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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Counties - Transportation Adequate Public Facility Law - State Highway Intersection [HB-442]
Prohibiting a county from amending or repealing a transportation adequate public facility law in effect on January 1, 2016; requiring that the level of traffic congestion at a State highway intersection be determined by the State Highway Administration for the purpose of determining whether development is allowed under a county transportation adequate public facility law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/22/2016
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Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - City of Crisfield [HB-253]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements under specified circumstances for golf carts in the City of Crisfield; providing that a person who operates a golf cart on a highway in the City of Crisfield may operate the golf cart only on specified roads at specified times and only if the golf cart is equipped with specified lighting devices; requiring a person who operates a golf cart on a highway in the City of Crisfield to keep as far to the right of the roadway as feasible and possess a valid driver's license; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Otto
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 257 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Highways - Electronic Map of State Roads by State Legislative District [HB-234]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to develop and make available to the public on its Web site in an accessible and searchable electronic format a map that includes all State roads; requiring that the map be subdivided by State legislative district and include specified information; requiring the map to be updated or audited in a specified manner and according to a specified schedule; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 04/08/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Transportation - Highways - Heroes Highway [HB-1624]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to dedicate the portion of Maryland Route 924 (Emmorton Road) between its intersections with Maryland Route 24 and Singer Road as Heroes Highway.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 526 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Railroad Grade Crossings - Exempt Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Plaque [HB-1598]
Exempting specified vehicles from the requirement to stop at specified railroad grade crossings if the railroad grade crossing has an exempt highway-rail grade crossing plaque as described in the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/25/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Watkins Mill Road Interchange Project [HB-1562]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to undertake all steps necessary to complete the Watkins Mill Road Interchange Project; specifying specified requirements for the Project; requiring the Governor to appropriate a specified amount of funding for the Project; stating the intent of the General Assembly; requiring the Administration to submit, on or before December 1 of each year, a report on the status of the Watkins Mill project to specified committees of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/31/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Government - Pollinator Habitat Plans [HB-132]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, the Maryland Environmental Service, and the State Highway Administration, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, to each establish a specified pollinator habitat plan by July 1, 2017, and to make each plan available to the public on each State agency's web site by September 1, 2017; requiring specified State agencies to report to specified committees of the General Assembly by January 1, 2018, on the implementation of each pollinator habitat plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 614 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Highway Work Permittees - Notice of Sidewalk Closure [HB-118]
Requiring a person that obtains a specified permit from the State Highway Administration that authorizes a sidewalk to be closed or that does the work associated with the permit to post a notice at the work site stating the expected period during which the sidewalk will be closed and the contact information for the person to whom the permit was issued or by whom the work is done.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/22/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Open Transportation Investment Decision Act of 2016 [HB-1013]
Establishing State transportation goals; establishing measures by which the Department of Transportation is required to score the extent to which major capital projects satisfy the goals; requiring the Department to develop a project-based scoring system and promulgate specified regulations; requiring the Department, in accordance with the specified project-based scoring system, to rank major transportation projects for inclusion in the draft and final Consolidated Transportation Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Gubernatorial Veto Override - Chapter 36 on 04/08/2016
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Transportation - Dedication of Structures (Hero's Highway Act) [SB-802]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to establish a process by which a member of the General Assembly, another elected official, or any member of the general public may request that the Department dedicate a bridge or another appropriate structure under the jurisdiction of the Department to a specified deceased member of the armed forces or an emergency responder who died in the line of duty; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 52 on 04/14/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Office of the Business Ombudsman - State Customer Service and Business Development Efforts Training Program [SB-774]
Establishing the State Customer Service and Business Development Efforts Training Program to increase the responsiveness of and improve customer service provided by State agencies to businesses and customers in the State; requiring the Office of the Business Ombudsman to administer and oversee the program; requiring specified agencies to participate in the program; requiring the Office to develop specified customer service standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 3/09 At 2:00 P.m. on 03/09/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Electric Vehicles - Use of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes - Reciprocity With Virginia [SB-682]
Requiring, under specified circumstances, that electric vehicles registered in Virginia that qualify for the use of high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes in Virginia be allowed to use HOV lanes in Maryland; requiring the State Highway Administration to adopt specified regulations; making the Act subject to a specified contingency related to enactment of a similar Act in Virginia providing for reciprocity for electric vehicles registered in Maryland; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/09/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Entrance to State Highway - Permit Process [SB-656]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to consider whether a proposed entrance to a State highway is consistent with the comprehensive plan when determining whether to grant or deny a permit for the entrance; requiring the Administration to determine whether to grant or deny a permit based on a preponderance of specified evidence; requiring the Administration to grant or deny a permit request on or before a specified date; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/23/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Bicycle and Pedestrian Priority Areas [SB-371]
Requiring the State Highway Administration, under specified circumstances, to make a determination on whether to designate specified areas as bicycle and pedestrian priority areas by specified dates; clarifying that the Administration and a local government each must make a specified designation before a specified plan is required to be implemented; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 28 on 04/14/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
General Assembly - Mandated Reports by State Agencies [SB-220]
Repealing provisions of law that require State agencies to submit reports to the General Assembly that are deemed obsolete, duplicative, impractical, inefficient, or otherwise unnecessary; combining specified reporting requirements with other more extensive annual reports required to be submitted by State agencies; requiring the Department of Legislative Services, in consultation with agencies of the State government, to periodically review and make recommendations regarding specified reports that may no longer be warranted; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Office of the Business Ombudsman - State Customer Service and Business Development Efforts Training Program [HB-940]
Establishing the State Customer Service and Business Development Efforts Training Program to increase the responsiveness of and improve customer service provided by State agencies to businesses and customers in the State; requiring the Office of the Business Ombudsman to administer and oversee the program; requiring the Office to develop standards that identify best practices for providing excellent customer service; requiring each participating agency to develop and conduct customer service training for each specified employee; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 138 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Relocation of Water and Sewer Lines - Payment of Costs [HB-920]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to pay to a publicly owned utility the cost of relocating water and sewer lines due to specified highway projects financed in whole or in part by federal funds; requiring payments made by the Administration under the Act to be considered part of the cost of specified highway projects and to be included in the Consolidated Transportation Program; and defining specified terms.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Jameson
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/20/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Transportation - Highway User Revenues - Local Government Reporting - Revisions [HB-913]
Repealing a requirement that Baltimore City, counties, and municipalities report information relating to the use of highway user revenues to the Governor and specified committees of the General Assembly; requiring Baltimore City and each county and municipality to report to the State Highway Administration the costs for projects paid for using highway user revenues, the amount of funds diverted from a specified general fund to pay for projects funded by highway user revenues, and specified delayed transportation projects; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 286 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Entrance to State Highway - Permit Process [HB-762]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to grant or deny a request for a permit to make an entrance from a commercial or industrial property to specified State highways within 45 days after receiving the request; requiring the Administration to provide a specified written notice and explanation to an applicant for a permit if the Administration denies a permit request; authorizing an applicant for a permit whose request is denied to appeal to a specified circuit court; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/23/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
General Assembly - Mandated Reports by State Agencies [HB-67]
Repealing provisions of law that require State agencies to submit reports to the General Assembly that are deemed obsolete, duplicative, impractical, inefficient, or otherwise unnecessary; combining specified reporting requirements with other more extensive annual reports required to be submitted by State agencies; requiring the Department of Legislative Services, in consultation with agencies of the State government, to periodically review and make recommendations regarding specified reports that may no longer be warranted; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 58 on 04/14/2015