House Committee on Transportation

 

AGENDA

 

Room 43 and Zoom

January 9, 2024 - January 12, 2024

Last Updated 2/28/2024 8:13 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-transportation.

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Followed by Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for members

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Agency of Transportation Overview

Joseph Flynn, Secretary, Agency of Transportation

Todd Law, Deputy Division Director, District Maintenance and Fleet Division, Agency of Transportation

Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Agency of Transportation

Ernie Patnoe, Acting Director of the Maintenance Division, Agency of Transportation

Jeremy Reed, Chief Engineer of the Highway Division, Agency of Transportation

Maureen Parker, Deputy Director of Finance and Administration, Agency of Transportation

 

2:30 PM                   Break

 

2:50 PM                   Update on Department of Motor Vehicles Modernization and Truck Permits

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles

Jordan Villa, Project Coordinator, Department of Motor Vehicles

Ryan Knapp, Intelligent Transportation Systems Chief, Agency of Transportation

 

3:45 PM                   Permitting Private Helipads and Airstrips

John Zicconi, Executive Secretary, Transportation Board

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

9:00 AM                   Drive Electric Vermont - Industry Trends, Federal Tax Incentives & Marketing Strategy to Promote Electric Vehicle Incentives

Dave Roberts, Managing Consultant, Drive Electric Vermont, VEIC

Patrick Murphy, Sustainability and Innovations Project Manager, Agency of Transportation

 

10:45 AM                   Update on Electric Vehicle Adoption & Vehicle Incentives Report

Patrick Murphy, Sustainability and Innovations Project Manager, Agency of Transportation

 

10:55 AM                   Break

 

11:20 AM                   Update on Electric Vehicle Adoption & Vehicle Incentives Report

Patrick Murphy, Sustainability and Innovations Project Manager, Agency of Transportation

Dave Roberts, Managing Consultant, Drive Electric VT, VEIC, Drive Electric Vermont, VEIC

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   VTrans - Updated Map of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Network & Update on Electric Vehicle Charging Station Buildout

Patrick Murphy, Sustainability and Innovations Project Manager, Agency of Transportation

 

2:00 PM                   Update on Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Community Charging Station Buildout

Bronwyn Cooke, Community Planning and Policy Manager, Department of Housing and Community Development

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 11, 2024

9:00 AM                   Carbon Reduction and PROTECT Resiliency Report (Section 31 H.479, 2023)

Andrea Wright, Manager, Environmental Policy and Sustainability, Agency of Transportation

Ben Eskin, Analyst, Cambridge Systematics - ZOOM

Chris Porter, Principal, Cambridge Systematics - ZOOM

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   VTrans - Budget Adjustment Act (BAA) Presentation for FY24 Transportation Budget

Bradley Kukenberger, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Transportation

 

11:30 AM                   VTrans - VTrans - Strategies to Address Projected Transportation Revenue SHortfall in FY24 Budget

Bradley Kukenberger, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Transportation

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:10 PM                   Budget Adjustment Act

Logan Mooberry, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

Bradley Kukenberger, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Transportation

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

Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Agency of Transportation

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, January 12, 2024

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Vermont State Standards Update--Status Report

Erin Sisson, Deputy Director, Highway Division, Agency of Transportation

Kara Yelinek, Civil Engineer, Agency of Transportation

 

11:00 AM                   Inflationary Impacts on Transportation System Project Implementation

Jeremy Reed, Chief Engineer of the Highway Division, Agency of Transportation

Bradley Kukenberger, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Transportation

 

11:55 AM                   Agency of Transportation Equity Framework

David Pelletier, Systems Planning Manager, Agency of Transportation

Colleen Montague, Director of Civil Rights and Labor Compliance, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Jeannie Lowell at jlowell@leg.state.vt.us