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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 450 State Capitol

February 13, 2014

Members Present:        Rep. Johnny Anderson, Chair
                Rep. Val Peterson, Vice Chair                
                Rep. Stewart E. Barlow
                Rep. Janice M. Fisher                                    
                Rep. John Knotwell
                Rep. David Lifferth
                Rep. Dan McCay                
                Rep. Carol Spackman Moss
                Rep. Dixon Pitcher
                Rep. Dean Sanpei                    
                Rep. Earl Tanner
                    
Staff Present:        Mr. Art Hunsaker, Policy Analyst
                Ms. Karen Mitchell, Committee Secretary

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


Chair Anderson called the meeting to order at 4:06 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Knotwell moved to approve the minutes of the February 12, 2014 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. McCay, Rep. Sanpei, Rep. Tanner, Rep. Peterson absent for the vote.

Report and power point presentation on airport expansion plans was presented by Maureen Riley, Director, Salt Lake City Department of Airports.

S.B. 154    All-terrain Vehicle Amendments (Sen. S. Jenkins) (Rep. M. Noel)

Sen. Jenkins explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill:    Brandon Toll, Weber County Sheriff's Office

MOTION:    Rep. Pitcher moved to pass S.B. 154 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

S.B. 144    Driver License Modifications (Sen. J. Valentine) (Rep. R. Greenwood)

Sen. Valentine explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. McCay moved to pass S.B. 144 out favorably. The motion passed              unanimously.



H.B. 331    Identification Card Amendments (Rep. D. McCay)

Rep. McCay explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    
Rep. Knotwell moved to replace H.B. 331 with 1st Substitute H.B. 331. The motion passed unanimously.

Spoke for the bill:    Nannette Rolfe, Director, Drivers License Division

MOTION:    
Rep. Knotwell moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 331 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

H.C.R. 3    Concurrent Resolution on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Rep. V. Peterson)

Rep. Peterson explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Knotwell moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 1, Lines 14 through 19 :    

             14          This resolution:
             15          .    expresses support for the development of Unmanned Aircraft Systems,
             16      technologies, and businesses in the state;
{  and   }

             17          .    recognizes the significant economic benefits that Unmanned Aircraft Systems and
             18      their technological development can bring to the state.
  and

    .    recognizes the importance of protecting Utahns' rights to privacy, as guaranteed in the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, as Unmanned Aircraft Systems and technologies develop in the state.  

             19      Special Clauses:

2.    Page 4, Line 115 through Page 5, Line 122 :    

             115      meaningful, and diverse data it seeks to successfully integrate UAS into NAS;
             116          WHEREAS, Utah provides operational conditions in congested airspace, in various
             117      climate conditions, at various altitudes, all in a diversity of geographical terrain;
             118          
{  WHEREAS, UAS may present a substantial risk to privacy, but neither the FAA nor


             119
     any other state or federal agency currently has specific statutory authority to regulate privacy
             120      matters relating to unmanned aircraft systems;  
}
 

    WHEREAS, to address privacy concerns, Utah will extend principles contained in the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States to the application of UAS to protect its citizens' privacy rights from unlawful intrusion;
    WHEREAS, in any prosecution or proceeding within the state of Utah, information from UAS is not admissible as evidence unless the information was obtained pursuant to the authority of a search warrant or in accordance with a judicially recognized exception to the warrant requirement;
    WHEREAS, any test site developed and approved in the state of Utah will be required to report use data including frequency of use, equipment, organizations or agencies applying to use the site, and any other information requested by the Governor's UAS Board;
    WHEREAS, use data will be regularly reported to the Governor's UAS Board;
    WHEREAS, a representative from the Governor's UAS Board will report this same information to the Transportation Interim on an annual basis;  

             121          WHEREAS, the UAS Advisory Board, appointed by the Governor, is addressing issues
             122      and concerns of responsible management and privacy;

3.    Page 5, Lines 134 through 138 :    

             134          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature and the Governor recognize the
             135      significant economic benefits that Unmanned Aircraft Systems and their technological
             136      development can bring to the state.
 

    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature and the Governor recognize the importance of protecting Utahns' rights to privacy, as guaranteed in the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, as Unmanned Aircraft Systems and technologies develop in the state of Utah.  

             137          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Federal
             138      Aviation Administration and the members of Utah's congressional delegation.


The motion passed unanimously with Rep. McCay absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Tanner moved to further amend the bill on line 120: after
        "WHEREAS, in any" insert "criminal". The motion passed                  unanimously with Rep. McCay absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Lifferth moved to pass H.C.R. 3 out favorably as amended. The motion         passed unanimously with Rep. McCay absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Lifferth moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. McCay absent for the vote.

Chair Anderson adjourned the meeting at 5:17 p.m.









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Rep. Johnny Anderson, Chair