Transportation – State Highways – Rubber Modified Asphalt
Sponsor: Kevin B. Hornberger (District 35B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Transportation - HighwaysStatus: Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the State Highway Administration to use rubber modified asphalt in the construction, reconstruction, and repair of State highways; and requiring the Administration to consider different types of rubber modified asphalt, including those produced by the wet process and the dry process, when planning for the construction, reconstruction, and repair of State highways.
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Testimony (18)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 10UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Gust, Dick | Tire Industry Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Littlefield, Roy | Tire Industry Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Moore, Seanlobbyist | U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Hornberger, Delegate Hornbergerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Hornberger, Delegate Kevin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kirton, Kenneth | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Feighner, Liz | BWCUMC Creation Care | Position only |
| UNF | Wilkinson, nanci | Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| UNF | Feighner, Liz | Less Plastic Please | Position only |
| UNF | Sakata, Michael | MTBMA | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Smith, Tim | Maryland Asphalt Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ochoa, Daniela | Zero Waste Montgomery County | Position only |
| UNF | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Davlin, Sharon | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Gallagher, Patrice | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Taylor, Tom | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Clark, Redmond | Asphalt Plus, LLC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Westervelt, Patricia | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVMoore, SeanU.S. Tire Manufacturers AssociationRegistered for: U.S. TIRE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION