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