Mass Transit
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Water Transportation Network [SB-850]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transit Administration to study the feasibility of using the navigable waters of Chesapeake Bay as a water transportation network to link waterfront communities along the Chesapeake Bay; requiring the Department and the Administration to prepare an inventory of specified facilities on the Chesapeake Bay and to estimate the cost of implementing the specified network; requiring a specified report be made to the Governor and General Assembly by June 30, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2017
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Transportation - Transit Service - State Grants [SB-963]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering a provision of law concerning the amount of a specified grant that the Department of Transportation is required to provide to the Washington Suburban Transit District for a share of the regional transit operating deficits of the regional transit system for which the District is responsible; altering provisions of law concerning the amount of an annual grant that the Department is required to provide to Prince George's County and Montgomery County for eligible local bus service; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Water Transportation Network [HB-907]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transit Administration to study the feasibility of using the navigable waters of Chesapeake Bay as a water transportation network to link waterfront communities along the Chesapeake Bay; requiring the Department and the Administration to prepare an inventory of specified facilities on the Chesapeake Bay and to estimate the cost of implementing the specified network; requiring a specified report be made to the Governor and General Assembly by June 30, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Sales and Use Tax - Light Rail Vehicles - Exemption [HB-713]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Providing an exemption from the sales and use tax for the sale of light rail transit vehicles and related equipment if the vehicles will be used to provide service on the Purple Line in Montgomery County and Prince George's County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ways and Means
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 718 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Transit Administration - Farebox Recovery Rate - Repeal [SB-484]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Repealing the requirement that a specified percentage of operating costs for specified public transit services must be recovered by the Maryland Transit Administration from specified revenues; altering requirements for specified annual reports submitted by the Administration to specified committees of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 16 on 04/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Smoking Marijuana in a Public Place - Prohibition [SB-445]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from smoking marijuana in a public place, in or on a public conveyance, or in any specified area otherwise accessible to the public; establishing a penalty of a fine not to exceed $500 for a violation of the Act; providing for the expungement of a conviction under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Membership Act [HB-285]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring that specified members of the board of directors of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; requiring one regular member of the board of directors of the Commission who is appointed by the Governor to be a resident of Montgomery County or Prince George's County; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 352 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Transit Administration - Farebox Recovery Rate - Repeal [HB-271]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Repealing the requirement that a specified percentage of operating costs for specified public transit services must be recovered by the Maryland Transit Administration from specified revenues; altering the content of specified annual performance reports to be submitted by the Administration to specified committees of the General Assembly by December 1 of each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 24 on 04/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Membership Act [SB-265]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring that specified members of the board of directors of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; requiring one regular member of the board of directors of the Commission who is appointed by the Governor to be a resident of Montgomery County or Prince George's County; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 351 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Carroll County - Local Government Tort Claims Act [HB-219]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Removing a reference to a specified public transportation provider in Carroll County from the definition of "local government" under the Local Government Tort Claims Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carroll County Delegation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 46 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - Washington Metrorail Safety Commission - Establishment and Compact [HB-119]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission and the Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact; granting the Commission specified safety, regulatory, and enforcement authority over the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; specifying the membership, powers, organization, and duties of the Commission; making the Act contingent upon the enactment of a similar Act by the Commonwealth of Virginia and by the District of Columbia; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 3 on 03/30/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Transportation - Light Rail and Metro Subway - State Safety Oversight Authority [HB-149]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Designating the Office of the Secretary of Transportation as the State Safety Oversight Authority for the Maryland Transit Administration's light rail transit system and Metro subway in accordance with federal law; requiring the deputy secretary of transportation or the deputy secretary's designee to exercise safety authority over the Administration's light rail transit system and Metro subway; and authorizing the Office of the Secretary to adopt regulations to carry out its safety oversight authority.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 112 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Carroll County - Local Government Tort Claims Act [SB-106]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Removing a reference to a specified public transportation provider in Carroll County from the definition of "local government" under the Local Government Tort Claims Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin D Ready
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 45 on 04/11/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Norfolk Southern Railway right-of-way; public transit or multimodal transportation projects. [SB-1396]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
Norfolk Southern Railway right-of-way; public transit or multimodal transportation projects. Provides that the right-of-way of the Norfolk Southern Railway acquired by the City of Virginia Beach may be used for construction of a public transit or multimodal transportation project instead of a Light Rail project.
Sponsored by: Sen. Frank W. Wagner
Stricken At Request Of Patron In Transportation (11-y 0-n) on 02/01/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Fare enforcement inspectors; fares for use of mass transit. [SB-1172]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Fare enforcement inspectors. Provides for the appointment of fare enforcement inspectors to enforce payment of fares for use of mass transit facilities operated anywhere in the Commonwealth. Currently, fare enforcement inspectors may be appointed only in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia). Under current law, failure of a transit user to pay the fare or produce proof of fare payment to such fare enforcement inspectors carries a civil penalty of not more than $100. This bill is identical to HB 1931.
Sponsored by: Sen. William M. Stanley
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0548) on 03/16/2017
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Tennessee 110th General Assembly
As introduced, creates a state office dedicated to providing expertise and assistance to the state and local governments regarding public-private initiatives to develop, redevelop, or operate transportation facilities under the Public-Private Transportation Act of 2016. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 54, Chapter 6. [HB-1374]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
As introduced, creates a state office dedicated to providing expertise and assistance to the state and local governments regarding public-private initiatives to develop, redevelop, or operate transportation facilities under the Public-Private Transportation Act of 2016. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 54, Chapter 6.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles M. Sargent
Taken Off Notice For Cal In S/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee Of Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 04/19/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Norfolk Southern Railway right-of-way; public transit or multimodal transportation projects. [HB-2021]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
Norfolk Southern Railway right-of-way; public transit or multimodal transportation projects. Provides that the right-of-way of the Norfolk Southern Railway acquired by the City of Virginia Beach may be used for various public transportation projects. Currently, the right-of-way may be used only for a light rail project.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron A. Villanueva
Left In Transportation on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Fare enforcement inspectors; enforcement of payment of fares for use of mass transit facilities. [HB-1931]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Fare enforcement inspectors. Provides for the appointment of fare enforcement inspectors to enforce payment of fares for use of mass transit facilities operated anywhere in the Commonwealth. Currently, fare enforcement inspectors may be appointed only in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia). Under current law, failure of a transit user to pay the fare or produce proof of fare payment to such fare enforcement inspectors carries a civil penalty of not more than $100. This bill is identical to SB 1172.
Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy B. Carr
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0070) on 02/20/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact of 1966 gubernatorial review. [HJR-617]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact of 1966 gubernatorial review. Requests the Governor to review the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact of 1966 and enter into discussions with his counterparts in the District of Columbia and Maryland to identify possible improvements to the agreement, particularly with regard to the governance, financing, and operation of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher K. Peace
Bill Text As Passed House And Senate (hj617er) on 02/15/2017
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Tennessee 110th General Assembly
As introduced, creates a state office dedicated to providing expertise and assistance to the state and local governments regarding public-private initiatives to develop, redevelop, or operate transportation facilities under the Public-Private Transportation Act of 2016. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 54, Chapter 6. [SB-559]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
As introduced, creates a state office dedicated to providing expertise and assistance to the state and local governments regarding public-private initiatives to develop, redevelop, or operate transportation facilities under the Public-Private Transportation Act of 2016. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 54, Chapter 6.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Ketron
Failed In Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee / No Second on 04/18/2017