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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Local infrastructure funding. [SB-203]
Local infrastructure funding. Amends the percentage split between the state highway fund and local road and street account to 60%/40%. Amends the allocation percentage for the motor vehicle highway account. Amends the grant amount determination and the maximum amount for grants made from the local road and bridge matching grant fund. Requires the Indiana department of transportation to approve certain eligible projects for a grant from the local road and bridge matching grant fund. Appropriates $300,000,000 from the state general fund or money received
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Sponsored by: Sen. Fady Qaddoura
Authored By Senator Qaddoura on 01/10/2023
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Vision zero task force. [SB-233]
Vision zero task force. Establishes the vision zero task force (task force) to study and make recommendations concerning: (1) the reduction and prevention of fatalities on roads and highways; and (2) other driving safety issues. Requires the task force to file an annual report with the interim study committee on roads and transportation. Requires the legislative services agency to provide staff support for the task force.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lonnie Randolph
First Reading: Referred To Committee On Roads And Transportation on 03/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Transportation - Financing and Commission on Transportation Revenue and Infrastructure Needs (State and Federal Transportation Funding Act) [SB-24]
Repealing a requirement that the Capital Debt Affordability Committee include certain debt that is secured by future federal aid within its review of State tax supported debt; altering the calculation of the maximum amount of debt secured by future federal aid that the Department of Transportation may issue; providing that the maximum amount of debt that may be issued is calculated as of June 30; establishing the Maryland Commission on Transportation Revenue and Infrastructure Needs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 455 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Safe Access for All (SAFE) Roads Act of 2023 [HB-70]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to implement all possible incremental near-term safety improvements as soon as practicable if a new approved pedestrian or bicycle safety construction or improvement project is projected to take more than 12 months to complete.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 571 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Safe Access for All (SAFE) Roads Act of 2023 [SB-16]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to recommend and implement certain design elements for pedestrian and bicycle safety when developing any construction or improvement project, or postconstruction project, preservation, or maintenance; and requiring the State Highway Administration to submit certain reports including pedestrian and bicycle safety data, analyses, and plans to the General Assembly by certain dates.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Equity in Transportation Sector - Guidelines and Analyses [HB-9]
Requiring that equity be considered when State transportation plans, reports, and goals are developed; altering the membership of the advisory committee on State transportation goals; requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to conduct transit equity analyses, cost-benefit analyses, and consult with certain communities before announcing or proposing any major service change or any reduction or cancellation of a certain capital expansion project in the construction program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 583 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Equity in Transportation Sector - Guidelines and Analyses [SB-19]
Requiring that equity be considered when State transportation plans, reports, and goals are developed; altering the membership of the advisory committee on State transportation goals, benchmarks, and indicators; requiring the Department of Transportation to conduct transit equity analyses and cost-benefit analyses and consult with certain communities before announcing or proposing any major service change or any reduction or cancellation of a certain capital expansion project in a certain construction program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 584 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Transportation - Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle Bonds and Grant Anticipation Notes (State and Federal Transportation Funding Act) [HB-51]
Repealing a requirement that the Capital Debt Affordability Committee include certain debt that is secured by future federal aid within its review of State tax supported debt; altering the calculation of the maximum amount of debt secured by future federal aid that the Department of Transportation may issue; providing that the maximum amount of debt that may be issued is calculated as of June 30; altering the maximum term of certain bonds that are secured by a pledge of future federal aid; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman
Favorable With Amendments Report By Budget And Taxation on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Equitable and Inclusive Transit-Oriented Development Enhancement Act [HB-12]
Repealing the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to designate transit-oriented development; establishing the Transit-Oriented Development Capital Grant and Revolving Loan Fund to promote the equitable and inclusive development of transit-oriented developments; authorizing the Department of Transportation to use the Fund to provide financial assistance to local jurisdictions; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an amount sufficient to ensure a Fund balance of at least $5,000,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 512 on 05/08/2023
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Transportation matters. [HB-1046]
Transportation matters. Provides that a transit development district may be established in a municipality that is located in a county that is a member of the development authority and has operated regularly scheduled commuter bus services to Chicago, Illinois, with prior financial assistance from the development authority, and shuttle bus services that transport riders to a train station or a regular train stop along the Chicago to South Bend line. Provides for a public transportation corporation located in a county having a population of more than
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lonnie Randolph
Public Law 210 on 05/04/2023
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Airports. [HB-1069]
Airports. Voids an administrative rule concerning eligibility of projects for which funding is available from the airport development grant fund (grant fund) and relocates (with stylistic changes) the contents of the voided administrative rule. Requires the Indiana department of transportation, in determining the match for a state grant for which federal grants are not available, to: (1) consider the airport classification and the type of project; and (2) require matching funds of at least 25%.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Cherry
Public Law 123 on 05/01/2023
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Removal of Illiana Expressway references. [SB-44]
Removal of Illiana Expressway references. Removes references to the Illiana Expressway in various statutes concerning transportation. Makes a conforming change and technical corrections.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Bohacek
Public Law 19 on 04/20/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Highways - Proposed Expressway Expansion - Rail Evaluation [HB-1419]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to evaluate the use of adjacent State rights-of-way for rail transit of any kind during the initial project planning phase for a proposed expansion of an expressway to add capacity.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing Canceled on 03/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Child Support Enforcement - License Applications - Taxpayer Identification Number [HB-1413]
Altering the duties of certain licensing authorities in certain provisions of law relating to the suspension or denial of certain occupational licenses for child support arrearages to provide for the disclosure of the taxpayer identification number of an applicant for a certain occupational license instead of the Social Security number under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Operating Budget - Consolidated Transportation Program and Unanticipated Federal Funds [HB-1322]
Requiring the financial forecast that supports the Consolidated Transportation Program to include a reserve of $35,000,000 for certain changes in certain revenue sources; prohibiting the expenditure of certain money from the federal government by amendment of an appropriation in the fiscal year 2022 or 2023 State budget unless the money is used for certain purposes; and providing that the prohibition does not apply to the amendment of an appropriation if the Board of Public Works makes a certain determination.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Environment and Energy - Investment in Overburdened Communities [HB-1033]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, on or before December 1, 2022, to develop certain policies and recommendations to require at least 40% of overall spending on certain programs, projects, or investments to benefit certain overburdened communities, starting with fiscal year 2024; defining an "overburdened community" as any census tract where the median house hold income is not more than 75% of the statewide median household income and certain environmental indicators are above the 75th percentile; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 02/18/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Maryland Transit Administration - Transit Services for Public School Students and Youth Workers [HB-1055]
Requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to provide certain services to certain students of the Baltimore City Public School system and youth workers in the Baltimore City YouthWorks program; prohibiting the Administration from seeking certain fees or reimbursement; and requiring the Administration, Baltimore City Public Schools, and the Mayor's Office of Employment Development to adopt regulations establishing the eligibility criteria for students and youth workers receiving a student transit pass.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Lierman
House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments on 04/06/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Transportation – Maryland Aviation Infrastructure Impacts Commission [HB-1103]
Establishing the Maryland Aviation Infrastructure Impacts Commission to study the health and environmental impacts of commercial aviation in certain communities in Maryland; and requiring, for fiscal years 2024 through 2027, the Governor to include in the annual budget an appropriation of at least $430,000 to the Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Transportation - Elderly and Handicapped Transportation Service - County Funding [HB-1019]
Requiring the Secretary of Transportation to identify separately within the Department of Transportation's annual budget at least $4,305,908 of funding in fiscal year 2024 and a certain amount of funding in all subsequent fiscal years to be used for county elderly and handicapped transportation service; and requiring the Secretary to report annually by December 1 to certain committees of the General Assembly on the amount of funding distributed to each county and municipality pursuant to the Act for the prior fiscal year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Rereferred To Budget And Taxation on 04/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Transportation – Elderly and Handicapped Transportation Service – County Funding [SB-838]
Requiring the Secretary of Transportation to identify separately within the Department of Transportation's annual budget at least $4,305,908 of funding in fiscal year 2024 and a certain amount of funding in all subsequent fiscal years to be used for county elderly and handicapped transportation service; and requiring, on or before December 1 each year, the Secretary to report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the amount of funding distributed to each county and municipality under the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 416 on 05/16/2022