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HOUSE BILL 9
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HB 141/22 – ENT (PRE–FILED) CF 3lr0394
By: Delegates Ruth, Bagnall, Cardin, Chang, Charkoudian, Ebersole, Foley,
Fraser–Hidalgo, Henson, Hill, Kerr, Lehman, Love, Patterson, Qi, Terrasa,
and Watson
Requested: September 13, 2022
Introduced and read first time: January 11, 2023
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Equity in Transportation Sector – Guidelines and Analyses 2
FOR the purpose of requiring that equity be considered when certain State transportation 3
plans, reports, and goals are developed; altering the membership of the advisory 4
committee on State transportation goals, benchmarks, and indicators; requiring the 5
Department of Transportation, in collaboration with the Maryland Transit 6
Administration, to conduct certain analyses and consult with certain communities 7
before announcing or proposing certain servi ce changes; requiring the 8
Administration to take certain actions to avoid or minimize certain disparate 9
impacts or disproportionate burdens; requiring the Administration to compile a 10
report on the impacts of a proposed service change after holding a public hearing on 11
the proposed service change; requiring the Department, in collaboration with the 12
Administration, to conduct certain analyses and consult with certain communities 13
before announcing any reduction or cancellation of a capital expansion project in the 14
construction program of the Consolidated Transportation Program; requiring the 15
Administration to compile a report on the impacts of a proposed reduction or 16
cancellation of a capital expansion project in the construction program of the 17
Consolidated Transportation Program; and generally relating to equity in 18
transportation. 19
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 20
Article – Transportation 21
Section 2–103.1(d), (h), and (j) and 7–101 22
Annotated Code of Maryland 23
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 24
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 25
Article – Transportation 26 2 HOUSE BILL 9
Section 2–103.1(g) and (i) 1
Annotated Code of Maryland 2
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 3
BY adding to 4
Article – Transportation 5
Section 7–714 through 7–716 6
Annotated Code of Maryland 7
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 8
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 9
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 10
Article – Transportation 11
2–103.1. 12
(d) (1) The Maryland Transportation Plan shall: 13
[(1)] (I) Except as otherwise provided, be revised every 5 years through 14
an inclusive public participation process; 15
[(2)] (II) Include a 20–year forecast of State transportation needs, based 16
on the financial resources anticipated to be available to the Department during that 17
20–year period; 18
[(3)] (III) Be expressed in terms of the State transportation goals and 19
measures; and 20
[(4)] (IV) Include a summary of the types of projects and programs that are 21
proposed to accomplish the State transportation goals and measures, using a multi–modal 22
approach when feasible. 23
(2) BEGINNING WITH THE 2045 MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION PLAN, 24
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONS IDER WAYS TO ACHIEVE EQUITY IN THE 25
TRANSPORTATION SECTO R WHEN DEVELOPING TH E STATE TRANSPORTATION 26
GOALS. 27
(g) Beginning with the year 2002 State Report on Transportation and continuing 28
thereafter, before the General Assembly considers the proposed Maryland Transportation 29
Plan and the proposed Consolidated Transportation Program, the Department shall submit 30
an annual report on the attainment of State transportation goals and benchmarks for the 31
approved and proposed Maryland Transportation Plan and the approved and proposed 32
Consolidated Transportation Program to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State 33
Government Article, to the General Assembly. 34
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(h) (1) The report required under subsection (g) of this section shall include: 1
(i) The establishment of certain measurable performance indicators 2
or benchmarks, in priority funding areas at a minimum, designed to quantify the State 3
transportation goals and measures specified in the Maryland Transportation Plan and § 4
2–103.7 of this subtitle; and 5
(ii) The degree to which the projects and programs contained in the 6
approved Maryland Transportation Plan and Consolidated Transportation Program attain 7
those goals and benchmarks as measured by the performance indicators or benchmarks. 8
(2) The Department shall include in its report measurable long–term goals, 9
and intermediate benchmarks of progress toward the attainment of the long–term goals, 10
for the following measurable transportation indicators: 11
(i) An increase in the share of total person trips for each of transit, 12
high occupancy auto, pedestrian, and bicycle modes of travel; 13
(ii) A decrease in indicators of traffic congestion as determined by 14
the Department; and 15
(iii) Any other performance goals established by the Department for 16
reducing automobile traffic and increasing the use of nonautomobile traffic. 17
(3) (I) BEGINNING WITH THE 2024 ATTAINMENT REPORT ON 18
TRANSPORTATION SYSTE M PERFORMANCE , THE ADVISORY COMMITT EE ADVISING 19
THE DEPARTMENT ON STATE TRANSPORTATION GOALS, BENCHMARKS , AND 20
INDICATORS SHALL REC OMMEND MEASURABLE TR ANSPORTATION INDICAT ORS 21
THAT CAN BE EV ALUATED FOR : 22
1. RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIS PARITIES; AND 23
2. TO THE EXTENT DATA IS AVAILABLE, IMPACTS ON 24
PERSONS WITH DISABIL ITIES. 25
(II) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL EVAL UATE THE INDICATORS 26
RECOMMENDED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH TO IDENTIFY ANY: 27
1. RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIS PARITIES; AND 28
2. TO THE EXTENT DATA IS AVAILABLE, IMPACTS ON 29
PERSONS WITH DISABIL ITIES. 30
[(3)] (4) The performance indicators or benchmarks described in this 31
subsection shall acknowledge the difference between urban and rural transportation needs. 32
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(i) The Smart Growth Subcabinet, established under Title 9, Subtitle 14 of the 1
State Government Article, shall conduct an annual review of the State transportation goals, 2
benchmarks, and indicators. 3
(j) (1) An advisory committee shall be assembled to advise the Department on 4
the State transportation goals, benchmarks, and indicators under subsection (h) of this 5
section. 6
(2) Membership of the advisory committee shall include but is not limited 7
to the following members appointed by the Governor: 8
(i) A representative of the Maryland business community; 9
(ii) A representative of the disabled citizens community; 10
(iii) A representative of rural interests; 11
(iv) A representative of an auto users group; 12
(v) A representative of a transit users group; 13
(vi) A representative of the goods movement industry; 14
(vii) A nationally recognized expert on transportation demand 15
management; 16
(viii) A nationally recognized expert on pedestrian and bicycle 17
transportation; 18
(ix) A nationally recognized expert on transportation performance 19
measurement; 20
(x) A representative of an environmental advocacy organization; 21
(xi) A representative from the Maryland Department of Planning; 22
(xii) A representative of the Maryland Association of Counties; [and] 23
(xiii) A representative of the Maryland Municipal League; 24
(XIV) A REPRESENTATIVE OF TH E MARYLAND STATE 25
CONFERENCE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF 26
COLORED PEOPLE; AND 27
(XV) A REPRESENTA TIVE OF A TRANSPORTA TION LABOR 28
ORGANIZATION , DESIGNATED BY THE MARYLAND STATE AND DISTRICT OF 29 HOUSE BILL 9 5
COLUMBIA AFL–CIO. 1
(3) The Governor shall appoint the chairman of the advisory committee. 2
(4) The advisory committee shall meet at least four times during the 3
process of developing the Maryland Transportation Plan to provide advice to the 4
Department on meeting the requirements of this subsection. 5
(5) The Department and the advisory committee shall consider the 6
following: 7
(i) Transportation and population trends and their impact on the 8
State’s transportation system and priority funding areas; 9
(ii) Past and present State funding devoted to the various 10
transportation modes and demand management; 11
(iii) The full range of unmet transportation needs in priority funding 12
areas; 13
(iv) The full range of transportation measures and facilities 14
available, and their role, effectiveness, and cost effectiveness in providing travel choices 15
and reducing congestion; 16
(v) A review of transportation performance indicators and their use 17
in other states; 18
(vi) A review of the coordination of State transportation investments 19
with local growth plans for priority funding areas; 20
(vii) The types of investments needed and their levels of funding for 21
supporting the State transportation goals and measures established under § 2–103.7 of this 22
subtitle; 23
(viii) The impact of transportation investment on: 24
1. The environment; 25
2. Environmental justice as defined in § 1–701 of the 26
Environment Article; 27
3. Communities; [and] 28
4. Economic development; [and] 29
5. RACIAL EQUITY; AND 30
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6. TO THE EXTENT DATA IS AVAILABLE, PERSONS WITH 1
DISABILITIES, INCLUDING SERVICE AC CESSIBILITY; AND 2
(ix) The Climate Action Plan goals required by the Greenhouse Gas 3
Emissions Reduction Act of 2009 under § 2–1205(b) of the Environment Article. 4
7–101. 5
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 6
(b) “Administration” means the Maryland Transit Administration. 7
(c) “Administrator” means the Maryland Transit Administrator. 8
(D) “DISPARATE IMPACT ” MEANS A FACIALLY NEU TRAL POLICY OR 9
PRACTICE THAT DISPRO PORTIONATELY AFFECTS MEMBERS OF A GROUP 10
IDENTIFIED BY RACE , COLOR, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN , WHERE THE RECIPIENT ’S 11
POLICY OR PRACTICE L ACKS A SUBSTANTIAL LEGI TIMATE JUSTIFICATION AND 12
WHERE THERE EXIST ON E OR MORE ALTERNATIV ES THAT WOULD SERVE THE SAME 13
LEGITIMATE OBJECTIVE S BUT WITH LESS DISP ROPORTIONATE EFFECT ON THE 14
BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN . 15
(E) “DISPROPORTIONATE BURD EN” MEANS A FACIALLY NEUTRAL POL ICY 16
OR PRACTICE THAT DIS PROPORTIONATELY AFFE CTS LOW–INCOME POPULATIONS 17
MORE THAN NON –LOW–INCOME POPULATIONS A ND, ON A FINDING OF 18
DISPROPORTIONATE BUR DEN, REQUIRES THE RECIPIE NT TO EVALUATE 19
ALTERNATIVES AND MIT IGATE BURDENS WHERE PRACTICABLE . 20
[(d)] (F) “District” means: 21
(1) The Metropolitan Transit District, consisting of Baltimore City, 22
Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County, and other areas as designated by the Secretary 23
after consultation and coordination with the affected jurisdiction and subject to the 24
provisions of the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority Compact; and 25
(2) Any area in which railroad service is performed under contract with the 26
Administration or in which railroad facilities are owned by the Administration. 27
[(e)] (G) “Excursion train” means any special event train sponsored or 28
contracted for in connection with the promotion of a public event benefiting the State and 29
its citizens. 30
[(f)] (H) “Light rail transit” means rail transit which is electrically powered and 31
can operate in mixed traffic with automobiles. 32
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[(g)] (I) “Private carrier” means any person that renders transit service within 1
the District under an operating permit or license issued by an agency of this State 2
exercising regulatory jurisdiction over transportation of passengers within this State and 3
over persons engaged in that business. 4
[(h)] (J) “Proof of fare payment” means evidence of fare prepayment authorized 5
by the Administration for the use of transit service. 6
[(i)] (K) “Railroad company” means any entity engaged in the providing of 7
railroad service under this title. 8
[(j)] (L) (1) “Railroad facility” means any facility used in providing railroad 9
services, and includes any one or more or combination of: 10
(i) Switches, spurs, tracks, structures, terminals, yards, real 11
property, and other facilities useful or designed for use in connection with the 12
transportation of persons or goods by rail; and 13
(ii) All other appurtenances, including locomotives, cars, vehicles, 14
and other instrumentalities of shipment or carriage, useful or designed for use in 15
connection with the transportation of persons or goods by rail. 16
(2) “Railroad facility” does not include any transit facility. 17
[(k)] (M) “Railroad service” means any service utilizing rail or railroad facilities 18
performed by any common carrier operating under the jurisdiction of the State or federal 19
government as a common carrier and includes any such service performed by the National 20
Railroad Passenger Corporation. 21
[(l)] (N) “Transit facility” includes any one or more or combination of tracks, 22
rights–of–way, bridges, tunnels, subways, rolling stock, stations, terminals, ports, parking 23
areas, equipment, fixtures, buildings, structures, other real or personal property, and 24
services incidental to or useful or designed for use in connection with the rendering of 25
transit service by any means, including rail, bus, motor vehicle, or other mode of 26
transportation, but does not include any railroad facility. 27
[(m)] (O) “Transit–oriented development” means a mix of private or public 28
parking facilities, commercial and residential structures, and uses, improvements, and 29
facilities customarily appurtenant to such facilities and uses, that: 30
(1) Is part of a deliberate development plan or strategy involving: 31
(i) Property that is adjacent to the passenger boarding and alighting 32
location of a planned or existing transit station; or 33
(ii) Property, any part of which is located within one–half mile of the 34 8 HOUSE BILL 9
passenger boarding and alighting location of a planned or existing transit station; 1
(2) Is planned to maximize the use of transit, walking, and bicycling by 2
residents and employees; and 3
(3) Is designated as a transit–oriented development by: 4
(i) The Secretary, after considering a recommendation of the Smart 5
Growth Subcabinet established under § 9–1406 of the State Government Article; and 6
(ii) The local government or multicounty agency with land use and 7
planning responsibility for the relevant area. 8
[(n)] (P) (1) “Transit service” means the transportation of persons and their 9
packages and baggage and of newspapers, express, and mail in regular route, special, or 10
charter service by means of transit facilities between points within the District. 11
(2) “Transit service” does not include any: 12
(i) Vanpool operation; or 13
(ii) Railroad service. 14
[(o)] (Q) (1) “Transit station” means any facility, the primary function of 15
which relates to the boarding and alighting of passengers from transit vehicles. 16
(2) “Transit station” includes platforms, shelters, passenger waiting 17
facilities, parking areas, access roadways, and other real property used to facilitate 18
passenger access to transit service or railroad service. 19
[(p)] (R) “Transit vehicle” means a mobile device used in rendering transit 20
service. 21
7–714. 22
THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL DEVELOP TRANSIT EQUITY ANALYSIS POLI CIES 23
AND GUIDELINES , INCLUDING THRESHOLDS FOR WHEN A REDUCTION OR 24
CANCELLATION OF A CA PITAL EXPANSION PROJECT IN THE CONST RUCTION 25
PROGRAM OF THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM REQUIRES 26
ANALYSIS. 27
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 28
as follows: 29
Article – Transportation 30
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7–715. 1
(A) BEFORE ANNOUNCING ANY SERVICE CHANGE THAT WOULD 2
CONSTITUTE A MAJOR S ERVICE CHANGE UNDER THE FEDERAL TRANSIT 3
ADMINISTRATION ’S TITLE VI REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES FOR FEDERAL 4
TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION RECIPIENTS, THE DEPARTMENT , IN COLLABORATION 5
WITH THE ADMINISTRATION , SHALL: 6
(1) CONDUCT A TRANSIT EQU ITY ANALYSIS IN ACCO RDANCE WI TH 7
THE TITLE VI REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES FOR FEDERAL TRANSIT 8
ADMINISTRATION RECIPIENTS TO DETERMI NE WHETHER THE CHANG E WILL 9
CREATE A DISPARATE I MPACT OR A DISPROPOR TIONATE BURDEN ; 10
(2) PERFORM A COST –BENEFIT ANALYSIS , INCLUDING AN ANALYSI S 11
OF IMPACTS ON: 12
(I) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ; 13
(II) EMPLOYMENT ; 14
(III) EDUCATION; 15
(IV) HEALTH; AND 16
(V) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ; AND 17
(3) CONSULT WITH MEMBERS AND LEADERS OF AFFEC TED 18
COMMUNITIES , INCLUDING THROUGH CO MMUNITY OUTREACH TO : 19
(I) RACIAL MINORITY COMMUNITIES ; 20
(II) LOW–INCOME COMMUNITIES ; 21
(III) DISABLED RIDERS ; 22
(IV) RIDERS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY ; 23
(V) TRANSIT–RELIANT RIDERS ; AND 24
(VI) SENIOR RIDERS. 25
(B) (1) IF A TRANSIT EQUITY ANALY SIS REVEALS DISPARAT E IMPACT OR 26
DISPROPORTIONATE BUR DEN, THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL : 27
(I) DEVELOP ALTERNATIVES THAT WOULD MEET THE GOALS 28 10 HOUSE BILL 9
OF THE PROPOSED SERV ICE CHANGE; AND 1
(II) CONDUCT A TRANSIT EQU ITY ANALYSIS ON THE 2
ALTERNATIVE S. 3
(2) IF A DISPARATE IMPACT CAN BE AVOIDED THROU GH USE OF ONE 4
OF THE ALTERNATIVES ANALYZED, THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL PROCEED WITH 5
THAT ALTERNATIVE AS THE PRIMARY PROPOSED SERVICE CHANGE . 6
(3) IF THERE IS NO ALTERN ATIVE THAT WOULD AVO ID A DISPARATE 7
IMPACT OR DISPROPORT IONATE BURDEN , THE ADMINISTRATION : 8
(I) MAY NOT IMPLEMENT THE PROPOSED SERVICE CHA NGE 9
UNLESS A SUBSTANTIAL JUSTIFICATION EXISTS THAT NECESSITATES TH E CHANGE; 10
AND 11
(II) SHALL IMPLEMENT THE A LTERNATIVE THAT CAUS ES THE 12
LEAST DISPARAT E IMPACT OR DISPROPO RTIONATE BURDEN . 13
(C) BEFORE HOLDING A PUBL IC HEARING ON A PROP OSED SERVICE 14
CHANGE, THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL PUBLISH ON THE ADMINISTRATION ’S 15
WEBSITE, FOR THE ROUTES OR LI NES IMPACTED BY THE SERVICE CHANGE , AN 16
EVALUATION ON THE DE MOGRAPHICS OF: 17
(1) THE RIDERS OF THE ROU TES OR LINES; AND 18
(2) THE SERVICE AREA . 19
(D) (1) AFTER COMPLETING THE PUBLIC HEARINGS , THE 20
ADMINISTRATION SHALL : 21
(I) PUBLISH THE TRANSIT E QUITY ANALYSIS AND 22
COST–BENEFIT ANALYSIS ON THE ADMINISTRATION ’S WEBSITE; AND 23
(II) COMPILE A REPORT ON T HE IMPACTS OF THE PR OPOSED 24
SERVICE CHANGE . 25
(2) THE REPORT SHALL INCL UDE: 26
(I) THE TRANSIT EQUITY AN ALYSIS; 27
(II) THE COST–BENEFIT ANALYSIS ; 28
(III) A COMMUNITY OUTREACH R EPORT; 29
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(IV) ANY ALTERNATIVES ANALYZED; AND 1
(V) IF APPLICABLE, THE FINAL ALTERNATIV E SELECTED. 2
(3) IF A DISPARATE IMPACT OR DISPROPORTIONATE BURDEN EXISTS 3
IN THE FINAL ALTERNA TIVE SELECTED , THE REPORT SHALL INC LUDE A 4
SUBSTANTIAL JUSTIFIC ATION STATEMENT . 5
(4) THE REPORT SHALL BE: 6
(I) MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE 7
ADMINISTRATION ’S WEBSITE, WITH A VISIBLE LINK FROM THE PRIMARY 8
INFORMATION PAGE REL ATING TO THE PROPOSE D SERVICE CHANGE ; AND 9
(II) DISTRIBUTED TO: 10
1. THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS; 11
2. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; 12
3. THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION ; 13
4. ANY ELECTED OFFICIALS WHOSE DISTRICTS WOUL D 14
BE IMPACTED BY THE P ROPOSED SERVICE CHAN GE; 15
5. ANY COMMUNITY LEADERS CONSULTED DURING THE 16
COMMUNITY OUTREACH P ROCESS; AND 17
6. IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE 18
GOVERNMENT ARTICLE: 19
A. THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE; 20
B. THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE; 21
C. THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE; AND 22
D. THE HOUSE ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORTATION 23
COMMITTEE. 24
7–716. 25
(A) BEFORE ANNOUNCING ANY REDUCTION OR CANCELL ATION OF A 26
CAPITAL EXPANSION PR OJECT IN THE CONSTRU CTION PROGRAM OF THE 27
CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM THAT EXCEEDS THE THRESHOLDS 28 12 HOUSE BILL 9
DEVELOPED BY THE ADMINISTRATION , THE DEPARTMENT , IN COLLABORATION 1
WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, SHALL: 2
(1) CONDUCT A TRANSIT EQU ITY ANALYSIS IN ACCO RDANCE WITH 3
THE TITLE VI REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES FOR FEDERAL TRANSIT 4
ADMINISTRATION RECIPIENTS AND THE GU IDELINES DEVELOPED B Y THE 5
ADMINISTRATION TO DET ERMINE WHETHER THE R EDUCTION OR CANCELLATION 6
WILL CREATE A DISPAR ATE IMPACT OR A DISP ROPORTIONATE BURDEN ; 7
(2) PERFORM A COST –BENEFIT ANALYSIS , INCLUDING AN ANALYSI S 8
OF IMPACTS ON: 9
(I) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ; 10
(II) EMPLOYMENT ; 11
(III) EDUCATION; 12
(IV) HEALTH; AND 13
(V) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; AND 14
(3) CONSULT WITH MEMBERS AND LEADERS OF AFFEC TED 15
COMMUNITIES , INCLUDING THROUGH CO MMUNITY OUTREACH TO : 16
(I) RACIAL MINORITY COMMU NITIES; 17
(II) LOW–INCOME COMMUNITIES ; 18
(III) DISABLED RIDERS ; 19
(IV) RIDERS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY ; 20
(V) TRANSIT–RELIANT RIDERS ; AND 21
(VI) SENIOR RIDERS. 22
(B) (1) AFTER COMPLETING THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER S UBSECTION 23
(A) OF THIS SECTION , THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL COMPILE A REPORT ON THE 24
IMPACTS OF THE PROPO SED REDUCTION OR CANCELLATION OF A CA PITAL 25
EXPANSION PROJECT IN THE CONSTRUCTION PRO GRAM OF THE CONSOLIDATED 26
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. 27
(2) THE REPORT SHALL INCL UDE: 28
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(I) THE TRANSIT EQUITY AN ALYSIS; 1
(II) THE COST–BENEFIT ANALYSIS ; AND 2
(III) A COMMUNITY OUTREACH REPORT . 3
(3) THE REPORT SHALL BE : 4
(I) MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE 5
ADMINISTRATION ’S WEBSITE, WITH A VISIBLE LINK FROM THE PRIMARY 6
INFORMATION PAGE REL ATING TO THE PROPOSE D REDUCTION OR CANCE LLATION; 7
AND 8
(II) DISTRIBUTED TO: 9
1. THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS; 10
2. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; 11
3. THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION ; 12
4. ANY ELECTED OFFICIALS WHOSE DISTRICTS WOUL D 13
BE IMPACTED BY THE P ROPOSED SERVICE CHAN GE; 14
5. ANY COMMUNITY LEADERS CONSULTED DURING THE 15
COMMUNITY OUTREACH P ROCESS; AND 16
6. IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE 17
GOVERNMENT ARTICLE: 18
A. THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE; 19
B. THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE; 20
C. THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE; AND 21
D. THE HOUSE ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORTATION 22
COMMITTEE. 23
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall take 24
effect July 1, 2024. 25
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, except as provided in Section 26
3 of this Act, this Act shall take effect June 1, 2023. 27