Senate Committee on Transportation

 

AGENDA

 

Room 3 and Zoom

February 25, 2025 - February 28, 2025

Last Updated 2/21/2025 6:03 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   S. 46 - An act relating to the taxation of vehicles used for forestry operations

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   An act relating to establishing the Chloride Contamination Reduction Program at the Agency of Natural Resources

Discussion of S.29

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:00 AM                   25-0613 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to motor vehicles

Tinted windows; wards of the state; purchase and use; bonded titles; inspection clarifications; DMV provisions; ambulance service

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Andrew Collier, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles

Tommy O'Connor, Executive Director, Vermont ATV Sportsman's Association

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

9:00 AM                   Agency of Transportation Updates

Carbon reduction; Hazard mitigation; EV Infrastructure

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

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

 

9:30 AM                   S. 66 - An act relating to motor vehicle noise, exhaust modifications, and engine compression brakes

Josh Hanford, Director, Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns - Invited

Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns - Invited

 

10:00 AM                   State Transportation Revenue

Jim Tymon, Executive Director, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials - Zoom

Doug Shinkle, Associate Director of Environment, Energy and Transportation, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) (10:00 AM) - Zoom

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, February 27, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 66 - An act relating to motor vehicle noise, exhaust modifications, and engine compression brakes

Witness Testimony

Room 10

Bill Smith, Lobbyist, Vermont Truck and Bus Association and the Vermont Retail Lumber Dealers Association - Invited

Robb Kidd, Conservation Program Manager, Sierra Club Vermont

Karen Akins, Filmmaker, Stowe - Invited

Banks Jamie, President, Quiet Communities Inc. - Zoom

James Hudson, Business Owner, Town of Glover

Mark Bevis, Resident, Town of Springfield

Laurie Smith, City Council Member, South Burlington (11:00 AM)

 

11:15 AM                   Agency of Transportation Updates

Section 42 of Act 41 of 2023; Overview of Report on Excessive Motor Vehicle Noise

Costa Pappis, Federal Policy Director, Agency of Transportation

David Jones, Consultant, SLR Consulting - Zoom

Wade Cochran, Director of Enforcement and Safety, Department of Motor Vehicles

Damien Bell, Senior Acoustical Engineer, SLR Consulting - Zoom

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, February 28, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 66 - An act relating to motor vehicle noise, exhaust modifications, and engine compression brakes

Trooper Christopher Hein, Vermont State Police

 

9:15 AM                   Committee Discussion

 

10:45 AM                   S. 4 - An act relating to maintenance and use of legal trails

John Echeverria, Landowner, Tunbridge

Jonathan Bicknell, Chair, Tunbridge Trails Committee - Zoom

Laura Ginsburg, Chair, Tunbridge Planning Commission

 

11:00 AM                   NEK Day

Jennifer Carlo, Executive Director, NEK Collaborative - Invited

 

11:15 AM                   Adjourn

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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