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MINUTES OF THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC UTILITIES & TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2011
ROOM 215, SENATE BUILDING


Members Present:     Sen. Kevin Van Tassell, Chair
            Sen. Stuart Adams
            Sen. Scott Jenkins
            Sen. Karen Mayne
            
Staff Present:        Leif Elder, Policy Analyst
            Karen C. Allred, Secretary

Member Excused:    Sen. Peter Knudson
            
Public Speakers Present:    Leland Myers, Manager, Central Davis Sewer District/Blue Stakes
            Darrell Bostwick, Chapter Counsel, Associated Builders and              Contractors
            Rich Thorn, President/CEO, Associated Contractors
            Larry Williams, Vice President, Sorensen Contruction
            Craig Sorensen, CEO Sorensen Companies             R. Kent Parsons, TV Translator, Field Engineer, Rural South
             Central Utah
            Mauri Parsons,, TV Translator, Field Engineer, Rural South
                 Central Utah
            Dale Zabriskie, President, Utah Broadcasters Association
            Rubin Rodriguez, Jr., Broadcaster, Community Broadcasters                  Association
            Dave Creer, Executive Director, Utah Trucking Association     

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

Committee Chair Van Tassell called the meeting to order at 3:55 p.m.

1.     S.B. 111 Utilities - Undergroune Facilities and Pipelines (S. Jenkins)

    
Sen. Jenkins explained the bill and answered questions from the committee, assisted by     Leland Myers, Manager, Central Davis Sewer District/Blue Skies.

    Darrell Bostwick, Chapter Counsel, Associated Builders and Contractors; Rich Thorn,     President/CEO, Associated Contractors; Larry Williams, Vice President, Sorensen     Construction and Craig Sorensen, CEO, Sorensen Companies, spoke in support of the bill.




    
MOTION: Sen. Stuart Adams moved to transmit S.B. 111 with a favorable     recommendation.

    
The motion passed unanimously.

2.     SCR 4 Communications Spectrum Translator System Concurrent Resolutions (R.     Okerlund)    

    
Sen. Okerland explained the resolution.

    R. Kent Parsons, TV Translator, Field Engineer, Rural South Central Utah; Mauri     Parsons,TV Translator, Field Engineer, Rural Central Utah; Dale Zabriskie , President, Utah     Broadcasters Association and Rubin Rodriguez, Jr., Broadcaster, Community Broadcasters     Association, spoke in support of the resolution.

     MOTION: Sen. Adams moved to transmit SCR 4 with a favorable recommendation.

    
The motion passed unanimously.

    Sen. Adams assumed the committee chair.

3.     S.B. 118 Multistate Highway Transportation Agreement Amendments (K. VanTassell)

     Sen. VanTassell explained the bill.

    
Dave Creer, Executive Director, Utah Trucking Association spoke in support of the bill.

    MOTION:
Sen. Mayne moved to transmit S.B. 118 with a favorable recommendation.

    The motion passed unanimously.
    
    MOTION:
Sen. Mayne moved to adjourn.

    The motion passed unanimously.

    Chair VanTassell adjourned the meeting at 4:31 p.m.

    



Sen. Kevin Van Tassell, Committee Chair