Metro Funding Modification Act of 2025
Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (District 47)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 1/29 at 10:30 a.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the calculation of the amount that the Governor is required to include in the annual State budget each year to provide grants to the Washington Suburban Transit District to pay the capital costs of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; making the Act contingent on enactment of certain legislation by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Girardi, Matthewlobbyist | Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cort, Cheryllobbyist | Coalition for Smarter Growth | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mendelson, Lindseylobbyist | Maryland Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Levine, Brianlobbyist | Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wenger, Melanie | Montgomery County Government | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Allin, Alexander | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mercer, Clark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Scott, Charlie | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Augustine, Senator Augustinelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Phillips, Dana | Department of Budget and Management | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Westervelt, Patricia | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVGirardi, MatthewAmalgamated Transit Union Local 689Registered for: Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689
FAVCort, CherylCoalition for Smarter GrowthRegistered for: Coalition for Smarter Growth dba Piedmont Environmental Council
FAVLevine, BrianMontgomery County Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce