House Committee on Transportation

 

AGENDA

 

Room 43

February 18, 2020 - February 21, 2020

Last Updated 2/20/2020 10:55 AM

 

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

Immediately after Floor                   Party Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Work Zone Safety

Increased fines and enforcement

Sheriff William Bohnyak, Orange County Sheriff's Department, Vermont Highway Safety Alliance

Gregg Mousley, Chief of Finance and Administration, Vermont Judiciary

Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont

Tess Kennedy, CNS, MS, RN , Lobbyist, Shouldice and Associates, Associated General Contractors

 

2:15 PM                   Break

 

2:30 PM                   Mandatory Helmets

Presentation of Petition

Glenn Reed, Peer Advocate, Vermont Center for Independent Living

 

3:00 PM                   H. 854 - An act relating to the modification of a motor vehicle’s exhaust system

Scott Davidson, Chief Inspector, Department of Motor Vehicles

Pete Quintin, Owner, Quintin Brothers Auto and Performance

George Maglaris, Owner, Maglaris Automotive

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

9:00 AM                   20-0504 - An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation

Agency walk-through:

Interstate Bridges

 

Jesse Devlin, Highway Safety and Design Program Manager, Agency of Transportation

Kristin Higgins, Structures Section Chief, Agency of Transportation

Wayne Symonds, Highway Division Director and Chief Engineer, Agency of Transportation

Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

10:40 AM                   Break

 

10:50 AM                   20-0504 - An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation

Middlebury Tunnel Project

Wayne Symonds, Highway Division Director and Chief Engineer, Agency of Transportation

Kristin Higgins, Structures Section Chief, Agency of Transportation

Daniel Delabruere, Rail and Aviation, Director, Agency of Transportation

Jonathan Griffin, Project Manager, Structures Program, Agency of Transportation

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

20 Minutes after Floor                   Committee  Discussion

Letter to House Committee on Appropriations

Neil Schickner, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:00 PM                   20-0504 - An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation

Agency walk-through:

Paving

Traffic & Safety

Jesse Devlin, Highway Safety and Design Program Manager, Agency of Transportation

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 20, 2020

9:00 AM                   Transportation Demand Management (TDM)

Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association

Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont

Van Chestnut, General Manager, Advance Transit

Sandy Thibault, Executive  Director, CATMA

Charles Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission

Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   Election of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges

Joint Assembly

 

11:00 AM                   Downtown Transportation Fund

Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Dev. Div., Agency of Transportation

Gary Holloway, Downtown Program Manager, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

20 Minutes after Floor                   TBD

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 21, 2020

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

20 Minutes after Floor                   Transportation Demand Management (TDM)

and Electrification of State Fleet

Chris Cole, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Harmony Wilder, Fleet Manager, Buildings and General Services

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

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 Lori Morse at 802-828-2262 or lmorse@leg.state.vt.us