Maryland Transit Administration - Conversion to Electric Buses (Electric Bus Transition Act)
Sponsor: Craig J. Zucker (District 14)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting, beginning in fiscal year 2022, the Maryland Transit Administration from entering into a contract to purchase 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; providing for the contents of the annual report; etc.
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Testimony (10)
MGA witness listFAV 10Favorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Washington, Charleslobbyist | BGE | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hershkowitz, Steven | Chesapeake Climate Action Network | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | HUDSON, LEE | DE-MD SYNOD, ELCA | Position only |
| FAV | Deutschmann, Richard | HoCo Indivisible | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | HYBL, LOIS | LWVMD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Palencia-Calvo, Ramon | MD League of Conservation Voters | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lanier, Ivanlobbyist | Pepco and Delmarva | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ditzler, Brian | Sierra Club | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | palencia-calvo, ramon | maryland lcv | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Zucker, Senator Zuckerlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
BGEFAV 1
DE-MD SYNOD, ELCAFAV 1
HoCo IndivisibleFAV 1
LWVMDFAV 1
maryland lcvFAV 1
Pepco and DelmarvaFAV 1
Sierra ClubFAV 1