MINUTES
OF THE
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC
UTILITIES & TECHNOLOGY
STANDING COMMITTEE
215 Senate Building, Utah State Capitol Complex
February 23, 2016
Members Present: Sen. Alvin B. Jackson, Chair
Sen. Wayne A. Harper
Sen. David P. Hinkins
Sen. Kevin T. Van Tassell
Members Absent: Sen. J. Stuart Adams
Sen. Karen
Mayne
Staff Present: Mr. Alex Janak, Policy Analyst
Mr. Chandler Young, Committee Secretary
NOTE: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with
the committee minutes.
Chair Jackson called the meeting to order at 4:16.
MOTION: Sen. Harper moved to approve the minutes
of the February 22, 2016 meeting. The
motion passed unanimously.
S.B.
0177 Nighttime Highway Construction Noise Amendments (K. Van
Tassell)
Sen. Van Tassell explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Mr. Shane Marshall, UDOT
Mr. Cameron Diehl, Utah League of Cities and Towns
Mr. Patrick Reimer, Salt Lake County
MOTION: Sen. Van Tassell moved to approve amendment 1:
1.
Page 3, Lines 73 through 74:
73 (4) (a) Subject
to Subsection (2) or (3), a state highway project shall secure required noise
74 permits
from the local jurisdictional authority to conduct nighttime highway
construction.
(b) To the extent practical, the department shall coordinate
with the local jurisdictional authority during the pre-construction phase of a
project to address noise exemption conditions.
The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Sen. Van Tassell moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B.
0243 Public Transit District
Officers Amendments (E. Redd)
Rep. Redd explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Mr. Todd Beutler, Cache Valley Transit
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
S.B.
0193 Utah Communications
Authority Act Amendments (Sen. W. Harper)
Sen. Harper explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Mr. John Morgan Salt Lake Valley Emergency Communication
Mr. Cameron Diehl, Utah League of Cities and Towns
MOTION: Sen. Harper moved to replace S.B. 0193 with 1st Sub. S.B. 0193. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Sen. Harper moved to pass 1st Sub. S.B. 0193 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.
Chair Jackson adjourned the meeting at 4:33
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Sen. Alvin B. Jackson, Chair