Highway Administration, State
Maryland 2010 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Unauthorized Signs on Highway Rights-of-Way [HB-216]
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 violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/23/2010
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Marilyn J. Praisner Safe and Earth-Friendly Roadway Act [HB-169]
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. Anne Healey
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/22/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
State Highway Administrator - County Construction Projects - Duty to Provide [HB-1567]
Requiring the State Highway Administrator, on receipt of a request from a county for an engineering review or approval that is required for a construction project to receive federal funding, to notify the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation and specified representatives of railroad employees and other persons of the request; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian McHale
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 04/08/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Construction and Development Projects - Expedited Approval of State Permits [HB-1552]
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. John Bohanan
Hearing 3/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - State Line and Welcome Signs - Prohibition on [HB-1393]
Prohibiting the State Highway Administration from including the name of any person currently holding elected office on any new State line or welcome sign placed by the Administration.
Sponsored by: Rep. James King
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/27/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Transportation - Littering and Securing Loads on Vehicles - Online Reporting of [HB-1321]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to establish an online reporting system that allows an individual to report violations of specified provisions of law relating to littering and to securing loads on vehicles; requiring the Administration to forward specified reports to specified local police departments; requiring a police officer with a local police department to conduct an investigation and mail a specified citation under specified circumstances; requiring the maintenance of specified records; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/25/2010
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Bridge - Dedication [SB-1157]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to dedicate the bridge located at the intersection of Maryland Route 22 and Interstate Highway 95 as the Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Bridge.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 712 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Registration - Exception for Municipal RTV Utility Vehicles - Town of Sykesville [SB-1097]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements for municipal RTV utility vehicles in the Town of Sykesville, Carroll County; providing that a person who operates a municipal RTV utility vehicle in Sykesville may operate the vehicle only on specified roads, between dawn and dusk, and only if the vehicle is equipped with specified lighting; requiring a person who operates a municipal RTV utility vehicle in Sykesville to keep as far to the right of the roadway as feasible and to possess a driver's license; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gail Bates
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Transportation - I-270/US 15 Multi-Modal Corridor Study and West Side Mobility Study - Review and Update [SB-1065]
Requiring specified Maryland Department of Transportation business entities to review and update the I-270/US 15 Multi-Modal Corridor Study and the West Side Mobility Study in order to ensure compliance with federal and State project development process requirements for the approval and funding of major public transportation projects; and requiring that a specified report be submitted on or before January 1 each year to specified committees until the completion of the review and update.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
The Roadkill Bill of 2017 [HB-1251]
Requiring the State Highway Administration, in consultation with all interested parties, to adopt timely and comprehensive regulations establishing an accessible process for citizens to report to the Administration roadkill on State highways.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Traffic Control Devices - Decorative Treatments [HB-1334]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to establish a policy regarding the application of decorative treatments on traffic control devices that have been marred by graffiti or vandalism; authorizing a person to apply to a district office within the Administration for a permit to install decorative treatments, including a digitally printed vinyl wrap or paint, on a traffic control device; authorizing a district office to issue a specified permit; requiring the Administration to adopt specified regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 761 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Highway Administration Neighbor Notification Act [HB-1374]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to send a specified notice to nearby property owners at least 2 weeks in advance of planned construction on a State highway; requiring the Administration to send the notice on behalf of specified persons involved in the planned construction; requiring the notice to include specified information; requiring the Administration to send another notice to nearby property owners if planned construction is postponed under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/20/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Washington County - State Highway Rights-of-Way - Tree Planting and Signs [HB-1133]
Prohibiting in Washington County tree planting in a specified State highway right-of-way to implement a State Watershed Implementation Plan under specified circumstances; requiring the State Highway Administration to negotiate in good faith with commercial property owners in Washington County regarding the placement of directional or promotional signs in State highway rights-of-way; requiring the Administration to coordinate efforts to minimize the fiscal impact on the Transportation Trust Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 4/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/06/2017
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Vehicle Laws - School Zone Crosswalks - Traffic Control Signals [HB-1199]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration or a local authority to place traffic control signals at specified locations in specified school zones; and requiring that a traffic control signal placed on a highway under the Act may operate only during specified hours.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Transportation - I-270/US 15 Multi-Modal Corridor Study and West Side Mobility Study - Review and Update [HB-1050]
Requiring specified Maryland Department of Transportation business entities to review and update the I-270/US 15 Multi-Modal Corridor Study and the West Side Mobility Study in order to ensure compliance with federal and State project development process requirements for the approval and funding of major public transportation projects; and requiring that a specified report be submitted on or before January 1 each year to specified committees until the completion of the review and update.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Seasonal Exceptional Milk Hauling Permit [HB-1035]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to issue a seasonal exceptional milk hauling permit that authorizes specified axle configurations and specified increased weight limits from March 1 until June 30 annually under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 77 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Bridge - Dedication [HB-951]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to dedicate the bridge located at the intersection of Maryland Route 22 and Interstate Highway 95 as the Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Bridge.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 711 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Seasonal Exceptional Poultry Hauling Permit [SB-917]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to issue a seasonal exceptional poultry hauling permit that authorizes specified axle configurations and specified increased weight limits while carrying live poultry from a farm to a processing facility from November 1 until April 30 annually in specified counties; requiring, before October 1 each year, each specified poultry processing facility to submit to the Administration a complete list of registered combinations of vehicles used for carrying live poultry; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 353 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - School Zone Crosswalks - Traffic Control Signals [SB-865]
Requiring the State Highway Administration or a local authority to place traffic control signals at specified locations in specified school zones; and requiring that a traffic control signal placed on a highway under the Act may operate only during specified hours.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Seasonal Exceptional Poultry Hauling Permit [HB-768]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to issue a seasonal exceptional poultry hauling permit that authorizes specified axle configurations and specified increased weight limits while carrying live poultry from a farm to a processing facility from November 1 until April 30 annually in specified counties; requiring a combination of vehicles carrying live poultry with a trailer or semitrailer to submit to and pass a specified inspection twice yearly; requiring the operator of the specified vehicle to carry the inspection report; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/10/2017