Transportation – Maryland Rail Authority – Establishment (Maryland Rail Investment Act of 2023)
What this bill does
Establishing the Maryland Rail Authority and the powers and duties that the Rail Authority, acting on behalf of the Department of Transportation, has with respect to the supervision, financing, construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of railroad facilities projects; altering the membership of the Maryland Transportation Authority to include the Executive Director of the Rail Authority; prohibiting the Transportation Authority from passing a budget plan that exceeds $2,800,000,000; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (15)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | McGilvray, Laurie | Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ditzler, Bee | LeagueWomenVotersMaryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Position only |
| FAV | Ditzler, Brian | Maryland Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosapepe, Senator | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Rosapepe, Senator Rosapepelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Jordan, Samuel | Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Barber, Claudia | Claudia Barber, Attorney at Law | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Clark, Rachellobbyist | Evans & Associates, LLC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Campion, Louislobbyist | Maryland Motor Truck Association | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Cort, Cheryllobbyist | Coalition for Smarter Growth | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Westervelt, Patricia | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kemerer, Hannibal | Office of Attorney General | Written (PDF) |