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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G 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		hb0836
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 836
11	8		R1, M3 4lr1143
12	9		CF SB 681
13	10		By: Delegates Edelson, Embry, Foley, Holmes, J. Lewis, J. Long, Love,
14	11		Palakovich Carr, Ruth, Smith, Solomon, Taveras, Vogel, and Wilkins
15	12		Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2024
16	13		Assigned to: Appropriations and Environment and Transportation
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
18		-	House action: Adopted
19		-	Read second time: March 8, 2024
20	14
21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	15	+	A BILL ENTITLED
22	16
23	17		AN ACT concerning 1
24	18
25	19		Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects – Impact Assessments and 2
26		-	Mitigation Plans ~~Workgroup~~ 3
	20	+	Mitigation Plans 3
27	21		(Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2024) 4
28	22
29		-	FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the 5
30		-	Department of the Environment, to establish a process for performing major 6
31		-	highway capacity expansion project impact assessments; requiring the Department 7
32		-	of Transportation and a metropolitan planning organization to perform an impact 8
33		-	assessment under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of 9
34		-	Transportation to use the impact assessment to make a certain determination; 10
35		-	requiring the Department of Transportation and a metropolitan planning 11
36		-	organization to develop a certain mitigation plan under certain circumstances; 12
37		-	requiring the Department of Transportation to review for approval a mitigation 13
38		-	plan developed by a metropolitan planning organization; requiring the Department 14
39		-	of the Environment to develop a methodology for making a certain determination; 15
40		-	authorizing the Department of Transportation to restrict or redirect certain 16
41		-	funding that would have been allocated to the metropolitan planning organization 17
42		-	under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Transportation or a 18
43		-	metropolitan planning organization to post certain information to its website; 19
44		-	establishing the Workgroup to Study Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects; 20
45		-	and generally relating to major highway capacity expansion projects. 21
	23	+	FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Transportation to establish a process for 5
	24	+	performing major highway capacity expansion project impact assessments; 6
	25	+	requiring the Department of Transportation and a metropolitan planning 7
	26	+	organization to perform an impact assessment under certain circumstances; 8
	27	+	requiring the Department of Transportation to use the impact assessment to make 9
	28	+	a certain determination; requiring the Department of Transportation and a 10
	29	+	metropolitan planning organization to develop a certain mitigation plan under 11
	30	+	certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Transportation to review for 12
	31	+	approval a mitigation plan developed by a metropolitan planning organization; 13
	32	+	requiring the Department of the Environment to develop a methodology for making 14
	33	+	a certain determination; authorizing the Department of Transportation to restrict 15
	34	+	or redirect certain funding that would have been allocated to the metropolitan 16
	35	+	planning organization under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of 17
	36	+	Transportation or a metropolitan planning organization to post certain information 18
	37	+	to its website; and generally relating to major highway capacity projects. 19
46	38
47		-	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 22
48		-	Article – Environment 23 2 HOUSE BILL 836
	39	+	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 20
	40	+	Article – Environment 21
	41	+	Section 1–701(a)(1), (7), and (8) 22
	42	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 23
	43	+	(2013 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 24
	44	+
	45	+	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 25
	46	+	Article – Transportation 26
	47	+	Section 2–103.1(a)(1), (2), and (4) 27
	48	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 28 2 HOUSE BILL 836
49	49
50	50
51		-	Section 1–701(a)(1), (7), and (8) 1
52		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 2
53		-	(2013 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 3
	51	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 1
54	52
55		-	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 4
56		-	Article – Transportation 5
57		-	Section 2–103.1(a)(1), (2), and (4) 6
58		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 7
59		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 8
	53	+	BY adding to 2
	54	+	Article – Transportation 3
	55	+	Section 2–901 through 2–907 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 9. Major 4
	56	+	Highway Capacity Expansion Projects” 5
	57	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 6
	58	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 7
60	59
61		-	BY adding to 9
62		-	Article – Transportation 10
63		-	Section 2–901 through 2–907 2–906 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 9. Major 11
64		-	Highway Capacity Expansion Projects” 12
65		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
66		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 14
	60	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 8
	61	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 9
67	62
68		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
69		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
	63	+	Article – Environment 10
70	64
71		-	~~Article – Environment 17~~
	65	+	1–701. 11
72	66
73		-	1~~–701~~. 18
	67	+	(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 12
74	68
75		-	(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 19
	69	+	(7) “Overburdened community” means any census tract for which three or 13
	70	+	more of the following environmental health indicators are above the 75th percentile 14
	71	+	statewide: 15
76	72
77		-	(7) “Overburdened community” means any census tract for which three or 20
78		-	more of the following environmental health indicators are above the 75th percentile 21
79		-	statewide: 22
	73	+	(i) Particulate matter (PM) 2.5; 16
80	74
81		-	(i) ~~Particulate matter (PM) 2.5~~; 23
	75	+	(ii) Ozone; 17
82	76
83		-	(ii) ~~Ozone~~; 24
	77	+	(iii) National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) diesel PM; 18
84	78
85		-	(~~iii~~) ~~National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) diesel PM~~; 25
	79	+	(iv) NATA cancer risk; 19
86	80
87		-	(iv) NATA ~~cancer risk~~; 26
	81	+	(v) NATA respiratory hazard index; 20
88	82
89		-	(v) ~~NATA respiratory hazard index~~; 27
	83	+	(vi) Traffic proximity; 21
90	84
91		-	(vi) ~~Traffic proximity~~; 28
	85	+	(vii) Lead paint indicator; 22
92	86
93		-	(~~vii~~) ~~Lead paint indicator~~; 29
	87	+	(viii) National Priorities List Superfund site proximity; 23
94	88
95		-	(~~viii~~) ~~National Priorities List Superfund site~~ proximity; 30
	89	+	(ix) Risk Management Plan facility proximity; 24
96	90
97		-	(ix) Risk Management Plan facility proximity; 31 HOUSE BILL 836 3
	91	+	(x) Hazardous waste proximity; 25
	92	+
	93	+	(xi) Wastewater discharge indicator; 26
	94	+
	95	+	(xii) Proximity to a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation 27
	96	+	(CAFO); 28
	97	+	HOUSE BILL 836 3
	98	+
	99	+
	100	+	(xiii) Percent of the population lacking broadband coverage; 1
	101	+
	102	+	(xiv) Asthma emergency room discharges; 2
	103	+
	104	+	(xv) Myocardial infarction discharges; 3
	105	+
	106	+	(xvi) Low–birth–weight infants; 4
	107	+
	108	+	(xvii) Proximity to emitting power plants; 5
	109	+
	110	+	(xviii) Proximity to a Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) facility; 6
	111	+
	112	+	(xix) Proximity to a brownfields site; 7
	113	+
	114	+	(xx) Proximity to mining operations; and 8
	115	+
	116	+	(xxi) Proximity to a hazardous waste landfill. 9
	117	+
	118	+	(8) “Underserved community” means any census tract in which, according 10
	119	+	to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau Survey: 11
	120	+
	121	+	(i) At least 25% of the residents qualify as low–income; 12
	122	+
	123	+	(ii) At least 50% of the residents identify as nonwhite; or 13
	124	+
	125	+	(iii) At least 15% of the residents have limited English proficiency. 14
	126	+
	127	+	Article – Transportation 15
	128	+
	129	+	2–103.1. 16
	130	+
	131	+	(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 17
	132	+
	133	+	(2) “Capital project” means: 18
	134	+
	135	+	(i) Any project for which funds are expended for construction, 19
	136	+	reconstruction, or rehabilitation of a transportation facility by the Department or of a 20
	137	+	transportation facilities project by the Maryland Transportation Authority; or 21
	138	+
	139	+	(ii) Capital equipment, as defined by the Secretary. 22
	140	+
	141	+	(4) “Major capital project” means any new, expanded, or significantly 23
	142	+	improved facility or service that involves planning, environmental studies, design, 24
	143	+	right–of–way, construction, or purchase of essential equipment related to the facility or 25
	144	+	service. 26
	145	+
	146	+	SUBTITLE 9. MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECTS. 27 4 HOUSE BILL 836
98	147
99	148
100	149
101		-	~~(x) Hazardous waste proximity;~~ 1
	150	+	2–901. 1
102	151
103		-	(xi) Wastewater discharge indicator; 2
	152	+	(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 2
	153	+	INDICATED. 3
104	154
105		-	(xii) Proximity to a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation 3
106		-	(CAFO); 4
	155	+	(B) “CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVA LENT” MEANS THE MEASUREMEN T OF A 4
	156	+	GIVEN WEIGHT OF A GR EENHOUSE GAS THAT HA S THE SAME GLOBAL WA RMING 5
	157	+	POTENTIAL, MEASURED OVER A SPEC IFIED PERIOD OF TIME , AS 1 METRIC TON OF 6
	158	+	CARBON DIOXIDE . 7
107	159
108		-	(xiii) Percent of the population lacking broadband coverage; 5
	160	+	(C) “GREENHOUSE GAS ” INCLUDES CARBON DIOX IDE, METHANE, NITROUS 8
	161	+	OXIDE, HYDROFLUOROCARBONS , PERFLUOROCARBONS , AND SULFUR 9
	162	+	HEXAFLUORIDE . 10
109	163
110		-	(xiv) Asthma emergency room discharges; 6
	164	+	(D) “GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS” MEANS EMISSIONS OF G REENHOUSE 11
	165	+	GASES IN THE STATE, MEASURED IN METRIC T ONS OF CARBON DIOXID E 12
	166	+	EQUIVALENTS . 13
111	167
112		-	(xv) Myocardial infarction discharges; 7
	168	+	(E) “IMPACT ASSESSMENT ” MEANS A MAJOR HIGHWA Y CAPACITY 14
	169	+	EXPANSION PROJECT IM PACT ASSESSMENT . 15
113	170
114		-	(xvi) Low–birth–weight infants; 8
	171	+	(F) “INDUCED DEMAND ” MEANS THE SITUATION THAT A RISES WHEN AN 16
	172	+	EXPANDED ROAD BECOME S CONGESTED DUE TO ADDITIONAL DRIVERS U SING THE 17
	173	+	ROAD BECAUSE IT WAS EXPANDED. 18
115	174
116		-	(xvii) Proximity to emitting power plants; 9
	175	+	(G) “MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 2–103.1 19
	176	+	OF THIS TITLE. 20
117	177
118		-	(xviii) Proximity to a Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) facility; 10
	178	+	(H) (1) “MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT” MEANS A 21
	179	+	MAJOR CAPITAL PROJEC T: 22
119	180
120		-	(xix) Proximity to a brownfields site; 11
	181	+	(I) WHOSE TOTAL COST FOR ALL PHASES EXCEEDS 23
	182	+	$10,000,000; AND 24
121	183
122		-	(xx) ~~Proximity to mining operations; and 12~~
	184	+	(II) THAT: 25
123	185
124		-	~~(xxi) Proximity to a hazardous waste landfill~~. 13
	186	+	1. INCREASES HIGHWAY CAP ACITY; 26
125	187
126		-	(8) “Underserved community” means any census tract in which, according 14
127		-	to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau Survey: 15
128		-
129		-	(i) At least 25% of the residents qualify as low–income; 16
130		-
131		-	(ii) At least 50% of the residents identify as nonwhite; or 17
132		-
133		-	(iii) At least 15% of the residents have limited English proficiency. 18
134		-
135		-	Article – Transportation 19
136		-
137		-	2–103.1. 20
138		-
139		-	(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 21
140		-
141		-	(2) “Capital project” means: 22
142		-
143		-	(i) Any project for which funds are expended for construction, 23
144		-	reconstruction, or rehabilitation of a transportation facility by the Department or of a 24
145		-	transportation facilities project by the Maryland Transportation Authority; or 25
146		-	4 HOUSE BILL 836
	188	+	2. IMPROVES HIGHWAY CAPA CITY THROUGH THE USE 27
	189	+	OF INTELLIGENT TRANS PORTATION SYSTEMS OR CONGESTION MANAGEMEN T 28
	190	+	SYSTEMS; OR 29
	191	+	HOUSE BILL 836 5
147	192
148	193
149		-	(ii) Capital equipment, as defined by the Secretary. 1
	194	+	3. INCLUDES GRADE SEPARA TION AT AN 1
	195	+	INTERSECTION . 2
150	196
151		-	(4) “Major capital project” means any new, expanded, or significantly 2
152		-	improved facility or service that involves planning, environmental studies, design, 3
153		-	right–of–way, construction, or purchase of essential equipment related to the facility or 4
154		-	service. 5
	197	+	(2) “MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT” DOES NOT 3
	198	+	INCLUDE: 4
155	199
156		-	SUBTITLE 9. MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECTS. 6
	200	+	(I) PROJECTS IN THE MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 5
	201	+	OR THE MARYLAND PORT ADMINISTRATION ; 6
157	202
158		-	~~2–901.~~ 7
	203	+	(II) MAINTENANCE AND STOR AGE FACILITIES PROJECT S; 7
159	204
160		-	(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 8
161		-	INDICATED. 9
	205	+	(III) WATER QUALITY IMPROVE MENT PROJECTS ; 8
162	206
163		-	(B) “CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVA LENT” MEANS THE MEASUREMEN T OF A 10
164		-	GIVEN WEIGHT OF A GR EENHOUSE GAS THAT HA S THE SAME GLOBAL WA RMING 11
165		-	POTENTIAL, MEASURED OVER A SPEC IFIED PERIOD OF TIME , AS 1 METRIC TON OF 12
166		-	CARBON DIOXIDE . 13
	207	+	(IV) PROJECTS RELATED TO MARYLAND’S PRIORITIES FOR 9
	208	+	TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD DEVELOPMENT ; 10
167	209
168		-	(C) “GREENHOUSE GAS ” INCLUDES CARBON DIOX IDE, METHANE, NITROUS 14
169		-	OXIDE, HYDROFLUOROCARBONS , PERFLUOROCARBONS , AND SULFUR 15
170		-	HEXAFLUORIDE . 16
	210	+	(V) PROJECTS THAT ARE SOL ELY FOR SYSTEM PRESE RVATION; 11
	211	+	OR 12
171	212
172		-	(D) “GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS” MEANS EMISSIONS OF G REENHOUSE 17
173		-	GASES IN THE STATE, MEASURED IN METRIC T ONS OF CARBON DIOXID E 18
174		-	EQUIVALENTS . 19
	213	+	(VI) THE CONSTRUCTION OR R ECONSTRUCTION OF : 13
175	214
176		-	~~(E) “IMPACT ASSESSMENT ” MEANS~~ A ~~MAJOR HIGHWA~~ ~~Y CAPACITY 20~~
177		-	~~EXPANSION PROJECT IM PACT ASSESSMENT . 21~~
	215	+	1. A HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP TH AT IS LESS THAN 2,500 14
	216	+	FEET IN LENGTH ; 15
178	217
179		-	(F) “INDUCED DEMAND ” MEANS THE SITUATION THAT A RISES WHEN AN 22
180		-	EXPANDED ROAD BECOME S CONGESTED DUE TO A DDITIONAL DRIVERS US ING THE 23
181		-	ROAD BECAUSE IT WAS EXPANDED ANY INCREASE IN TRAV EL ARISING FROM 24
182		-	IMPROVED TRAVEL COND ITIONS. 25
	218	+	2. A BIKE LANE; OR 16
183	219
184		-	(G) “MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 2–103.1 26
185		-	OF THIS TITLE. 27
	220	+	3. A DEDICATED BUS LANE. 17
186	221
187		-	(~~H) (1~~) “~~MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACIT~~ Y ~~EXPANSION PROJECT~~ ” ~~MEANS A 28~~
188		-	~~MAJOR CAPITAL PROJEC T:~~ 29
	222	+	(I) “OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT Y” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 1–701 18
	223	+	OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 19
189	224
190		-	(I) ~~WHOSE TOTAL COST FOR~~ ~~ALL PHASES EXCEEDS 30~~
191		-	~~$10,000,000 $50,000,000; AND 31~~
	225	+	(J) “UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 1–701 20
	226	+	OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 21
192	227
193		-	(II) THAT: 32 HOUSE BILL 836 5
	228	+	(K) “VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D” MEANS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ON–ROAD 22
	229	+	MILES TRAVELED BY VEHICLES IN A GEOGRAPHIC REGI ON OVER A 1–YEAR PERIOD. 23
	230	+
	231	+	2–902. 24
	232	+
	233	+	(A) THE REQUIREMENTS OF T HIS SUBTITLE ARE IN ADDITION TO AND MAY 25
	234	+	NOT SUPPLANT ANY HEA LTH AND SAFETY GOALS ESTABLISHED UNDER STATE OR 26
	235	+	LOCAL LAW S OR REGULATIONS . 27
	236	+	6 HOUSE BILL 836
	237	+
	238	+
	239	+	(B) THIS SUBTITLE DOES NO T APPLY TO: 1
	240	+
	241	+	(1) A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION P ROJECT THAT WAS , 2
	242	+	BEFORE JULY 1, 2024, SUBMITTED FOR APPROV AL FOR INCLUSION IN , OR FUNDED 3
	243	+	FOR CONSTRUCTION UNDER: 4
	244	+
	245	+	(I) THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT 5
	246	+	PROGRAM; 6
	247	+
	248	+	(II) A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION 7
	249	+	TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; OR 8
	250	+
	251	+	(III) THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM; OR 9
	252	+
	253	+	(2) A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT FOR WHICH 10
	254	+	AN ASSESSMENT COMPARA BLE TO THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REQUIRED UNDER 11
	255	+	THIS SUBTITLE WAS PE RFORMED. 12
	256	+
	257	+	2–903. 13
	258	+
	259	+	(A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A PR OCESS FOR PERFORM ING 14
	260	+	MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT IMPACT ASSESSMENTS . 15
	261	+
	262	+	(B) (1) AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT SHALL INC LUDE AN ANALYSIS AND 16
	263	+	ESTIMATES OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT’S: 17
	264	+
	265	+	(I) QUANTITATIVE NET CHANGE IN: 18
	266	+
	267	+	1. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS FOR THE SIXTH YEAR 19
	268	+	AFTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE; AND 20
	269	+
	270	+	2. VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D IN THE PROJECT AREA 21
	271	+	FOR THE SIXTH YEAR A FTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE; AND 22
	272	+
	273	+	(II) IMPACT ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND VE HICLE 23
	274	+	MILES TRAVELED CAUSED BY ANY INDUCE D DEMAND CREATED BY THE PROJECT. 24
	275	+
	276	+	(2) THE ANALYSIS AND ESTI MATES SPECIFIED UNDER PARAGRAPH 25
	277	+	(1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL BE DETERMINED U SING THE BEST AVAILA BLE 26
	278	+	DATA AND MODELING TO OLS, SUCH AS: 27
	279	+
	280	+	(I) THE STATE HIGHWAY INDUCED FREQUENCY OF TRAVEL 28
	281	+	CALCULATOR; 29 HOUSE BILL 836 7
194	282
195	283
196	284
197		-	~~1. INCREASES HIGHWAY CAP ACITY;, INCLUDING GRADE~~ 1
198		-	~~SEPARATION THAT INCR EASES HIGHWAY CAPACITY~~ ; OR 2
	285	+	(II) THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE 1
	286	+	TRANSPORTATION ’S INDUCED TRAVEL CALCULATOR; OR 2
199	287
200		-	2. IMPROVES HIGHWAY CAPA CITY THROUGH THE USE 3
201		-	OF INTELLIGENT TRANS PORTATION SYSTEMS OR CONGESTION MANAGEMEN T 4
202		-	SYSTEMS; OR 5
	288	+	(III) ANY OTHER IMPACT ASSESSMENT TOOL USED FOR 3
	289	+	MEASURING INDUCED DE MAND FOR GRADE SEPAR ATION PROJECTS . 4
203	290
204		-	3. INCLUDES GRADE SEPARA TION AT AN 6
205		-	INTERSECTION . 7
	291	+	2–904. 5
206	292
207		-	(2) “MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACIT Y EXPANSION PROJECT ” INCLUDES 8
208		-	ANY MAJOR CAPITAL PR OJECT THAT IS PART O F A GROUP OF MAJOR C APITAL 9
209		-	PROJECTS: 10
	293	+	(A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PERFORM A N IMPACT ASSESSMENT 6
	294	+	FOR A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT BEFORE THE PROJEC T 7
	295	+	MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR INCLUSION IN THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION 8
	296	+	IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM OR THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. 9
210	297
211		-	(I) THAT SATISFY THE REQU IREMENTS OF PARAGRAP H (1)(II) 11
212		-	OF THIS SUBSECTION ; 12
	298	+	(2) A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION SHALL : 10
213	299
214		-	(II) THAT ARE CONTIGUOUS W ITH ONE ANOTHER ; AND 13
	300	+	(I) PERFORM AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR A MAJOR 11
	301	+	HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT BEFORE THE PROJECT MAY BE 12
	302	+	CONSIDERED FOR INCLU SION IN A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION 13
	303	+	TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; AND 14
215	304
216		-	(~~III~~) ~~WITH A COMBINED TOTAL COST TH AT EXCEEDS 14~~
217		-	~~$50,000,000~~. 15
	305	+	(II) SUBMIT AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT PERFORMED UNDER THIS 15
	306	+	SECTION TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL . 16
218	307
219		-	(2) (3) “MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACIT Y EXPANSION PROJECT ” DOES 16
220		-	NOT INCLUDE: 17
	308	+	(B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL USE THE INFORMATION COLLECTE D IN THE 17
	309	+	IMPACT ASSESSMENT REQUIRED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION TO 18
	310	+	DETERMINE WHETHER A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT MEETS 19
	311	+	THE FOLLOWING REQUIR EMENTS: 20
221	312
222		-	(I) ~~PROJECTS A~~ PROJECT ~~IN THE MARYLAND AVIATION 18~~
223		-	~~ADMINISTRATION OR THE MARYLAND PORT ADMINISTRATION~~ ; 19
	313	+	(1) THE PROJECT WILL NOT INCREASE GREENHOUSE GAS 21
	314	+	EMISSIONS; 22
224	315
225		-	(II) ~~MAINTENANCE AND STORA GE FACILITIES PROJEC TS~~; 20
	316	+	(2) THE PROJECT WILL NOT INCREASE VEHICLE MIL ES TRAVELED; 23
226	317
227		-	(III) WATER QUALITY IMPROVE MENT PROJECTS ; 21
	318	+	(3) THE PROJECT CONFORMS WITH THE GREENHOUSE GAS 24
	319	+	EMISSIONS REDUCTION TARGETS SPECIFIED IN § 2–1205 OF THE ENVIRONMENT 25
	320	+	ARTICLE; AND 26
228	321
229		-	(IV) PROJECTS RELATED TO MARYLAND’S PRIORITIES FOR 22
230		-	TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD DEVELOPMENT ; 23
	322	+	(4) THE PROJECT CONFORMS WITH THE VEHICLE MIL ES TRAVELED 27
	323	+	REDUCTION TARGET S SPECIFIED IN THE 2024 ANNUAL ATTAINMENT REPORT ON 28
	324	+	TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE . 29
	325	+	8 HOUSE BILL 836
231	326
232		-	(V) PROJECTS A PROJECT THAT ARE IS SOLELY FOR SYSTEM 24
233		-	PRESERVATION ; OR 25
234	327
235		-	(VI) THE CONSTRUCTION OR R ECONSTRUCTION OF : 26
	328	+	(C) (1) IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT A MAJOR HIGHWAY 1
	329	+	CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT DOES NOT SATISFY EAC H REQUIREMENT 2
	330	+	SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , THE DEPARTMENT OR , FOR AN 3
	331	+	IMPACT ASSESSMENT PERFORMED BY A METROPOLITAN PL ANNING 4
	332	+	ORGANIZATION , THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION SHALL: 5
236	333
237		-	1. A HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP TH AT IS LESS THAN 2,500 27
238		-	FEET IN LENGTH DOES NOT INCREASE HI GHWAY CAPACITY ; 28
	334	+	(I) ALTER THE SCOPE OR DE SIGN OF THE PROJECT ; 6
239	335
240		-	2. A BIKE LANE; OR 29 6 HOUSE BILL 836
	336	+	(II) DEVELOP A MITIGATION PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 7
	337	+	2–905 OF THIS SUBTITLE ; OR 8
	338	+
	339	+	(III) HALT PROJECT DEVELOPM ENT AND OMIT THE PROJECT 9
	340	+	FROM THE RELEVANT T RANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM OR THE 10
	341	+	CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. 11
	342	+
	343	+	(2) THE DEPARTMENT OR A M ETROPOLITAN PLANNING 12
	344	+	ORGANIZATION SHALL PERFORM SUBSEQ UENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT S ON A MAJOR 13
	345	+	HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXP ANSION PROJECT ALTERED IN A CCORDANCE WITH 14
	346	+	PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION UNTIL THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT 15
	347	+	THE PROJECT SATISFIES EA CH REQUIREMENT SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF 16
	348	+	THIS SECTION. 17
	349	+
	350	+	2–905. 18
	351	+
	352	+	(A) IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THROUGH A N IMPACT ASSESSMENT 19
	353	+	THAT A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A NET 20
	354	+	INCREASE IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS IONS OR VEHICLE MILE S TRAVELED AND 21
	355	+	THE PROJECT IS NOT G OING TO BE ALTERED O R HALTED UNDER § 2–904(C) OF 22
	356	+	THIS SUBTITLE , THE DEPARTMENT OR A METROPOLITAN PLANNING 23
	357	+	ORGANIZATION SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A MITIGATION PLAN TO 24
	358	+	ELIMINATE THE NET INCREASE IN GREE NHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS OR VEHICLE 25
	359	+	MILES TRAVELED . 26
	360	+
	361	+	(B) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, A 27
	362	+	MITIGATION PLAN DEVELOPED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE ONE OR 28
	363	+	MORE OF THE FOLLOWIN G MITIGATION ACTIONS : 29
	364	+
	365	+	(I) TRANSIT EXPANSION , INCLUDING: 30
	366	+
	367	+	1. REGULAR FIXED BUS ROUTES; 31
	368	+
	369	+	2. ARTERIAL BUS RAPID TR ANSIT; 32
	370	+	HOUSE BILL 836 9
	371	+
	372	+
	373	+	3. HIGHWAY BUS RAPID TRA NSIT; 1
	374	+
	375	+	4. RAIL TRANSIT; AND 2
	376	+
	377	+	5. INTERCITY PASSENGER R AIL; 3
	378	+
	379	+	(II) TRANSIT SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS , INCLUDING: 4
	380	+
	381	+	1. INCREASED SERVICE LEV ELS; 5
	382	+
	383	+	2. TRANSIT FARE REDUCTIO NS OR INCENTIVES; AND 6
	384	+
	385	+	3. TRANSIT PRIORITY TREA TMENTS; 7
	386	+
	387	+	(III) ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INFRA STRUCTURE 8
	388	+	IMPROVEMENTS , INCLUDING PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES OR PAT HWAYS; 9
	389	+
	390	+	(IV) SHARED SERVICES FOR M ANUAL OR ELECTRIC LOW SPEED 10
	391	+	VEHICLES, INCLUDING ELECTRIC BICYCLES AND SCOOTERS; 11
	392	+
	393	+	(V) TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT , INCLUDING: 12
	394	+
	395	+	1. VANPOOL AND SHARED VE HICLE PROGRAMS; 13
	396	+
	397	+	2. TELEWORKING PROGRAMS ; AND 14
	398	+
	399	+	3. EXPANSION OF BROADBAND ACCESS ; 15
	400	+
	401	+	(VI) PARKING MANAGEMENT , INCLUDING: 16
	402	+
	403	+	1. REDUCTION OR ELIMINAT ION OF PARKING 17
	404	+	REQUIREMENTS ; 18
	405	+
	406	+	2. PARKING COST ADJUSTME NTS; AND 19
	407	+
	408	+	3. ELIMINATION OF PARKIN G SUBSIDIES; 20
	409	+
	410	+	(VII) LAND USE IMPROVEMENTS , INCLUDING: 21
	411	+
	412	+	1. RESIDENTIAL AND OTHER DENSITY INCREASES ; 22
	413	+
	414	+	2. INFILL DEVELOPMENT ; AND 23
	415	+	10 HOUSE BILL 836
	416	+
	417	+
	418	+	3. TRANSIT–ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ; AND 1
	419	+
	420	+	(VIII) INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROV EMENTS RELATED TO 2
	421	+	PEDESTRIANS OR TRAFF IC OPERATIONS, INCLUDING: 3
	422	+
	423	+	1. COMPLETE STREETS ; 4
	424	+
	425	+	2. REDUCED CONFLICT INTE RSECTIONS; 5
	426	+
	427	+	3. CROSSWALKS; 6
	428	+
	429	+	4. MIXED–USE PATHS; 7
	430	+
	431	+	5. ROADWAY GEOMETRY WITH REDUCED DESIGN 8
	432	+	SPEEDS; AND 9
	433	+
	434	+	6. BUFFERED AND SHELTERE D SIDEWALKS. 10
	435	+
	436	+	(2) A MITIGATION ACTION MA Y BE INCORPORATED IN THE 11
	437	+	MITIGATION PLAN FOR A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT IF: 12
	438	+
	439	+	(I) THE NECESSARY FUNDING SOURCES ARE IDENTIFI ED AND 13
	440	+	SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS A RE COMMITTED ; 14
	441	+
	442	+	(II) THE MITIGATION ACTION IS FOCUSED ON AREAS IN 15
	443	+	ACCORDANCE WITH SUBS ECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION; AND 16
	444	+
	445	+	(III) PROCEDURES ARE ESTABL ISHED TO ENSURE THAT THE 17
	446	+	MITIGATION ACTION CONFORMS WITH THE RE QUIREMENTS UNDER § 2–904(B) OF 18
	447	+	THIS SUBTITLE. 19
	448	+
	449	+	(C) (1) THE BENEFITS PROVIDED BY A MITIGATION ACTION SHALL 20
	450	+	FOCUS ON AREAS IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER OF PRIORITY: 21
	451	+
	452	+	(I) OVERBURDENED COMMUNITIES OR UNDERSERVED 22
	453	+	COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION 23
	454	+	PROJECT; 24
	455	+
	456	+	(II) AREAS WITHIN OR ASSOCIATED WITH AT LEAST ONE OF 25
	457	+	THE COMMUNITIES IMPA CTED BY THE PROJECT ; 26
	458	+
	459	+	(III) OVERBURDENED COMMUNITIES OR UNDERSERVED 27
	460	+	COMMUNIT IES; 28 HOUSE BILL 836 11
241	461
242	462
243	463
244		-	3. A DEDICATED BUS LANE ; OR 1
	464	+	(IV) THE REGION IN WHICH THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY 1
	465	+	EXPANSION PROJECT IS LOCATED; OR 2
245	466
246		-	~~4. A SIDEWALK~~. 2
	467	+	(V) BENEFITS TO THE ENTIRE STATE. 3
247	468
248		-	(I) “OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT Y” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 1–701 3
249		-	OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 4
	469	+	(2) THE DEPARTMENT OR A METROPOLITAN PLANNING 4
	470	+	ORGANIZATION SHALL IN CLUDE IN A MITIGATIO N PLAN AN EXPLANATIO N ON THE 5
	471	+	FEASIBILITY OF AND R ATIONALE FOR SELECTI NG A MITIGATION ACTI ON LOCATED 6
	472	+	IN AN AREA SPECIFIED IN PA RAGRAPH (1)(III) THROUGH (V) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 7
250	473
251		-	(J) “UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 1–701 5
252		-	OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 6
	474	+	(D) (1) A METROPOLITAN PLANNIN G ORGANIZATION SHALL SUBMIT A 8
	475	+	MITIGATION PLAN DEVE LOPED UNDER THIS SEC TION TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR 9
	476	+	REVIEW AND APPROVAL . 10
253	477
254		-	(K) (I) ~~“VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D” MEANS~~ THE ~~TOTAL NUMB ER OF 7~~
255		-	~~ON–ROAD MILES TRAVELED BY VEHICLES IN A GEO GRAPHIC REGION OVER A 8~~
256		-	1–~~YEAR PERIOD~~. 9
	478	+	(2) (I) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL APPROVE A MITIGATION PLAN IF 11
	479	+	THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT THE MITIGATION PLAN COMPLIES WITH 12
	480	+	THIS SECTION AND THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER § 2–904(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE. 13
257	481
258		-	2–902. 10
	482	+	(II) THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT SHALL 14
	483	+	DEVELOP A METHODOLOG Y FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO DETERMI NE IF A 15
	484	+	MITIGATION PLAN FOR A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT IS 16
	485	+	SUFFICIENT FOR REDUC ING GREENHOUSE GAS E MISSIONS. 17
259	486
260		-	(A) THE REQUIREMENTS OF T HIS SUBTITLE ARE IN ADDITION TO AND MAY 11
261		-	NOT SUPPLANT ANY HEA LTH AND SAFETY GOALS ESTABLISHED UNDER STATE OR 12
262		-	LOCAL LAWS OR REGULA TIONS. 13
	487	+	(3) (I) IF THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT A PPROVE A 18
	488	+	METROPOLITAN PLANNIN G ORGANIZATION ’S MITIGATION PLAN SU BMITTED UNDER 19
	489	+	THIS SECTION, THE METROPOLITAN PLA NNING ORGANIZATION SHALL A DDRESS 20
	490	+	ANY ISSUES RAISED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND RESUBM IT THE PLAN TO THE 21
	491	+	DEPARTMENT FOR APPROV AL. 22
263	492
264		-	(B) THIS SUBTITLE DOES NO T APPLY TO: 14
	493	+	(II) IF A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION’S 23
	494	+	RESUBMITTED MITIGATION PLAN STILL DOES NOT CONFORM WIT H THE 24
	495	+	REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION AND § 2–904(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE , THE 25
	496	+	DEPARTMENT MAY RESTRI CT AND REDIRECT ANY FUNDING THAT WOU LD HAVE 26
	497	+	BEEN ALLOCATED BY TH E DEPARTMENT TO THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING 27
	498	+	ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING FUNDING FROM : 28
265	499
266		-	(1) A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT THAT WAS, 15
267		-	BEFORE JULY 1, 2024, SUBMITTED FOR APPROV AL FOR INCLUSION IN , OR FUNDED 16
268		-	FOR CONSTRUCTION UND ER: 17
	500	+	1. THE CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY 29
	501	+	PROGRAM; AND 30
269	502
270		-	(I) THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT 18
271		-	PROGRAM; OR 19
	503	+	2. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANTS. 31
272	504
273		-	(II) A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION 20
274		-	TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; OR 21
275		-
276		-	(III) THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM; OR 22
277		-
278		-	(2) A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT FOR WHICH 23
279		-	AN ASSESSMENT COMPARABL E TO THE IMPACT ASSE SSMENT REQUIRED UNDE R 24
280		-	THIS SUBTITLE WAS PE RFORMED; 25
281		-
282		-	(3) A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT THAT, 26
283		-	BEFORE JULY 1, 2024, WAS APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY 27
284		-	ADMINISTRATION IN ACC ORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 28
285		-	ACT; OR 29
286		-	HOUSE BILL 836 7
287		-
288		-
289		-	(4) A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT THAT WAS 1
290		-	INCLUDED IN THE FINA L FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO FISCAL YEAR 2029 CONSOLIDATED 2
291		-	TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. 3
292		-
293		-	2–903. 4
294		-
295		-	(A) THE DEPARTMENT , IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF 5
296		-	THE ENVIRONMENT , SHALL ESTABLISH A PR OCESS FOR PERFORMING MAJOR 6
297		-	HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXP ANSION PROJECT IMPAC T ASSESSMENTS . 7
298		-
299		-	(B) (1) AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT SHALL INCLUDE AN ANA LYSIS AND 8
300		-	ESTIMATES OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXP ANSION PROJECT ’S: 9
301		-
302		-	(I) QUANTITATIVE NET CHANGE IN : 10
303		-
304		-	1. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS FOR THE SIXTH YEAR 11
305		-	AFTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE PROJECT AREA ; AND 12
306		-
307		-	2. VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D IN THE PROJECT ARE A 13
308		-	FOR THE SIXTH YEAR A FTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE; AND 14
309		-
310		-	(II) IMPACT ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND VEH ICLE 15
311		-	MILES TRAVELED CAUSE D BY ANY INDUCED DEM AND CREATED BY THE P ROJECT. 16
312		-
313		-	(2) THE ANALYSIS AND ESTI MATES SPECIFIED UNDE R PARAGRAPH 17
314		-	(1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL BE DETERMINED U SING THE BEST AVAILA BLE 18
315		-	DATA AND MODELING TO OLS, SUCH AS: 19
316		-
317		-	(I) THE STATE HIGHWAY INDUCED FREQUENCY OF TRAVEL 20
318		-	CALCULATOR; 21
319		-
320		-	(II) THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE 22
321		-	TRANSPORTATION ’S INDUCED TRAVEL CALCULATOR; OR 23
322		-
323		-	(III) ANY OTHER IMPACT ASSE SSMENT TOOL USED FOR 24
324		-	MEASURING INDUCED DE MAND FOR GRADE SEPAR ATION PROJECTS . 25
325		-
326		-	2–904. 26
327		-
328		-	(A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PERF ORM AN IMPACT ASSESS MENT 27
329		-	FOR A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION P ROJECT BEFORE THE PROJECT 28
330		-	MAY BE CONSIDERED FO R INCLUSION IN THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION 29
331		-	IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM OR THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. 30
332		-	8 HOUSE BILL 836
333		-
334		-
335		-	(2) A METROPOLITAN PLANNIN G ORGANIZATION SHALL : 1
336		-
337		-	(I) PERFORM AN IMPACT ASS ESSMENT FOR A MAJOR 2
338		-	HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXP ANSION PROJECT BEFOR E THE PR OJECT MAY BE 3
339		-	CONSIDERED FOR INCLU SION IN A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION 4
340		-	TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; AND 5
341		-
342		-	(II) SUBMIT AN IMPACT ASSE SSMENT PERFORMED UND ER THIS 6
343		-	SECTION TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL : 7
344		-
345		-	(1) BEFORE THE COMPLETION OF THE FEDERAL REVIE W PROCESS 8
346		-	FOR THE MAJOR HIGHWA Y CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT CONDUCTED IN 9
347		-	ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT; AND 10
348		-
349		-	(2) EARLY ENOUGH IN THE P ROJECT PLANNING STAG E TO ALLOW 11
350		-	FOR PROJECT ALTERATI ON. 12
351		-
352		-	(B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL USE THE INFORM ATION COLLECTED IN T HE 13
353		-	IMPACT ASSESSMENT RE QUIRED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION TO 14
354		-	DETERMINE WHETHER A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT MEETS 15
355		-	THE FOLLOWING REQUIR EMENTS: 16
356		-
357		-	(1) THE PROJECT WILL NOT INCREASE GREENHOUSE GAS 17
358		-	EMISSIONS; 18
359		-
360		-	(2) THE PROJECT WILL NOT INCREASE VEHICLE MIL ES TRAVELED; 19
361		-
362		-	(3) THE PROJECT CONFORMS WITH THE GREENHOUSE GAS 20
363		-	EMISSIONS REDUCTION TARGETS SPECIFIED IN § 2–1205 OF THE ENVIRONMENT 21
364		-	ARTICLE; AND 22
365		-
366		-	(4) THE PROJECT CONFORMS WITH THE VEHICLE MIL ES TRAVELED 23
367		-	REDUCTION TARGETS SP ECIFIED IN THE 2024 ANNUAL ATTAINMENT REPORT ON 24
368		-	TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE . 25
369		-
370		-	(C) (1) IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT A MAJOR HIGHWAY 26
371		-	CAPACITY EXPANSION P ROJECT DOES NOT SATISFY EACH REQUIRE MENT 27
372		-	SPECIFIED IN SUBSECT ION (B) OF THIS SECTION , THE DEPARTMENT OR , FOR AN 28
373		-	IMPACT ASSESSMENT PE RFORMED BY A METROPO LITAN PLANNING 29
374		-	ORGANIZATION , THE METROPOLITAN PLA NNING ORGANIZATION S HALL: 30
375		-
376		-	(I) ALTER THE SCOPE OR DE SIGN OF THE PRO JECT; 31
377		-	HOUSE BILL 836 9
378		-
379		-
380		-	(II) DEVELOP A MITIGATION PLAN IN ACCORDANCE W ITH § 1
381		-	2–905 OF THIS SUBTITLE ; OR 2
382		-
383		-	(III) HALT PROJECT DEVELOPM ENT AND OMIT THE PRO JECT 3
384		-	FROM THE RELEVANT TR ANSPORTATION IMPROVE MENT PROGRAM OR THE 4
385		-	CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. 5
386		-
387		-	(2) THE DEPARTMENT OR A METRO POLITAN PLANNING 6
388		-	ORGANIZATION SHALL P ERFORM SUBSEQUENT IM PACT ASSESSMENTS ON A MAJOR 7
389		-	HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXP ANSION PROJECT ALTER ED IN ACCORDANCE WIT H 8
390		-	PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION U NTIL THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT 9
391		-	THE PROJECT SATISF IES EACH REQUIREMENT SPECIFIED IN SUBSECT ION (B) OF 10
392		-	THIS SECTION. 11
393		-
394		-	2–905. 12
395		-
396		-	(A) IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THROUGH AN IMPACT AS SESSMENT 13
397		-	THAT A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION P ROJECT WILL RESULT I N A NET 14
398		-	INCREASE IN GREENHOU SE GAS EMISSIONS OR VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED AND 15
399		-	THE PROJECT IS NOT G OING TO BE ALTERED O R HALTED UNDER § 2–904(C) OF 16
400		-	THIS SUBTITLE , THE DEPARTMENT OR A METRO POLITAN PLANNING 17
401		-	ORGANIZATION SHALL D EVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A MITIGATION PLAN TO 18
402		-	ELIMINATE THE NET IN CREASE IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS OR VEHICLE 19
403		-	MILES TRAVELED . 20
404		-
405		-	(B) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , A 21
406		-	MITIGATION PLAN DEVE LOPED UNDER THIS SEC TION SHALL INCLUDE O NE OR 22
407		-	MORE OF THE FOLLOWIN G MITIGATION ACTIONS : 23
408		-
409		-	(I) TRANSIT EXPANSION , INCLUDING: 24
410		-
411		-	1. REGULAR FIXED BUS ROUTES ; 25
412		-
413		-	2. ARTERIAL BUS RAPID TR ANSIT; 26
414		-
415		-	3. HIGHWAY BUS RAPID TRA NSIT; 27
416		-
417		-	4. RAIL TRANSIT; AND 28
418		-
419		-	5. INTERCITY PASSENGER R AIL; 29
420		-
421		-	(II) TRANSIT SERVICE IMPRO VEMENTS, INCLUDING: 30
422		-
423		-	1. INCREASED SERVICE LEV ELS; 31 10 HOUSE BILL 836
	505	+	2–906. 32 12 HOUSE BILL 836
424	506
425	507
426	508
427		-	2. TRANSIT FARE REDUCTIONS OR I NCENTIVES; AND 1
	509	+	THE DEPARTMENT OR A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION SHALL 1
	510	+	PUBLISH ON ITS WEBSITE THE F OLLOWING INFORMATION FOR EACH IMPACT 2
	511	+	ASSESSMENT THE DEPARTMENT OR METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION 3
	512	+	PERFORMS: 4
428	513
429		-	3. TRANSIT PRIORITY TREA TMENTS; 2
	514	+	(1) A SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION 5
	515	+	PROJECT AND AN OVERVIEW OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT, INCLUDING: 6
430	516
431		-	(III) ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE 3
432		-	IMPROVEMENTS , INCLUDING PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES OR PAT HWAYS; 4
	517	+	(I) THE ESTIMATED QUANTIT ATIVE NET CHANGE IN : 7
433	518
434		-	~~(IV) SHARED SERVICES~~ FOR ~~M ANUAL OR ELECTRIC LO W SPEED 5~~
435		-	~~VEHICLES, INCLUDING ELECTRIC BICYCLE S~~ AND ~~SCOOTERS ; 6~~
	519	+	1. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS FOR THE SIXTH YE AR 8
	520	+	AFTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE; AND 9
436	521
437		-	(V) TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT , INCLUDING: 7
	522	+	2. VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D IN THE PROJECT ARE A 10
	523	+	FOR THE SIXTH YEAR A FTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE; 11
438	524
439		-	~~1. VANPOOL~~ AND ~~SHARED VE HICLE PROGRAMS ; 8~~
	525	+	(II) THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT; AND 12
440	526
441		-	2. TELEWORKING PROGRAMS ; AND 9
	527	+	(III) THE AMOUNT OF FUND ING ALLOCATED TO ANY 13
	528	+	MITIGATION ACTIONS RELATED TO THE PROJE CT; AND 14
442	529
443		-	3. EXPANSION OF BROADBAN D ACCESS; 10
	530	+	(2) THE INDUCED DEMAND TRAFF IC MODEL AND METHODO LOGY 15
	531	+	THE DEPARTMENT OR METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION USED TO ASSESS 16
	532	+	A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT’S IMPACT ON GREENHOUSE 17
	533	+	GAS EMISSIONS AND VEHICLE MILES TRAVEL ED. 18
444	534
445		-	~~(VI) PARKING MANAGEMENT , INCLUDING: 11~~
	535	+	2–907. 19
446	536
447		-	~~1. REDUCTION OR ELIMINAT ION OF PARKING 12~~
448		-	~~REQUIREMENTS ; 13~~
	537	+	THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS 20
	538	+	SUBTITLE. 21
449	539
450		-	2. PARKING COST ADJUSTME NTS; AND 14
451		-
452		-	3. ELIMINATION OF PARKIN G SUBSIDIES; 15
453		-
454		-	(VII) LAND USE IMPROVEMENTS , INCLUDING: 16
455		-
456		-	1. RESIDENTIAL AND OTHER DENSITY INCREASES ; 17
457		-
458		-	2. INFILL DEVELOPMENT ; AND 18
459		-
460		-	3. TRANSIT–ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ; AND 19
461		-
462		-	(VIII) INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROV EMENTS RELATED TO 20
463		-	PEDESTRIANS OR TRAFF IC OPERATIONS, INCLUDING: 21
464		-
465		-	1. COMPLETE STREETS ; 22
466		-
467		-	2. REDUCED CONFLICT INTE RSECTIONS; 23
468		-
469		-	3. CROSSWALKS; 24
470		-	HOUSE BILL 836 11
471		-
472		-
473		-	4. MIXED–USE PATHS; 1
474		-
475		-	5. ROADWAY GEOMETRY WITH REDUCED DESIGN 2
476		-	SPEEDS; AND 3
477		-
478		-	6. BUFFERED AND SHELTERE D SIDEWALKS. 4
479		-
480		-	(2) A MITIGATION ACTION MA Y BE INCORPORATED IN THE 5
481		-	MITIGATION PLAN FOR A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPA CITY EXPANSION PROJE CT IF: 6
482		-
483		-	(I) THE NECESSARY FUNDING SO URCES ARE IDENTIFIED AND 7
484		-	SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS A RE COMMITTED ; 8
485		-
486		-	(II) THE MITIGATION ACTION IS FOCUSED ON AREAS IN 9
487		-	ACCORDANCE WITH SUBS ECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION; AND 10
488		-
489		-	(III) PROCEDURES ARE ESTABL ISHED TO ENSURE THAT THE 11
490		-	MITIGATION ACTION CONFORMS WITH THE REQUIREMENTS UND ER § 2–904(B) OF 12
491		-	THIS SUBTITLE. 13
492		-
493		-	(C) (1) THE BENEFITS PROVIDED BY A MITIGATION ACTI ON SHALL 14
494		-	FOCUS ON AREAS IN TH E FOLLOWING ORDER OF PRIORITY: 15
495		-
496		-	(I) OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT IES OR UNDERSERVED 16
497		-	COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION 17
498		-	PROJECT; 18
499		-
500		-	(II) AREAS WITHIN OR ASSOC IATED WITH AT LEAST ONE OF 19
501		-	THE COMMUNITIES IMPA CTED BY THE PROJECT ; 20
502		-
503		-	(III) OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT IES OR UNDERSERVED 21
504		-	COMMUNITIES ; 22
505		-
506		-	(IV) THE REGION IN WHICH T HE MAJOR HIGHW AY CAPACITY 23
507		-	EXPANSION PROJECT IS LOCATED; OR 24
508		-
509		-	(V) BENEFITS TO THE ENTIR E STATE. 25
510		-
511		-	(2) THE DEPARTMENT OR A METRO POLITAN PLANNING 26
512		-	ORGANIZATION SHALL I NCLUDE IN A MITIGATI ON PLAN AN EXPLANATI ON ON THE 27
513		-	FEASIBILITY OF AND R ATIONALE FOR SELECTI NG A MITIGATION ACTION LO CATED 28
514		-	IN AN AREA SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (1)(III) THROUGH (V) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 29
515		-	12 HOUSE BILL 836
516		-
517		-
518		-	(D) (1) A METROPOLITAN PLANNIN G ORGANIZATION SHALL SUBMIT A 1
519		-	MITIGATION PLAN DEVE LOPED UNDER THIS SEC TION TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR 2
520		-	REVIEW AND APPROVAL . 3
521		-
522		-	(2) (I) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL APPR OVE A MITIGATION PLA N IF 4
523		-	THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT THE MITIGATION PLAN COMPLIES WITH 5
524		-	THIS SECTION AND THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER § 2–904(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE. 6
525		-
526		-	(II) THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT SHALL 7
527		-	DEVELOP A METHOD OLOGY FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO DETERMI NE IF A 8
528		-	MITIGATION PLAN FOR A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPA CITY EXPANSION PROJE CT IS 9
529		-	SUFFICIENT FOR REDUC ING GREENHOUSE GAS E MISSIONS. 10
530		-
531		-	(3) (I) IF THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT A PPROVE A 11
532		-	METROPOLITAN PLANNIN G ORGANIZATION ’S MITIGATION PLAN SUBMITTED UNDER 12
533		-	THIS SECTION, THE METROPOLITAN PLA NNING ORGANIZATION S HALL ADDRESS 13
534		-	ANY ISSUES RAISED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND RESUBM IT THE PLAN TO THE 14
535		-	DEPARTMENT FOR APPROV AL. 15
536		-
537		-	(II) IF A METROPOLITAN PLA NNING ORGANIZATION ’S 16
538		-	RESUBMITTED MITIGATI ON PLAN STILL DOES NOT CONFO RM WITH THE 17
539		-	REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION AND § 2–904(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE , THE 18
540		-	DEPARTMENT MAY RESTRI CT AND REDIRECT ANY FUNDING THAT WOULD H AVE 19
541		-	BEEN ALLOCATED BY TH E DEPARTMENT TO THE MET ROPOLITAN PLANNING 20
542		-	ORGANIZATION , INCLUDING FUNDIN G FROM: 21
543		-
544		-	1. THE CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY 22
545		-	PROGRAM; AND 23
546		-
547		-	2. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANTS. 24
548		-
549		-	2–906. 25
550		-
551		-	THE 26
552		-
553		-	2–905. 27
554		-
555		-	THE DEPARTMENT OR A METROPOLITAN PL ANNING ORGANIZATION SHALL 28
556		-	PUBLISH ON ITS WEBSI TE THE FOLLOWING INF ORMATION FOR EACH IM PACT 29
557		-	ASSESSMENT THE DEPARTMENT OR METROPOLITAN PLAN NING ORGANIZATION 30
558		-	PERFORMS: 31
559		-
560		-	(1) A SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXP ANSION 32
561		-	PROJECT AND AN OVERV IEW OF THE IMPACT AS SESSMENT, INCLUDING: 33 HOUSE BILL 836 13
562		-
563		-
564		-
565		-	(I) THE ESTIMATED QUANTIT ATIVE NET CHANGE IN : 1
566		-
567		-	1. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS FOR THE SIXTH YEAR 2
568		-	AFTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE PROJECT AREA ; AND 3
569		-
570		-	2. VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D IN THE PROJECT ARE A 4
571		-	FOR THE SIXTH YEAR A FTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE; AND 5
572		-
573		-	(II) THE STATUS OF THE PRO JECT; AND 6
574		-
575		-	(III) THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING ALLOCATED TO ANY 7
576		-	MITIGATION ACTIONS R ELATED TO THE PROJEC T; AND 8
577		-
578		-	(2) THE INDUCED DEMAND TRAFFIC MODEL AND ME THODOLOGY 9
579		-	THE DEPARTMENT OR METROPOLITAN PLAN NING ORGANIZATION USED TO ASSESS 10
580		-	A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPA CITY EXPANSION PROJE CT’S IMPACT ON GREENHOU SE 11
581		-	GAS EMISSIONS AND VE HICLE MILES TRAVELED . 12
582		-
583		-	2–907. 2–906. 13
584		-
585		-	THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS 14
586		-	SUBTITLE. 15
587		-
588		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 16
589		-
590		-	(a) There is a Workgroup to Study Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects. 17
591		-
592		-	(b) The Workgroup consists of the following members: 18
593		-
594		-	(1) two members of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of 19
595		-	the Senate; 20
596		-
597		-	(2) two members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of 21
598		-	the House; 22
599		-
600		-	(3) the Secretary of Transportation, or the Secretary’s designee; 23
601		-
602		-	(4) the State Highway Administrator, or the Administrator’s designee; 24
603		-
604		-	(5) the Executive Director of the Maryland Transportation Authority, or 25
605		-	the Executive Director’s designee; 26
606		-
607		-	(6) the Secretary of the Environment, or the Secretary’s designee; 27
608		-	14 HOUSE BILL 836
609		-
610		-
611		-	(7) one representative of the environmental advocacy community, 1
612		-	appointed by the President of the Senate; 2
613		-
614		-	(8) one representative of the environmental advocacy community, 3
615		-	appointed by the Speaker of the House; 4
616		-
617		-	(9) one representative of a transportation industry organization, 5
618		-	appointed by the Governor; 6
619		-
620		-	(10) one representative of the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board, 7
621		-	designated by the Board; and 8
622		-
623		-	(11) one representative of the Metropolitan Washington Council of 9
624		-	Governments, designated by the Executive Director of the Council. 10
625		-
626		-	(c) The Secretary of Transportation shall designate the chair of the Workgroup. 11
627		-
628		-	(d) The Department of Transportation shall provide staff for the Workgroup. 12
629		-
630		-	(e) A member of the Workgroup: 13
631		-
632		-	(1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Workgroup; but 14
633		-
634		-	(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 15
635		-	Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 16
636		-
637		-	(f) The Workgroup shall study and make recommendations related to impact 17
638		-	assessments and mitigation plans for major highway capacity expansion projects, 18
639		-	including: 19
640		-
641		-	(1) the existing approach for assessing greenhouse gas emissions and 20
642		-	vehicle miles traveled for highway projects reviewed in accordance with the National 21
643		-	Environmental Policy Act; 22
644		-
645		-	(2) a definition for “induced demand” and methods for evaluating induced 23
646		-	demand in assessments that measure greenhouse gas emis sions and vehicle miles 24
647		-	traveled; 25
648		-
649		-	(3) the role of metropolitan planning organizations and transportation 26
650		-	management associations in supporting assessments that measure greenhouse gas 27
651		-	emissions and vehicle miles traveled for transportation projects; 28
652		-
653		-	(4) appropriate mitigation strategies and approaches that should be 29
654		-	implemented to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled for major 30
655		-	highway capacity expansion projects when an impact assessment shows that the project 31
656		-	does not meet the emissions requirements under Section 1 of this Act; and 32
657		-	HOUSE BILL 836 15
658		-
659		-
660		-	(5) how process and regional considerations should factor into the review 1
661		-	process of a project, including the role of nonurban projects and the alignment of project 2
662		-	requirements with future project prioritization efforts. 3
663		-
664		-	(g) On or before December 1, 2024, the Workgroup shall report its findings and 4
665		-	recommendations to the General Assembly in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 5
666		-	Government Article. 6
667		-
668		-	SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 7
669		-	July 1, 2024. Section 2 of this Act shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and, at the 8
670		-	end of June 30, 2025, Section 2 of this Act, with no further action required by the General 9
671		-	Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 10
672		-
673		-
674		-
675		-
676		-	Approved:
677		-	________________________________________________________________________________
678		-	Governor.
679		-	________________________________________________________________________________
680		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
681		-	________________________________________________________________________________
682		-	President of the Senate.
	540	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 22
	541	+	1, 2024. 23