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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 135, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
January 31, 2007

MEMBERS PRESENT:        Rep. Todd E. Kiser, Chair
                    Rep. Bradley M. Daw, Vice-Chair
                    Rep. Steve D. Clark
                    Rep. Tim M. Cosgrove
                    Rep. Ben C. Ferry
                    Rep. Julie Fisher
                    Rep. Lynn N. Hemingway
                    Rep. Christopher N. Herrod
                    Rep. Kory M. Holdaway
                    Rep. Brad King
                    Rep. Ronda R. Menlove
                    Rep. Karen W. Morgan
                    Rep. Paul Neuenschwander
                    Rep. Mark W. Walker

MEMBERS ABSENT:        Rep. Gordon E. Snow

STAFF PRESENT:            Mark Steinagel, Policy Analyst
                    Linda Error, Committee Secretary

Note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes .

Rep. Kiser called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Menlove moved to approve the minutes of the January 29, 2007 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Cosgrove, Rep. Ferry, Rep. Fisher, Rep. Herrod, Rep. Holdaway, and Rep. Morgan absent for the vote.

H.B. 314    Amendments to Dedicated Sales and Use Tax Revenue for Transportation (Rep. R. Lockhart)

Rep. Lockhart introduced the bill to the committee with the assistance of Carlos Braceras, Utah Department of Transportation. (handout)

Spoke for the bill:    Craig Peterson, Mountainland Association of Governments
            David Creer, Utah Trucking Association
            Robyn Riggs, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce

Spoke to the bill:    Mike Jerman, Utah Taxpayers Association


Spoke against the bill:    Sarah Wilhelm, Voices for Utah Children
                Kenneth Robertson, private citizen

MOTION:    Rep. Ferry moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed, with Rep. Cosgrove, Rep. Hemingway, Rep. King, Rep. Menlove, and Rep. Morgan voting in opposition.

MOTION:    Rep. S. Clark moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

Rep. Kiser adjourned the meeting at 9:45 a.m.

                    














                            
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                             Rep. Todd E. Kiser