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TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC UTILITIES & TECHNOLOGY
STANDING COMMITTEE
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2009, 8:00 A.M.
ROOM 215, SENATE BUILDING, STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX
Members Present: Sen. David Hinkins
Sen. Kevin VanTassell
Sen. Brent Goodfellow
Sen. Karen Mayne
Members Excused: Sen. Steve Urquhart, Chair
Sen. Peter Knudson
Sen. Sheldon Killpack
Staff Present: Leif Elder, Policy Analyst
Cami Deavila, Secretary
Public Speakers Present: Kelvyn Cullimore Jr., Mayor, Cottonwood Heights
Barry Topham, Holladay City Council
Ken Johnson, Utah Bicycle Coalition
Bob Springmeyer, Utah Bicycle Coalition
Nannette Rolfe, Director, Drivers License Division
A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Sen. Van Tassell assumed the chair.
Sen. Van Tassell called the meeting to order at 8:06 a.m.
1. SB0102, Share the Road Special Group License Plate (W. Niederhauser)
Sen. Niederhauser introduced the bill.
Mr. Cullimore, Mr. Topham, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Springmeyer spoke for the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass S.B. 102, Share the Road Special Group License Plate, out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously.
2. SB0050, Restricting the Movement of a Motor Vehicle (B. Goodfellow)
Sen. Goodfellow introduced the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass S.B. 102, Restricting the Movement of a Motor Vehicle, out of committe with a favorable recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously.
3. HB0040, Motorcycle Rider Education Program Amendments (B. Daw)
Rep. Daw introduced the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass H.B. 40, Motorcycle Rider Education Program Amendments out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously.
4. HB0030, Commercial Motor Vehicle Amendments (T. Kiser)
Rep. Kiser introduced the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to amend H.B. 30, Commercial Motor Vehicle Amendments as follows:
1. Page 1, Lines 10 through 11 :
10 General Description:
11 This bill modifies the
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15 . provides definitions;
. provides that a trailer, semitrailer, or trailering equipment attached to a certain commercial motor vehicle is exempt from a safety inspection if the vehicle has a valid annual federal inspection;
. provides that a commercial motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more is required to pass an annual safety inspection;
16 . requires a motor carrier to have lettered on both sides of a vehicle the location of
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39 AMENDS:
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46 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
53-8-205 . Safety inspection required -- Frequency of safety inspection -- Safety inspection certificate required -- Out-of-state permits.
(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a person may not operate on a highway a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state unless the motor vehicle has passed a safety inspection.
(b) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to:
(i) a vehicle that is exempt from registration under Section 41-1a-205 ;
(ii) an off-highway vehicle, unless the off-highway vehicle is being registered as a street-legal all-terrain vehicle in accordance with Section 41-6a-1509 ;
(iii) a vintage vehicle as defined in Section 41-21-1
(iv) a commercial vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating over 26,000 pounds that:
(A) is operating with an apportioned registration under Section 41-1a-301; and
(B) has a valid annual federal inspection that complies with the requirements of 49 C.F.R. 396.17; and
(v) a trailer, semitrailer, or trailering equipment attached to a commercial motor vehicle described in Subsection (1)(a)(iv) that has a valid annual federal inspection that complies with the requirements of 49 C.F.R. 396.17.
(2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), the frequency of the safety inspection shall be determined based on the age of the vehicle determined by model year and shall:
(a) be required each year for a vehicle that is eight or more years old on January 1; or
(b) every two years for each vehicle that is less than eight years old on January 1 as follows:
(i) in odd-numbered years for a vehicle with an odd-numbered model year; and
(ii) in even-numbered years for a vehicle with an even-numbered model year;
(c) be made by a safety inspector certified by the division at a safety inspection station authorized by the division;
(d) cover an inspection of the motor vehicle mechanism, brakes, and equipment to ensure proper adjustment and condition as required by department rules; and
(e) include an inspection for the display of license plates in accordance with
Section
41-1a-404
.
(3) (a)
(b)
}
(ii)
After initial registration as a salvage vehicle, the frequency of
the safety inspection shall correspond with the model year, as provided in Subsection (2).
(4) A safety inspection station shall issue a safety inspection certificate to the
owner of:
(a) each motor vehicle that passes a safety inspection under this section; and
(b) a street-legal all-terrain vehicle that meets all the equipment requirements in
Section
41-6a-1509
.
(5) The division may:
(a) authorize the acceptance in this state of a safety inspection certificate issued
in another state having a safety inspection law similar to this state; and
(b) extend the time within which a safety inspection certificate must be obtained
by the resident owner of a vehicle that was not in this state during the time a safety
inspection was required.
Renumber remaining sections accordingly.
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Mayne absent for the vote.
MOTION: Sen. Goodfellow moved to pass H.B. 30, Commercial Motor Vehicle
Amendments, as amended, out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Mayne absent for the vote.
5. HB0046, Designation of State Highways Amendments (T. Kiser)
Rep. Kiser introduced the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass H.B. 46, Designation of State Highways
Amendments, out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Mayne absent for the vote.
6. HB0053, Driver License Amendments - Motor Driven Cycles (T. Kiser)
Rep. Kiser introduced the bill.
Ms. Rolfe spoke for the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass H.B. 53, Driver License Amendments - Motor
Driven Cycles, out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Mayne absent for the vote.
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to adjourn.
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Mayne absent for the vote.
Sen. Van Tassell adjourned the meeting at 9:00 a.m.
Minutes were reported by Cami Deavila, Secretary.