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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Pollinator Habitat Plans - Plan Contents - Requirements and Prohibition [HB-830]
Requiring a specified pollinator habitat plan to include specified best management practices for the designation of specified habitat areas; requiring that a specified pollinator habitat plan established by the Department of Natural Resources, the Maryland Environmental Service, and the State Highway Administration be as protective of pollinators as the Department of Agriculture's managed pollinator protection plan; prohibiting, with specified exceptions, the use of specified pesticides, seeds, or plants in a specified area; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 755 on 05/25/2017
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Highway Dedication - Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr. Highway [SB-535]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to dedicate a specified portion of highway in Baltimore County as the Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr. Highway.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Seasonal Exceptional Milk Hauling Permit [SB-558]
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: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 76 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Counties - Historic Preservation - Development Limitation [HB-583]
Providing that specified improvements to specified real property that is adjacent to or abuts specified religious property in charter or code home rule counties may be authorized only if specified conditions are met, including provision for specified buffers, improvements, approvals, covenants, and financial responsibilities; and applying the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2017
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Railroad Grade Crossings - Exempt Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Plaque [HB-534]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to erect an exempt highway-rail grade crossing plaque at each railroad grade crossing in the State that is no longer in use by a railroad; specifying that the design and placement of a plaque shall be erected in accordance with the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; and 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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 136 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Watkins Mill Road Interchange Project [HB-543]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to promptly undertake all steps necessary to complete the Watkins Mill Road Interchange Project; specifying the 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 each year, a report on the status of the Watkins Mill Project to specified committees of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons [HB-578]
Establishing that a pedestrian hybrid beacon is a traffic control signal; establishing that specified provisions of law do not apply to pedestrian hybrid beacons; authorizing the State Highway Administration or a local jurisdiction to install a pedestrian hybrid beacon in accordance with the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/20/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Sale or Lease of Naming Rights for Rest Areas and Welcome Centers [SB-430]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to sell or lease to a private entity the naming rights for rest areas and welcome centers, as specified; prohibiting the sale or lease of rest area and welcome center 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; requiring the proceeds from the sale or lease of naming rights for rest areas and welcome centers be credited to the Transportation Trust Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Counties - Historic Preservation - Development Limitation [SB-421]
Providing that specified improvements to specified real property that is adjacent to or abuts specified religious property in charter or code home rule counties may be authorized only if specified conditions are met, including provision for specified buffers, improvements, approvals, covenants, and financial responsibilities; and applying the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Transportation - State Highway Administration - Sale or Lease of Highway Naming Rights [SB-431]
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; requiring the proceeds from the sale or lease of naming rights for all or part of a State highway be credited to the Transportation Trust Fund; etc
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Traffic Control Devices - Installation at Large Continuing Care Retirement Communities [SB-418]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to place and maintain traffic control devices at specified entrances and exits of large continuing care retirement communities that serve at least 100 residents and are located along highways under the Administration's jurisdiction; requiring the Administration to provide a specified notice to the owner or manager of the large continuing care retirement community at least 30 days before installation of the traffic control device is scheduled to begin; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Brochin
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2017
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Pollinator Habitat Plans - Plan Contents - Requirements and Prohibition [SB-386]
Requiring a specified pollinator habitat plan to include specified best management practices for the designation of specified habitat areas; requiring that a specified pollinator habitat plan established by the Department of Natural Resources, the Maryland Environmental Service, and the State Highway Administration be as protective of pollinators as the Department of Agriculture's managed pollinator protection plan; prohibiting, with specified exceptions, the use of specified pesticides, seeds, or plants in a specified area; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2018
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State Highway Administration - Traffic Control Devices - Installation at Large Continuing Care Retirement Communities [HB-411]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to place and maintain traffic control devices at specified entrances and exits of large continuing care retirement communities, those serving at least 100 residents, and located along highways under the Administration's jurisdiction; requiring the Administration to provide a specified notice to the owner or manager of the large continuing care retirement community at least 30 days before installation of the traffic control device is scheduled to begin; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Aumann
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Highways - Dedication - Henrietta Lacks Way [SB-328]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to dedicate a specified portion of Maryland Route 695A in Baltimore County as Henrietta Lacks Way.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 555 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Pedestrian Hybrid Signals [SB-338]
Requiring the driver of a vehicle to obey a pedestrian hybrid signal in a specified manner; establishing a specified penalty for a violation of the Act; establishing that specified provisions of law relating to traffic control signal monitoring systems apply to pedestrian hybrid signals; establishing the manner in which a pedestrian or bicyclist is required to obey a pedestrian hybrid signal; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/09/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls [SB-299]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements for golf carts in the community of Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls, St. Mary's County; providing that a person who operates a golf cart in Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls may operate the golf cart only on specified roads, between dawn and dusk, and only if the golf cart is equipped with specified lighting; authorizing the St. Mary's County Department of Public Works and Transportation to designate the specified highways on which a person may operate a golf cart; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Waugh
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2018
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Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls [HB-176]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements for golf carts in the community of Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls, St. Mary's County; providing that a person who operates a golf cart in Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls may operate the golf cart only on specified roads, between dawn and dusk, and only if the golf cart is equipped with specified lighting; authorizing the St. Mary's County Department of Public Works and Transportation to designate the specified highways on which a person may operate a golf cart; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Deb Rey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 710 on 05/25/2017
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Railroad Grade Crossings - Exempt Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Plaque [SB-98]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to erect an exempt highway-rail grade crossing plaque at each railroad grade crossing in the State that is no longer in use by a railroad; specifying that the design and placement of a plaque shall be erected in accordance with the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; and 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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2018