HB 114

Transportation - Maryland Transit Administration Funding and MARC Rail Extension Study (Transit Safety and Investment Act)

Sponsor: Delegate LiermanCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Purple Line Construction Zone Grant Program to provide funds to qualified small businesses to assist in offsetting business revenue lost as a result of the construction of the Purple Line light rail project; requiring in each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024 the Department of Commerce to provide $1,000,000 in general funds to the Program; requiring the Department of Transportation to conduct a study on extending Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) rail service to western Maryland; etc.

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Testimony (65)

MGA witness list

FAV 63FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Stevenson, Christopher	1199SEIU	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baron, Peter	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Philipsen, Klaus	ArchPlan Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Guitarra, Denisselobbyist	Audubon Naturalist Society	Written (PDF)
FAV	Avins, Miriam	Baltimore City Commission on Sustainability	Written (PDF)
FAV	MacMillan, Jackie	Bus Workgroup 14	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connor, Monica	CCAN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carrington, Darrell	Carrington & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Malley, Brian	Central Maryland Transportation Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Robin Jessicalobbyist	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Young, Lauren	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sturm, Paul	Downtown Baltimore Advocacy Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wong, Nicole	Dream Corps Green For All	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wyatt, Kwane	Fund for Educational Excellence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	McAndrew, Joe	Greater Washington Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Santhanam, Maya	Howard County Conservancy Student Climate Change Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Auerbach, Ruth	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rose, Jodilobbyist	Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lacock-Nisly, Jonathan	Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hafey, Elizabeth	Johns Hopkins University and Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ditzler, Barbara	LWVMD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Achar, Carunya	Labor Network for Sustainability	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walmsley, Keithlobbyist	Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dorrien, Erinlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harbeson, Kristenlobbyist	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bailey, Joyce	Montgomery Countryside Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Glass, Evan	Montgomery County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Philip, Diana	NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Parker, Ashiah	No Boundaries Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Conner, Charleslobbyist	Office of the Baltimore County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ellis, Anna	Personal	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elliott, Richard DeShay	Prince George's County Young Democrats	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wermers, Johanna	SELF	Written (PDF)
FAV	Norton, Eric	Save Maryland Transit Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sherman, Molly	Sunrise Movement	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Anne	Sunrise Movement Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	Takoma Park Mobilization Environment Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Budish, Robin	Transit Choices	Written (PDF)
FAV	Karayannis, George	VixTechnology	Written (PDF)
FAV	Benn, Sarahia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caucus, MD Latino	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cook, Kristin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Corley, Grant	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Lierman, Delegate Liermanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gargurevich, Kathryn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jakuta, Joseph	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kerr, Cait	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Leas, Stephen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lierman, Brooke	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lyons, Jane	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	O’Keeffe, Carol	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

1199SEIUFAV 1

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

ArchPlan Inc.FAV 1

Audubon Naturalist SocietyFAV 1

Baltimore City Commission on SustainabilityFAV 1

Bus Workgroup 14FAV 1

Carrington & Associates, LLCFAV 1

CCANFAV 1

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Central Maryland Transportation AllianceFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Downtown Baltimore Advocacy NetworkFAV 1

Dream Corps Green For AllFAV 1

Evans & Associates, LLCFWA 1

Fund for Educational ExcellenceFAV 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFAV 1

Greater Washington PartnershipFAV 1

Howard County Conservancy Student Climate Change InstituteFAV 1

Indivisible Howard CountyFAV 1

Interfaith Partners for the ChesapeakeFAV 1

Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA)FAV 1

Johns Hopkins University and MedicineFAV 1

Labor Network for SustainabilityFAV 1

LWVMDFAV 1

Maryland Department of TransportationUNF 1

Maryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland League of Conservation VotersFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland State and DC AFL-CIOFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

MLC Climate Justice WingFAV 1

Montgomery Countryside AllianceFAV 1

Montgomery County CouncilFAV 1

NARAL Pro-Choice MarylandFAV 1

No Boundaries CoalitionFAV 1

Office of the Baltimore County ExecutiveFAV 1

PersonalFAV 1

Prince George's County Young DemocratsFAV 1

Save Maryland Transit CoalitionFAV 1

SELFFAV 1

Sunrise MovementFAV 1

Sunrise Movement BaltimoreFAV 1

Takoma Park Mobilization Environment CommitteeFAV 1

Transit ChoicesFAV 1

VixTechnologyFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGuitarra, DenisseAudubon Naturalist SocietyRegistered for: Nature Forward

FAVClark, Robin JessicaChesapeake Bay FoundationRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation; American Heart Association; Indivior, Inc.

FAVRose, JodiInterfaith Partners for the ChesapeakeRegistered for: Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FAVWalmsley, KeithMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilRegistered for: Bank of America Corporation; CarMax, Inc.; Carfax, Inc.; Christiana Care; Consumer Data Industry Association; Fiserv…

FAVDorrien, ErinMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FAVHarbeson, KristenMaryland League of Conservation VotersRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters

FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FAVConner, CharlesOffice of the Baltimore County ExecutiveRegistered for: MedStar Health

FAVSmalls, CindyRegistered for: AFSCME IU

FAVStern, IsadoraRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

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