HB 326

State Finance - Prohibited Appropriations - Magnetic Levitation Transportation System

Sponsor: Nicole A. Williams (District 22)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting the State and certain units and instrumentalities of the State from using any appropriation for a magnetic levitation transportation system in the State; and providing that the prohibition does not apply to certain expenditures for salaries.

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Testimony (27)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableUNF 12Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Kunze, Jenniferlobbyist	Clean Water Action	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wessner, Brian	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Nicole	Maryland General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Emmett	Mayor of Greenbelt	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hart, Kyle	National Parks Conservation Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fine, Maureen	Salutation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kranz, Rhonda	Takoma Park Mobilization Environment Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sollner-Webb, Barbara	personal, or Trail Riders of Today or West Laurel Civic Assn	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barnett, Susan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bonkosky, Laura	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Williams, Delegate Williamslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	McCutchen, Susan	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plaisant, Catherine	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rogers, Wayne	Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Clark, Rachellobbyist	Evans & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
UNF	Voytek, Maddy	MD Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sakata, Michael	MTBMA	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	tucker, bernice	Maryland citizen	Oral
UNF	Smith, Stacy	Ministers' Conference Empowerment Center CDC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mclaurin, Jerry	PFC Black Chamber of Commerce Inc	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Jones, Thurman	Patriots Technology Training Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Maglev, Northeast	Individual	Oral
UNF	Mcmillian, Ashley	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rodriguez, Jason	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore-Washington Rapid RailUNF 1

Clean Water ActionFAV 1

Evans & Associates, LLCUNF 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeUNF 1

Indivisible Howard CountyFAV 1

Maryland citizenUNF 1

Maryland General AssemblyFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Mayor of GreenbeltFAV 1

MD Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

Ministers' Conference Empowerment Center CDCUNF 1

MTBMAUNF 1

National Parks Conservation AssociationFAV 1

Patriots Technology Training CenterUNF 1

personal, or Trail Riders of Today or West Laurel Civic AssnFAV 1

PFC Black Chamber of Commerce IncUNF 1

SalutationFAV 1

Takoma Park Mobilization Environment CommitteeFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKunze, JenniferClean Water ActionRegistered for: Clean Water Action

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…