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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 450 State Capitol
February 19, 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 .


Vice Chair Peterson called the meeting to order at 2:07 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Knotwell moved to approve the minutes of the February 13, 2014 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. McCay, Rep. Moss, Rep. Sanpei, and Rep. Tanner absent for the vote.

H.B. 122    Traffic Code Modifications (Rep. K. Christofferson)

Rep. Christofferson explained the bill to the committee.

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


1.    Page 1, Lines 17 through 21 :    

             17          .    provides that in free-flowing traffic on a highway having more than one lane in the
             18      same direction, if a vehicle is following directly behind an operator's vehicle in the
             19      left general purpose lane
{   at a distance so that less than three seconds elapse before

             20      reaching the location of the operator's vehicle,   } or if the operator's vehicle is passed

            
21      by two or more vehicles in the next lane right, the operator:

2.    Page 12, Line 365 through Page 13, Line 369 :    

             365          [(2) On] (3) In free-flowing traffic on a highway having more than one lane in the
             366      same direction, [the operator of a vehicle traveling in the left general purpose lane] if a vehicle
             367      is following directly behind an operator's vehicle in the left general purpose lane
{   at a distance

             368      so that less than three seconds elapse before reaching the location of the operator's vehicle,   } or if
             369      the operator's vehicle is passed by two or more vehicles in the next lane right, the operator:

The motion passed unanimously with Rep. McCay, Rep. Moss, Rep. Sanpei, and Rep. Tanner absent for the vote.

Chair Anderson assumed the chair.

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

1.    Page 13, Lines 378 through 380 :    

             378      evidence that the operator is violating Subsection (2).]
             379          (4) The provisions of
{   Subsection   }        Subsections (1) and       [(2)] (3) do not apply to an operator of a vehicle

             380      traveling in the left general purpose lane when:

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

Spoke for the bill:    Major Michael Rapich, Utah Highway Patrol
            Neldon B. Jones, Citizen

Spoke against the bill:    Dan Fazzini, Citizen

MOTION:    Rep. Lifferth moved to pass H.B. 122 out favorably as amended. The motion failed with Rep. Lifferth, Rep. Pitcher, and Rep. Anderson voting in favor of the bill. Rep. Peterson was absent for the vote.


H.B. 199    Park Model Recreational Vehicles (Rep. J. Nielson)

Rep. Nielson explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Knotwell moved to replace H.B. 199 with 1st Substitute H.B. 199. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lifferth, Rep. Sanepi, and Rep. Peterson absent for the vote.

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

    Page 15, Line 450:        Delete "site" and insert "sight"

The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lifferth and Rep. Sanpei absent for the vote.

Spoke for the bill:    Gary R. Thorpe, Durham, Jones & Pinegar, Attorney for Recreation                                                                     
                Vehicle Industry Association
            Wayne Jones, RV Dealers Association

MOTION:    Rep. Knotwell moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 199 out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lifferth and Rep. Sanpei absent for the vote.

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

Chair Anderson adjourned the meeting at 3:31 p.m.









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Rep. Johnny Anderson, Chair