HB 67

Did not advanceEmergency billCrossfile SB 843

I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership - Partnership Agreement - Requirements (Maryland Department of Transportation Promises Act of 2021)

Sponsor: Marc Korman (District 16)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Transportation - HighwaysStatus: First Reading Budget and Taxation and Finance (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting the Board of Public Works from approving a phase public-private partnership agreement for the I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership Program unless the payment of the toll revenue is trasferred to a certain special fund; authorizing a the public-private partnership agreement for the Program to require a bidder to agree to initiate a community benefit agreement; etc.

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Testimony (26)

MGA witness list

FAV 18FavorableUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 5Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Kilpatrick, Lancelobbyist	AFSCME Council 3	Written (PDF)
FAV	German, Brad	Citizens Against Beltway Expansion	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pierzchala, Mark	City of Rockville	Oral
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallant, Janet	DontWiden270	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hausner, Tony	Indian Spring Residents Opposed to Beltway Widening Group	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ditzler, Barbara	LWVMD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hart, Kyle	National Parks Conservation Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hodge, Gary	Regional Policy Advisors	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.	Written (PDF)
FAV	CAPON, ROSS	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Korman, Delegate Kormanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Korman, Marc	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lyons, Jane	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	O’Keeffe, Carol	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Clark, Rachellobbyist	Evans & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Russel, Jennifer	Suburban Maryland Transportation Alliance	Written (PDF)
UNF	Italiano, Ginanne	The Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
INFO	Desmond, Dennis	Hold HB67	Written (PDF)
INFO	Diaz, Miguel	Hold HB67	Written (PDF)
INFO	Lozano, Sonia	Hold HB67	Written (PDF)
INFO	Palomo, Julio	Hold HB67	Written (PDF)
INFO	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AFSCME Council 3FAV 1

Citizens Against Beltway ExpansionFAV 1

City of RockvilleFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

DontWiden270FAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Evans & Associates, LLCUNF 1

Hold HB67INFO 4

Indian Spring Residents Opposed to Beltway Widening GroupFAV 1

LWVMDFAV 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

National Parks Conservation AssociationFAV 1

Regional Policy AdvisorsFAV 1

Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.FAV 1

Suburban Maryland Transportation AllianceUNF 1

The Greater Bethesda Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKilpatrick, LanceAFSCME Council 3Registered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

UNFClark, RachelEvans & Associates, LLCRegistered for: Accenture LLP; Arundel Amusements/Bingo World; Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence; CALSTART; Carvana; Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 89…