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SENATE BILL 681
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By: Senators Lam and Gile
Introduced and read first time: January 29, 2024
Assigned to: Finance and Budget and Taxation
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; requiring 6
the Department of Transportation and a metropolitan planning organization to 7
perform an impact assessment under certain circumstances; requiring the 8
Department of Transportation to use the impact assessment to make a certain 9
determination; requiring the Department of Transportation and a metropolitan 10
planning organization to develop a certain mitigation plan under certain 11
circumstances; requiring the Department of Transportation to review for approval a 12
mitigation plan developed by a metropolitan planning organization; requiring the 13
Department of the Environment to develop a methodology for making a certain 14
determination; authorizing the Department of Transportation to restrict or redirect 15
certain funding that would have been allocated to the metropolitan planning 16
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
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 29 2 SENATE BILL 681
BY adding to 1
Article – Transportation 2
Section 2–901 through 2–907 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 9. Major 3
Highway Capacity Expansion Projects” 4
Annotated Code of Maryland 5
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 6
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 7
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 8
Article – Environment 9
1–701. 10
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 11
(7) “Overburdened community” means any census tract for which three or 12
more of the following environmental health indicators are above the 75th percentile 13
statewide: 14
(i) Particulate matter (PM) 2.5; 15
(ii) Ozone; 16
(iii) National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) diesel PM; 17
(iv) NATA cancer risk; 18
(v) NATA respiratory hazard index; 19
(vi) Traffic proximity; 20
(vii) Lead paint indicator; 21
(viii) National Priorities List Superfund site proximity; 22
(ix) Risk Management Plan facility proximity; 23
(x) Hazardous waste proximity; 24
(xi) Wastewater discharge indicator; 25
(xii) Proximity to a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO); 26
(xiii) Percent of the population lacking broadband coverage; 27
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(xiv) Asthma emergency room discharges; 1
(xv) Myocardial infarction discharges; 2
(xvi) Low–birth–weight infants; 3
(xvii) Proximity to emitting power plants; 4
(xviii) Proximity to a Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) facility; 5
(xix) Proximity to a brownfields site; 6
(xx) Proximity to mining operations; and 7
(xxi) Proximity to a hazardous waste landfill. 8
(8) “Underserved community” means any census tract in which, according 9
to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau Survey: 10
(i) At least 25% of the residents qualify as low–income; 11
(ii) At least 50% of the residents identify as nonwhite; or 12
(iii) At least 15% of the residents have limited English proficiency. 13
Article – Transportation 14
2–103.1. 15
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 16
(2) “Capital project” means: 17
(i) Any project for which funds are expended for construction, 18
reconstruction, or rehabilitation of a transportation facility by the Department or of a 19
transportation facilities project by the Maryland Transportation Authority; or 20
(ii) Capital equipment, as defined by the Secretary. 21
(4) “Major capital project” means any new, expanded, or significantly 22
improved facility or service that involves planning, environmental studies, design, 23
right–of–way, construction, or purchase of essential equipment related to the facility or 24
service. 25
SUBTITLE 9. MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECTS. 26
2–901. 27 4 SENATE BILL 681
(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 1
INDICATED. 2
(B) “CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVA LENT” MEANS THE MEASUREMEN T OF A 3
GIVEN WEIGHT OF A GR EENHOUSE GAS THAT HA S THE SAME GLOBAL WA RMING 4
POTENTIAL, MEASURED OVER A SPEC IFIED PERIOD OF TIME , AS 1 METRIC TON OF 5
CARBON DIOXIDE . 6
(C) “GREENHOUSE GAS ” INCLUDES CARBON DIOX IDE, METHANE, NITROUS 7
OXIDE, HYDROFLUOROCARBONS , PERFLUOROCARBONS , AND SULFUR 8
HEXAFLUORIDE . 9
(D) “GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS” MEANS EMISSIONS OF G REENHOUSE 10
GASES IN THE STATE, MEASURED IN METRIC T ONS OF CARBON DIOXID E 11
EQUIVALENTS . 12
(E) “IMPACT ASSESSMENT ” MEANS A MAJOR HIGHWA Y CAPACITY 13
EXPANSION PROJECT IM PACT ASSESSMENT . 14
(F) “INDUCED DEMAND ” MEANS THE SITUATION THAT ARISES WHEN AN 15
EXPANDED ROAD BECOME S CONGESTED DUE TO A DDITIONAL DRIVERS US ING THE 16
ROAD BECAUSE IT WAS EXPANDED. 17
(G) “MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 2–103.1 OF 18
THIS TITLE. 19
(H) (1) “MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACIT Y EXPANSION PROJECT ” MEANS A 20
MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT : 21
(I) WHOSE TOTAL COST FOR ALL PHASES EXCEEDS 22
$10,000,000; AND 23
(II) THAT: 24
1. INCREASES HIGHWAY CAP ACITY; 25
2. IMPROVES HIGHWAY CAPA CITY THROUGH THE USE 26
OF INTELLIGENT TRANS PORTATION SYSTEMS OR CONGESTION MANAGEMEN T 27
SYSTEMS; OR 28
3. INCLUDES GRADE SEPARA TION AT AN INTERSECT ION. 29
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(2) “MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACIT Y EXPANSION PROJECT ” DOES NOT 1
INCLUDE: 2
(I) PROJECTS IN THE MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 3
OR THE MARYLAND PORT ADMINISTRATION ; 4
(II) MAINTENANCE AND STORA GE FACILITIES PROJECTS; 5
(III) WATER QUALITY IMPROVE MENT PROJECTS ; 6
(IV) PROJECTS RELATED TO MARYLAND’S PRIORITIES FOR 7
TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD DEVELOPMENT ; 8
(V) PROJECTS THAT ARE SOL ELY FOR SYSTEM PRESE RVATION; 9
OR 10
(VI) THE CONSTRUCTION OR RECONSTRUCTION OF : 11
1. A HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP TH AT IS LESS THAN 2,500 12
FEET IN LENGTH ; 13
2. A BIKE LANE; OR 14
3. A DEDICATED BUS LANE . 15
(I) “OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT Y” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 1–701 16
OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 17
(J) “UNDERSERVED COM MUNITY” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 1–701 OF 18
THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 19
(K) “VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D” MEANS THE TOTAL NUMB ER OF ON–ROAD 20
MILES TRAVELED BY VE HICLES IN A GEOGRAPH IC REGION OVER A 1–YEAR PERIOD. 21
2–902. 22
(A) THE REQUIREMENTS OF T HIS SUBTITLE A RE IN ADDITION TO AN D MAY 23
NOT SUPPLANT ANY HEA LTH AND SAFETY GOALS ESTABLISHED UNDER STATE OR 24
LOCAL LAWS OR REGULA TIONS. 25
(B) THIS SUBTITLE DOES NO T APPLY TO: 26
(1) A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT THAT WAS, 27 6 SENATE BILL 681
BEFORE JULY 1, 2024, SUBMITTED FOR A PPROVAL FOR INCLUSIO N IN, OR FUNDED 1
FOR CONSTRUCTION UND ER: 2
(I) THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT 3
PROGRAM; 4
(II) A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION 5
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; OR 6
(III) THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM; OR 7
(2) A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT FOR WHICH 8
AN ASSESSMENT COMPAR ABLE TO THE IMPACT A SSESSMENT REQUIRED U NDER THIS 9
SUBTITLE WAS PERFORM ED. 10
2–903. 11
(A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH A PROCESS FOR PERFORMING 12
MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT IMPACT ASS ESSMENTS. 13
(B) (1) AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT SHALL INCLUDE AN ANA LYSIS AND 14
ESTIMATES OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXP ANSION PROJECT ’S: 15
(I) QUANTITATIVE NET CHAN GE IN: 16
1. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS FOR THE SIXTH YE AR 17
AFTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE; AND 18
2. VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D IN THE PROJECT ARE A 19
FOR THE SIXTH YEAR A FTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE; AND 20
(II) IMPACT ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND VE HICLE 21
MILES TRAVELED CAUSE D BY ANY INDUCED DEM AND CREATED BY THE P ROJECT. 22
(2) THE ANALYSIS AND ESTIMAT ES SPECIFIED UNDER P ARAGRAPH 23
(1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL BE DETERMINED U SING THE BEST AVAILA BLE 24
DATA AND MODELING TO OLS, SUCH AS: 25
(I) THE STATE HIGHWAY INDUCED FREQUENCY OF TRAVEL 26
CALCULATOR; 27
(II) THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE 28
TRANSPORTATION ’S INDUCED TRAVEL CALCULATOR; OR 29 SENATE BILL 681 7
(III) ANY OTHER IMPACT ASSE SSMENT TOOL USED FOR 1
MEASURING INDUCED DE MAND FOR GRADE SEPAR ATION PROJECTS . 2
2–904. 3
(A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PERF ORM AN IMPACT ASSESS MENT 4
FOR A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION P ROJECT BEFORE THE PR OJECT MAY 5
BE CONSIDERED FOR IN CLUSION IN THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION 6
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM OR THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. 7
(2) A METROPOLITAN PLANNIN G ORGANIZATION SHALL : 8
(I) PERFORM AN IMPACT ASS ESSMENT FOR A MAJOR HI GHWAY 9
CAPACITY EXPANSION P ROJECT BEFORE THE PR OJECT MAY BE CONSIDE RED FOR 10
INCLUSION IN A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION TRANSPORTATION 11
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; AND 12
(II) SUBMIT AN IMPACT ASSE SSMENT PERFORMED UND ER THIS 13
SECTION TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL . 14
(B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL USE THE INFORMATION COLL ECTED IN THE 15
IMPACT ASSESSMENT RE QUIRED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION TO 16
DETERMINE WHETHER A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT MEETS 17
THE FOLLOWING REQUIR EMENTS: 18
(1) THE PROJECT WILL NOT INCREASE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; 19
(2) THE PROJECT WILL NOT INCREASE VEHICLE MIL ES TRAVELED; 20
(3) THE PROJECT CONFORMS WITH THE GREENHOUSE GAS 21
EMISSIONS REDUCTION TARGETS SPECIFIED IN § 2–1205 OF THE ENVIRONMENT 22
ARTICLE; AND 23
(4) THE PROJECT CONFORMS WITH THE VEHICLE MIL ES TRAVELED 24
REDUCTION TARGETS SP ECIFIED IN THE 2024 ANNUAL ATTAINMENT REPORT ON 25
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE . 26
(C) (1) IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT A MAJOR HIGHWAY 27
CAPACITY EXPANSION P ROJECT DOES NOT SATISFY EAC H REQUIREMENT SPECIF IED 28
IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , THE DEPARTMENT OR , FOR AN IMPACT 29
ASSESSMENT PERFORMED BY A METROPOLITAN PL ANNING ORGANIZATION , THE 30
METROPOLITAN PLANNIN G ORGANIZATION SHALL : 31 8 SENATE BILL 681
(I) ALTER THE SCOPE OR DE SIGN OF THE PROJECT; 1
(II) DEVELOP A MITIGATION PLAN IN ACCORDANCE W ITH § 2
2–905 OF THIS SUBTITLE ; OR 3
(III) HALT PROJECT DEVELOPM ENT AND OMIT THE PRO JECT 4
FROM THE RELEVANT TR ANSPORTATION IMPROVE MENT PROGRAM OR THE 5
CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. 6
(2) THE DEPARTMENT OR A METRO POLITAN PLANNING 7
ORGANIZATION SHALL P ERFORM SUBSEQUENT IM PACT ASSESSMENTS ON A MAJOR 8
HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXP ANSION PROJECT ALTER ED IN ACCORDANCE WIT H 9
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION U NTIL THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT 10
THE PROJEC T SATISFIES EACH REQ UIREMENT SPECIFIED I N SUBSECTION (B) OF 11
THIS SECTION. 12
2–905. 13
(A) IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THROUGH AN IMPACT AS SESSMENT 14
THAT A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION P ROJECT WILL RESULT I N A NET 15
INCREASE IN GREENHOU SE GAS EMISSIONS OR VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D AND THE 16
PROJECT IS NOT GOING TO BE ALTERED OR HAL TED UNDER § 2–904(C) OF THIS 17
SUBTITLE, THE DEPARTMENT OR A METRO POLITAN PLANNING ORG ANIZATION 18
SHALL DEVELOP AND IM PLEMENT A MITIGATION PLAN TO ELIMINATE TH E NET 19
INCREASE IN GREENHOU SE GAS EMISSIONS OR VEHI CLE MILES TRAVELED . 20
(B) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , A MITIGATION 21
PLAN DEVELOPED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL I NCLUDE ONE OR MORE O F THE 22
FOLLOWING MITIGATION ACTIONS: 23
(I) TRANSIT EXPANSION , INCLUDING: 24
1. REGULAR FIXED BUS ROUTES ; 25
2. ARTERIAL BUS RAPID TR ANSIT; 26
3. HIGHWAY BUS RAPID TRA NSIT; 27
4. RAIL TRANSIT; AND 28
5. INTERCITY PASSENGER R AIL; 29
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(II) TRANSIT SERVICE IMPRO VEMENTS, INCLUDING: 1
1. INCREASED SERVICE LEV ELS; 2
2. TRANSIT FARE REDUCTIONS OR INCENT IVES; AND 3
3. TRANSIT PRIORITY TREA TMENTS; 4
(III) ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE 5
IMPROVEMENTS , INCLUDING PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES OR PAT HWAYS; 6
(IV) SHARED SERVICES FOR M ANUAL OR ELECTRIC LO W SPEED 7
VEHICLES, INCLUDING ELECTRIC BICYCLES AN D SCOOTERS; 8
(V) TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT , INCLUDING: 9
1. VANPOOL AND SHARED VE HICLE PROGRAMS ; 10
2. TELEWORKING PROGRAMS ; AND 11
3. EXPANSION OF BROADBAN D ACCESS; 12
(VI) PARKING MANAGEMENT , INCLUDING: 13
1. REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF PARKING 14
REQUIREMENTS ; 15
2. PARKING COST ADJUSTME NTS; AND 16
3. ELIMINATION OF PARKIN G SUBSIDIES; 17
(VII) LAND USE IMPROVEMENTS , INCLUDING: 18
1. RESIDENTIAL AND OTHER DENSITY INCREASES ; 19
2. INFILL DEVELOPMENT ; AND 20
3. TRANSIT–ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ; AND 21
(VIII) INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROV EMENTS RELATED TO 22
PEDESTRIANS OR TRAFF IC OPERATIONS, INCLUDING: 23
1. COMPLETE STREETS ; 24 10 SENATE BILL 681
2. REDUCED CONFLICT INTE RSECTIONS; 1
3. CROSSWALKS; 2
4. MIXED–USE PATHS; 3
5. ROADWAY GEOMETRY WITH RE DUCED DESIGN 4
SPEEDS; AND 5
6. BUFFERED AND SHELTERE D SIDEWALKS. 6
(2) A MITIGATION ACTION MA Y BE INCORPORATED IN THE 7
MITIGATION PLAN FOR A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPA CITY EXPANSION PROJE CT IF: 8
(I) THE NECESSARY FUNDING SOURCES ARE IDENTI FIED AND 9
SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS A RE COMMITTED ; 10
(II) THE MITIGATION ACTION IS FOCUSED ON AREAS IN 11
ACCORDANCE WITH SUBS ECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION; AND 12
(III) PROCEDURES ARE ESTABL ISHED TO ENSURE THAT THE 13
MITIGATION ACTION CO NFORMS WITH THE REQU IREMENTS UN DER § 2–904(B) OF 14
THIS SUBTITLE. 15
(C) (1) THE BENEFITS PROVIDED BY A MITIGATION ACTI ON SHALL FOCUS 16
ON AREAS IN THE FOLL OWING ORDER OF PRIOR ITY: 17
(I) OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT IES OR UNDERSERVED 18
COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT; 19
(II) AREAS WITHIN OR ASSOC IATED WITH AT LEAST ONE OF THE 20
COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE PROJECT ; 21
(III) OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT IES OR UNDERSERVED 22
COMMUNITIES ; 23
(IV) THE REGION IN WHICH T HE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAP ACITY 24
EXPANSION PROJECT IS LOCATED; OR 25
(V) BENEFITS TO THE ENTIR E STATE. 26
(2) THE DEPARTMENT OR A METRO POLITAN PLANNING 27 SENATE BILL 681 11
ORGANIZATION SHALL I NCLUDE IN A MITIGATI ON PLAN AN EXPLANATI ON ON THE 1
FEASIBILITY OF AND R ATIONALE FOR SELECTI NG A MITIGATION ACTI ON LOCATED 2
IN AN AREA SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (1)(III) THROUGH (V) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 3
(D) (1) A METROPOLITAN PLANNIN G ORGANIZATION SHALL SUBMIT A 4
MITIGATION PLAN DEVE LOPED UNDER THIS SEC TION TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR 5
REVIEW AND APPROVAL . 6
(2) (I) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL APPR OVE A MITIGATION PL AN IF 7
THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT THE MITIGATION PLAN COMPLIES WITH T HIS 8
SECTION AND THE REQU IREMENTS UNDER § 2–904(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE. 9
(II) THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT SHALL DEV ELOP 10
A METHODOLOGY FOR TH E DEPARTMENT TO DETERMI NE IF A MITIGATI ON PLAN 11
FOR A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION P ROJECT IS SUFFICIENT FOR 12
REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. 13
(3) (I) IF THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT A PPROVE A 14
METROPOLITAN PLANNIN G ORGANIZATION ’S MITIGATION PLAN SU BMITTED UNDER 15
THIS SECTION, THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIO N SHALL ADDRESS ANY 16
ISSUES RAISED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND RESUBM IT THE PLAN TO THE 17
DEPARTMENT FOR APPROV AL. 18
(II) IF A METROPOLITAN PLA NNING ORGANIZATION ’S 19
RESUBMITTED MITIGATI ON PLAN STILL DOES N OT CONFORM WITH THE 20
REQUIREMENTS OF THI S SECTION AND § 2–904(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE , THE 21
DEPARTMENT MAY RESTRI CT AND REDIRECT ANY FUNDING THAT WOULD H AVE 22
BEEN ALLOCATED BY TH E DEPARTMENT TO THE MET ROPOLITAN PLANNING 23
ORGANIZATION , INCLUDING FUNDING FR OM: 24
1. THE CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY 25
PROGRAM; AND 26
2. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANTS. 27
2–906. 28
THE DEPARTMENT OR A METRO POLITAN PLANNING ORG ANIZATION SHALL 29
PUBLISH ON ITS WEBSI TE THE FOLLOWING INF ORMATION FOR EACH IM PACT 30
ASSESSMENT THE DEPARTMENT OR METROPO LITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION 31
PERFORMS: 32
(1) A SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXP ANSION 33 12 SENATE BILL 681
PROJECT AND AN OVERV IEW OF THE IMPACT AS SESSMENT, INCLUDING: 1
(I) THE ESTIMATED QUANTIT ATIVE NET CHANGE IN : 2
1. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS FOR THE SIXTH YE AR 3
AFTER THE PRO JECT IS COMPLETE ; AND 4
2. VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D IN THE PROJECT ARE A 5
FOR THE SIXTH YEAR A FTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE; 6
(II) THE STATUS OF THE PRO JECT; AND 7
(III) THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING ALLOCATED TO ANY MIT IGATION 8
ACTIONS RELATED TO T HE PROJECT; AND 9
(2) THE INDUCED DEMAND TR AFFIC MODEL AND METH ODOLOGY THE 10
DEPARTMENT OR METROPO LITAN PLANNING ORGAN IZATION USED TO ASSE SS A 11
MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT ’S IMPACT ON GREENHOU SE GAS 12
EMISSIONS AND VEHICL E MILES TRAVELED . 13
2–907. 14
THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGUL ATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS SUBTITLE. 15
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 16
1, 2024. 17