Transportation - Regional Authorities - Established
Sponsor: Joanne C. Benson (District 24)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing certain counties to impose certain transportation authority sales tax surcharges, hotel surcharges, and transfer tax surcharges; establishing the Baltimore region, Capital region, and Southern Maryland region transportation authorities to develop and implement certain transportation plans; establishing the Baltimore region, Capital region, and Southern Maryland region transportation funds as special, nonlapsing funds; requiring interest earnings of the funds to be credited to the funds; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 8FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 4Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Higgins, Michael | Concrete General | Oral |
| FAV | Sakata, Michael | MTBMA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smith, Tim | Maryland Asphalt Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Benson, Joanne | Maryland Senate | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stanford, Jason | Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance | Oral |
| FAV | Murray, Rorylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Parsons, Richard | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Benson, Senator Bensonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Graf, Lorilobbyist | Maryland Building Industry Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Norton, Eric | Central Maryland Transportation Alliance | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Jorch, Bill | Maryland Municipal League | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Wambui, Maureen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | McMillan, Michael | Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1300 | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Laria, Jon | Baltimore Regional Transit Commission | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Mickler, Matt | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVMurray, RoryRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD; Association of Independent Maryland and D.C. Schools; Chesapeake Watershed Restoration Professionals; Kaiser Permanente; Lightstar Renewables…
UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association