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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Consolidated Transportation Program - Project Requests [SB-810]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Making a request by the County Executive of Baltimore County to the Secretary of Transportation that a major capital project be considered for inclusion in the construction program of the Consolidated Transportation Program subject to the advice and consent of the County Council of Baltimore County.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert A Zirkin
Unfavorable Report By Budget And Taxation Withdrawn on 03/02/2011
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Snowstorm and Related Climate Change Preparation Act [SB-766]
[Climate Change ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring, on or before December 1, 2011, the Maryland Commission on Climate Change, in cooperation with the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, to submit a specified report to the Governor and the General Assembly on specified investments necessary for the State to respond to specified weather emergencies; requiring the report to include specified information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/8 At 1:00 P.m. (education Health And Environmental Affairs) on 02/09/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Transportation - Transit Authorities - Red Line and Purple Line [SB-729]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Red Line Transit Authority and Purple Line Transit Authority to finance, construct, and operate the Red Line and the Purple Line light rail transit lines; providing for the members, appointment, terms, chairmen, and staff of the authorities; prohibiting the Department of Transportation from exercising jurisdiction or authority over the Red Line and Purple Line light rail transit lines; authorizing the authorities to take specified actions in the performance of their duties; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. E. J. Pipkin
Hearing Cancelled (budget And Taxation) on 03/02/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Transportation - Transit Review and Evaluation [SB-623]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
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 S Madaleno
Hearing 4/5 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Transportation - Procurement for MARC Service [SB-479]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Infrastructure ]
Prohibiting specified entities from being considered a responsible bidder or offeror for specified contracts to provide Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) service unless the entities comply with specified requirements; requiring that, in conjunction with the submission of specified bids or offers, specified entities provide specified units with a statement and estimated date for completing a process of assembling records; requiring entities to notify specified units of changes to a specified estimated date; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Transportation and Maryland Transportation Authority - [SB-458]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Maryland Transportation Authority, to adopt, by July 1, 2012, regulations concerning enhanced inspection of bridges in the State; requiring the regulations to include specified policies and practices; and authorizing the Maryland Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority to supplement or revise specified policies or practices in order to enhance safety.
Sponsored by: Sen. John C Astle
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 04/08/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council [SB-176]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Maryland Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council; specifying the membership and staffing of the Council; requiring the Governor to designate the chair or cochairs of the Council; prohibiting members of the Council from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Council to submit an interim report on or before January 1, 2012, and a final report on or before December 1, 2012; defining a term; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Garagiola
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Quiet Vehicles and Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee [SB-12]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing the Maryland Quiet Vehicles and Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee; providing for the membership, duties, and staffing of the Advisory Committee; prohibiting a member of the Advisory Committee from receiving compensation or reimbursement for expenses; requiring the Advisory Committee to report by June 30, 2013, on findings and recommendations regarding the minimum sound level and sound characteristics to be required for all new vehicles sold and registered in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Norman R Stone
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environmental Matters on 04/01/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Land Use - State Rail Station Overlay Districts [HB-948]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing local jurisdictions to establish State rail station overlay districts in specified areas; setting forth the purposes of a State rail station overlay district; requiring the Department of Planning and the Department of Transportation to consult with a local jurisdiction to establish the boundaries of a specified State rail station overlay district; declaring the intent of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/14/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Environment - Recycling at Transit Stations - Study [HB-602]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the Maryland Transit Administration and the State Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, jointly to study and make recommendations relating to the establishment of a recycling program at transit stations; requiring the recommendations to be reported to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2011; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor on 04/12/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Transportation - Procurement for MARC Service [HB-520]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Prohibiting specified entities from being considered a responsible bidder or offeror for specified contracts to provide Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) service unless the entities comply with specified requirements; requiring that, in conjunction with the submission of specified bids or offers, specified entities provide specified units with a statement and estimated date for completing the process of assembling records; requiring entities to notify specified units of changes to a specified estimated date; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Transportation - Study of Feasibility of Requiring the [HB-308]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of requiring that electric and electric-hybrid school buses be used to transport students enrolled in public schools in the State; requiring that in conducting the study the Department consult with and enlist the participation of a wide range of interested stakeholders; requiring the Secretary of Transportation to submit a report to the General Assembly on or before a specified date; providing for the termination of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/25/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council [HB-167]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Maryland Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council; specifying the membership and staffing of the Council; requiring the Governor to designate the chair or cochairs of the Council; prohibiting members of the Council from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Council to submit an interim report on or before January 1, 2012, and a final report on or before December 1, 2012; defining a term; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Deficit Reduction Financing Act of 2011 [HB-1294]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Repealing law providing for the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund, the Stem Cell Research Commission, and State-funded stem cell research; repealing laws relating to senatorial and delegate scholarships; altering or repealing grant programs; altering the distribution of specified revenues; altering the distribution of highway user revenues for fiscal year 2012; stating the intent of the General Assembly regarding constraining spending in the State budget by implementation of specified actions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Minority Leader
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/08/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Maryland Quiet Vehicles and Pedestrian Safety Task Force - Reconstitution [HB-1223]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing the Maryland Quiet Vehicles and Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee; providing for the membership, duties, and staffing of the Advisory Committee; prohibiting a member of the Advisory Committee from receiving compensation or reimbursement for expenses; requiring the Task Force to report by June 30, 2013, on findings and recommendations regarding the minimum sound level and sound characteristics to be required for all new vehicles sold and registered in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. James E Malone
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/07/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Department of Transportation - Employee Grievance Procedures - Streamlined [HB-1184]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering a provision of law concerning regulations adopted by the Secretary of Transportation for grievance procedures for employees under the Department of Transportation; authorizing an aggrieved employee to appeal decisions to the Office of Administrative Hearings or to another party, as specified; repealing provisions regarding the administration of specified disciplinary appeals by the Secretary of Budget and Management; requiring the Secretary of Transportation to establish appeal procedures through regulations and policy; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Public-Private Partnerships - Oversight [SB-979]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring specified State agencies to submit a report concerning a proposed public-private partnership to the State Treasurer and specified committees of the General Assembly not less than 45 days prior to issuing a public notice of solicitation for the public- private partnership; requiring specified State agencies to submit an annual report concerning public-private partnerships that are under consideration to specified committees of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Verna Jones-Rodwell
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Underground Facilities - Damage Prevention [SB-911]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
Repealing provisions of Maryland's underground facilities damage prevention laws; expanding the scope of the underground facilities damage prevention laws to apply to an owner or lessee of a private residence who performs an excavation or demolition on the land of the private residence; establishing the Maryland Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Authority; establishing the Maryland Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Education and Outreach Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Transportation - Consolidated Transportation Program - Evaluation and Selection [SB-760]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the process and the criteria used for selecting capital projects to be included in the Consolidated Transportation Program; requiring that the annual Consolidated Transportation Program report include specified goals, specified criteria, and a specified statement that describes the purpose and need for each major capital project; requiring an entity that proposes a major capital project to submit a request and a specified statement justifying the project to the Secretary of Transportation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. David C Harrington
Third Reading Passed (37-9) on 04/09/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
State Government - Priority Funding for Transportation Projects for BRAC [SB-725]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Defense ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Military ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation, in its Consolidated Transportation Program, to include as a priority any capital project needed to accommodate projected transportation needs resulting from recommendations of the 2005 Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barry Glassman
Unfavorable Report By Budget And Taxation Withdrawn on 03/01/2010