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  • Sen. Richard Westman, Chair
  • Sen. Rebecca "Becca" White, Vice Chair
  • Sen. Wendy Harrison, Clerk
  • Sen. Andrew Perchlik
  • Sen. Patrick "Pat" Brennan

Senate Committee on Transportation

 

AGENDA

 

Room 3 and Zoom

January 21, 2025 - January 24, 2025

Last Updated 1/22/2025 9:48 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

Followed by Mandatory Discrimination Prevention Training

 

10:50 AM                   Show Me the Money Overview

Joel Perrigo, Municipal Assistance Program Manager, Agency of Transportation

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

 

-                                   Municipal Aid Grant Program Overview

Joel Perrigo, Municipal Assistance Program Manager, Agency of Transportation

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

9:00 AM                   District 8 Garage Update

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jayna Morse, Director, Finance & Administration Division, Agency of Transportation

 

9:40 AM                   Miscellaneous DMV Bill

Walk-through

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Logan Mooberry, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Andrew Collier, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

3:45 PM                   Legislative Briefing

House Chamber

 

Thursday, January 23, 2025

9:00 AM                   Emergency Board Revenue Consensus Forecast

Tom Kavet, Legislative Economist, Kavet, Rockler & Associates, LLC

 

9:30 AM                   ISO New England

Sarah Adams, State Policy Advisor, ISO New England

 

10:00 AM                   Federal Transportation Policy Update

Reauthorization Trends and Considerations

Costa Pappis, Federal Policy Director, Agency of Transportation

 

10:30 AM                   Impacts of Federal Mandates on AOT Projects and Early Signals of Shifting Federal Policy

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

 

-                                   Committee Discussion

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, January 24, 2025

9:00 AM                   Transportation Board Appointments

Vote

 

10:00 AM                   Vermont Vehicle Index

Matt Cota, Director of Government Affairs, Meadow Hill Consulting, Vermont Vehicle and Automotive Distributors Association

 

10:45 AM                   Trucking and Busing Update

Bill Smith, Lobbyist, Vermont Truck and Bus Association

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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.

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Megan Cannella at mcannella@leg.state.vt.us