HB 1215

Did not advance

Transportation Financing - Retail Delivery Fee and Transportation Network Company Impact Fee (Transportation Funding Act of 2024)

Sponsor: Marc Korman (District 16)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Taxes - MiscellaneousStatus: Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Pledging certain revenues from a retail delivery fee and a transportation network company impact fee to paying the principal of and interest on consolidated transportation bonds issued by the Department of Transportation; establishing a Retail Delivery Fee and Transportation Network Company Impact Fee Account in the Transportation Trust Fund; requiring the Department to allocate the funds in the Retail Delivery Fee and Transportation Network Company Impact Fee Account for certain transportation purposes; etc.

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Testimony (30)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 11UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Jordan, Samuel	BTEC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Villasenor, Ernestolobbyist	CCAN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Norton, Eric	Central Maryland Transportation Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schwartz, Stewartlobbyist	Coalition for Smarter Growth	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reed, Danlobbyist	Greater Greater Washington	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sakata, Michael	MTBMA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Tim	Maryland Asphalt Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hodge, Gary	Regional Policy Advisors	Oral
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Delegate Korman, Delegate Kormanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Frieder, Amy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Korman, Marc	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Xiong-Calmes, Alain	Chamber of Progress	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Horrell, Chadlobbyist	DoorDash	Written (PDF)
UNF	Estepp, James	Greater Prince George's Business Roundtable	Written (PDF)
UNF	Richards, Eleise	Lyft	Written (PDF)
UNF	Buckley, Gavin	Mayor, City of Annapolis	Written (PDF)
UNF	Thompson, Melvinlobbyist	Restaurant Assoc	Written (PDF)
UNF	Blackwell, Michelelobbyist	Uber Technologies, Inc	Written (PDF)
UNF	O'Halloran, Mike	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Vetter, Drew	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wise, Steve	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	durkin, margaretlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Girardi, Matthewlobbyist	Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689	Written (PDF)
INFO	Lierman, Brooke	Comptroller of Maryland	Written (PDF)
INFO	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
INFO	Allen, Hannahlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689FWA 1

BTECFAV 1

CCANFAV 1

Central Maryland Transportation AllianceFAV 1

Chamber of ProgressUNF 1

Coalition for Smarter GrowthFAV 1

Comptroller of MarylandINFO 1

DoorDashUNF 1

Greater Greater WashingtonFAV 1

Greater Prince George's Business RoundtableUNF 1

LyftUNF 1

Maryland Asphalt AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)INFO 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Mayor, City of AnnapolisUNF 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

MTBMAFAV 1

Regional Policy AdvisorsFAV 1

Restaurant AssocUNF 1

Uber Technologies, IncUNF 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVVillasenor, ErnestoCCANRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund

FAVSchwartz, StewartCoalition for Smarter GrowthRegistered for: Coalition for Smarter Growth dba Piedmont Environmental Council

FAVReed, DanGreater Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Greater Greater Washington

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

UNFHorrell, ChadDoorDashRegistered for: DoorDash, Inc.

UNFThompson, MelvinRestaurant AssocRegistered for: Restaurant Association of Maryland

UNFBlackwell, MicheleUber Technologies, IncRegistered for: Uber Technologies, Inc.

UNFdurkin, margaretRegistered for: TechNet

FWAGirardi, MatthewAmalgamated Transit Union Local 689Registered for: Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689

INFOAllen, HannahMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce