Bill Hearing / MACo Testimony / Transportation and Public Works
Senate Hints At Transportation Planning Bill Amendments

MACo Executive Director Michael Sanderson testified in opposition of SB 908, Maryland Open Transportation Investment Decision Act of 2016, to the House Appropriations Committee on March 14, 2016. During the lengthy hearing, Committee members discussed the legislation at length with Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn, and subsequently questioned Mr. Sanderson on the county perspective. During the hearing, the bill sponsor (Senator DeGrange) expressed his willingness to "make the bill better," and multiple Committee members offered similar…

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March 15, 2016
Bill Hearing / Economic Development / MACo Testimony / Planning and Zoning / Transportation and Public Works
“Scorecard” for Transportation Projects Could Marginalize Local Input

MACo Executive Director Michael Sanderson testified in opposition of HB 1013, Maryland Open Transportation Investment Decision Act of 2016, to the House Appropriations Committee on March 1, 2016. The bill would subject major state transportation projects to a detailed scoring system during their consideration for inclusion in the state’s Consolidated Transportation Plan. Counties are concerned that the bill’s detailed provisions may marginalize local input, overlook regional or demographic variations in transportation needs, and under-value safety…

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March 2, 2016
Transportation and Public Works
Controversial Bill Would Overhaul State’s Transportation Planning Process

HB 1013 and SB 908, legislation that would create a dramatically different system for evaluating and selecting state-funded transportation projects, has been introduced and quickly attracted great attention across Annapolis. From coverage in the Baltimore Sun: Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael E. Busch threw their combined support behind legislation that would create a new process for evaluating which transportation projects deserve funding priority. While the legislative package would affect all…

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February 16, 2016
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