HB 491

Transportation – Commission to Study Establishing a Baltimore Regional Transit Authority

Sponsor: Delegate BridgesCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) and Hearing canceled (Environment and Transportation) (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing a Commission to Study Establishing a Baltimore Regional Transit Authority; requiring the Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of establishing a Baltimore Regional Transit Authority; and requiring the Commission to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 31, 2024.

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Testimony (29)

MGA witness list

FAV 23FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Anne Arundel County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Laria, Jon	Ballard Spahr LLP	Oral
FAV	Greenberg, Joshua	Baltimore County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kelly, Mike	Baltimore Metropolitan Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Norton, Eric	Central Maryland Transportation Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walker, D'Andrea	Director of Transportation - Balitmore County	Oral
FAV	Hillegass, John	Greater Washington Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ball, County Executive Calvin	Howard County Government	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ball, Calvin	Howard County Office of the County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	JOTF	Position only
FAV	Stoica, Ioanalobbyist	Job Opportunities Task Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps, Jr., Kenneth	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chavis, Celeste	Morgan State University	Oral
FAV	Ellis, Anna	Personal	Oral
FAV	Dietz, Michellelobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Bridges, Delegate Bridgeslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hartman, Ronald	Individual	Oral
FAV	Matheson, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tomarchio, Aaron	Individual	Oral
FAV	Williams, Asia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	McMillan, Michael	ATU Local 1300	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Ditzler, Brian	Maryland Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FWA	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FWA	Wivell, Brianlobbyist	Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO	Oral
FWA	White, Marcelinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Helm, Pilar	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFAV 1

ATU Local 1300FWA 1

Ballard Spahr LLPFAV 1

Baltimore CountyFAV 1

Baltimore Metropolitan CouncilFAV 1

Central Maryland Transportation AllianceFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Director of Transportation - Balitmore CountyFAV 1

Greater Washington PartnershipFAV 1

Howard County GovernmentFAV 1

Howard County Office of the County ExecutiveFAV 1

Job Opportunities Task ForceFAV 1

JOTFFAV 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Sierra ClubFWA 1

Maryland State & DC AFL-CIOFWA 2

Morgan State UniversityFAV 1

PersonalFAV 1

The Nature ConservancyFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDews, ChristopherJOTFRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVStoica, IoanaJob Opportunities Task ForceRegistered for: Job Opportunities Task Force (JOTF); Jews United for Justice

FAVDietz, MichelleThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The

FWAWivell, BrianMaryland State & DC AFL-CIORegistered for: Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1300

FWAWhite, MarcelineRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition