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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Oyster Dredging - Waters North of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Kent Narrows Bridge [SB-795]
Adding the waters of Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Cecil County, Harford County, Kent County, and Queen Anne's County that lie north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the Kent Narrows Bridge to the areas of State waters in the Chesapeake Bay where a person may catch oysters by dredge.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/22/2013
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Creation of a State Debt - Washington County - Lockhouse 44, Lock 44, and Western MD Railroad Lift Bridge [SB-299]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $175,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior for the planning, design, repair, and renovation of Lockhouse 44, Lock 44, and the Western Maryland Railroad Lift Bridge, located in Williamsport; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Hearing 3/09 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/09/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Cecil-Harford Highway Impact Revenue Account [SB-132]
Creating a Cecil-Harford Highway Impact Revenue Account in the Transportation Authority Fund; specifying the purpose of the Account; establishing the composition of the Account; providing for the use of funds in the Account; and providing for the transfer of funds in the Transportation Authority Fund to the Account under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Unfavorable Report By Budget And Taxation on 02/20/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Transportation Projects - Transportation Facilities - Water Access [HB-797]
Requiring the Department of Transportation and local governments, in developing a construction or improvement project involving a bridge or other transportation facility that is adjacent to or that crosses a waterway, to consider any reasonable and appropriate measures to provide or improve specified water access for specified activities; requiring the Department and local governments, in consultation with specified entities, to establish specified standards and guidelines; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 140 on 04/09/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Public-Private Partnerships [HB-605]
Establishing the policy of the State on public-private partnerships; altering provisions of law relating to public-private partnerships; establishing that the Court of Special Appeals has jurisdiction over specified immediate appeals related to specified public-private partnerships; authorizing a reporting agency to establish a public-private partnership and execute an agreement in connection with any public infrastructure asset; requiring a reporting agency to adopt regulations and establish processes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Galen Clagett
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. (environmental Matters) on 02/15/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Local Government Article [HB-472]
Adding a new article to the Annotated Code of Maryland, to be designated and known as the "Local Government Article", to revise, restate, and recodify the laws of the State relating to local governments; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 119 on 04/09/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Patuxent River - Drifting Gill Nets [HB-1528]
Creating an exception to the prohibition against setting or hauling a drifting gill net in the Patuxent River south of the Patuxent River/Benedict Bridge by authorizing the setting or hauling of a drifting gill net in that area of the river to catch white perch.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anthony O'Donnell
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 04/01/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations [HB-1372]
Amending specified prior authorizations of State Debt to alter the requirement that specified grantees provide specified matching funds; extending the deadline for specified grantees to present evidence that a matching fund will be presented; providing that specified grants may not terminate before specified dates; changing the locations of specified capital projects; altering the purpose of specified grants; changing the names of specified grantees; making technical corrections; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 430 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Transportation - Capital Projects - Life Cycle Cost Analysis [HB-1325]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to adopt regulations to establish a methodology for applying life cycle cost analysis to the evaluation of specified pavement projects; requiring that the methodology address specified matters; requiring the Department to utilize the results of the life cycle cost analysis for specified projects; defining a term; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Wood
Third Reading Passed (128-9) on 04/04/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Oyster Dredging - Waters North of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Kent Narrows Bridge [HB-1244]
Adding the waters of Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Cecil County, Harford County, Kent County, and Queen Anne's County that lie north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the Kent Narrows Bridge to the areas of State waters in the Chesapeake Bay where a person may catch oysters by dredge.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/23/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Transportation Trust Fund - Dedicated Highway Funds [HB-1046]
Providing that specified taxes, fees, charges, and revenues deposited into the Transportation Trust Fund may be used only for specified purposes; repealing obsolete provisions; and repealing provisions relating to the transfer of specified funds from the Transportation Trust Fund to a special fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2013
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Maryland Transportation Authority - Fixing or Revising Tolls - Legislative [SB-828]
Prohibiting the Maryland Transportation Authority from fixing or revising a toll on any part of any transportation facilities project unless the General Assembly approves the toll through legislation; prohibiting the Authority from charging and collecting a toll that exceeds the toll charged on or before October 1, 2011, unless the toll is approved in accordance with the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/15/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Maryland Transportation Authority - Audits - Statements Available Online [SB-825]
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority or an entity engaged by the Authority to annually audit the finances of each transportation facilities project; requiring the Authority to make specified audit statements available on its Internet site in a specified manner; and defining "audit statement".
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Unfavorable Report By Budget And Taxation on 03/23/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Transportation - Chesapeake Bay Bridge Authority [SB-824]
Establishing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Authority to finance, construct, operate, and maintain the William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge and the parallel Chesapeake Bay Bridge; providing for the members, appointment, terms, chair, and staff of the Authority; prohibiting the Department of Transportation from exercising jurisdiction or authority over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge; authorizing the Authority to take specified actions in the performance of its duties; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Brinkley
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 02/09/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Transportation - Toll, Fee, or Other Charge Increases - Required Procedures [SB-820]
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to provide an opportunity for public review and comment on a proposal to increase tolls, fees, mileage rate ranges, pricing periods, toll zones, or other charges on any part of specified transportation facilities projects in a specified manner before the Authority adopts the proposal; requiring the authority to provide to the public specified information and studies in a specified manner; requiring the Authority to provide the public with an opportunity for written comments; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Transportation - Chesapeake Bay Bridge Crossing - Environmental Impact Study [SB-818]
Explicitly stating the power of the Maryland Transportation Authority to conduct or coordinate a study of the environmental impact of a proposed transportation facility; requiring the Authority, in collaboration with specified other agencies, to commence the process, on or before January 1, 2013, to conduct and complete an Environmental Impact Study for a third crossing of the Chesapeake Bay; and requiring that the Environmental Impact Study be for a span at a specified location.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Third Reading Failed (20-27) on 03/23/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Toll Rates and the Funding of Transportation Facilities [SB-693]
Establishing a Task Force to Study Toll Rates and the Funding of Transportation Facilities Projects; authorizing the Maryland Transportation Authority to hire a consultant for specified purposes; requiring the Task Force to study issues relating to tolls and funding of transportation facilities projects, including whether toll rates are appropriate and fair and whether revenues from each transportation facility are being used in a specified manner; requiring the Task Force to report findings on or before December 31, 2012; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 04/05/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Maryland Transportation Authority - Fixing or Revising Tolls - Legislative [SB-62]
Prohibiting the Maryland Transportation Authority from fixing or revising a toll on any part of any transportation facilities project unless the General Assembly approves the toll through legislation enacted into law; and authorizing the Authority, on or after the effective date of the Act, to continue to charge and collect a toll of the same amount in effect before the effective date of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel McFadden
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/15/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Public-Private Partnerships [SB-358]
Establishing the policy of the State on public-private partnerships; altering provisions of law relating to public-private partnerships; authorizing a reporting agency to establish a public-private partnership and execute a partnership agreement in connection with specified functions, services, or assets; requiring a reporting agency to adopt regulations and establish processes for the development, solicitation, evaluation, award, and delivery of public-private partnerships; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Re-referred Environmental Matters & Appropriations on 04/09/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Maryland Toll Accountability Act [SB-3]
Prohibiting the Maryland Transportation Authority from fixing or revising a toll on any part of any transportation facilities project unless the General Assembly approves the toll through legislation; and prohibiting the Authority, on or after June 1, 2012, from charging and collecting a toll that exceeds the amount in effect on February 1, 2012, under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2012