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Sponsor Representative Roberts said the bill \"allows UDOT to streamline its procurement process by piggyback off of existing procurement contracts that other transit agencies in the state or throughout the country already have with transit vehicle manufacturers,\" and gave an example involving a contract option for additional rail cars. Representative Roberts said the measure is intended to shorten the procurement timeline, which can \"typically take 2, 2 and a half years\" for transit vehicles when issuing a new RFP and completing associated regulatory steps.

Ben Hewitt, deputy director of planning and investment for UDOT, told the committee: \"As UDOT has been given responsibility for transit projects, for some of the transit projects in our state, we view this as a a valuable tool, especially for those projects where it includes procurement of transit vehicles. This is a tool that many entities around the country, use and FTA supports this tool.\" Hewitt said the approach would need to follow Federal Transit Administration regulations and guidelines when used on projects that require FTA compliance.

Senator Ipsen moved to delete the existing entitlement body language in House Bill 471 and substitute the first substitute; the motion passed. Senator Milner later moved that the committee pass the first substitute to the Senate floor with a favorable recommendation; the chair declared passage unanimous. No public testimony on the item was recorded.

Committee members asked clarifying questions. Senator Kwan asked whether any state or public entity has a procurement process ‘‘radically different’’ from Utah’s that would require caution; Ben Hewitt answered that the practice would need to align with Federal Transit Administration regulations. Senator Reby asked about the bill text change that appears to remove roughly 10 pages and replace them with one; staff clarified that the marked blue boxes indicate language removed from the bill for committee consideration, not that the content is permanently deleted from law.

The committee substituted the bill language and advanced the first substitute to the full Senate for further consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee - February 27, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee approved a first substitute of House Bill 471 to let the Utah Department of Transportation use existing public transit contracts from other agencies to streamline vehicle procurement; UDOT and the Federal Transit Administration were cited as supporting the approach.","taxTitle","2025 Utah Legislature, Utah Legislature, Utah Legislative Branch, Utah","taxId",78171,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6307013,"Senate committee advances House Bill 350 to clear path for district energy project tax credits",293,35000,328000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2435519-b0e52a7f3cc6bb8d65ebf782ff8bf3d2&start=35&end=328","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2435519-b0e52a7f3cc6bb8d65ebf782ff8bf3d2/thumbnail_35000.jpg","/articles/6307013/Utah/Senate-committee-advances-House-Bill-350-to-clear-path-for-district-energy-project-tax-credits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6307013-9f99ef630286351d164cbcb3931e0d64/orig.mp4?Expires=1770731553&Signature=NaeUgjjx9xFHh9X9NdH1DJjru2Q7cgNtsHWPm5V7F0O-XQMHBdqnyxRLNjxw3MvsdEH3WWcJSsywsMRrRPq5SNYiTod-YQrnBETBfnjdqb02KPF1iY8rEK1rUXF0V6d5Xr63-1GgkxqHD889vm4YzY2KgmQy6dM0SxE5YoGZp2kJppWq0txZ1wqd4OMI~6DSWWuBqkGSANPNroFeNO0uxrIDdU0VaRTQUdoQtyknNfchZLDTP19UVFwWK1WCFCC~t4~P17boJiByFnVvXgOHmfBc8k17ecHOCa3gh8SevdU~rrAfGND3vQTGiDV3e9-XxTH8OtgGBHuQ6cH~zMeCVg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Utah Senate Public Utilities, Technology, Energy and Transportation Committee voted unanimously to send House Bill 350, District Energy Amendments, to the Senate floor with a favorable recommendation after a presentation by Representative Peterson.

The bill would allow a district energy project to access an existing “high cost, high infrastructure cost” tax credit and use captured waste heat from a nearby natural-gas plant, Sponsor Representative Peterson told the committee. \"So, I think 1 of the coolest things about this is there's a natural gas plant that's close to this 1, and it actually is going to capture the waste heat off of that. So it creates greater efficiencies in the district,\" Peterson said. Peterson said initial construction is expected to cost about $30,000,000 and that complete build-out could reach \"probably talking a hundred and 50 to $200,000,000 to build out the whole.\"

Senator Ibsen moved that the bill \"pass out with a favorable recommendation.\" There was no recorded opposition, and Chair Senator Hartbright \"I'll rule that passage unanimously.\" The committee record shows only committee discussion and the motion; no public testimony was recorded for this item.

Representative Peterson added that because of the size and scope of the infrastructure, the project would be subject to regulation by the Utah Public Service Commission. The transcript also records that the bill would allow participants in the district to access the referenced tax credit; the sponsor did not specify the statutory citation or the formal name of the tax credit on the record.

The committee did not record a roll-call vote; the chair declared the motion carried and the bill advanced to the full Senate. Next steps will follow the Senate calendar; the committee did not set an implementation timeline or list additional approvals beyond the Public Service Commission regulation mentioned in committee.

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Committee substitutes and advances House Bill 471 to let UDOT piggyback transit procurements

Senate committee advances House Bill 350 to clear path for district energy project tax credits