MINUTES OF THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 450 State Capitol
March 4, 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 8:08 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Peterson moved to approve the minutes of the February 26, 2014 meeting.
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Barlow, Rep. Fisher, Rep. Lifferth,
Rep. Pitcher, and Rep. Sanpei absent for the vote.
H.B. 152 Highway Sponsorship Program Act (Rep. J. Knotwell)
Rep. Knotwell explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Knotwell moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page
3, Lines 62 through 64
:
62
(a) traveler information;
and
63
(b) rest areas
{
; and
64
(c) incident management services
}
.
2. Page
4, Lines 90 through 106
:
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(5)
{
(a)
}
In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
Rulemaking Act,
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the department shall make and enforce rules governing:
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{
(i)
}
(a)
the placement and size restrictions for acknowledgment signs at
rest areas;
and
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{
(ii) the placement and size restrictions for sponsorships placed on
department incident
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management vehicles; and
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(iii)
}
(b)
other size, placement, and content restrictions that the department
determines are
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necessary.
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{
(b) The rules made under Subsection (5)(a) shall limit the size of an
advertisement to
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no more than 35% of the total area of an incident management vehicle.
}
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{
(6) (a) A sponsorship advertisement shall be painted or affixed by decal on
an incident
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management vehicle in a manner that complies with rules adopted under Subsection
(5).
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(b)
}
(6)
A commercial advertiser that enters a sponsorship agreement with the
department
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for the use of space for a sponsorship shall pay:
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{
(i)
}
(a)
the cost of placing the sponsorship advertisement on a sign
{
or
an incident
104
management vehicle
}
; and
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{
(ii)
}
(b)
for the removal of the sponsorship advertisement after the term
of the sponsorship
106
agreement has expired.
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Barlow, Rep. Fisher, Rep. Lifferth, Rep. Pitcher, and
Rep. Sanpei absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Moss moved to pass H.B. 152 out favorably as amended. The motion passed
unanimously with Rep. Fisher, Rep. Lifferth, Rep. Pitcher, and Rep. Sanpei absent
for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. McCay moved to place H.B. 152 on the Consent Calendar. The motion
passed unanimously with Rep. Fisher, Rep. Lifferth, Rep. Pitcher, and Rep. Sanpei
absent for the vote.
S.B. 60 Fuel Excise Tax Amendments (Sen. J. Valentine) (Rep. Johnny Anderson)
Sen. Valentine explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Carlos Braceras, Executive Director, Utah Department of Transportation
Andrew Jackson, Mountainland Association of Governments
Andrew Gruber, Wasatch Front Regional Council
Gary R. Thorpe, Utah Petroleum Marketers & Retailers Association John Hillam, Maverik
David Golden, Utah Transportation Coalition
Cameron Diehl, Utah League of Cities and Towns
MOTION: Rep. McCay moved to pass S.B. 60 out favorably. The motion passed
unanimously with Rep. Knotwell, Rep. Lifferth, and Rep. Pitcher absent for the
vote.
H.B. 406 School Bus Traffic Safety Amendments (Rep. T. Cosgrove)
Rep. Cosgrove explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. McCay moved to replace H.B. 406 with 1st Substitute H.B. 406. The motion
passed unanimously with Rep. Knotwell and Rep. Lifferth absent for the vote.
Spoke for the bill: Susan Edwards, Canyons School District, presented a video presentation.
Shaun Adams, Alpine School District
Dan Weishar, Alpine School District
Spoke to the bill: Rolayne Fairclough, AAA Utah
MOTION: Rep. Peterson moved to hold 1st Substitute H.B. 406 and recommend the bill be
placed in interim study.
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. Fisher moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 406 out favorably. The motion
failed with Rep. Fisher and Rep. Moss voting in favor of the bill and Rep. Sanpei
absent for the vote.
The original motion passed unanimously with Rep. Sanpei absent for the vote.
H.B. 377 Driver License Records Amendments (Rep. E. Hutchings)
Rep. Hutchings explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: Kim Gibb, Drivers License Division, Department of Public Safety
MOTION: Rep. Lifferth moved to pass H.B. 377 out favorably. The motion passed
unanimously with Rep. Sanpei absent for the vote.
S.B. 187 Highway Rights-of-way Amendments (Sen. J. S. Adams) (Rep. D. McCay)
This bill was not considered.
MOTION: Rep. Lifferth moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep.
Sanepi absent for the vote.
Chair Anderson adjourned the meeting at 9:58 a.m.
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Rep. Johnny Anderson, Chair