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JPAC hears federal transportation reauthorization briefing, considers Utah strategy
Summary
WFRC summarized themes in the newly released draft Transportation and Infrastructure reauthorization bill; consultants and a congressional staffer outlined potential implications for Utah and next steps to coordinate state priorities.
Andrew Gruber, executive director of the Wasatch Front Regional Council, introduced an update on the recently released draft Transportation and Infrastructure reauthorization bill and asked WFRC Government Affairs Manager Miranda Jones Cox to summarize key themes. Jones Cox framed the item as an opportunity to align a Utah strategy in response to the draft legislation and to consider priorities that would be advanced to congressional delegations.
WFRC also introduced Ryan Leavitt of Barker Leavitt Consulting and Nick Casillas from Congressman Burgess Owens’ office, who provided perspectives on how the reauthorization’s provisions could affect Utah projects and what next steps would be needed to move a coordinated state response. Meeting materials and BUILD America 250 context were presented as part of the briefing; no formal action was taken.
