~~ } a tax rate of 4.70% imposed on a transaction described in Subsection (1) ;

394 (B) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(b)(i);
395 (C)

{ ~~the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(c)(i)~~ } except as provided in Subsection (2)(d) or (e), a tax rate of 1.75% on amounts paid or charged for food or food ingredients ; and

2.    Page 28, Lines 836 through 837 :

             836      following manner: The total revenue deposited into the Transportation Fund during the fiscal
             837      year from state highway-user taxes and fees

and from the amount of sales and use tax revenues deposited in accordance with Section 59-12-103 , minus:

The motion passed unanimously.

Spoke for the bill:    Andrew Gruber, Wasatch Front Regional Council
            Lane Beattie, Salt Lake Chamber
            Lincoln Shurtz, Utah League of Cities and Towns
            Rich Thorn, AGC
            John Hiskey, Sandy City

Spoke against the bill:    Steve Erickson, Crossroads Urban Center
                Linda Hilton, Coalition of Religious Communities

MOTION:    Rep. Tanner moved to pass H.B. 135 out favorably as amended. The motion failed with Rep. Pitcher, Rep. Tanner, and Rep. Anderson voting in favor of the bill. Rep. McCay was absent for the vote.

H.B. 360    Prohibition of License Plate Covers (Rep. M. Wheatley)

Rep. Wheatley explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Fisher moved to pass H.B. 360 out favorably.

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. Lifferth moved to hold the bill. The substitute motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 195    Motor Carrier Amendments (Rep. S. Eliason)

This bill was not considered.

MOTION:    Rep. Knotwell moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.

Vice Chair Peterson adjourned the meeting at 3:37 p.m.

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Rep. Johnny Anderson, Chair