This bill would require businesses that own "switcher" locomotives to ensure all switchers operated in rail yards with 4 or more switchers be powered by hydrogen fuel cell or battery-electric.
On 3/1 in Senate Transportation, Rep. Schultz requested the bill be held. UP has agreed to work on a partnership, Rep. Schultz wants to give them a chance to come to the table willingly. The "agreement" that has been made so far is to remove 3 Tier 0 switchers from Utah by end of Q2 2022. They will be adding 4 Tier 2 switchers, which they claim will reduce NOx by 33% and PM2.5 by 19-30%. There are also discussions to work with Rep. Handy on an agreement for the Tier 4 switchers with UP paying 25% and the state covering the other 75% using a few different sources of funding including federal DERA funds.
Sponsors
- Rep. Schultz, Mike
- Sen. Cullimore, Kirk
Position
Support
Status
2/15 Bill Numbered and Publicly Available
2/18 to House Economic Development
2/22 House Economic Development. Passed. Favorable Recommendation 7-0-2
2/22 House 3rd Reading Calendar. Passed. 69-0-6
2/23 Senate Rules
2/25 Senate Transportation. Held
3/1 Senate Trasnportation. Held
Scheduled Hearings
Past Hearings
2/22 House Economic Development. Audio HERE
2/22 House Floor Debate. Audio HERE
2/25 Senate Transportation. Audio HERE
3/1 Senate Transportation. Audio HERE