North Dakota Legislative Public Safety and Transporation Committee - August 4, 2010

NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT
Tentative Agenda
PUBLIC SAFETY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Roughrider Room, State Capitol
Bismarck, North Dakota
8:30 a.m. Call to order
Roll call
Consideration of the minutes of the June 2, 2010, meeting
STUDY OF HIGHWAY FUNDING
8:35 a.m. Presentation by a representative of Bentley Systems regarding electronic permitting
systems for overweight and oversized vehicles
9:30 a.m. Presentation by a representative of the Highway Patrol regarding the status of the
development of a commercial vehicle information exchange window system and
network as provided in Section 7 of 2009 Senate Bill No. 2011 and the feasibility and
desirability of implementing an electronic permitting system
9:50 a.m. Presentation by a representative of the Department of Transportation regarding:
• The feasibility and desirability of implementing an electronic permitting system
• The status of future federal highway funding
• The estimated amount of funding needed by the department during the 2011-13
biennium and projected funding sources
• An overview of the department's 2011-13 budget request
• Information regarding driver's license requirements for nonresidents employed in the
state
• Information regarding personalized handicapped license plates
• Efforts to raise awareness of commercial motor vehicle annual inspection
requirements
• A report regarding the use of state, federal, emergency, and other highway funding
pursuant to Section 11 of 2009 Senate Bill No. 2012
10:20 a.m. Presentation by county representatives regarding truck regulatory issues on local
roadways
10:40 a.m. Presentation by Mr. Cal Klewin, Executive Director, Theodore Roosevelt Expressway,
regarding the activities of the Theodore Roosevelt Expressway Association
11:00 a.m. Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a memorandum regarding the collection
and disposition of fines, fees, and forfeitures
11:10 a.m. Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a memorandum regarding the collection
and distribution of revenue resulting from district court activities
11:20 a.m. Presentation by a representative of the Tax Department of a report detailing
transportation funding and expenditures of counties, cities, and townships pursuant to
North Dakota Century Code Section 54-27-26
11:35 a.m. Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a bill draft regarding the collection and
distribution of motor vehicle excise tax
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11:45 a.m. Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a bill draft to appropriate funding from
the permanent oil tax trust fund for transportation projects
11:55 a.m. Comments by other interested persons regarding the bill drafts or the committee's study
of highway funding
12:00 noon Committee discussion
12:15 p.m. Luncheon recess
STUDY OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FUNDING
1:00 p.m. Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a memorandum regarding legislation
enacted by the Legislative Assembly that relates to federal homeland security grants,
the process of distributing the grants, or the establishment of advisory committees
1:10 p.m. Presentation by a representative of the Department of Human Services regarding the
estimated amount of funding needed to fully reimburse ambulance services for the
costs of providing services to Medicaid patients
1:25 p.m. Presentation by a representative of the State Department of Health of an update
regarding emergency medical services issues in Rolette County
1:35 p.m. Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a revised bill draft regarding a statewide
funding plan for emergency medical services
1:45 p.m. Comments by a representative of the North Dakota EMS Association regarding the bill
draft
1:55 p.m. Comments by a representative of the State Department of Health regarding the bill draft
2:05 p.m. Comments by other interested persons regarding the bill draft or the committee's study
of emergency medical services funding
2:10 p.m. Committee discussion
STUDY OF 911 SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
2:20 p.m. Presentation by a representative of the Emergency Services Communications
Coordinating Committee regarding the use of assessed communications services fee
revenue and recommendations regarding changes to the operating standards for
emergency services communications
3:15 p.m. Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a bill draft to provide funding for the
operational costs of providing access to the state message switch for entities that utilize
wireless access cards for mobile data systems
3:25 p.m. Comments by a representative of the Department of Emergency Services regarding the
bill draft
3:35 p.m. Comments by other interested persons regarding the bill draft or the committee's study
of 911 services and infrastructure
3:45 p.m. Committee discussion and staff directives
4:15 p.m. Adjourn
Committee Members
Senators David O'Connell (Chairman), Dwight Cook, Gary A. Lee, Elroy N. Lindaas, Richard
Marcellais, George Nodland
Representatives Edmund Gruchalla, Bob Hunskor, Jerry Kelsh, James Kerzman, Matthew M. Klein,
William E. Kretschmar, Bob Martinson, Michael R. Nathe, Todd Porter, Arlo Schmidt, Elwood
Thorpe, Gerry Uglem, Don Vigesaa, Robin Weisz
Staff Contacts: Brady A. Larson, Fiscal Analyst
Allen H. Knudson, Legislative Budget Analyst and Auditor