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House clears State Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Coordinating Council after debate on overlap and composition
Summary
House Bill 171, creating a State Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Coordinating Council, passed 38-31 after amendments including a five-year sunset and addition of a Native American tribal representative. Lawmakers debated possible overlap with existing bodies and whether the council would have rulemaking power.
The Utah House on Jan. 28 approved House Bill 171 to create a State Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Coordinating Council, a clearinghouse intended to coordinate public and private entities on traffic-safety matters and pedestrian safety recommendations.
Representative Wayne Harper, sponsor, said the council stems from the 1998 traffic safety task force and aims to bring together 12 people from varied groups “to…
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