SB 843

Did not advanceEmergency billCrossfile HB 67

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

Sponsor: Joanne C. Benson (District 24)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Transportation - HighwaysStatus: Hearing 2/24 at 12:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting the Board of Public Works from approving a public-private partnership agreement for the I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership Program unless the agreement includes that at least 10% of the toll revenue remaining after construction costs be deposited in a special fund to be used only for transit projects in accordance with a certain memoranda; authorizing the public-private partnership agreement to require a bidder to agree to initiate a community benefit agreement; etc.

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Testimony (41)

MGA witness list

FAV 33FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Rich, Edward	1956	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kilpatrick, Lancelobbyist	AFSCME Council 3	Written (PDF)
FAV	Guitarra, Denisselobbyist	Audubon Naturalist Society	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pierzchala, Mark	City of Rockville	Oral
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallant, Janet	DontWiden270.org	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hemmer, Lisa	Glen Echo Heights Mobilization	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	Pérez, Rodolfo	Rodolfo Pérez, PE, Forensic Engineer	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tice, Patricia	Sierra Club, Montgomery County Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	German, Bran	citizen Against Beltway Expansion	Oral
FAV	Slater, Christine	self-employed	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ambler, Anne	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barnds, Cheryl	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Benson, Joanne C.	Individual	Oral
FAV	Daisey, Paul	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Laurenson, James	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lesher, Sarah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lyons, Jane	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Montemarano, Arlene	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	O’Keeffe, Carol	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plano, Chris	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenthal, Lore	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schneider, Andrew	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Benson, Senator Bensonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Stolz, Sally	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	loss, jennifer	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Evans, Gerardlobbyist	Evans & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Gonzalez, Edgar	SMTA	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Russel, Jennifer	Suburban Maryland Transportation Alliance	Written (PDF)
FWA	Borden, Debra	M-NCPPC	Oral
FWA	Gardner, Adrian	Md-National Capital Park and Planning Commission	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Wenger, Melanie	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
INFO	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

1956FAV 1

AFSCME Council 3FAV 1

Audubon Naturalist SocietyFAV 1

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

citizen Against Beltway ExpansionFAV 1

City of RockvilleFAV 1

DontWiden270.orgFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Evans & Associates, LLCUNF 1

Glen Echo Heights MobilizationFAV 1

Indian Spring Residents Opposed to Beltway Widening GroupFAV 1

LWVMDFAV 1

M-NCPPCFWA 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

Md-National Capital Park and Planning CommissionFWA 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFWA 1

National Parks Conservation AssociationFAV 1

Rodolfo Pérez, PE, Forensic EngineerFAV 1

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

self-employedFAV 1

Sierra Club, Montgomery County ChapterFAV 1

SMTAUNF 1

Suburban Maryland Transportation AllianceUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVGuitarra, DenisseAudubon Naturalist SocietyRegistered for: Nature Forward

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

UNFEvans, GerardEvans & Associates, LLCRegistered for: Academy Bus; Accenture LLP; Arundel Amusements/Bingo World; Atmosphere DC Dickerson Property Owners LLC; Beltway Fine Wine; Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence…

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association