Transportation - Highways
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Department of Transportation - Study on Roadway Surface Material [HB-1013]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to conduct a study and make certain recommendations on roadway surface material; establishing the purpose of the study; and requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2020.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/29/2019
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State Highway Administration – Sidewalks Within Priority Funding Areas – Repair and Maintenance [HB-10]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to repair and maintain certain sidewalks that are located within an area designated as a priority funding area.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred C Carr
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/28/2019
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Federal-Aid Primary Highways - Signs [SB-955]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to issue a permit for a sign along or near a federal-aid primary highway if the sign is a directional sign for a historic, cultural, or educational site that is naturally suited for outdoor recreation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Transportation - Harry W. Nice Memorial Potomac River Bridge - Replacement [SB-907]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the State and the Maryland Transportation Authority to finance a replacement bridge for the Harry W. Nice Memorial Potomac River Bridge; establishing the Harry W. Nice Memorial Potomac River Bridge Replacement Fund; requiring the Authority to make a deposit to the Fund of $75,000,000 in fiscal years 2018 through 2027, to finance the design and construction of the replacement bridge; authorizing the Authority to deposit in the Fund an amount less than the specified required amount under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/27/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Policy Concerning Sound Barriers Along Highways [SB-752]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration, in collaboration with county governing bodies, to develop and adopt by regulation a policy concerning sound barriers along highways in the State; requiring, on or before December 31, 2019, and every 3 years thereafter, the Administration to review and evaluate the specified policy for effectiveness and continued viability; requiring the Administration to make a specified report regarding sound barriers to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/31/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Acquisition of Property - Real Estate Appraisers [SB-718]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
Requiring that a real estate appraiser engaged by the State Highway Administration to assist in determining the fair value of specified property to be acquired under specified procedures and specified compensation be licensed and certified in accordance with State law and a resident of the State with preference being given to an appraiser who resides in the area where the property being appraised is located.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald N Young
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Transportation Authority - Membership [SB-654]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Transportation - State Highway Administration - Sale or Lease of Highway Naming Rights [SB-617]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to sell or lease to a private entity the naming rights for all or part of a State highway; prohibiting the sale or lease of highway naming rights unless the Administration makes specified determinations; requiring the term of a contract for the sale or lease of naming rights to be at least 1 year; providing that a sale or lease of naming rights may not be construed to require that any highway sign or mailing address be altered; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Sale or Lease of Naming Rights for Rest Areas and Welcome Centers [SB-616]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to sell or lease to a private entity the naming rights for rest areas and welcome centers, as specified; prohibiting the sale or lease of rest area and welcome center naming rights unless the Administration makes specified determinations; requiring the term of a contract for the sale or lease of naming rights to be at least 1 year; providing that a sale or lease of naming rights may not be construed to require that any official State highway sign or mailing address be altered; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Transportation - Highway User Revenues - Distribution to Municipalities [SB-585]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Infrastructure ]
Altering the authorized uses of highway user revenues; repealing obsolete distributions of highway user revenues to Baltimore City, counties, and municipalities for specified fiscal years; requiring that specified additional distributions of highway user revenues be made under specified circumstances to municipalities in fiscal year 2018 for specified purposes; requiring that specified additional distributions of highway user revenues be allocated among municipalities in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/31/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Transportation - Toll Transportation Facilities Project - Annual Pass - Study [SB-416]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to study the feasibility of offering motorists, for each transportation facilities project, an option to pay a flat fee for an annual pass to use the toll transportation facilities project; requiring the study to include a cost-benefit analysis covering the potential for benefit to consumers, the programming and other costs associated with implementation of the annual pass option, and the impact on specified toll revenues; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/09/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Service Signs - Business or Attraction Located in Shopping Center [SB-405]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration, when taking a specified measurement to determine whether a business or an attraction that is located in a shopping center may be advertised on a service sign, to take the measurement in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 02/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Counties - Transportation Adequate Public Facility Law - State Highway Intersection [SB-303]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
Prohibiting a county from amending or repealing a transportation adequate public facility law in effect on January 1, 2016; requiring that the level of traffic congestion at a State highway intersection be determined by the State Highway Administration for the purpose of determining whether development is allowed under a county transportation adequate public facility law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 02/15/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Intercounty Connector - Public School Bus - Exemption From Toll [SB-210]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
Exempting a school bus used to transport public school students from any toll, fee, or other charge for the use of the Intercounty Connector.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Highway Work Permittees - Notice of Sidewalk Closure [SB-202]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a person that obtains a specified permit from the State Highway Administration that authorizes a sidewalk to be closed or that does the work associated with the permit to post a notice at the work site stating the expected period during which the sidewalk will be closed and the contact information for the person to whom the permit was issued or by whom the work is done.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 02/18/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Transportation - Highways - Heroes Highway [SB-1104]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to dedicate the portion of Maryland Route 924 (Emmorton Road) between its intersections with Maryland Route 24 and Singer Road as Heroes Highway.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 525 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Watkins Mill Road Interchange Project [SB-1099]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to undertake all steps necessary to complete the Watkins Mill Road Interchange Project; specifying specified requirements for the Project; requiring the Governor to appropriate a specified amount of funding for the Project; stating the intent of the General Assembly; requiring the Administration to submit, on or before December 1 of each year, a report on the status of the Watkins Mill project to specified committees of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/31/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Transportation Authority - Francis Scott Key Bridge - Toll Discount Plans [HB-964]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to offer to users of the Francis Scott Key Bridge the same toll discount plans that the Authority offered to users of the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge on January 1, 2016.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Federal-Aid Primary Highways - Signs [HB-961]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to issue a permit for a sign along or near a federal-aid primary highway if the sign is a directional sign for a historic, cultural, or educational site that is naturally suited for outdoor recreation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven J. Arentz
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/07/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Relocation of Water or Sewer Lines - Cost Sharing [HB-854]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to notify the political subdivision or agency that owns a water or sewer line that must be relocated due to a federal project of the cost of the relocation; requiring the Administration to investigate funding sources to help the political subdivision or agency that owns the utility to meet its share of the cost of relocating the water or sewer line and, if needed, to develop a payment plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. James J. Tarlau
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 281 on 04/26/2016