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*hb0632*
HOUSE BILL 632
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By: Delegates Rosenberg, Smith, Attar, and Bridges
Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2022
Assigned to: Appropriations and Environment and Transportation
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 11, 2022
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Baltimore East–West Corridor – Transit Study – Requirements 2
FOR the purpose of requiring the State Department of Transportation to complete certain 3
processes and secure a certain decision for the Red Line and a certain MARC rail 4
extension; requiring the Department to prepare a certain plan; requiring, for certain 5
fiscal years, that the Governor include in the annual budget bill certain 6
appropriations for certain purposes, subject to the receipt of certain federal funds; 7
prohibiting the Maryland Transit Administration, under certain circumstances, 8
from acquiring real property; and generally relating to the Baltimore metropolitan 9
area east–west corridor. 10
BY adding to 11
Article – Transportation 12
Section 7–714 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 15
BY repealing 16
Chapter 2 of the Acts of the General Assembly of the 2006 Special Session 17
Section 2 18
BY repealing 19
Chapter 3 of the Acts of the General Assembly of the 2006 Special Session 20
Section 2 21
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BY repealing 1
Chapter 2 of the Acts of the General Assembly of the 2006 Special Session, as 2
amended by Chapter 570 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2009 3
Section 1 4
BY repealing 5
Chapter 3 of the Acts of the General Assembly of the 2006 Special Session, as 6
amended by Chapter 570 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2009 7
Section 1 8
BY repealing 9
Chapter 570 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2009 10
Preamble 11
WHEREAS, The Maryland Transit Administration has undertaken the Baltimore 12
Corridor Transit Study – Red Line for a proposed 10–mile rapid transit line for the 13
Baltimore metropolitan area; and 14
WHEREAS, The Red Line transit corridor encompasses a large number of residents, 15
small and large businesses, schools, churches, and other community institutions, all of 16
which are deeply concerned about the future of their communities; and 17
WHEREAS, Effective, high–quality public transportation is important to these 18
communities; and 19
WHEREAS, Public transit must be frequently available, reliable, and safe, and must 20
provide an efficient and economical means to connect community members to major 21
destinations throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area; and 22
WHEREAS, First and foremost, the Red Line should improve the public 23
transportation system in the Baltimore metropolitan area and in the communities 24
surrounding the Red Line transit corridor, and should be planned in a manner to serve 25
those communities and foster economic development; and 26
WHEREAS, It is the intent of the General Assembly that, during the course of 27
planning and constructing the Red Line project, the Administration adhere to the best 28
practices of transit planning and implementation; and 29
WHEREAS, It is the intent of the General Assembly that community members 30
participate in the planning process for the Red Line project and seek to fairly represent the 31
interests of all community members; now, therefore, 32
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 33
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 34
Article – Transportation 35 HOUSE BILL 632 3
7–714. 1
(A) IN THIS SECTION, “RED LINE” MEANS A RAIL TRANSIT FACILITY USING 2
ONE OR MORE VEHICLES OPERATING IN TANDEM ON A FIXED RAIL IN A 3
COMBINATION OF AT –GRADE, ELEVATED, AND UNDERGROUND CONF IGURATIONS 4
THROUGH BALTIMORE CITY AND BALTIMORE COUNTY ALONG A GENERA LLY EAST 5
TO WEST ALIGNMENT BE TWEEN THE TERMINUS O F SECURITY BOULEVARD ON THE 6
WEST AND THE JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER ON THE EAST , 7
CONNECTING AS APPROP RIATE TO OTHER FIXED –ROUTE TRANSIT SERVIC ES. 8
(B) (1) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION AND CONTINGENT 9
ON THE RECEIPT OF FE DERAL FUNDS , THE DEPARTMENT PROMPTLY S HALL: 10
(I) UNDERTAKE ALL STEPS N ECESSARY TO COMPLETE 11
PLANNING, PRELIMINARY ENGINEER ING, AND THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL 12
POLICY ACT PROCESS AND SECUR E A RECORD OF DECISI ON FOR: 13
1. THE RED LINE; AND 14
2. A MARC RAIL EXTENSION TO TH E JOHNS HOPKINS 15
BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER; AND 16
(II) PREPARE A PLAN FOR TH E FUNDING AND FINANC ING OF 17
THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF : 18
1. THE RED LINE; AND 19
2. A MARC RAIL EXTENSION TO TH E JOHNS HOPKINS 20
BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER. 21
(2) IN PLANNING THE RED LINE AND MARC RAIL EXTENSION , THE 22
DEPARTMENT SHALL : 23
(I) SEEK TO AVOID ANY RES IDENTIAL DISPLACEMEN T; 24
(II) STUDY THE ECONOMIC AN D EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS OF 25
CONSTRUCTING AND OPE RATING THE RED LINE AND MARC RAIL EXTENSION; 26
(III) CONSIDER MEASURES TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE 27
PHYSICAL AND ECONOMI C WELL–BEING OF THE RESIDEN TS OF THE STUDY AREA ; 28
AND 29
(IV) MAKE ITS FINDINGS PUB LICLY AVAILABLE . 30 4 HOUSE BILL 632
(3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL GIVE DUE CONSIDERATION TO 1
PREVIOUSLY COMPLE TED ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIE S. 2
(C) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , IN EACH OF 3
FISCAL YEARS 2024 THROUGH 2027, THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE 4
ANNUAL BUDGET BILL A N APPROPRIATION FROM THE TRANSPORTATION TRUST 5
FUND OF AT LEAS T $5,000,000, CONTINGENT ON THE RE CEIPT OF FEDERAL FUN DS 6
TO BE USED TO PROVID E MATCHING FUNDS NEE DED TO CONDUCT AN 7
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY UNDER THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 8
ACT FOR: 9
(I) THE RED LINE; AND 10
(II) A MARC RAIL EXTENSION TO TH E JOHNS HOPKINS 11
BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER. 12
(2) AN APPROPRIATION REQU IRED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 13
SUBSECTION MAY BE RE DUCED BY THE AMOUNT OF THE TOTAL AUTHORI ZED IN THE 14
PRIOR FISCAL YEAR TO CONDUCT THE ENVIRONM ENTAL IMPACT STUDY . 15
(D) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION AND 16
CONTINGENT ON THE RE CEIPT OF FEDERAL FUN DS TO BE USED TO PRO VIDE 17
MATCHING FUNDS , FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , 18
THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIA TION 19
FROM THE TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND OF $200,000 TO THE BALTIMORE CITY 20
MAYOR’S OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT FOR WORKF ORCE 21
DEVELOPMENT AND SMAL L, MINORITY, AND WOMEN –OWNED BUSINESS 22
DEVELOPMENT . 23
(2) IT IS THE INTENT OF T HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT THE FUN DS 24
APPROPRIATED TO THE BALTIMORE CITY MAYOR’S OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT 25
DEVELOPMENT SHALL SUP PLEMENT, AND NOT SUPPLANT , FUNDS OTHERWISE 26
AVAILABLE FOR THE BALTIMORE CITY MAYOR’S OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT 27
DEVELOPMENT . 28
(E) IN CONDUCTING THE RED LINE TRANSIT PROJECT , THE 29
ADMINISTRATION MAY NO T ACQUIRE ANY REAL P ROPERTY FOR PLANNING , 30
CONSTRUCTION , OPERATION, OR MAINTENANCE OF TH E RED LINE IF THE 31
ACQUISITION WOULD RE SULT IN INVOLUNTARY RESIDENTIAL DISPLACE MENT. 32
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That it is the intent of the General 33
Assembly that the Maryland Transit Administration, in cooperation with the local 34
governments in the Baltimore metropolitan area and appropriate State agencies, develop 35 HOUSE BILL 632 5
and implement workforce development strategies that maximize participation by residents 1
in the east–west corridor in jobs created by and for east–west corridor transit projects. 2
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That it is the intent of the General 3
Assembly that the Maryland Congressional Delegation be requested to advocate changes 4
in federal law and policy that will: 5
(1) increase the level of federal funding for and formula participation in 6
New Starts transit projects to a level consistent with other surface transportation 7
investments; and 8
(2) reduce biases in the federal New Starts funding formula against the 9
northeastern and industrial regions of the United States that have smaller public 10
rights–of–way and higher utility relocation and environmental hazard mitigation costs. 11
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s) 2 of Chapter 2 of 12
the Acts of the General Assembly of the 2006 Special Session be repealed. 13
SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s) 2 of Chapter 3 of 14
the Acts of the General Assembly of the 2006 Special Session be repealed. 15
SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s) 1 of Chapter 2 of 16
the Acts of the General Assembly of the 2006 Special Session, as amended by Chapter 570 17
of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2009, be repealed. 18
SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACT ED, That Section(s) 1 of Chapter 3 of 19
the Acts of the General Assembly of the 2006 Special Session, as amended by Chapter 570 20
of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2009, be repealed. 21
SECTION 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Chapter 570 of the Acts of the 22
General Assembly of 2009 be repealed. 23
SECTION 9. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 24
1, 2022. 25