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Maryland Transportation Authority - Vehicle Not Using Bridge - No Toll Payment Required

Sponsor: Johnny Ray Salling (District 6)Committee: FinanceSubject: Transportation - HighwaysStatus: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting the Maryland Transportation Authority from charging a toll at a toll plaza adjacent to a bridge that is a transportation facilities project for a vehicle that does not traverse the bridge; and requiring the Authority to direct, by physical traffic management measures, vehicles that do not traverse the bridge into a toll-free lane through the toll plaza or construct a lane bypassing the toll plaza for use by vehicles that do not traverse the bridge.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCampion, LouislobbyistMD Motor Truck AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVTomarchio, AaronTradepoint AtlanticWritten (PDF)
FAVBrooks, EdytheIndividualPosition only
FAVDenney, RupertIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Salling, Senator SallinglegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
INFOMDTA, MDOTIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCampion, LouisMD Motor Truck AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Motor Truck Association