Transportation - Maryland Rail Authority - Establishment (Maryland Rail Investment Act of 2022)
What this bill does
Establishing the Maryland Rail Authority; adding the Executive Director of the Rail Authority as an ex officio member of the Maryland Transportation Authority; prohibiting the Transportation Authority from passing an operating budget or capital improvement plan that exceeds $2,800,000,000; authorizing the Transportation Authority, by resolution, to finance the cost of transportation facilities projects and borrow money for that purpose, after obtaining the consent of the Rail Authority; etc.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | M Douglas, Davonte | Chesapeake Climate Action Network | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bartlett, Olivia | DoTheMostGood | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hillegass, John | Greater Washington Partnership | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tulkin, Joshlobbyist | MD Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Younts, Diana | MLC Climate Justice Wing | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ditzler, Brian | Maryland Sierra Club | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Korman, Delegate Kormanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ditzler, Barbara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Korman, Marc | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lyons, Jane | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Westervelt, Patricia | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | O'Malley, Brian | Central Maryland Transportation Alliance | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Deutschmann, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Clark, Rachellobbyist | Evans & Associates, LLC | Written (PDF) |