Transportation - Generally
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
Air Navigation Protection From Hazards Act of 2017 [HB-874]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
[Aerospace ]
Creating an exemption under the Forest Conservation Act for the cutting or clearing of trees to comply with a specified provision of law relating to obstructions to air navigation; and providing that the exemption does not apply to the cutting or clearing of trees to facilitate the expansion or extension of the boundaries of any airport or runway.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy J Szeliga
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 464 on 05/04/2017
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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 - Life-Threatening Injury Involving a Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence [HB-585]
[Crime ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from causing a life-threatening injury to another as a result of the person's driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel in a criminally negligent manner; exempting specified conduct that results in a life-threatening injury to another; establishing penalties, and a specified exemption, for a first violation of the Act which constitute a misdemeanor subject to imprisonment of up to 18 months or a maximum fine of $5,000 or both; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Estates and Trusts - Vehicle Transfers - Excise Tax and Fee Exemption [SB-449]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Providing that the motor vehicle excise tax and certificate of title fee may not be imposed on the issuance of a certificate of title for specified vehicles transferred without consideration if the vehicle is transferred in a specified manner to or from specified trusts; altering the definition of "consideration"; defining "vehicle"; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J Kasemeyer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 663 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Transportation - Motor Fuel Tax and Highway User Revenue - Increased Local Share [HB-552]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Allocating specified motor fuel tax revenue to a specified account that is shared with local governments; increasing the portion of highway user revenue that is distributed to local governments; altering the allocation of the local share of highway user revenue; proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution mandating that revenue be credited to a specified account and distributed from that account in a specified manner; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2017
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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
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
Transportation - Highway User Revenues - Allocation [SB-161]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Infrastructure ]
Increasing the portion of highway user revenues that is distributed to local governments if the Transportation Trust Fund revenue for a fiscal year exceeds the most recent estimate of the Board of Revenue Estimates for that fiscal year; altering the allocation of the local share of highway user revenues among Baltimore City, counties, and municipalities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen M. Waugh
Hearing 2/01 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/01/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Woodrow Wilson Bridge and Tunnel Compact - Repeal [SB-125]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
Repealing provisions relating to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and Tunnel Compact; repealing a requirement that the Governor execute the compact with the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia under specified circumstances; repealing the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge and Tunnel Authority; repealing a requirement that the compact may not be interpreted to affect the levy of specified taxes; repealing the specified powers of the Authority to operate a project to upgrade the Interstate 95 Potomac River crossing; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 682 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Woodrow Wilson Bridge and Tunnel Compact - Repeal [HB-82]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
Repealing provisions relating to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and Tunnel Compact; repealing a requirement that the Governor execute the compact with the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia under specified circumstances; repealing the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge and Tunnel Authority; repealing a requirement that the compact may not be interpreted to affect the levy of specified taxes; repealing the specified powers of the Authority to operate a project to upgrade the Interstate 95 Potomac River crossing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred C Carr
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 681 on 05/25/2017