Highway Administration, State
Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Permits - Business Access to State Highways [HB-414]
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: Rep. Glen Glass
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 03/12/2012
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Transportation - Temporary Advertising Signs on State Highways Authorized [HB-359]
Authorizing a person to place or maintain temporary advertising signs on a State highway under specified circumstances; providing that specified provisions of law regulating the placement and maintenance of outdoor signs in specified locations do not apply to a sign placed in accordance with the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/12/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Roundabouts - Displaying Flag of the United [HB-132]
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. Gail Bates
Hearing Cancelled on 01/30/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Sale of Naming Rights to State Highways [HB-1299]
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 3/14 At 4:00 P.m. on 02/29/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Privatization of Rest Areas and Welcome Centers [HB-1233]
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 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Land Acquisition for Department of [HB-1155]
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. Susan Lee
Re-referred Budget And Taxation on 04/09/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Closure of Interstate 70 for Red Line Transit [HB-1133]
Prohibiting the State Highway Administration from closing the portion of Interstate 70 that is east of Interstate 695 in the Baltimore region to allow for the construction of the Red Line transit project expansion; requiring the Administration to keep open and maintain for use by motor vehicles the portion of Interstate 70 that is east of Interstate 695 in the Baltimore region whether or not the Red Line transit project is constructed; requiring the Administration to obtain specified consent; and making the Act an emergency measure.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 03/16/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Highways - Telematics Technology - Request for Proposals [HB-1132]
Requiring the State Highway Administration, in collaboration with the Maryland Transportation Authority, to initiate the process to issue a request for proposals on or before December 31, 2012, to install telematics technology along or near State highways; defining "telematics technology"; and providing that the request for proposals be issued in accordance with specified procurement requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 03/13/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Transportation - Temporary Advertising Signs on State Highways - Weekends [HB-1131]
Authorizing a person to place or maintain a temporary advertising sign that meets specified requirements on a State highway; providing that provisions of law regulating the placement and maintenance of outdoor signs in specified locations do not apply to a sign placed in accordance with the Act; authorizing the State Highway Administration to enter into a public-private partnership with an entity to allow the entity to display and maintain a sign on a State highway under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew Serafini
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/21/2012
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Transportation - Highway Construction Training and Supportive Services [SB-796]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to use the maximum amount of specified federal funds available for a highway construction training program and supportive services, including skill improvement programs; requiring the Administration to submit a specified report by February 1 each year to specified committees of the General Assembly; providing for the contents of the report; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/09/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Milk Hauling Permit - Repeal of Sunset Provision [SB-739]
Repealing the termination of a specified provision of law that authorizes the State Highway Administration to issue an exceptional milk hauling permit valid in specified counties for a combination of vehicles that carries specified raw liquid milk to a processing plant and meets certain requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/21/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Transportation - Transit Review and Evaluation [SB-623]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to review and evaluate transit priority treatments, best practices, and transit thresholds, and to identify priority treatment corridors; requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to make recommendations concerning competitive grant funding for transit projects and the use of value capture opportunities to help finance capital costs; requiring the Secretary of Transportation to submit a specified report to the General Assembly on or before December 15, 2012; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
Hearing 4/5 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Unauthorized Signs on Highway Rights-of-Way [SB-410]
Providing for original jurisdiction of the District Court for specified actions; prohibiting a person without authorization from the State Highway Administration from placing a sign within the right-of- way of a State highway; clarifying that such signs may be removed by the Administration or other designated agencies; authorizing the Administration or a specified county or municipal corporation government to collect civil penalties and to seek an injunction against specified violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jamin Raskin
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Motorized Passenger Scooter - Use in Ocean City [SB-306]
Authorizing the use of a "motorized passenger scooter" on specified highways in the municipal boundaries of Ocean City under specified conditions; authorizing the State Highway Administration to prohibit the operation of a motorized passenger scooter on a bicycle way on specified highways under specified circumstances; defining terms; and making the Act an emergency measure.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits - Farm Products [SB-19]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to issue permits for specified vehicles carrying specified products and loads of specified maximum weights to operate in specified areas in specified circumstances and subject to specified conditions; expanding the scope of a permitting process for vehicles that carry specified forest products to include vehicles that carry specified farm products; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Marilyn J. Praisner Safe and Earth-Friendly Roadway Act [HB-906]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration, the Maryland Transportation Authority, or a political subdivision to install or replace a specified luminaire for highway lighting only if it determines that the concerns to be addressed by the lighting cannot be addressed by specified alternative means; authorizing the Administration, the Authority, a political subdivision, or an electric company to install or replace a specified luminaire only with a luminaire that meets specified requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Jameson
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/23/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Construction and Development Projects - Expedited Approval of State Permits [HB-474]
Requiring the Department of the Environment and the State Highway Administration to develop and implement processes to expedite the approval of State permits for construction and development projects that have received "fast track" or similar status from a county in the State or that will create a significant number of jobs and have a positive economic impact on the State; requiring a specified report to the General Assembly; and making the Act an emergency measure.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environmental Matters on 03/25/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Unauthorized Signs on Highway Rights-of-Way [HB-289]
Providing for original jurisdiction of the District Court for specified actions; prohibiting a person without authorization from the State Highway Administration from placing a sign within the right-of- way of a State highway; clarifying that such signs may be removed by the Administration or other designated agencies; authorizing the Administration or a specified county or municipal corporation government to collect civil penalties and to seek an injunction against specified violations; repealing a reporting requirement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Information - Sign Posting [HB-1304]
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: Rep. Richard Impallaria
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings on 04/11/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Transportation - State Highway Administration - Sale or Lease of Highway Naming [HB-1186]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to sell or lease to a private entity the naming rights for all or part of a State highway; requiring a sale or lease of naming rights to be for 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; providing that proceeds from the sale or lease of naming rights be credited to the Transportation Trust Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2011