June 9, 2003

TO:                            Members, Media

FROM:                      Legislative Service Office

Senator Bill Barton and Representative Wayne Johnson, Cochairmen of the Joint Transportation and Highways Interim Committee, have announced the above Committee will meet:

June 19 and 20, 2003

Time:  9:30 am

Best Western Douglas Inn

1450 Riverbend Drive

Douglas, Wyoming

The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to obtain information and discuss possible legislation for:  commercial driver's license regulations, height and weight specifications for trucks, radioactive materials transportation, posting of county speed limits, speed limits in general and other business that the members might have.  The Committee will also get an update on the National Guard and receive information about graduated driver's license and Homeland security and defense issues.   A tentative agenda is attached.

Your attendance at this meeting will be appreciated. Questions about this meeting should be directed to Legislative Service Office Committee staff Karen Ashcraft Byrne.

NOTE:            Any written materials presented to the Committee are also requested to be submitted to the Committee on diskette in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word or ASCII format.  The text of all materials submitted on diskette will be included in the minutes of the Committee which are available on Legislative Web Site (HTTP://LEGISWEB.STATE.WY.US).  All materials submitted in written format will still be part of the Committee's official minutes on file at LSO.

Members of Joint Transportation and Highways Committee:

                 Senators:  Barton, Caller, Erb, Geis, Vasey

Representatives:  Johnson, W., Brechtel, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Harshman, Jansen and Walsh.