Transportation interim committee

1. Committee Business

· Call to Order

· Approval of the minutes of the May 21, 2025, meeting

· Committee bill files

2. Boating safety

The committee will discuss ways to increase boater safety education to reduce boating fatalities and other incidents on state waters.

· Jason Curry, Director, and Ty Hunter, Boating Program Manager, Division of Outdoor Recreation

· Committee discussion/action

3. Sales tax exemption for transit purchases

The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) is exempt from sales tax for construction materials under 59-12-104, while state agencies are not exempt under this section. As the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is responsible for UTA’s capital development projects, the committee will discuss if UTA’s sales tax exemption should be extended to UDOT in these circumstances.

· Leif Elder, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, UDOT

· Committee discussion/action

4. UDOT internal audit report: traffic signal warrant criteria

UDOT will report on the findings of its internal audit related traffic signal warrant criteria. This audit was in response to a Transportation Interim Committee request during the 2024 interim.

· Audit presentation: Shane Young, Director of Internal Audit, UDOT

· Audit response: Troy Peterson, Operations Director, UDOT

· Committee discussion/action

5. Transportation Commission overview

The committee will hear a presentation on the history, duties, and geographic composition of the Transportation Commission and its role in prioritizing transportation projects.

· Committee staff

· Gavin Gilbert, Director of Government Affairs, Associated General Contractors of Utah

· Committee discussion/action

6. UDOT proposed administrative rule change

As required under Utah Code 72-1-304(6), the Transportation Commission is submitting proposed changes to Rule R940-6 to the committee for review. These changes relate to the prioritization process for active transportation projects.

· UDOT

· Committee discussion/action

7. Transportation planning overview

The committee will hear presentations overviewing the transportation planning process, including the role of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), transit planning, and Utah’s Unified Transportation Plan.

· LaNiece Davenport, MPO Director, Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG)

· Andrew Gruber, Executive Director, Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC)

· Jay Fox, Executive Director, Utah Transit Authority (UTA)

· Carlos Braceras, Executive Director, and Lisa Wilson, Deputy Director, UDOT

· Committee discussion/action

8. Other Items/Adjourn