EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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HOUSE BILL 836
R1, M3 4lr1143
CF SB 681
By: Delegates Edelson, Embry, Foley, Holmes, J. Lewis, J. Long, Love,
Palakovich Carr, Ruth, Smith, Solomon, Taveras, Vogel, and Wilkins
Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2024
Assigned to: Appropriations and Environment and Transportation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects – Impact Assessments and 2
Mitigation Plans 3
(Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2024) 4
FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Transportation to establish a process for 5
performing major highway capacity expansion project impact assessments; 6
requiring the Department of Transportation and a metropolitan planning 7
organization to perform an impact assessment under certain circumstances; 8
requiring the Department of Transportation to use the impact assessment to make 9
a certain determination; requiring the Department of Transportation and a 10
metropolitan planning organization to develop a certain mitigation plan under 11
certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Transportation to review for 12
approval a mitigation plan developed by a metropolitan planning organization; 13
requiring the Department of the Environment to develop a methodology for making 14
a certain determination; authorizing the Department of Transportation to restrict 15
or redirect certain funding that would have been allocated to the metropolitan 16
planning organization under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of 17
Transportation or a metropolitan planning organization to post certain information 18
to its website; and generally relating to major highway capacity projects. 19
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 20
Article – Environment 21
Section 1–701(a)(1), (7), and (8) 22
Annotated Code of Maryland 23
(2013 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 24
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 25
Article – Transportation 26
Section 2–103.1(a)(1), (2), and (4) 27
Annotated Code of Maryland 28 2 HOUSE BILL 836
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 1
BY adding to 2
Article – Transportation 3
Section 2–901 through 2–907 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 9. Major 4
Highway Capacity Expansion Projects” 5
Annotated Code of Maryland 6
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 7
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 8
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 9
Article – Environment 10
1–701. 11
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 12
(7) “Overburdened community” means any census tract for which three or 13
more of the following environmental health indicators are above the 75th percentile 14
statewide: 15
(i) Particulate matter (PM) 2.5; 16
(ii) Ozone; 17
(iii) National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) diesel PM; 18
(iv) NATA cancer risk; 19
(v) NATA respiratory hazard index; 20
(vi) Traffic proximity; 21
(vii) Lead paint indicator; 22
(viii) National Priorities List Superfund site proximity; 23
(ix) Risk Management Plan facility proximity; 24
(x) Hazardous waste proximity; 25
(xi) Wastewater discharge indicator; 26
(xii) Proximity to a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation 27
(CAFO); 28
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(xiii) Percent of the population lacking broadband coverage; 1
(xiv) Asthma emergency room discharges; 2
(xv) Myocardial infarction discharges; 3
(xvi) Low–birth–weight infants; 4
(xvii) Proximity to emitting power plants; 5
(xviii) Proximity to a Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) facility; 6
(xix) Proximity to a brownfields site; 7
(xx) Proximity to mining operations; and 8
(xxi) Proximity to a hazardous waste landfill. 9
(8) “Underserved community” means any census tract in which, according 10
to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau Survey: 11
(i) At least 25% of the residents qualify as low–income; 12
(ii) At least 50% of the residents identify as nonwhite; or 13
(iii) At least 15% of the residents have limited English proficiency. 14
Article – Transportation 15
2–103.1. 16
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 17
(2) “Capital project” means: 18
(i) Any project for which funds are expended for construction, 19
reconstruction, or rehabilitation of a transportation facility by the Department or of a 20
transportation facilities project by the Maryland Transportation Authority; or 21
(ii) Capital equipment, as defined by the Secretary. 22
(4) “Major capital project” means any new, expanded, or significantly 23
improved facility or service that involves planning, environmental studies, design, 24
right–of–way, construction, or purchase of essential equipment related to the facility or 25
service. 26
SUBTITLE 9. MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECTS. 27 4 HOUSE BILL 836
2–901. 1
(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 2
INDICATED. 3
(B) “CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVA LENT” MEANS THE MEASUREMEN T OF A 4
GIVEN WEIGHT OF A GR EENHOUSE GAS THAT HA S THE SAME GLOBAL WA RMING 5
POTENTIAL, MEASURED OVER A SPEC IFIED PERIOD OF TIME , AS 1 METRIC TON OF 6
CARBON DIOXIDE . 7
(C) “GREENHOUSE GAS ” INCLUDES CARBON DIOX IDE, METHANE, NITROUS 8
OXIDE, HYDROFLUOROCARBONS , PERFLUOROCARBONS , AND SULFUR 9
HEXAFLUORIDE . 10
(D) “GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS” MEANS EMISSIONS OF G REENHOUSE 11
GASES IN THE STATE, MEASURED IN METRIC T ONS OF CARBON DIOXID E 12
EQUIVALENTS . 13
(E) “IMPACT ASSESSMENT ” MEANS A MAJOR HIGHWA Y CAPACITY 14
EXPANSION PROJECT IM PACT ASSESSMENT . 15
(F) “INDUCED DEMAND ” MEANS THE SITUATION THAT A RISES WHEN AN 16
EXPANDED ROAD BECOME S CONGESTED DUE TO ADDITIONAL DRIVERS U SING THE 17
ROAD BECAUSE IT WAS EXPANDED. 18
(G) “MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 2–103.1 19
OF THIS TITLE. 20
(H) (1) “MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT” MEANS A 21
MAJOR CAPITAL PROJEC T: 22
(I) WHOSE TOTAL COST FOR ALL PHASES EXCEEDS 23
$10,000,000; AND 24
(II) THAT: 25
1. INCREASES HIGHWAY CAP ACITY; 26
2. IMPROVES HIGHWAY CAPA CITY THROUGH THE USE 27
OF INTELLIGENT TRANS PORTATION SYSTEMS OR CONGESTION MANAGEMEN T 28
SYSTEMS; OR 29
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3. INCLUDES GRADE SEPARA TION AT AN 1
INTERSECTION . 2
(2) “MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT” DOES NOT 3
INCLUDE: 4
(I) PROJECTS IN THE MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 5
OR THE MARYLAND PORT ADMINISTRATION ; 6
(II) MAINTENANCE AND STOR AGE FACILITIES PROJECT S; 7
(III) WATER QUALITY IMPROVE MENT PROJECTS ; 8
(IV) PROJECTS RELATED TO MARYLAND’S PRIORITIES FOR 9
TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD DEVELOPMENT ; 10
(V) PROJECTS THAT ARE SOL ELY FOR SYSTEM PRESE RVATION; 11
OR 12
(VI) THE CONSTRUCTION OR R ECONSTRUCTION OF : 13
1. A HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP TH AT IS LESS THAN 2,500 14
FEET IN LENGTH ; 15
2. A BIKE LANE; OR 16
3. A DEDICATED BUS LANE. 17
(I) “OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT Y” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 1–701 18
OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 19
(J) “UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 1–701 20
OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 21
(K) “VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D” MEANS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ON–ROAD 22
MILES TRAVELED BY VEHICLES IN A GEOGRAPHIC REGI ON OVER A 1–YEAR PERIOD. 23
2–902. 24
(A) THE REQUIREMENTS OF T HIS SUBTITLE ARE IN ADDITION TO AND MAY 25
NOT SUPPLANT ANY HEA LTH AND SAFETY GOALS ESTABLISHED UNDER STATE OR 26
LOCAL LAW S OR REGULATIONS . 27
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(B) THIS SUBTITLE DOES NO T APPLY TO: 1
(1) A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION P ROJECT THAT WAS , 2
BEFORE JULY 1, 2024, SUBMITTED FOR APPROV AL FOR INCLUSION IN , OR FUNDED 3
FOR CONSTRUCTION UNDER: 4
(I) THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT 5
PROGRAM; 6
(II) A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION 7
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; OR 8
(III) THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM; OR 9
(2) A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT FOR WHICH 10
AN ASSESSMENT COMPARA BLE TO THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REQUIRED UNDER 11
THIS SUBTITLE WAS PE RFORMED. 12
2–903. 13
(A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A PR OCESS FOR PERFORM ING 14
MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT IMPACT ASSESSMENTS . 15
(B) (1) AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT SHALL INC LUDE AN ANALYSIS AND 16
ESTIMATES OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT’S: 17
(I) QUANTITATIVE NET CHANGE IN: 18
1. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS FOR THE SIXTH YEAR 19
AFTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE; AND 20
2. VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D IN THE PROJECT AREA 21
FOR THE SIXTH YEAR A FTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE; AND 22
(II) IMPACT ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND VE HICLE 23
MILES TRAVELED CAUSED BY ANY INDUCE D DEMAND CREATED BY THE PROJECT. 24
(2) THE ANALYSIS AND ESTI MATES SPECIFIED UNDER PARAGRAPH 25
(1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL BE DETERMINED U SING THE BEST AVAILA BLE 26
DATA AND MODELING TO OLS, SUCH AS: 27
(I) THE STATE HIGHWAY INDUCED FREQUENCY OF TRAVEL 28
CALCULATOR; 29 HOUSE BILL 836 7
(II) THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE 1
TRANSPORTATION ’S INDUCED TRAVEL CALCULATOR; OR 2
(III) ANY OTHER IMPACT ASSESSMENT TOOL USED FOR 3
MEASURING INDUCED DE MAND FOR GRADE SEPAR ATION PROJECTS . 4
2–904. 5
(A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PERFORM A N IMPACT ASSESSMENT 6
FOR A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT BEFORE THE PROJEC T 7
MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR INCLUSION IN THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION 8
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM OR THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. 9
(2) A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION SHALL : 10
(I) PERFORM AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR A MAJOR 11
HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT BEFORE THE PROJECT MAY BE 12
CONSIDERED FOR INCLU SION IN A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION 13
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; AND 14
(II) SUBMIT AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT PERFORMED UNDER THIS 15
SECTION TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL . 16
(B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL USE THE INFORMATION COLLECTE D IN THE 17
IMPACT ASSESSMENT REQUIRED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION TO 18
DETERMINE WHETHER A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT MEETS 19
THE FOLLOWING REQUIR EMENTS: 20
(1) THE PROJECT WILL NOT INCREASE GREENHOUSE GAS 21
EMISSIONS; 22
(2) THE PROJECT WILL NOT INCREASE VEHICLE MIL ES TRAVELED; 23
(3) THE PROJECT CONFORMS WITH THE GREENHOUSE GAS 24
EMISSIONS REDUCTION TARGETS SPECIFIED IN § 2–1205 OF THE ENVIRONMENT 25
ARTICLE; AND 26
(4) THE PROJECT CONFORMS WITH THE VEHICLE MIL ES TRAVELED 27
REDUCTION TARGET S SPECIFIED IN THE 2024 ANNUAL ATTAINMENT REPORT ON 28
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE . 29
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(C) (1) IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT A MAJOR HIGHWAY 1
CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT DOES NOT SATISFY EAC H REQUIREMENT 2
SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , THE DEPARTMENT OR , FOR AN 3
IMPACT ASSESSMENT PERFORMED BY A METROPOLITAN PL ANNING 4
ORGANIZATION , THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION SHALL: 5
(I) ALTER THE SCOPE OR DE SIGN OF THE PROJECT ; 6
(II) DEVELOP A MITIGATION PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 7
2–905 OF THIS SUBTITLE ; OR 8
(III) HALT PROJECT DEVELOPM ENT AND OMIT THE PROJECT 9
FROM THE RELEVANT T RANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM OR THE 10
CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. 11
(2) THE DEPARTMENT OR A M ETROPOLITAN PLANNING 12
ORGANIZATION SHALL PERFORM SUBSEQ UENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT S ON A MAJOR 13
HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXP ANSION PROJECT ALTERED IN A CCORDANCE WITH 14
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION UNTIL THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT 15
THE PROJECT SATISFIES EA CH REQUIREMENT SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF 16
THIS SECTION. 17
2–905. 18
(A) IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THROUGH A N IMPACT ASSESSMENT 19
THAT A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A NET 20
INCREASE IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS IONS OR VEHICLE MILE S TRAVELED AND 21
THE PROJECT IS NOT G OING TO BE ALTERED O R HALTED UNDER § 2–904(C) OF 22
THIS SUBTITLE , THE DEPARTMENT OR A METROPOLITAN PLANNING 23
ORGANIZATION SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A MITIGATION PLAN TO 24
ELIMINATE THE NET INCREASE IN GREE NHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS OR VEHICLE 25
MILES TRAVELED . 26
(B) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, A 27
MITIGATION PLAN DEVELOPED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE ONE OR 28
MORE OF THE FOLLOWIN G MITIGATION ACTIONS : 29
(I) TRANSIT EXPANSION , INCLUDING: 30
1. REGULAR FIXED BUS ROUTES; 31
2. ARTERIAL BUS RAPID TR ANSIT; 32
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3. HIGHWAY BUS RAPID TRA NSIT; 1
4. RAIL TRANSIT; AND 2
5. INTERCITY PASSENGER R AIL; 3
(II) TRANSIT SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS , INCLUDING: 4
1. INCREASED SERVICE LEV ELS; 5
2. TRANSIT FARE REDUCTIO NS OR INCENTIVES; AND 6
3. TRANSIT PRIORITY TREA TMENTS; 7
(III) ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INFRA STRUCTURE 8
IMPROVEMENTS , INCLUDING PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES OR PAT HWAYS; 9
(IV) SHARED SERVICES FOR M ANUAL OR ELECTRIC LOW SPEED 10
VEHICLES, INCLUDING ELECTRIC BICYCLES AND SCOOTERS; 11
(V) TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT , INCLUDING: 12
1. VANPOOL AND SHARED VE HICLE PROGRAMS; 13
2. TELEWORKING PROGRAMS ; AND 14
3. EXPANSION OF BROADBAND ACCESS ; 15
(VI) PARKING MANAGEMENT , INCLUDING: 16
1. REDUCTION OR ELIMINAT ION OF PARKING 17
REQUIREMENTS ; 18
2. PARKING COST ADJUSTME NTS; AND 19
3. ELIMINATION OF PARKIN G SUBSIDIES; 20
(VII) LAND USE IMPROVEMENTS , INCLUDING: 21
1. RESIDENTIAL AND OTHER DENSITY INCREASES ; 22
2. INFILL DEVELOPMENT ; AND 23
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3. TRANSIT–ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ; AND 1
(VIII) INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROV EMENTS RELATED TO 2
PEDESTRIANS OR TRAFF IC OPERATIONS, INCLUDING: 3
1. COMPLETE STREETS ; 4
2. REDUCED CONFLICT INTE RSECTIONS; 5
3. CROSSWALKS; 6
4. MIXED–USE PATHS; 7
5. ROADWAY GEOMETRY WITH REDUCED DESIGN 8
SPEEDS; AND 9
6. BUFFERED AND SHELTERE D SIDEWALKS. 10
(2) A MITIGATION ACTION MA Y BE INCORPORATED IN THE 11
MITIGATION PLAN FOR A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT IF: 12
(I) THE NECESSARY FUNDING SOURCES ARE IDENTIFI ED AND 13
SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS A RE COMMITTED ; 14
(II) THE MITIGATION ACTION IS FOCUSED ON AREAS IN 15
ACCORDANCE WITH SUBS ECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION; AND 16
(III) PROCEDURES ARE ESTABL ISHED TO ENSURE THAT THE 17
MITIGATION ACTION CONFORMS WITH THE RE QUIREMENTS UNDER § 2–904(B) OF 18
THIS SUBTITLE. 19
(C) (1) THE BENEFITS PROVIDED BY A MITIGATION ACTION SHALL 20
FOCUS ON AREAS IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER OF PRIORITY: 21
(I) OVERBURDENED COMMUNITIES OR UNDERSERVED 22
COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION 23
PROJECT; 24
(II) AREAS WITHIN OR ASSOCIATED WITH AT LEAST ONE OF 25
THE COMMUNITIES IMPA CTED BY THE PROJECT ; 26
(III) OVERBURDENED COMMUNITIES OR UNDERSERVED 27
COMMUNIT IES; 28 HOUSE BILL 836 11
(IV) THE REGION IN WHICH THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY 1
EXPANSION PROJECT IS LOCATED; OR 2
(V) BENEFITS TO THE ENTIRE STATE. 3
(2) THE DEPARTMENT OR A METROPOLITAN PLANNING 4
ORGANIZATION SHALL IN CLUDE IN A MITIGATIO N PLAN AN EXPLANATIO N ON THE 5
FEASIBILITY OF AND R ATIONALE FOR SELECTI NG A MITIGATION ACTI ON LOCATED 6
IN AN AREA SPECIFIED IN PA RAGRAPH (1)(III) THROUGH (V) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 7
(D) (1) A METROPOLITAN PLANNIN G ORGANIZATION SHALL SUBMIT A 8
MITIGATION PLAN DEVE LOPED UNDER THIS SEC TION TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR 9
REVIEW AND APPROVAL . 10
(2) (I) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL APPROVE A MITIGATION PLAN IF 11
THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT THE MITIGATION PLAN COMPLIES WITH 12
THIS SECTION AND THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER § 2–904(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE. 13
(II) THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT SHALL 14
DEVELOP A METHODOLOG Y FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO DETERMI NE IF A 15
MITIGATION PLAN FOR A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT IS 16
SUFFICIENT FOR REDUC ING GREENHOUSE GAS E MISSIONS. 17
(3) (I) IF THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT A PPROVE A 18
METROPOLITAN PLANNIN G ORGANIZATION ’S MITIGATION PLAN SU BMITTED UNDER 19
THIS SECTION, THE METROPOLITAN PLA NNING ORGANIZATION SHALL A DDRESS 20
ANY ISSUES RAISED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND RESUBM IT THE PLAN TO THE 21
DEPARTMENT FOR APPROV AL. 22
(II) IF A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION’S 23
RESUBMITTED MITIGATION PLAN STILL DOES NOT CONFORM WIT H THE 24
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION AND § 2–904(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE , THE 25
DEPARTMENT MAY RESTRI CT AND REDIRECT ANY FUNDING THAT WOU LD HAVE 26
BEEN ALLOCATED BY TH E DEPARTMENT TO THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING 27
ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING FUNDING FROM : 28
1. THE CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY 29
PROGRAM; AND 30
2. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANTS. 31
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THE DEPARTMENT OR A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION SHALL 1
PUBLISH ON ITS WEBSITE THE F OLLOWING INFORMATION FOR EACH IMPACT 2
ASSESSMENT THE DEPARTMENT OR METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION 3
PERFORMS: 4
(1) A SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION 5
PROJECT AND AN OVERVIEW OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT, INCLUDING: 6
(I) THE ESTIMATED QUANTIT ATIVE NET CHANGE IN : 7
1. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS FOR THE SIXTH YE AR 8
AFTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE; AND 9
2. VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D IN THE PROJECT ARE A 10
FOR THE SIXTH YEAR A FTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE; 11
(II) THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT; AND 12
(III) THE AMOUNT OF FUND ING ALLOCATED TO ANY 13
MITIGATION ACTIONS RELATED TO THE PROJE CT; AND 14
(2) THE INDUCED DEMAND TRAFF IC MODEL AND METHODO LOGY 15
THE DEPARTMENT OR METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION USED TO ASSESS 16
A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT’S IMPACT ON GREENHOUSE 17
GAS EMISSIONS AND VEHICLE MILES TRAVEL ED. 18
2–907. 19
THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS 20
SUBTITLE. 21
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 22
1, 2024. 23