| Members Present: Sen. Wayne A. Harper, Chair Rep. Kay J. Christofferson, Chair Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg Sen. David G. Buxton Sen. Karen Mayne Sen. Ronald M. Winterton Rep. Suzanne Harrison Rep. Ken Ivory Rep. Dan N. Johnson Rep. Karen Kwan Rep. Ashlee Matthews Rep. Merrill F. Nelson | Rep. Karen M. Peterson Rep. Candice B. Pierucci Rep. Norman K. Thurston Rep. Raymond P. Ward Rep. Mike Winder Members Absent: President J. Stuart Adams Staff Present: Alma Weber, Policy Analyst Kurt P. Gasser, Associate General Counsel Amy Shewan, Associate General Counsel Michelle Clifford, Administrative Assistant |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| Chair Christofferson called the meeting to order. |
| 1.Committee Business (5 minutes) |
| MOTION:Representative Kwan moved to approve the minutes of the August 17th, 2022, meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-7. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 7 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Rep. K. Christofferson Sen. W. Harper Rep. K. Kwan Sen. K. Mayne Rep. M. Nelson Rep. K. Peterson Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Rep. S. Harrison Rep. K. Ivory Rep. D. Johnson Rep. A. Matthews Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. M. Winder |
| 2.Highway and Bridge Memorial Signs (20 minutes) |
| 2A- Overview, "State Memorial Highway or Bridge Naming" |
| 2B- Proposal, "Naming of State Highways" |
| 2C- Presentation, "Naming State Highways", UDOT |
| Representative Nelson and Leif Elder, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), spoke about highway naming and answered committee questions. |
| MOTION: Representative Ward moved to open a committee bill file about highway naming. Representative Nelson summarized the motion.The motion passed with a vote of 14-1-3. | |||
| Yeas - 14 | Nays- 1 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Rep. K. Christofferson Sen. W. Harper Rep. S. Harrison Rep. K. Ivory Rep. D. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Rep. A. Matthews Rep. M. Nelson Rep. K. Peterson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward Rep. M. Winder | Sen. J. Anderegg | Sen. J. Adams Sen. K. Mayne Sen. R. Winterton |
| 3.Advanced Air Mobility Report (45 minutes) |
| 3- Presentation, "Advanced Air Mobility Report", UDOT |
| Jared Esselman, Director of Aeronautics, UDOT, presented about advanced air mobility and answered committee questions. |
| MOTION: Senator Harper moved to open a committee bill file about advanced air mobility.The motion passed with a vote of 14-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 14 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Rep. K. Christofferson Sen. W. Harper Rep. S. Harrison Rep. D. Johnson Rep. A. Matthews Rep. M. Nelson Rep. K. Peterson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward Rep. M. Winder Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Rep. K. Ivory Rep. K. Kwan Sen. K. Mayne |
| Representative Johnson commented about advanced air mobility. |
| 4.State Aircraft Overview (30 minutes) |
| 4A- Outline, "Utah Department of Public Safety Aero Bureau" |
| 4B- Overview, "Aircraft Owned by Utah Departments" |
| 4C- Overview, "Public Bachelor's of Aviation Programs" |
| 4D- Presentation, "State Planes Overview", UDOT |
| Alma Weber, Policy Analyst, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (LRGC), gave an overview of state aircraft. |
| Jared Esselman presented an overview of state aircraft and answered committee questions. |
| 5.State Airplane Fee Proposals (15 minutes) |
| 5- Presentation, "User Fees for State Planes", UDOT |
| Jared Esselman presented about user fees for state airplanes. |
| 6.Airport Owner Report (15 minutes) |
| 6- Presentation, "Airport Update" |
| Brady Fredrickson, Director of Planning and Capital Programming, Salt Lake City Department of Airports, presented the airport owner report and answered committee questions. |
| 7.Roadway Safety Update (20 minutes) |
| 7A- Handout, "Bangerter Highway and Mountainview Corridor Proposal Outline" |
| 7B- Proposal, "Bangerter Highway - Mountain View Corridor Resource Analysis" |
| 7C- Presentation, "Bangerter and Mountainview Corridor Proposal" |
| Colonel Mike Rapich, Utah Highway Patrol (UHP), and Major Jeff Nigbur, UHP, presented an update on roadway safety and answered committee questions. |
| 8.Other Items/Adjourn |
| MOTION:Senator Anderegg moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 13 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. D. Buxton Rep. K. Christofferson Sen. W. Harper Rep. S. Harrison Rep. K. Ivory Rep. D. Johnson Rep. K. Kwan Rep. A. Matthews Rep. M. Nelson Rep. K. Peterson Rep. R. Ward Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. K. Mayne Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. N. Thurston Rep. M. Winder |
| Chair Christofferson adjourned the meeting. |