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Transportation - Generally

Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-432	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting, beginning in fiscal year 2022, the Maryland Transit Administration from purchasing buses for the Administration's transit bus fleet that are not electric buses; requiring the Administration, on or before January 1, 2021, and each January 1 thereafter, to submit a report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the implementation of the Act; requiring the report to include a plan for transitioning any adversely affected State employees to other employment; etc.	Transportation - Generally Administrative Agencies Renewable Energy Sources Auditors And Audits Buses Committees And Commissions Contracts Environmental Matters Examinations Mass Transit
HB-368	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Governor to include certain appropriations in the State budget from the Transportation Trust Fund to the Maryland Transit Administration for the operating and capital needs of the Administration in certain fiscal years; requiring that certain capital appropriations to the Administration be in addition to any funds appropriated for the capital planning, engineering, right-of-way acquisition, or construction of the Purple Line; etc. Democrat: 97% (38) Republican: 2% (1) 97% Democrat support 2% Republican support	Transportation - Generally Administrative Agencies Appropriations Budgets Capital Budgets Construction Engineers Governor Investments Maps And Charts
HB-402	State (Maryland)	Providing that certain whistleblower protections for certain employees of the State apply to the employees of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority contingent on certain action by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia; and establishing the intent of the General Assembly to waive the sovereign immunity of the State extended to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for certain purposes. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Transportation - Generally State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials Administrative Agencies Boundaries Claims District Of Columbia Ethics General Assembly Interstate Affairs Mass Transit
HB-390	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Department of Transportation to study and make recommendations on the feasibility of establishing a point-to-point commuter bus route that serves certain population centers along the I-270 corridor and provides service to and from job centers in Northern Virginia; requiring the Department, in conducting the study, to consult with certain governments, stakeholders, and entities and to study and make recommendations to the Governor and certain Committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2021; etc. Democrat: 100% (30) 100% Democrat support	Transportation - Generally Agents And Brokers Buses Committees And Commissions Communications Commuters Examinations Frederick County Highways Interstate Affairs
HB-351	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Land Use and Vehicle Miles Traveled Workgroup to develop a State strategy that identifies State and local land use policies, business incentives, and transportation policies, investment and programs for certain purposes; authorizing the Workgroup to establish subcommittees and collaborate with expert witnesses; requiring the Workgroup to report its final findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2021; etc. Democrat: 100% (14) 100% Democrat support	Transportation - Generally Commerce And Business Committees And Commissions Highways Housing Legislative Services, Department Of Mass Transit Motor Vehicles Parking Pollution
HB-310	State (Maryland)	Requiring the University of Maryland, Baltimore to study the health effects of air traffic noise on communities near Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport since the implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System; requiring the study to evaluate certain health outcomes, costs, and cost savings; requiring the Governor to provide in the 2022 budget bill an appropriation of at least $130,000 for the purpose of carrying out study; etc. Democrat: 100% (13) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Transportation - Generally Airports Appropriations Data Health Health Insurance Noise Records Reports
SB-253	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting the State and certain units and instrumentalities of the State from using any appropriation for a magnetic levitation transportation system in the State; prohibiting a public or private entity that receives money from the State from authorizing a permit or giving any other form of approval for a magnetic levitation transportation system in the State; and prohibiting a proposal for a magnetic levitation transportation system from using certain rights-of-way or track owned or operated by Amtrak or CSX transportation. Democrat: 100% (3) 100% Democrat support	Transportation - Generally State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials Administrative Agencies Appropriations Construction Industry And Technology Licenses Mass Transit Procurement Railroads
HB-252	State (Maryland)	Establishing as a responsibility of the Department of State Police primary traffic enforcement and emergency response on Interstate 83 (Jones Falls Expressway) in Baltimore City between Fayette Street and the City border with Baltimore County; etc. Democrat: 100% (12) 100% Democrat support	Public Safety Transportation - Generally Baltimore City Boundaries Emergencies State Police, Department Of Traffic Regulation
HB-205	State (Maryland)	Requiring the State Department of Transportation promptly to undertake all steps necessary to complete the design, engineering, and National Environmental Policy Act process and secure a record of decision for the Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project; requiring the Governor to include in the annual State budget an appropriation of $12,000,000 from the Transportation Trust Fund in fiscal years 2022 and $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 for certain purposes related to the Project; etc. Democrat: 100% (33) 100% Democrat support	Transportation - Generally Operating Budget Appropriations Budget And Management, Department Of Charles County Environmental Matters Governor Mass Transit Prince George's County Railroads
HB-162	State (Maryland)	Including the Governor Harry W. Nice/Senator Thomas "Mac" Middleton Bridge, Sandy Hook Bridge, Brunswick Bridge, and Point of Rocks Bridge as subject to the provisions of the Potomac River Bridges Towing Compact; and making the Act contingent on the enactment of a similar Act by the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Transportation - Generally Boundaries Bridges And Tunnels Communications Contracts District Of Columbia Governor Interstate Affairs Notices Reports
SB-184	State (Maryland)	Requiring the University of Maryland, Baltimore to study the health effects of air traffic noise on communities near Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport since the implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System; requiring the study to evaluate certain health outcomes, costs, and cost savings; requiring the Governor to provide in the 2022 budget bill an appropriation of at least $130,000 for the purpose of carrying out study; etc. Democrat: 85% (6) Republican: 14% (1) 85% Democrat support 14% Republican support	Public Health Transportation - Generally Airports Appropriations Data Health Health Insurance Noise Records Reports
HB-107	State (Maryland)	Requiring Baltimore City to transfer revenue from fines collected as a result of violations enforced by a traffic control signal monitoring system, a speed monitoring system, a school bus monitoring camera, or a vehicle height monitoring system to the Baltimore City Complete Streets Program Fund; establishing the Baltimore City Complete Streets Program Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; specifying the purpose of the Fund; requiring the Baltimore City Department of Transportation to administer the Fund; etc. Democrat: 100% (6) 100% Democrat support	Transportation - Generally Baltimore City Comptroller Electronic Surveillance Fines Highways Revenue And Taxes Traffic Regulation Treasurers
HB-89	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the County Commissioners of St. Mary's County to designate an emergency snow route and to regulate travel and the presence of vehicles on an emergency snow route during a snow emergency. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Local Government - Generally Transportation - Generally Abandoned Vehicles Emergencies Highways Parking St. Mary's County Traffic Regulation Transportation Weather
HB-86	State (Maryland)	Specifying that the Maryland Transit Administration must regularly consult with certain entities regarding the compilation and submission of the Central Maryland Regional Transit Plan; requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to submit a draft Central Maryland Regional Transit Plan to certain entities at least 45 days before the draft is finalized; altering the contents and elements of the Plan; requiring the Plan to be reviewed and updated every 6 years and to address a certain 30-year period; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Transportation - Generally Administrative Agencies Administrative Agencies Boundaries Boundaries Budgets Budgets Committees And Commissions Committees And Commissions Communications
SB-136	State (Maryland)	Specifying that the Maryland Transit Administration must regularly consult with certain entities regarding the compilation and submission of the Central Maryland Regional Transit Plan; requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to submit a draft Central Maryland Regional Transit Plan to certain entities at least 45 days before the draft is finalized; altering the contents and elements of the Plan; requiring the Plan to be reviewed and updated every 6 years and to address a certain 30-year period; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Transportation - Generally Administrative Agencies Boundaries Budgets Communications Construction Disclosure Electronic Government Examinations Grants
HB-56	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Reconstruction Advisory Group; requiring the Advisory Group to hold monthly meetings and study issues associated with traffic on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and U.S. Route 50 between the Severn River and Kent Narrows Bridges; requiring the Advisory Group to report its recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by July 1, 2021, and each July thereafter; requiring a certain traffic management study by the Maryland Department of Transportation; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Transportation - Generally Transportation - Highways Boundaries Bridges And Tunnels Chesapeake Bay Committees And Commissions Communications Construction Examinations Highways
SB-105	State (Maryland)	Requiring the State Department of Transportation promptly to undertake all steps necessary to complete the design, engineering, and National Environmental Policy Act process and secure a record of decision for the Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project; requiring the Governor to include in the annual State budget an appropriation of $12,000,000 from the Transportation Trust Fund in fiscal year 2022 and $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 for certain purposes related to the Project; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Transportation - Generally Operating Budget Appropriations Budget And Management, Department Of Charles County Environmental Matters Governor Mass Transit Prince George's County Railroads
SB-13	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Reconstruction Advisory Group; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Advisory Group; requiring the Advisory Group to hold monthly meetings and study certain issues and make recommendations relating to traffic on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and surrounding roadways; requiring the State Highway Administration, in collaboration with the Maryland Transportation Institute, to conduct a certain traffic management and technology study; etc. Republican: 100% (2) 100% Republican support	Transportation - Generally Transportation - Highways Anne Arundel County Boundaries Bridges And Tunnels Chesapeake Bay Committees And Commissions Commuters Construction Emergency Bills
HB-1651	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting the Maryland Transit Administration from allowing an employee of the Executive Branch of State government to use a transit service without paying the established fare; authorizing the Administration to allow an employee of the Executive Branch of State government to use a transit service without payment of an established fare if the use is in the course of the employee's employment; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Transportation - Generally Administrative Agencies Education, Boards Of Fees Governor Mass Transit Public Schools Students
SB-1164	State (Maryland)	Altering the membership of the Maryland Transportation Authority to include specified members of the General Assembly as nonvoting members of the Authority serving in an advisory capacity only; specifying criteria concerning the appointment, tenure, and compensation of the legislative members of the Authority; etc. Republican: 64% (9) Democrat: 35% (5) 64% Republican support 35% Democrat support	Transportation - Generally Administrative Agencies General Assembly Transportation

Title: Maryland Transit Administration - Conversion to Electric Buses (Electric Bus Transition Act)