Senate Committee on Transportation

 

AGENDA

 

Room 3 and Zoom

March 10, 2026 - March 13, 2026

Last Updated 3/13/2026 11:15 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   Agency of Transportation Updates

Amy Tatko, Director of Communications and Public Outreach, Agency of Transportation

 

10:10 AM                   Transportation Bill

Mileage Based User Fee

Patrick Murphy, State Policy Director, Agency of Transportation

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

9:00 AM                   Amtrak Update

Margaret Clark, Manager, Government Affairs Northeast, Amtrak

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

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

 

9:30 AM                   Agency of Transportation Updates

Transportation Funding for Municipalities

Joel Perrigo, Municipal Assistance Program Manager, Agency of Transportation

Ashley Atkins, Deputy Director, District Maintenance and Fleet Division, Agency of Transportation

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

 

11:00 AM                   Transportation Bill

Mileage Based User Fee

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:35 AM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, March 12, 2026

9:00 AM                   Local Option Tax

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

Sarah Mearhoff, Principal Assistant, Department of Taxes

 

9:30 AM                   Break

 

9:45 AM                   Overview of Transportation Revenue

Transportation Infrastructure Bond

Candace Elmquist, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Transportation

Logan Mooberry, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Matt Cota, Lobbyist, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association, Vermont Transportation Energy Network

 

10:15 AM                   Agency of Transportation FY27 Budget Overview

Rail Program Budget

Dan Delabruere, Rail Director, Agency of Transportation

 

11:10 AM                   Agency of Transportation FY27 Budget

Public Transit Budget

Ross MacDonald, Public Transit Program Manager, Agency of Transportation

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, March 13, 2026

9:00 AM                   Agency of Transportation FY27 Budget Overview

FY27 Budget Creation

Candace Elmquist, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Transportation

 

10:15 AM                   Mileage-Based User Fee

Gregory Rowangould, Director, Transportation Research Center and Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Vermont - Zoom

Patrick Murphy, State Policy Director, Agency of Transportation

Clare Nelson, Research Analyst, Transportation Research Center, University of Vermont - Zoom

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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 Megan Cannella at Megan.Cannella@vtleg.gov