LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 171
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Chapter 171
(House Bill 73)
AN ACT concerning
Baltimore City – Complete Streets and Safe Routes to School Programs –
Funding
FOR the purpose of requiring Baltimore City to spend, after recovering costs, the
remaining balance of fines collected as a result of violations enforced by certain
traffic and vehicle monitoring systems on activities eligible for funding under the
State Highway Administration’s Safe Routes to School Program or public safety or
transportation infrastructure improvements consistent with the purpose and goals
of the Complete Streets Program and the Complete Streets Transportation System;
requiring the Department of Transportation to submit a certain report on the
Complete Streets Program to the Baltimore City Delegation to the General
Assembly; and generally relating to the Complete Streets Program and the Safe
Routes to School Program in Baltimore City.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 7–302(e)(4)(i) and (5)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 7–302(e)(4)(iv)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 7–302(e)(4)(i) and (5)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
(As enacted by Chapter 628 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article – Transportation
Section 8–908
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Ch. 171 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings
7–302.
(e) (4) (i) [From] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (5) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, FROM the fines collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations
enforced by speed monitoring systems or school bus monitoring cameras, a political
subdivision:
1. May recover the costs of implementing and administering
the speed monitoring systems or school bus monitoring cameras; and
2. Subject to subparagraphs (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this
paragraph, may spend any remaining balance solely for public safety purposes, including
pedestrian safety programs.
(iv) 1. From the fines collected by Baltimore City as a result of
violations enforced by speed monitoring systems on Interstate 83, any balance remaining
after the allocation of fines under subparagraph (i)1 of this paragraph shall be remitted to
the Comptroller for distribution to the Baltimore City Department of Transportation to be
used solely to assist in covering the cost of roadway improvements on Interstate 83 in
Baltimore City.
2. Fines remitted to the Baltimore City Department of
Transportation under subparagraph (iv)1 of this paragraph are supplemental to and are
not intended to take the place of funding that would otherwise be appropriated for uses
described under subparagraph (iv)1 of this paragraph.
(5) From the fines collected by Baltimore City as a result of violations
enforced by A TRAFFIC CONTROL SI GNAL MONITORING SYST EM, A SPEED
MONITORING SYSTEM NOT ON INTERSTATE 83, A SCHOOL BUS MONITOR ING
CAMERA, OR A vehicle height monitoring [systems] SYSTEM, Baltimore City [may]:
(i) [Recover] MAY RECOVER the costs of implementing and
administering [the] A TRAFFIC CONTROL SI GNAL MONITORING SYST EM, A SPEED
MONITORING SYSTEM NOT ON INTERSTATE 83, A SCHOOL BUS MONITOR ING
CAMERA, OR A vehicle height monitoring [systems] SYSTEM; and
(ii) [Spend] SHALL USE the remaining balance [solely on roadway
improvements] FOR THE FOLLOWING PU RPOSES:
1. INFRASTRUCTURE AND NO NINFRASTRUCTURE
ACTIVITIES ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING UNDER TH E STATE HIGHWAY
ADMINISTRATION ’S SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM, AS JOINTLY AGREED ON LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 171
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BY THE BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE BALTIMORE CITY
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ; AND
2. PUBLIC SAFETY OR TRANSPORTA TION
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPRO VEMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSE AND GOALS
OF THE COMPLETE STREETS PROGRAM UNDER § 8–903 OF THE TRANSPORTATION
ARTICLE AND THE COMPLETE STREETS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM UNDER
ARTICLE 26, § 40–6 OF THE BALTIMORE CITY CODE.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read
as follows:
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings
7–302.
(e) (4) (i) [From] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (5) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, FROM the fines collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations
enforced by speed monitoring systems or school bus monitoring cameras, a political
subdivision:
1. May recover the costs of implementing and administering
the speed monitoring systems or school bus monitoring cameras; and
2. Subject to subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph,
may spend any remaining balance solely for public safety purposes, including pedestrian
safety programs.
(5) From the fines collected by Baltimore City as a result of violations
enforced by A TRAFFIC CONTROL SI GNAL MONITORING SYST EM, A SPEED
MONITORING SYSTEM , A SCHOOL BUS MONITORING C AMERA, OR A vehicle height
monitoring [systems] SYSTEM, Baltimore City [may]:
(i) [Recover] MAY RECOVER the costs of implementing and
administering [the] A TRAFFIC CONTROL SI GNAL MONITORING SYST EM, A SPEED
MONITORING SYSTEM , A SCHOOL BUS MONITOR ING CAMERA, OR A vehicle height
monitoring [systems] SYSTEM; and
(ii) [Spend] SHALL USE the remaining balance [solely on roadway
improvements] FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:
1. INFRASTRUCTURE AND NO NINFRASTRUCTURE
ACTIVITIES ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING UNDER TH E STATE HIGHWAY
ADMINISTRATION ’S SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM, AS JOINTLY AGREED ON Ch. 171 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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BY THE BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE BALTIMORE CITY
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ; AND
2. PUBLIC SAFETY OR TRANSPORTA TION
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPRO VEMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSE AND GOALS
OF THE COMPLETE STREETS PROGRAM UNDER § 8–903 OF THE TRANSPORTATION
ARTICLE AND THE COMPLETE STREETS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM UNDER
ARTICLE 26, § 40–6 OF THE BALTIMORE CITY CODE.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read
as follows:
Article – Transportation
8–908.
(a) On or before December 31 each year, the Department shall submit a report
to the Senate Finance Committee, Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, House
Appropriations Committee, [and] House Environment and Transportation Committee,
AND BALTIMORE CITY DELEGATION TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, in accordance
with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on the status of the Program.
(b) The report required under subsection (a) of this section shall include:
(1) The status of any grant projects funded by the Program; and
(2) A discussion of whether there is a need to reevaluate the Program to
ensure that it is meeting the goals stated in § 8–903(b) of this subtitle.
(c) The report required under subsection (a) of this section shall be made
available on the Department’s website.
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall
take effect on the taking effect of the termination provision specified in Section 2 of
Chapter 628 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021. If that termination provision
takes effect, Section 1 of this Act, with no further action required by the General
Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. This Act may not be
interpreted to have any effect on that termination provision.
SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to the provisions of
Section 4 of this Act, this Act shall take effect October 1, 2022.
Approved by the Governor, April 21, 2022.