Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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1		-	LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 171
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3		-	– 1 –
4		-	Chapter 171
5		-	(House Bill 73)
6	2
7		-	AN ACT concerning
	3	+	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
	4	+	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
	5	+	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
	6	+	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
	7	+	amendment.
	8	+	hb0073
8	9
9		-	Baltimore City – Complete Streets and Safe Routes to School Programs –
10		-	Funding
	10	+	HOUSE BILL 73
	11	+	R2 2lr0751
	12	+	HB 226/21 – ENT (PRE–FILED)
	13	+	By: Delegate R. Lewis
	14	+	Requested: October 14, 2021
	15	+	Introduced and read first time: January 12, 2022
	16	+	Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
	17	+	Committee Report: Favorable
	18	+	House action: Adopted
	19	+	Read second time: March 13, 2022
11	20
12		-	FOR the purpose of requiring Baltimore City to spend, after recovering costs, the
13		-	remaining balance of fines collected as a result of violations enforced by certain
14		-	traffic and vehicle monitoring systems on activities eligible for funding under the
15		-	State Highway Administration’s Safe Routes to School Program or public safety or
16		-	transportation infrastructure improvements consistent with the purpose and goals
17		-	of the Complete Streets Program and the Complete Streets Transportation System;
18		-	requiring the Department of Transportation to submit a certain report on the
19		-	Complete Streets Program to the Baltimore City Delegation to the General
20		-	Assembly; and generally relating to the Complete Streets Program and the Safe
21		-	Routes to School Program in Baltimore City.
	21	+	CHAPTER ______
22	22
23		-	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
24		-	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings
25		-	Section 7–302(e)(4)(i) and (5)
26		-	Annotated Code of Maryland
27		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
	23	+	AN ACT concerning 1
28	24
29		-	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
30		-	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings
31		-	Section 7–302(e)(4)(iv)
32		-	Annotated Code of Maryland
33		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
	25	+	Baltimore City – Complete Streets and Safe Routes to School Programs – 2
	26	+	Funding 3
34	27
35		-	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
36		-	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings
37		-	Section 7–302(e)(4)(i) and (5)
38		-	Annotated Code of Maryland
39		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
40		-	(As enacted by Chapter 628 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021)
	28	+	FOR the purpose of requiring Baltimore City to spend, after recovering costs, the 4
	29	+	remaining balance of fines collected as a result of violations enforced by certain 5
	30	+	traffic and vehicle monitoring systems on activities eligible for funding under the 6
	31	+	State Highway Administration’s Safe Routes to School Program or public safety or 7
	32	+	transportation infrastructure improvements consistent with the purpose and goals 8
	33	+	of the Complete Streets Program and the Complete Streets Transportation System; 9
	34	+	requiring the Department of Transportation to submit a certain report on the 10
	35	+	Complete Streets Program to the Baltimore City Delegation to the General 11
	36	+	Assembly; and generally relating to the Complete Streets Program and the Safe 12
	37	+	Routes to School Program in Baltimore City. 13
41	38
42		-	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
43		-	Article – ~~Transportation~~
44		-	Section 8–~~908~~
45		-	Annotated Code of Maryland
46		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
	39	+	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
	40	+	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 15
	41	+	Section 7–302(e)(4)(i) and (5) 16
	42	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
	43	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 18
47	44
48		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
49		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Ch. 171 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
	45	+	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 19
	46	+	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 20
	47	+	Section 7–302(e)(4)(iv) 21
	48	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 22 2 HOUSE BILL 73
50	49
51		-	– 2 –
52	50
53		-	~~Article – Courts~~ and ~~Judicial Proceedings~~
	51	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 1
54	52
55		-	7–302.
	53	+	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 2
	54	+	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 3
	55	+	Section 7–302(e)(4)(i) and (5) 4
	56	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 5
	57	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 6
	58	+	(As enacted by Chapter 628 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021) 7
56	59
57		-	(e) (4) (i) [From] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (5) OF THIS
58		-	SUBSECTION, FROM the fines collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations
59		-	enforced by speed monitoring systems or school bus monitoring cameras, a political
60		-	subdivision:
	60	+	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
	61	+	Article – Transportation 9
	62	+	Section 8–908 10
	63	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
	64	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12
61	65
62		-	1. ~~May recover~~ the ~~costs~~ of ~~implementing and administering~~
63		-	the ~~speed monitoring systems or school bus monitoring cameras; and~~
	66	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
	67	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
64	68
65		-	2. Subject to subparagraphs (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this
66		-	paragraph, may spend any remaining balance solely for public safety purposes, including
67		-	pedestrian safety programs.
	69	+	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 15
68	70
69		-	(iv) 1. From the fines collected by Baltimore City as a result of
70		-	violations enforced by speed monitoring systems on Interstate 83, any balance remaining
71		-	after the allocation of fines under subparagraph (i)1 of this paragraph shall be remitted to
72		-	the Comptroller for distribution to the Baltimore City Department of Transportation to be
73		-	used solely to assist in covering the cost of roadway improvements on Interstate 83 in
74		-	Baltimore City.
	71	+	7–302. 16
75	72
76		-	~~2. Fines remitted to the Baltimore City Department~~ of
77		-	~~Transportation under subparagraph (iv)1~~ of ~~this paragraph are supplemental to and are~~
78		-	~~not intended to take the place of funding that would otherwise be appropriated for uses~~
79		-	~~described under subparagraph (iv)1 of this paragraph.~~
	73	+	(e) (4) (i) [From] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (5) OF THIS 17
	74	+	SUBSECTION, FROM the fines collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations 18
	75	+	enforced by speed monitoring systems or school bus monitoring cameras, a political 19
	76	+	subdivision: 20
80	77
81		-	(5) From the fines collected by Baltimore City as a result of violations
82		-	enforced by A TRAFFIC CONTROL SI GNAL MONITORING SYST EM, A SPEED
83		-	MONITORING SYSTEM NOT ON INTERSTATE 83, A SCHOOL BUS MONITOR ING
84		-	CAMERA, OR A vehicle height monitoring [systems] SYSTEM, Baltimore City [may]:
	78	+	1. May recover the costs of implementing and administering 21
	79	+	the speed monitoring systems or school bus monitoring cameras; and 22
85	80
86		-	(i) [Recover] MAY RECOVER the costs of implementing and
87		-	administering [the] A TRAFFIC CONTROL SI GNAL MONITORING SYST EM, A SPEED
88		-	MONITORING SYSTEM NOT ON INTERSTATE 83, A SCHOOL BUS MONITOR ING
89		-	CAMERA, OR A vehicle height monitoring [systems] SYSTEM; and
	81	+	2. Subject to subparagraphs (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this 23
	82	+	paragraph, may spend any remaining balance solely for public safety purposes, including 24
	83	+	pedestrian safety programs. 25
90	84
91		-	(ii) [Spend] SHALL USE the remaining balance [solely on roadway
92		-	improvements] FOR THE FOLLOWING PU RPOSES:
	85	+	(iv) 1. From the fines collected by Baltimore City as a result of 26
	86	+	violations enforced by speed monitoring systems on Interstate 83, any balance remaining 27
	87	+	after the allocation of fines under subparagraph (i)1 of this paragraph shall be remitted to 28
	88	+	the Comptroller for distribution to the Baltimore City Department of Transportation to be 29
	89	+	used solely to assist in covering the cost of roadway improvements on Interstate 83 in 30
	90	+	Baltimore City. 31
93	91
94		-	1. INFRASTRUCTURE AND NO NINFRASTRUCTURE
95		-	ACTIVITIES ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING UNDER TH E STATE HIGHWAY
96		-	ADMINISTRATION ’S SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM, AS JOINTLY AGREED ON LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 171
	92	+	2. Fines remitted to the Baltimore City Department of 32
	93	+	Transportation under subparagraph (iv)1 of this paragraph are supplemental to and are 33
	94	+	not intended to take the place of funding that would otherwise be appropriated for uses 34
	95	+	described under subparagraph (iv)1 of this paragraph. 35
	96	+	HOUSE BILL 73 3
97	97
98		-	– 3 –
99		-	BY THE BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE BALTIMORE CITY
100		-	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ; AND
101	98
102		-	2. PUBLIC SAFETY OR TRANSPORTA TION
103		-	INFRASTRUCTURE IMPRO VEMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSE AND GOALS
104		-	OF THE COMPLETE STREETS PROGRAM UNDER § 8–903 OF THE TRANSPORTATION
105		-	ARTICLE AND THE COMPLETE STREETS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM UNDER
106		-	ARTICLE 26, § 40–6 OF THE BALTIMORE CITY CODE.
	99	+	(5) From the fines collected by Baltimore City as a result of violations 1
	100	+	enforced by A TRAFFIC CONTROL SI GNAL MONITORING SYST EM, A SPEED 2
	101	+	MONITORING SYSTEM NOT ON INTERSTATE 83, A SCHOOL BUS MONITOR ING 3
	102	+	CAMERA, OR A vehicle height monitoring [systems] SYSTEM, Baltimore City [may]: 4
107	103
108		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read
109		-	as follows:
	104	+	(i) [Recover] MAY RECOVER the costs of implementing and 5
	105	+	administering [the] A TRAFFIC CONTROL SI GNAL MONITORING SYST EM, A SPEED 6
	106	+	MONITORING SYSTEM NOT ON INTERSTATE 83, A SCHOOL BUS MONITOR ING 7
	107	+	CAMERA, OR A vehicle height monitoring [systems] SYSTEM; and 8
110	108
111		-	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings
	109	+	(ii) [Spend] SHALL USE the remaining balance [solely on roadway 9
	110	+	improvements] FOR THE FOLLOWING PU RPOSES: 10
112	111
113		-	7–302.
	112	+	1. INFRASTRUCTURE AND NO NINFRASTRUCTURE 11
	113	+	ACTIVITIES ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING UNDER TH E STATE HIGHWAY 12
	114	+	ADMINISTRATION ’S SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM, AS JOINTLY AGREED ON 13
	115	+	BY THE BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE BALTIMORE CITY 14
	116	+	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ; AND 15
114	117
115		-	(e) (4) (i) [From] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (5) OF THIS
116		-	SUBSECTION, FROM the fines collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations
117		-	enforced by speed monitoring systems or school bus monitoring cameras, a political
118		-	subdivision:
	118	+	2. PUBLIC SAFETY OR TRANSPORTA TION 16
	119	+	INFRASTRUCTURE IMPRO VEMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSE AND GOALS 17
	120	+	OF THE COMPLETE STREETS PROGRAM UNDER § 8–903 OF THE TRANSPORTATION 18
	121	+	ARTICLE AND THE COMPLETE STREETS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM UNDER 19
	122	+	ARTICLE 26, § 40–6 OF THE BALTIMORE CITY CODE. 20
119	123
120		-	1. ~~May recover~~ the ~~costs~~ of ~~implementing and administering~~
121		-	~~the speed monitoring systems or school bus monitoring cameras; and~~
	124	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 21
	125	+	as follows: 22
122	126
123		-	2. Subject to subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph,
124		-	may spend any remaining balance solely for public safety purposes, including pedestrian
125		-	safety programs.
	127	+	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 23
126	128
127		-	(5) From the fines collected by Baltimore City as a result of violations
128		-	enforced by A TRAFFIC CONTROL SI GNAL MONITORING SYST EM, A SPEED
129		-	MONITORING SYSTEM , A SCHOOL BUS MONITORING C AMERA, OR A vehicle height
130		-	monitoring [systems] SYSTEM, Baltimore City [may]:
	129	+	7–302. 24
131	130
132		-	(i) [~~Recover~~] ~~MAY RECOVER the costs~~ of ~~implementing and~~
133		-	~~administering [~~the] A ~~TRAFFIC CONTROL SI GNAL MONITORING SYST EM,~~ A ~~SPEED~~
134		-	MONITORING ~~SYSTEM , A~~ SCHOOL BUS ~~MONITOR ING CAMERA~~, OR A ~~vehicle height~~
135		-	~~monitoring [systems] SYSTEM; and~~
	131	+	(e) (4) (i) [From] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (5) OF THIS 25
	132	+	SUBSECTION, FROM the fines collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations 26
	133	+	enforced by speed monitoring systems or school bus monitoring cameras, a political 27
	134	+	subdivision: 28
136	135
137		-	~~(ii) [Spend] SHALL USE~~ the ~~remaining balance [solely~~ ~~on roadway~~
138		-	~~improvements] FOR~~ THE ~~FOLLOWING PURPOSES:~~
	136	+	1. May recover the costs of implementing and administering 29
	137	+	the speed monitoring systems or school bus monitoring cameras; and 30
139	138
140		-	1. INFRASTRUCTURE AND NO NINFRASTRUCTURE
141		-	ACTIVITIES ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING UNDER TH E STATE HIGHWAY
142		-	ADMINISTRATION ’S SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM, AS JOINTLY AGREED ON Ch. 171 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
	139	+	2. Subject to subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph, 31
	140	+	may spend any remaining balance solely for public safety purposes, including pedestrian 32
	141	+	safety programs. 33
	142	+	4 HOUSE BILL 73
143	143
144		-	– 4 –
145		-	BY THE BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE BALTIMORE CITY
146		-	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ; AND
147	144
148		-	2. PUBLIC SAFETY OR TRANSPORTA TION
149		-	INFRASTRUCTURE IMPRO VEMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSE AND GOALS
150		-	OF THE COMPLETE STREETS PROGRAM UNDER § 8–903 OF THE TRANSPORTATION
151		-	ARTICLE AND THE COMPLETE STREETS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM UNDER
152		-	ARTICLE 26, § 40–6 OF THE BALTIMORE CITY CODE.
	145	+	(5) From the fines collected by Baltimore City as a result of violations 1
	146	+	enforced by A TRAFFIC CONTROL SI GNAL MONITORING SYST EM, A SPEED 2
	147	+	MONITORING SYSTEM , A SCHOOL BUS MONITORING C AMERA, OR A vehicle height 3
	148	+	monitoring [systems] SYSTEM, Baltimore City [may]: 4
153	149
154		-	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read
155		-	as follows:
	150	+	(i) [Recover] MAY RECOVER the costs of implementing and 5
	151	+	administering [the] A TRAFFIC CONTROL SI GNAL MONITORING SYST EM, A SPEED 6
	152	+	MONITORING SYSTEM , A SCHOOL BUS MONITOR ING CAMERA, OR A vehicle height 7
	153	+	monitoring [systems] SYSTEM; and 8
156	154
157		-	Article – Transportation
	155	+	(ii) [Spend] SHALL USE the remaining balance [solely on roadway 9
	156	+	improvements] FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: 10
158	157
159		-	8–908.
	158	+	1. INFRASTRUCTURE AND NO NINFRASTRUCTURE 11
	159	+	ACTIVITIES ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING UNDER TH E STATE HIGHWAY 12
	160	+	ADMINISTRATION ’S SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM, AS JOINTLY AGREED ON 13
	161	+	BY THE BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE BALTIMORE CITY 14
	162	+	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ; AND 15
160	163
161		-	~~(a) On~~ or ~~before December 31 each year, the Department shall submit a report~~
162		-	to the ~~Senate Finance Committee, Senate Budget~~ and ~~Taxation Committee,~~ ~~House~~
163		-	~~Appropriations Committee,~~ ~~[and] House Environment and~~ Transportation ~~Committee,~~
164		-	AND ~~BALTIMORE CITY DELEGATION TO~~ THE ~~GENERAL ASSEMBLY,~~ ~~in accordance~~
165		-	~~with~~ § 2–~~1257~~ of the ~~State Government Article, on the status of the Program~~.
	164	+	2. PUBLIC SAFETY OR TRANSPORTA TION 16
	165	+	INFRASTRUCTURE IMPRO VEMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSE AND GOALS 17
	166	+	OF THE COMPLETE STREETS PROGRAM UNDER § 8–903 OF THE TRANSPORTATION 18
	167	+	ARTICLE AND THE COMPLETE STREETS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM UNDER 19
	168	+	ARTICLE 26, § 40–6 OF THE BALTIMORE CITY CODE. 20
166	169
167		-	(b) The report required under subsection (a) of this section shall include:
	170	+	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 21
	171	+	as follows: 22
168	172
169		-	~~(1) The status of any grant projects funded by the Program; and~~
	173	+	Article – Transportation 23
170	174
171		-	(2) A discussion of whether there is a need to reevaluate the Program to
172		-	ensure that it is meeting the goals stated in § 8–903(b) of this subtitle.
	175	+	8–908. 24
173	176
174		-	(c) The report required under subsection (a) of this section shall be made
175		-	available on the Department’s website.
	177	+	(a) On or before December 31 each year, the Department shall submit a report 25
	178	+	to the Senate Finance Committee, Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, House 26
	179	+	Appropriations Committee, [and] House Environment and Transportation Committee, 27
	180	+	AND BALTIMORE CITY DELEGATION TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, in accordance 28
	181	+	with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on the status of the Program. 29
176	182
177		-	SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall
178		-	take effect on the taking effect of the termination provision specified in Section 2 of
179		-	Chapter 628 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021. If that termination provision
180		-	takes effect, Section 1 of this Act, with no further action required by the General
181		-	Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. This Act may not be
182		-	interpreted to have any effect on that termination provision.
	183	+	(b) The report required under subsection (a) of this section shall include: 30
183	184
184		-	SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to the provisions of
185		-	Section 4 of this Act, this Act shall take effect October 1, 2022.
	185	+	(1) The status of any grant projects funded by the Program; and 31
186	186
187		-	Approved by the Governor, April 21, 2022.
	187	+	(2) A discussion of whether there is a need to reevaluate the Program to 32
	188	+	ensure that it is meeting the goals stated in § 8–903(b) of this subtitle. 33
	189	+	HOUSE BILL 73 5
	190	+
	191	+
	192	+	(c) The report required under subsection (a) of this section shall be made 1
	193	+	available on the Department’s website. 2
	194	+
	195	+	SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall 3
	196	+	take effect on the taking effect of the termination provision specified in Section 2 of 4
	197	+	Chapter 628 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021. If that termination provision 5
	198	+	takes effect, Section 1 of this Act, with no further action required by the General 6
	199	+	Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. This Act may not be 7
	200	+	interpreted to have any effect on that termination provision. 8
	201	+
	202	+	SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to the provisions of 9
	203	+	Section 4 of this Act, this Act shall take effect October 1, 2022. 10
	204	+
	205	+
	206	+
	207	+	Approved:
	208	+	________________________________________________________________________________
	209	+	Governor.
	210	+	________________________________________________________________________________
	211	+	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
	212	+	________________________________________________________________________________
	213	+	President of the Senate.