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HB 1038

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Transportation - Highways - Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program

Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Transportation - HighwaysStatus: Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program to create a system of supplemental guide signs to direct motorists to eligible individual attractions by directing the motorists first to groups of attractions; requiring the Administration to conduct a certain investigation on signing feasibility and prepare a signing plan if the Eligibility Committee approves an attraction's application; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $350,000 to the Program for fiscal year 2025; etc.

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Testimony (13)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPoulin, BradleyBrewers Association of MDOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLin, GeorgeElder Pine Brewing & Blending CoOral + Written (PDF)
FAVTreacy, BrianSagamore spiritOral
FAVPearce, MonicaTenth Ward Distilling CompanyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCallis, DamonThe Urban WineryOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Solomon, Delegate SolomonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSolomon, JaredIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFWest, DerekIndividualPosition only
FWAToomey, RuthMaryland Tourism CoalitionOral + Written (PDF)
FWARedding, NicholaslobbyistPreservation MarylandWritten (PDF)
FWADavis, CharlotteIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOWestervelt, PatriciaMaryland Department of TransportationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FWARedding, NicholasPreservation MarylandRegistered for: Preservation Maryland