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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDE D TO EXISTING LAW . | |
| 4 | 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 | 5 | *hb0278* | |
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| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 278 | |
| 11 | 8 | R5 4lr1650 | |
| 12 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 10 | By: Delegate Kerr | |
| 14 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: January 12, 2024 | |
| 15 | 12 | Assigned to: Environment and Transportation | |
| 16 | - | Committee Report: Favorable | |
| 17 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 18 | - | Read second time: February 20, 2024 | |
| 19 | 13 | ||
| 20 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 21 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 23 | 17 | ||
| 24 | 18 | Urban State Highways – Speed Limits – Exceptions 2 | |
| 25 | 19 | ||
| 26 | 20 | FOR the purpose of authorizing the State Highway Administration to decrease the 3 | |
| 27 | 21 | maximum speed limit by a certain amount on certain urban State highways without 4 | |
| 28 | 22 | an engineering and traffic investigation; and generally relating to speed limits on 5 | |
| 29 | 23 | urban State highways. 6 | |
| 30 | 24 | ||
| 31 | 25 | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7 | |
| 32 | 26 | Article – Transportation 8 | |
| 33 | 27 | Section 8–630(a)(1) and (3) 9 | |
| 34 | 28 | Annotated Code of Maryland 10 | |
| 35 | 29 | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 11 | |
| 36 | 30 | ||
| 37 | 31 | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12 | |
| 38 | 32 | Article – Transportation 13 | |
| 39 | 33 | Section 21–802 14 | |
| 40 | 34 | Annotated Code of Maryland 15 | |
| 41 | 35 | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 16 | |
| 42 | 36 | ||
| 43 | 37 | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17 | |
| 44 | 38 | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18 | |
| 45 | 39 | ||
| 46 | 40 | Article – Transportation 19 | |
| 47 | 41 | ||
| 48 | - | 8–630. 20 2 HOUSE BILL 278 | |
| 42 | + | 8–630. 20 | |
| 43 | + | ||
| 44 | + | (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 21 | |
| 45 | + | ||
| 46 | + | (3) “Urban highway” means a highway, other than an expressway, that is: 22 | |
| 47 | + | ||
| 48 | + | (i) 1. Constructed with a curb and gutter and an enclosed type 23 2 HOUSE BILL 278 | |
| 49 | 49 | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 51 | + | storm drainage system; 1 | |
| 51 | 52 | ||
| 52 | - | (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 1 | |
| 53 | + | 2. Located in an urban area and on which is located a public 2 | |
| 54 | + | facility that creates appreciable pedestrian traffic along the highway from adjacent areas; 3 | |
| 53 | 55 | ||
| 54 | - | (3) “Urban highway” means a highway, other than an expressway, that is: 2 | |
| 56 | + | 3. Located within urban boundaries as defined by the U.S. 4 | |
| 57 | + | Census Bureau; or 5 | |
| 55 | 58 | ||
| 56 | - | | |
| 57 | - | ||
| 59 | + | 4. Located within the boundaries of a municipal corporation; 6 | |
| 60 | + | and 7 | |
| 58 | 61 | ||
| 59 | - | 2. Located in an urban area and on which is located a public 5 | |
| 60 | - | facility that creates appreciable pedestrian traffic along the highway from adjacent areas; 6 | |
| 62 | + | (ii) Part of the State highway system. 8 | |
| 61 | 63 | ||
| 62 | - | 3. Located within urban boundaries as defined by the U.S. 7 | |
| 63 | - | Census Bureau; or 8 | |
| 64 | + | 21–802. 9 | |
| 64 | 65 | ||
| 65 | - | 4. Located within the boundaries of a municipal corporation; 9 | |
| 66 | - | and 10 | |
| 66 | + | (a) If, on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, the State Highway 10 | |
| 67 | + | Administration determines that any maximum speed limit specified in this subtitle is 11 | |
| 68 | + | greater or less than reasonable or safe under existing conditions on any part of a highway 12 | |
| 69 | + | under its jurisdiction, it may establish a reasonable and safe maximum speed limit for that 13 | |
| 70 | + | part of the highway. 14 | |
| 67 | 71 | ||
| 68 | - | ( | |
| 72 | + | (b) An engineering and traffic investigation is not required [to]: 15 | |
| 69 | 73 | ||
| 70 | - | 21–802. 12 | |
| 74 | + | (1) TO conform a posted maximum speed limit in effect on December 31, 16 | |
| 75 | + | 1974, to a different limit specified in § 21–801.1(b) of this subtitle; OR 17 | |
| 71 | 76 | ||
| 72 | - | (a) If, on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, the State Highway 13 | |
| 73 | - | Administration determines that any maximum speed limit specified in this subtitle is 14 | |
| 74 | - | greater or less than reasonable or safe under existing conditions on any part of a highway 15 | |
| 75 | - | under its jurisdiction, it may establish a reasonable and safe maximum speed limit for that 16 | |
| 76 | - | part of the highway. 17 | |
| 77 | + | (2) FOR THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION TO DEC REASE BY 5 18 | |
| 78 | + | MILES PER HOUR THE MAXIMUM SPEED LI MIT AUTHORIZED UNDER § 21–801.1(B)(2) 19 | |
| 79 | + | AND (3) OF THIS SUBTITLE ON ANY URBAN HIGHWAY , AS DEFINED IN § 8–630 OF THIS 20 | |
| 80 | + | ARTICLE, UNDER ITS JURISDICTI ON. 21 | |
| 77 | 81 | ||
| 78 | - | ( | |
| 82 | + | (c) Under this section, the State Highway Administration may: 22 | |
| 79 | 83 | ||
| 80 | - | (1) | |
| 81 | - | ||
| 84 | + | (1) Establish a maximum speed limit to apply at all times or only at 23 | |
| 85 | + | specified times; and 24 | |
| 82 | 86 | ||
| 83 | - | (2) FOR THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION TO DEC REASE BY 5 21 | |
| 84 | - | MILES PER HOUR THE MAXIMUM SPEED LI MIT AUTHORIZED UNDER § 21–801.1(B)(2) 22 | |
| 85 | - | AND (3) OF THIS SUBTITLE ON ANY URBAN HIGHWAY , AS DEFINED IN § 8–630 OF THIS 23 | |
| 86 | - | ARTICLE, UNDER ITS JURISDICTI ON. 24 | |
| 87 | + | (2) Establish differing limits for different times of day, different types of 25 | |
| 88 | + | vehicles, different weather conditions, or other factors bearing on safe speeds. 26 | |
| 87 | 89 | ||
| 88 | - | (c) Under this section, the State Highway Administration may: 25 | |
| 90 | + | (d) An altered maximum speed limit established under this section is effective 27 | |
| 91 | + | when posted on appropriate signs giving notice of the limit. 28 | |
| 89 | 92 | ||
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| 93 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 29 | |
| 94 | + | October 1, 2024. 30 | |
| 92 | 95 | ||
| 93 | - | (2) Establish differing limits for different times of day, different types of 28 | |
| 94 | - | vehicles, different weather conditions, or other factors bearing on safe speeds. 29 | |
| 95 | - | ||
| 96 | - | (d) An altered maximum speed limit established under this section is effective 30 HOUSE BILL 278 3 | |
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| 98 | - | ||
| 99 | - | when posted on appropriate signs giving notice of the limit. 1 | |
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| 101 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 2 | |
| 102 | - | October 1, 2024. 3 | |
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| 107 | - | Approved: | |
| 108 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 109 | - | Governor. | |
| 110 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 111 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 112 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 113 | - | President of the Senate. |