SB 253

State Finance and Procurement - Prohibited Appropriations - Magnetic Levitation Transportation System

Sponsor: Senator PinskyCommittee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

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.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list

FAV 8FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 13Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Woomer, Dan	LSIA	Position only
FAV	James, Takisha	Mayor, Town of Bladensburg	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shaw, Michelle	Woodlawn Community Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Almquist, Brian	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brady, Dennis	Individual	Oral
FAV	McCutchen, Susan	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Pinsky, Senator Pinskylegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Woomer, Dan	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Howard, Brent	Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rogers, Wayne	Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Guido, Jeff	Baltimore-DC Building Trades	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
UNF	McCulloch, Champe	Maryland AGC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Griffin, Andrewlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sakata, Michael	Maryland Transportation Builders and Materials Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Carter, Bishop J.L.	Ministers Conference of Baltimore & Vicinty	Written (PDF)
UNF	Blair, Janet	National Action Network Greater Baltimore Chapter	Written (PDF)
UNF	McNeill, Jr., Rev. Charles	National Capital Baptist Convention	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Jones, Thurman	Patriots Technology Training Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ross, Robert	Prince George's County Branch of NAACP	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Harrington, David	Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FWA	dombroski, marian	anacostia watershed community advisory committee	Position only

Organizations on record

anacostia watershed community advisory committeeFWA 1

Baltimore County Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Baltimore Washington Rapid RailUNF 1

Baltimore-DC Building TradesUNF 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeUNF 1

LSIAFAV 1

Maryland AGCUNF 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Transportation Builders and Materials AssociationUNF 1

Mayor, Town of BladensburgFAV 1

Ministers Conference of Baltimore & VicintyUNF 1

National Action Network Greater Baltimore ChapterUNF 1

National Capital Baptist ConventionUNF 1

Patriots Technology Training CenterUNF 1

Prince George's County Branch of NAACPUNF 1

Prince George's County Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Woodlawn Community AssociationFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFGriffin, AndrewMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce…