Transportation - Highways
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
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State Highways - Commercial Signs in Rights-of-Way - Penalties [SB-131]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing the maximum civil penalty applicable to a violation for affixing a commercial sign to a State highway sign, signal, or marker in the State highway right-of-way to $100 per commercial sign affixed; and clarifying certain language establishing a civil penalty for a violation of the prohibition against placing or maintaining commercial signs in a State highway right-of-way.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 534 on 05/08/2020
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Video Lottery Terminal Proceeds - Local Impact Grants - Reimbursement for Maryland Route 210 Projects [SB-51]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Gaming ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring, rather than authorizing, the Governor to include in the annual State budget an amount equal to the lesser of $15,000,000 or the amount sufficient to reimburse Prince George's County for the use of local impact grant funds from video lottery terminals to pay for Maryland Route 210 infrastructure projects.
Sponsored by: Sen. Obie Patterson
Hearing Canceled on 01/15/2020
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge – Reconstruction Advisory Group and Transportation Facilities Projects [HB-56]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
Establishing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Reconstruction Advisory Group for the purpose of providing the Maryland Transportation Authority with an independent, citizen-informed perspective on the Authority's operations at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge; requiring the Advisory Group to assist the Authority in assessing potential concerns and educating the public about certain activity; prohibiting the State or a reporting agency from transferring ownership, operation or management of existing transportation facilities to a certain entity; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 611 on 05/08/2020
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge – Reconstruction Advisory Group [SB-13]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
Establishing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Reconstruction Advisory Group for the purpose of providing the Maryland Transportation Authority with an independent, citizen-informed perspective on the Authority's operations at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge; requiring the Advisory Group to assist the Authority in assessing potential concerns and educating the public about activity related to the bridge; requiring any entity that conducts a study related to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to report its findings and recommendations to the Advisory Group; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey
Hearing Canceled on 03/16/2020
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
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State Highway Administration - Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Bridge - Dedication [SB-1157]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to dedicate the bridge located at the intersection of Maryland Route 22 and Interstate Highway 95 as the Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Bridge.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 712 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland Transportation Authority - John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway - Toll Plazas [SB-1090]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
Prohibiting the Maryland Transportation Authority from making any capital investment in the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway toll plaza; requiring the Authority to remove the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway toll plaza when it becomes functionally obsolete and establish a new toll plaza for the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway at a location between Maryland Route 279 and the boundary between Maryland and Delaware; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2017
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Transportation - I-270/US 15 Multi-Modal Corridor Study and West Side Mobility Study - Review and Update [SB-1065]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring specified Maryland Department of Transportation business entities to review and update the I-270/US 15 Multi-Modal Corridor Study and the West Side Mobility Study in order to ensure compliance with federal and State project development process requirements for the approval and funding of major public transportation projects; and requiring that a specified report be submitted on or before January 1 each year to specified committees until the completion of the review and update.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2017
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The Roadkill Bill of 2017 [HB-1251]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration, in consultation with all interested parties, to adopt timely and comprehensive regulations establishing an accessible process for citizens to report to the Administration roadkill on State highways.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Local Infrastructure Fast Track for Maryland Act [HB-1322]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing the Office of Legislative Audits to perform an audit of local governments that receive a distribution of highway user revenues; increasing, over 7 fiscal years, the portion of highway user revenues that is distributed to local governments; altering the allocation of the local share of highway user revenues among Baltimore City, counties, and municipalities; requiring, if distributions to municipalities do not equal $26,400,000, that additional distributions of highway user revenues be made to specified municipalities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie S. Ciliberti
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 03/09/2017
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State Highway Administration - Traffic Control Devices - Decorative Treatments [HB-1334]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to establish a policy regarding the application of decorative treatments on traffic control devices that have been marred by graffiti or vandalism; authorizing a person to apply to a district office within the Administration for a permit to install decorative treatments, including a digitally printed vinyl wrap or paint, on a traffic control device; authorizing a district office to issue a specified permit; requiring the Administration to adopt specified regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 761 on 05/25/2017
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State Highway Administration Neighbor Notification Act [HB-1374]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to send a specified notice to nearby property owners at least 2 weeks in advance of planned construction on a State highway; requiring the Administration to send the notice on behalf of specified persons involved in the planned construction; requiring the notice to include specified information; requiring the Administration to send another notice to nearby property owners if planned construction is postponed under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Ellis Hixson
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/20/2017
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Washington County - State Highway Rights-of-Way - Tree Planting and Signs [HB-1133]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting in Washington County tree planting in a specified State highway right-of-way to implement a State Watershed Implementation Plan under specified circumstances; requiring the State Highway Administration to negotiate in good faith with commercial property owners in Washington County regarding the placement of directional or promotional signs in State highway rights-of-way; requiring the Administration to coordinate efforts to minimize the fiscal impact on the Transportation Trust Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 4/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/06/2017
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Transportation - I-270/US 15 Multi-Modal Corridor Study and West Side Mobility Study - Review and Update [HB-1050]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring specified Maryland Department of Transportation business entities to review and update the I-270/US 15 Multi-Modal Corridor Study and the West Side Mobility Study in order to ensure compliance with federal and State project development process requirements for the approval and funding of major public transportation projects; and requiring that a specified report be submitted on or before January 1 each year to specified committees until the completion of the review and update.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2017
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Vehicle Laws - Vehicle Presence Monitoring Systems - Authorization by Local Jurisdictions [HB-947]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing and establishing requirements for the use of specified vehicle presence monitoring systems in local jurisdictions to enforce State and local laws restricting the presence of vehicles during specified times; establishing that a vehicle presence monitoring system may be used in a local jurisdiction under the Act only if its use is authorized by a local law adopted by the local jurisdiction; requiring the issuance of a warning for a first violation under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred C Carr
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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State Highway Administration - Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Bridge - Dedication [HB-951]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to dedicate the bridge located at the intersection of Maryland Route 22 and Interstate Highway 95 as the Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Bridge.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 711 on 05/25/2017
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Dedication - Henrietta Lacks Way [SJR-6]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Rights ]
Urging the governing body of Baltimore County to dedicate a specified portion of Dundalk Avenue in Baltimore County as Henrietta Lacks Way.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 02/27/2017
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Transportation - Highway User Revenues - Distribution to Municipalities [HB-946]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
Altering the authorized uses of highway user revenues; requiring that specified additional distributions of highway user revenues be made in specified fiscal years to Baltimore City and, under specified circumstances, municipalities; requiring that specified additional distributions of highway user revenues be allocated among municipalities in a specified manner; repealing obsolete distributions and transfers of highway user revenues for specified fiscal years; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Transportation - Highway User Revenues - Distribution to Municipalities [HB-942]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Altering the percentages of highway user revenues that are required to be distributed to Baltimore City and municipalities in specified fiscal years; altering the percentages in specified fiscal years of highway user revenues that are required to be used as authorized under the Transportation Trust Fund; repealing obsolete distributions and transfers of highway user revenues for specified fiscal years; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Pollinator Habitat Plans - Plan Contents - Requirements and Prohibition [HB-830]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Animals ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a specified pollinator habitat plan to include specified best management practices for the designation of specified habitat areas; requiring that a specified pollinator habitat plan established by the Department of Natural Resources, the Maryland Environmental Service, and the State Highway Administration be as protective of pollinators as the Department of Agriculture's managed pollinator protection plan; prohibiting, with specified exceptions, the use of specified pesticides, seeds, or plants in a specified area; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 755 on 05/25/2017
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Local Infrastructure Fast Track for Maryland Act [SB-586]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing the Office of Legislative Audits to perform an audit of local governments that receive a distribution of highway user revenues; increasing, over 7 fiscal years, the portion of highway user revenues that is distributed to local governments; altering the allocation of the local share of highway user revenues among Baltimore City, counties, and municipalities; requiring, if distributions to municipalities do not equal $26,400,000, that additional distributions of highway user revenues be made to specified municipalities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017