Highway Administration, State
Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Transportation - State Highway Administration - Sale or Lease of Highway Naming Rights [SB-805]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to sell or lease to a private entity the naming rights for all or part of a State highway; prohibiting the sale or lease of highway naming rights unless the Administration makes specified determinations; requiring the term of a contract for the sale or lease of naming rights to be at least 1 year; providing that a sale or lease of naming rights may not be construed to require that any highway sign or mailing address be altered; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/06/2013
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State Highway Administration - Sale of Naming Rights to State Highways [HB-762]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to initiate the process to issue a request for proposals on or before a specified date to sell the naming rights to State highways; providing that the request for proposals be issued in accordance with specified procurement requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2013
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State Highway Administration - Privatization of Rest Areas and Welcome Centers on State Highways [HB-761]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to initiate the process to issue a request for proposals on or before a specified date to privatize the operation and maintenance of rest areas and welcome centers within State highway rights-of-way; providing that the request for proposals be issued in accordance with the State procurement law; requiring that specified money paid to the State be credited to the Transportation Trust Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Highway Construction and Maintenance - Maryland Route 410 in Takoma Park [HB-1508]
Prohibiting the Department of Transportation from spending any funds for the construction of MD Route 410 through the City of Takoma Park in Montgomery County that will involve the addition of a new through lane for motor vehicles; and requiring the State Highway Administration to submit specified plans concerning specified maintenance in the Takoma Park Historic District to the Montgomery County Historic Preservation Commission for review and comment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Mizeur
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Speed Monitoring and Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Expansion and Modifications [HB-1103]
Authorizing local jurisdictions to use speed monitoring systems to enforce specified speed laws on all highways in their jurisdictions under specified standards and procedures; requiring a Web site maintained or participated in under the Act to include specified features and information relating to paying penalties online and requesting adjudication of a citation online or by mail; increasing to $80 the maximum penalty for violations recorded in school zones during specified times and by work zone speed control systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2013
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Transportation - Highway or Capital Transit Construction Training and [SB-884]
Authorizing the Maryland Department of Transportation to use the maximum feasible amount of specified federal funds available for a highway or capital transit construction training program and supportive services, including skill improvement programs; requiring the Department to administer specified programs in collaboration with the Governor's Workforce Investment Board; requiring the Department and the Board to submit a specified report by February 1 each year to specified committees of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 04/02/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Land Acquisition for Department of [SB-807]
Allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for the amount of gain resulting from a payment made by the Maryland Department of Transportation for the acquisition of a portion of an individual's property on which the individual's principal residence is located; limiting the subtraction to a specified amount; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Combinations - Use on Maryland Route 212 Prohibited [SB-552]
Prohibiting any commercial tractor-trailer or other vehicle combination 48 feet or more in length from using Maryland Route 212 in Prince George's County.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn on 03/05/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Permits - Business Access to State Highways [SB-522]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to make a determination whether to issue a permit to grant access from specified business property to a State highway within a specified time period; specifying that the Administration is deemed to have issued the permit if it fails to act within a specified time period; authorizing the State Highway Administrator to extend the time period for the Administration to act on the permit request under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Finance Withdrawn on 02/23/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Real Property - Acquisition by State Highway Administration - Unpaid [SB-468]
Expanding the application of specified provisions of law relating to the acquisition by the State Highway Administration of real property that is subject to an unpaid assessment; providing that the amount of any assessment imposed by the State, a county, a municipality, or other political subdivision that is unpaid at the time real property is acquired by the Administration becomes due and constitutes a lien on the property; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn on 03/06/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Roundabouts - Displaying Flag of the United [SB-382]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to establish a permit program and safety guidelines allowing individuals and organizations to display a United States flag on State-owned circular islands at the center of a traffic roundabout; authorizing the Administration to charge a permit fee to offset specified costs; and requiring the Administration to adopt specified regulations.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/19/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Signs on Highway Rights-of-Way - Permits [SB-360]
Establishing that a specified prohibition relating to the placement and maintenance of signs on State highway rights-of-way does not apply to a sign for which a specified permit has been issued; authorizing the State Highway Administration to issue a specified permit for a sign located within a State highway right-of-way under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Shank
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn on 03/19/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Information - Sign Posting [SB-352]
Requiring the business owner of a privately owned bus station or truck stop located in the State to post in restrooms in a specified manner a specified sign that provides National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline information; requiring an agency that determines a violation has occurred to provide a notice to the business owner of a bus station or truck stop or the business owner's agent; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Outdoor Sign Permits - Issuance to Business [SB-286]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to issue a permit to specified persons to erect and maintain temporary outdoor signs for business enterprises whose outdoor signs are removed by the Administration during specified highway construction projects; prohibiting a person from replacing an outdoor sign removed by the Administration with a temporary sign unless the Administration has issued a permit for the temporary sign under a specified provision of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn on 03/12/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Office of Legislative Audits - Managing for Results Audits of Department of [SB-1061]
Requiring the Office of Legislative Audits to conduct managing for results audits, over a specified period, of the modal administrations of the Department of Transportation; and defining "modal administration".
Sponsored by: Sen. E. J. Pipkin
Unfavorable Report By Budget And Taxation Withdrawn on 03/23/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Combinations - Use on Maryland Route 212 Prohibited [HB-939]
Prohibiting any commercial tractor-trailer or other vehicle combination 48 feet or more in length from using Maryland Route 212 in Prince George's County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 02/27/2012
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Electric Vehicles - Use of High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes - Reciprocity with [HB-683]
Requiring 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; and 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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luiz Simmons
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/21/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Information - Sign Posting [HB-607]
Requiring the business owner of a privately owned bus station or truck stop located in the State to post in restrooms in a specified manner a specified sign that provides National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline information; requiring an agency that determines a violation has occurred to provide a notice to the business owner of a bus station or truck stop or the business owner's agent; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Transportation - Highway or Capital Transit Construction Training and [HB-457]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to use the maximum amount of specified federal funds available for highway or capital transit construction training program and supportive services, including skill improvement programs; requiring the Department to administer specified highway construction and supportive services programs in collaboration with the Governor's Workforce Investment Board for a specified purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Signs on Highway Rights-of-Way - Permits [HB-415]
Establishing that a specified prohibition relating to the placement and maintenance of signs on State highway rights-of-way does not apply to a sign for which a specified permit has been issued; authorizing the State Highway Administration to issue a specified permit for a sign located within a State highway right-of-way under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Afzali
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 03/05/2012