Senate Committee on Transportation

AGENDA

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February 2, 2021 - February 5, 2021

Last Updated 2/5/2021 9:51 AM

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

15 minutes after Floor                   Public Transit Budget

Ross MacDonald, Public Transit Program Manager, Agency of Transportation

-                                   Department of Motor Vehicles Budget

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles

Terri Blaisdell, Director of Finance & Logistics, Department of Motor Vehicles

Michael Smith, Operations Director, Department of Motor Vehicles

-                                   Roadway, Paving & Traffic Programs Budget and 19 VSA Section 10g Report on Project Development Projects

Rob White, Project Delivery Bureau Director, Agency of Transportation

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

Kevin Marshia, Asset Management Bureau Director, Agency of Transportation

12:00 PM                   Lunch

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

9:00 AM                   Downtown Transportation Fund Testimony

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

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

9:30 AM                   Governor's Highway Safety Alliance Budget

Josh Schultz, Operations and Safety Bureau Director, Agency of Transportation

Allison LaFlamme, Administrator, State Highway Safety Office - Behavioral Safety Unit

Danielle Record, Administrative Services Manager, State Highway Safety Office

Bill Jenkins, Law Enforcement Liaison, State Highway Safety Office

10:00 AM                   Study on Direct-to-Consumer Motor Vehicle Sales (Act 121 (2020) Sec.22))

Costa Pappis, Policy and Planning Manager, Agency of Transportation

Michael Smith, Operations Director, Department of Motor Vehicles

Jeremy DesJardins, Enforcement and Safety, Department of Motor Vehicles

Karla Nuissi, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation

Christopher Curtis, Chief, Public Protection Division, Attorney General's Office

11:00 AM                   Legislative Study on Truck Permit Issues (Act. 149 (2020) Sec. 26(b))

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles

Michael Smith, Operations Director, Department of Motor Vehicles

Joe Segale, Policy, Planning and Research Bureau Director, Agency of Transportation

Kevin Marshia, Asset Management Bureau Director, Agency of Transportation

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

7:00 PM                   Farmers Night

Thursday, February 4, 2021

9:00 AM                   Automated Vehicles Testing Update

Joe Segale, Policy, Planning and Research Bureau Director, Agency of Transportation

Michael Obuchowski, PPAID Principal Assistant, Agency of Transportation

10:00 AM                   Report on Release of Information by the DMV

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles

Michael Smith, Operations Director, Department of Motor Vehicles

-                                   Driver's License Suspensions CY20 and Prior Reports for CY19, CY18, CY17

Michael Smith, Operations Director, Department of Motor Vehicles

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

Friday, February 5, 2021

9:00 AM                   Central Garage Budget

Tammy Ellis, Central Garage Superintendent, Agency of Transportation

9:30 AM                   21-0339 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to vehicles and vessels

Walk-Through

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

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles

Michael Smith, Operations Director, Department of Motor Vehicles

Tony Facos, Director of Enforcement & Safety, Department of Motor Vehicles

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

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 Liz Raddock at lraddock@leg.state.vt.us