MINUTES OF THE
TRANSPORTATION INTERIM COMMITTEE
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 • 1:15 p.m. • 210 Senate Building


Members Present:
Sen. Wayne A. Harper, Chair
Rep. Kay J. Christofferson, Chair
Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg
Sen. David G. Buxton
Sen. Karen Kwan
Rep. Brett Garner
Rep. Ken Ivory
Rep. Dan N. Johnson
Rep. Ashlee Matthews
Rep. Michael J. Petersen
Rep. Karen M. Peterson
Rep. Candice B. Pierucci
Rep. Susan Pulsipher
Rep. Raymond P. Ward
Rep. Douglas R. Welton

Members Absent:
President J. Stuart Adams
Sen. Ronald M. Winterton
Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher

Staff Present:
Rachel Brooks, Policy Analyst
Kurt P. Gasser, Managing Associate General Counsel
Braden Hess, Associate General Counsel
Shay Berger, Administrative Assistant

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.

Chair Harper called the meeting to order at 1:40 p.m.
1.Committee Business
MOTION:Rep. Johnson moved to approve the minutes.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-7.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 7
Sen. D. Buxton
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. B. Garner
Sen. W. Harper
Rep. D. Johnson
Sen. K. Kwan
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. K. Peterson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. D. Welton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. J. Anderegg
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. C. Pierucci
Rep. J. Teuscher
Sen. R. Winterton
2.Road Rage
3A - Road Rage presentation (Source: Rep. Cutler)
3B - Road Rage/Aggressive Driving (Source: Utah Highway Patrol)
Rep. Paul A. Cutler , Col. Mike Rapich, Utah Highway Patrol, and Will Carlson, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office, presented on road rage/aggressive driving.
Committee members asked clarifying questions and discussed the presentation.
3.Utah's Unified Transportation Plan
5 - Utah's Unified Transportation Plan
Ben Huot, Deputy Director of Planning and Investment, Utah Department of Transportation, Nicole Bourdeaux, Chief Planning and Engagement Officer, Utah Transit Authority, Andrew Gruber, Executive Director, Wasatch Front Regional Council, and Michelle Carroll, Executive Director, Mountainland Association of Governments presented Utah's Unified Transportation Plan.
Rep. Christofferson assumed the chair.
Committee members asked clarifying questions and discussed the presentation.
4.Law and traffic enforcement report
6 - SB23 Report (Source: UHP/UDOT)
Col. Mike Rapich, Utah Highway Patrol, and Lisa Wilson, Deputy Director, Utah Department of Transportation, presented SB23: Traffic Safety Amendments Report.
Sen. Harper assumed the chair.
5.Railroads
2A - Railroads Presentation (Source: OLRGC)
Kurt Gasser, Managing Associate General Counsel, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, presented on 2023 railroad bills.
Adrian Guerrero, Assistant Vice President of Public Affairs, Union Pacific Railroad, presented on Union Pacific Railroad in Utah.
Committee members asked clarifying questions and discussed the presentation.
2B - Railroad Bill Update (Source: UDOT)
Lisa Wilson, Deputy Director, Utah Department of Transportation, presented the railroad update.
6.University of Utah internal information security audit report
7A - University of Utah Internal Information Security Audit Report
Nicola Camp, Director, and Jared DeWitt, Senior Security Analyst, Utah Population Database, presented the University of Utah internal information security audit report.
Committee members asked clarifying questions and discussed the presentation.
MOTION:Sen. Buxton moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-5.
Yeas - 13Nays- 0Abs- 5
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. D. Buxton
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. B. Garner
Sen. W. Harper
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. D. Johnson
Sen. K. Kwan
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. K. Peterson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. D. Welton
Sen. J. Adams
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. C. Pierucci
Rep. J. Teuscher
Sen. R. Winterton