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Transportation Interim Committee










                 NOTICE OF MEETING




TO:        Transportation Interim Committee

FROM:    Benjamin N. Christensen, Research Analyst

DATE:    June 4, 1998

SUBJECT:    June 17 Meeting

Sen. John P. Holmgren and Rep. Marda Dillree have scheduled a meeting of the Transportation Interim Committee as follows:

             DATE:     Wednesday, June 17, 1998

            TIME:     9:00 a.m.
            PLACE:     Room 403 State Capitol

If you are unable to attend, please call me or Junie Anderson at 538-1032.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS


Sen. John P. Holmgren, Senate Chair

Rep. Marda Dillree, House Chair


Sen. L. Alma "Al" Mansell    Rep. Trisha S. Beck    Rep. Brad King
Sen. Eddie "Ed" P. Mayne    Rep. Ralph Becker    Rep. Peter C. Knudson
Sen. David H. Steele    Rep. Ron Bigelow    Rep. Joseph G. Murray
Sen. Nathan C. Tanner        Rep. DeMar "Bud" Bowman    Rep. Lowell A. Nelson
Rep. Gerry A. Adair    Rep. Don E. Bush    Rep. Richard M. Siddoway
Rep. Brian R. Allen    Rep. Gene Davis    Rep. David Ure
                Rep. David L. Zolman Sr.

                
Transportation Interim Committee Agenda

Wednesday, June 17, 1998 _ 9:00 a.m. _ Room 403 State Capitol


(Approximate

Time Frame) .
        

9:00 a.m.     1.    Committee Business
             (Consideration of the minutes of the May 20, 1998 meeting.)

                

9:05 a.m.     2.    Public Transit Issues
             (What federal transit funding is available for Utah projects as a result of the "Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century?" What is the status of the North-South light rail construction project in Salt Lake County? Is the project on schedule? What progress is anticipated over the next few months? What future light rail, commuter rail, and bus expansions are being considered and what is the status of these alternatives? How will future selected alternatives be funded? What other public transit issues need to be considered?)

             *     James E. Clark, President, Utah Transit Authority Board
             *     Dannie R. McConkie, Chair, Wasatch Front Regional Council
    
                

10:20 a.m.     3.    Driver Training and Licensing
             (Should teenage drivers be required to obtain additional supervised behind-the-wheel training prior to being licensed? Should public school and private school driver education courses have different requirements for teenage drivers? How are driver instructors being certified and are changes needed? Should the length of time a driver license is valid be increased from the current five-year period with a one-time renewal-by-mail option? What other licensing issues need to be considered?)

11:30 a.m.      4.    Other Committee Business
                


         5.    Adjourn

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