House Committee on Transportation (Room 43)

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

9:00 AM

Electrification of State Fleet

• Chris Cole, Commissioner, Buildings and General Services
• Harmony Wilder, Fleet Manager, Buildings and General Services

9:30 AM

H.529 - An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation

Language relating to study on expanding public transit

• Barbara Donovan, Public Transit Administrator, Agency of Transportation

10:00 AM

H.529 - An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation

Creation of a rail commuter service pilot project

• Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Dev. Div., Agency of Transportation
• Peter Young, Deputy General Counsel, Vermont Rail System
• Jerry Vest, Senior Vice President, Government and Industry Affairs, Genessee and Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc.
• J. Bradley Ovitt, Senior Vice President, Western Region Railroads, Genessee and Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc.

10:30 AM

H.529 - An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation

Committee Discussion

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

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 min after Floor

H.529 - An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation

Committee Discussion
Section 11: Public Transit Funding

• Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Barbara Donovan, Public Transit Administrator, Agency of Transportation

2:35 AM

H.529 - An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation

Committee Discussion
Sections 12, 13, 14: State Highway Condemnation and Acquisition

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

2:45 PM

H.529 - An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation

Committee Discussion
Section 20: Electric Vehicle Purchase and Lease Incentive Program
Section 24: Jurisdiction Over Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

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

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H.400 - An act relating to a point-of-sale electric vehicle incentive and incremental revenue

• Representative Michael McCarthy, Sponsor

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H.471 - An act relating to electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle incentives

• Representative Mollie S. Burke, Sponsor

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Electric Vehicle Incentive Program Language

• Robert Dostis, Vice President of Stakeholder Relations, Green Mountain Power
• Jon Copans, Program Manager, Climate Economy Model Communities Program, VT Council on Rural Development
• Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Dev. Div., Agency of Transportation