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Maryland Senate Bill SB681

Maryland 2024 Regular Session

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77 SENATE BILL 681
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1010 By: Senators Lam and Gile
1111 Introduced and read first time: January 29, 2024
1212 Assigned to: Finance and Budget and Taxation
1313
1414 A BILL ENTITLED
1515
1616 AN ACT concerning 1
1717
1818 Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects – Impact Assessments and 2
1919 Mitigation Plans 3
2020 (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2024) 4
2121
2222 FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Transportation to establish a process for 5
2323 performing major highway capacity expansion project impact assessments; requiring 6
2424 the Department of Transportation and a metropolitan planning organization to 7
2525 perform an impact assessment under certain circumstances; requiring the 8
2626 Department of Transportation to use the impact assessment to make a certain 9
2727 determination; requiring the Department of Transportation and a metropolitan 10
2828 planning organization to develop a certain mitigation plan under certain 11
2929 circumstances; requiring the Department of Transportation to review for approval a 12
3030 mitigation plan developed by a metropolitan planning organization; requiring the 13
3131 Department of the Environment to develop a methodology for making a certain 14
3232 determination; authorizing the Department of Transportation to restrict or redirect 15
3333 certain funding that would have been allocated to the metropolitan planning 16
3434 organization under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of 17
3535 Transportation or a metropolitan planning organization to post certain information 18
3636 to its website; and generally relating to major highway capacity projects. 19
3737
3838 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 20
3939 Article – Environment 21
4040 Section 1–701(a)(1), (7), and (8) 22
4141 Annotated Code of Maryland 23
4242 (2013 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 24
4343
4444 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 25
4545 Article – Transportation 26
4646 Section 2–103.1(a)(1), (2), and (4) 27
4747 Annotated Code of Maryland 28
4848 (2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 29 2 SENATE BILL 681
4949
5050
5151
5252 BY adding to 1
5353 Article – Transportation 2
5454 Section 2–901 through 2–907 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 9. Major 3
5555 Highway Capacity Expansion Projects” 4
5656 Annotated Code of Maryland 5
5757 (2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 6
5858
5959 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 7
6060 That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 8
6161
6262 Article – Environment 9
6363
6464 1–701. 10
6565
6666 (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 11
6767
6868 (7) “Overburdened community” means any census tract for which three or 12
6969 more of the following environmental health indicators are above the 75th percentile 13
7070 statewide: 14
7171
7272 (i) Particulate matter (PM) 2.5; 15
7373
7474 (ii) Ozone; 16
7575
7676 (iii) National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) diesel PM; 17
7777
7878 (iv) NATA cancer risk; 18
7979
8080 (v) NATA respiratory hazard index; 19
8181
8282 (vi) Traffic proximity; 20
8383
8484 (vii) Lead paint indicator; 21
8585
8686 (viii) National Priorities List Superfund site proximity; 22
8787
8888 (ix) Risk Management Plan facility proximity; 23
8989
9090 (x) Hazardous waste proximity; 24
9191
9292 (xi) Wastewater discharge indicator; 25
9393
9494 (xii) Proximity to a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO); 26
9595
9696 (xiii) Percent of the population lacking broadband coverage; 27
9797 SENATE BILL 681 3
9898
9999
100100 (xiv) Asthma emergency room discharges; 1
101101
102102 (xv) Myocardial infarction discharges; 2
103103
104104 (xvi) Low–birth–weight infants; 3
105105
106106 (xvii) Proximity to emitting power plants; 4
107107
108108 (xviii) Proximity to a Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) facility; 5
109109
110110 (xix) Proximity to a brownfields site; 6
111111
112112 (xx) Proximity to mining operations; and 7
113113
114114 (xxi) Proximity to a hazardous waste landfill. 8
115115
116116 (8) “Underserved community” means any census tract in which, according 9
117117 to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau Survey: 10
118118
119119 (i) At least 25% of the residents qualify as low–income; 11
120120
121121 (ii) At least 50% of the residents identify as nonwhite; or 12
122122
123123 (iii) At least 15% of the residents have limited English proficiency. 13
124124
125125 Article – Transportation 14
126126
127127 2–103.1. 15
128128
129129 (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 16
130130
131131 (2) “Capital project” means: 17
132132
133133 (i) Any project for which funds are expended for construction, 18
134134 reconstruction, or rehabilitation of a transportation facility by the Department or of a 19
135135 transportation facilities project by the Maryland Transportation Authority; or 20
136136
137137 (ii) Capital equipment, as defined by the Secretary. 21
138138
139139 (4) “Major capital project” means any new, expanded, or significantly 22
140140 improved facility or service that involves planning, environmental studies, design, 23
141141 right–of–way, construction, or purchase of essential equipment related to the facility or 24
142142 service. 25
143143
144144 SUBTITLE 9. MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECTS. 26
145145
146146 2–901. 27 4 SENATE BILL 681
147147
148148
149149
150150 (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 1
151151 INDICATED. 2
152152
153153 (B) “CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVA LENT” MEANS THE MEASUREMEN T OF A 3
154154 GIVEN WEIGHT OF A GR EENHOUSE GAS THAT HA S THE SAME GLOBAL WA RMING 4
155155 POTENTIAL, MEASURED OVER A SPEC IFIED PERIOD OF TIME , AS 1 METRIC TON OF 5
156156 CARBON DIOXIDE . 6
157157
158158 (C) “GREENHOUSE GAS ” INCLUDES CARBON DIOX IDE, METHANE, NITROUS 7
159159 OXIDE, HYDROFLUOROCARBONS , PERFLUOROCARBONS , AND SULFUR 8
160160 HEXAFLUORIDE . 9
161161
162162 (D) “GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS” MEANS EMISSIONS OF G REENHOUSE 10
163163 GASES IN THE STATE, MEASURED IN METRIC T ONS OF CARBON DIOXID E 11
164164 EQUIVALENTS . 12
165165
166166 (E) “IMPACT ASSESSMENT ” MEANS A MAJOR HIGHWA Y CAPACITY 13
167167 EXPANSION PROJECT IM PACT ASSESSMENT . 14
168168
169169 (F) “INDUCED DEMAND ” MEANS THE SITUATION THAT ARISES WHEN AN 15
170170 EXPANDED ROAD BECOME S CONGESTED DUE TO A DDITIONAL DRIVERS US ING THE 16
171171 ROAD BECAUSE IT WAS EXPANDED. 17
172172
173173 (G) “MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 2–103.1 OF 18
174174 THIS TITLE. 19
175175
176176 (H) (1) “MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACIT Y EXPANSION PROJECT ” MEANS A 20
177177 MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT : 21
178178
179179 (I) WHOSE TOTAL COST FOR ALL PHASES EXCEEDS 22
180180 $10,000,000; AND 23
181181
182182 (II) THAT: 24
183183
184184 1. INCREASES HIGHWAY CAP ACITY; 25
185185
186186 2. IMPROVES HIGHWAY CAPA CITY THROUGH THE USE 26
187187 OF INTELLIGENT TRANS PORTATION SYSTEMS OR CONGESTION MANAGEMEN T 27
188188 SYSTEMS; OR 28
189189
190190 3. INCLUDES GRADE SEPARA TION AT AN INTERSECT ION. 29
191191 SENATE BILL 681 5
192192
193193
194194 (2) “MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACIT Y EXPANSION PROJECT ” DOES NOT 1
195195 INCLUDE: 2
196196
197197 (I) PROJECTS IN THE MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 3
198198 OR THE MARYLAND PORT ADMINISTRATION ; 4
199199
200200 (II) MAINTENANCE AND STORA GE FACILITIES PROJECTS; 5
201201
202202 (III) WATER QUALITY IMPROVE MENT PROJECTS ; 6
203203
204204 (IV) PROJECTS RELATED TO MARYLAND’S PRIORITIES FOR 7
205205 TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD DEVELOPMENT ; 8
206206
207207 (V) PROJECTS THAT ARE SOL ELY FOR SYSTEM PRESE RVATION; 9
208208 OR 10
209209
210210 (VI) THE CONSTRUCTION OR RECONSTRUCTION OF : 11
211211
212212 1. A HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP TH AT IS LESS THAN 2,500 12
213213 FEET IN LENGTH ; 13
214214
215215 2. A BIKE LANE; OR 14
216216
217217 3. A DEDICATED BUS LANE . 15
218218
219219 (I) “OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT Y” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 1–701 16
220220 OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 17
221221
222222 (J) “UNDERSERVED COM MUNITY” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 1–701 OF 18
223223 THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 19
224224
225225 (K) “VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D” MEANS THE TOTAL NUMB ER OF ON–ROAD 20
226226 MILES TRAVELED BY VE HICLES IN A GEOGRAPH IC REGION OVER A 1–YEAR PERIOD. 21
227227
228228 2–902. 22
229229
230230 (A) THE REQUIREMENTS OF T HIS SUBTITLE A RE IN ADDITION TO AN D MAY 23
231231 NOT SUPPLANT ANY HEA LTH AND SAFETY GOALS ESTABLISHED UNDER STATE OR 24
232232 LOCAL LAWS OR REGULA TIONS. 25
233233
234234 (B) THIS SUBTITLE DOES NO T APPLY TO: 26
235235
236236 (1) A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT THAT WAS, 27 6 SENATE BILL 681
237237
238238
239239 BEFORE JULY 1, 2024, SUBMITTED FOR A PPROVAL FOR INCLUSIO N IN, OR FUNDED 1
240240 FOR CONSTRUCTION UND ER: 2
241241
242242 (I) THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT 3
243243 PROGRAM; 4
244244
245245 (II) A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION 5
246246 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; OR 6
247247
248248 (III) THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM; OR 7
249249
250250 (2) A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT FOR WHICH 8
251251 AN ASSESSMENT COMPAR ABLE TO THE IMPACT A SSESSMENT REQUIRED U NDER THIS 9
252252 SUBTITLE WAS PERFORM ED. 10
253253
254254 2–903. 11
255255
256256 (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH A PROCESS FOR PERFORMING 12
257257 MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT IMPACT ASS ESSMENTS. 13
258258
259259 (B) (1) AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT SHALL INCLUDE AN ANA LYSIS AND 14
260260 ESTIMATES OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXP ANSION PROJECT ’S: 15
261261
262262 (I) QUANTITATIVE NET CHAN GE IN: 16
263263
264264 1. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS FOR THE SIXTH YE AR 17
265265 AFTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE; AND 18
266266
267267 2. VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D IN THE PROJECT ARE A 19
268268 FOR THE SIXTH YEAR A FTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE; AND 20
269269
270270 (II) IMPACT ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND VE HICLE 21
271271 MILES TRAVELED CAUSE D BY ANY INDUCED DEM AND CREATED BY THE P ROJECT. 22
272272
273273 (2) THE ANALYSIS AND ESTIMAT ES SPECIFIED UNDER P ARAGRAPH 23
274274 (1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL BE DETERMINED U SING THE BEST AVAILA BLE 24
275275 DATA AND MODELING TO OLS, SUCH AS: 25
276276
277277 (I) THE STATE HIGHWAY INDUCED FREQUENCY OF TRAVEL 26
278278 CALCULATOR; 27
279279
280280 (II) THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE 28
281281 TRANSPORTATION ’S INDUCED TRAVEL CALCULATOR; OR 29 SENATE BILL 681 7
282282
283283
284284
285285 (III) ANY OTHER IMPACT ASSE SSMENT TOOL USED FOR 1
286286 MEASURING INDUCED DE MAND FOR GRADE SEPAR ATION PROJECTS . 2
287287
288288 2–904. 3
289289
290290 (A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PERF ORM AN IMPACT ASSESS MENT 4
291291 FOR A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION P ROJECT BEFORE THE PR OJECT MAY 5
292292 BE CONSIDERED FOR IN CLUSION IN THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION 6
293293 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM OR THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. 7
294294
295295 (2) A METROPOLITAN PLANNIN G ORGANIZATION SHALL : 8
296296
297297 (I) PERFORM AN IMPACT ASS ESSMENT FOR A MAJOR HI GHWAY 9
298298 CAPACITY EXPANSION P ROJECT BEFORE THE PR OJECT MAY BE CONSIDE RED FOR 10
299299 INCLUSION IN A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION TRANSPORTATION 11
300300 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; AND 12
301301
302302 (II) SUBMIT AN IMPACT ASSE SSMENT PERFORMED UND ER THIS 13
303303 SECTION TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL . 14
304304
305305 (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL USE THE INFORMATION COLL ECTED IN THE 15
306306 IMPACT ASSESSMENT RE QUIRED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION TO 16
307307 DETERMINE WHETHER A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT MEETS 17
308308 THE FOLLOWING REQUIR EMENTS: 18
309309
310310 (1) THE PROJECT WILL NOT INCREASE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; 19
311311
312312 (2) THE PROJECT WILL NOT INCREASE VEHICLE MIL ES TRAVELED; 20
313313
314314 (3) THE PROJECT CONFORMS WITH THE GREENHOUSE GAS 21
315315 EMISSIONS REDUCTION TARGETS SPECIFIED IN § 2–1205 OF THE ENVIRONMENT 22
316316 ARTICLE; AND 23
317317
318318 (4) THE PROJECT CONFORMS WITH THE VEHICLE MIL ES TRAVELED 24
319319 REDUCTION TARGETS SP ECIFIED IN THE 2024 ANNUAL ATTAINMENT REPORT ON 25
320320 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE . 26
321321
322322 (C) (1) IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT A MAJOR HIGHWAY 27
323323 CAPACITY EXPANSION P ROJECT DOES NOT SATISFY EAC H REQUIREMENT SPECIF IED 28
324324 IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , THE DEPARTMENT OR , FOR AN IMPACT 29
325325 ASSESSMENT PERFORMED BY A METROPOLITAN PL ANNING ORGANIZATION , THE 30
326326 METROPOLITAN PLANNIN G ORGANIZATION SHALL : 31 8 SENATE BILL 681
327327
328328
329329
330330 (I) ALTER THE SCOPE OR DE SIGN OF THE PROJECT; 1
331331
332332 (II) DEVELOP A MITIGATION PLAN IN ACCORDANCE W ITH § 2
333333 2–905 OF THIS SUBTITLE ; OR 3
334334
335335 (III) HALT PROJECT DEVELOPM ENT AND OMIT THE PRO JECT 4
336336 FROM THE RELEVANT TR ANSPORTATION IMPROVE MENT PROGRAM OR THE 5
337337 CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. 6
338338
339339 (2) THE DEPARTMENT OR A METRO POLITAN PLANNING 7
340340 ORGANIZATION SHALL P ERFORM SUBSEQUENT IM PACT ASSESSMENTS ON A MAJOR 8
341341 HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXP ANSION PROJECT ALTER ED IN ACCORDANCE WIT H 9
342342 PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION U NTIL THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT 10
343343 THE PROJEC T SATISFIES EACH REQ UIREMENT SPECIFIED I N SUBSECTION (B) OF 11
344344 THIS SECTION. 12
345345
346346 2–905. 13
347347
348348 (A) IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THROUGH AN IMPACT AS SESSMENT 14
349349 THAT A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION P ROJECT WILL RESULT I N A NET 15
350350 INCREASE IN GREENHOU SE GAS EMISSIONS OR VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D AND THE 16
351351 PROJECT IS NOT GOING TO BE ALTERED OR HAL TED UNDER § 2–904(C) OF THIS 17
352352 SUBTITLE, THE DEPARTMENT OR A METRO POLITAN PLANNING ORG ANIZATION 18
353353 SHALL DEVELOP AND IM PLEMENT A MITIGATION PLAN TO ELIMINATE TH E NET 19
354354 INCREASE IN GREENHOU SE GAS EMISSIONS OR VEHI CLE MILES TRAVELED . 20
355355
356356 (B) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , A MITIGATION 21
357357 PLAN DEVELOPED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL I NCLUDE ONE OR MORE O F THE 22
358358 FOLLOWING MITIGATION ACTIONS: 23
359359
360360 (I) TRANSIT EXPANSION , INCLUDING: 24
361361
362362 1. REGULAR FIXED BUS ROUTES ; 25
363363
364364 2. ARTERIAL BUS RAPID TR ANSIT; 26
365365
366366 3. HIGHWAY BUS RAPID TRA NSIT; 27
367367
368368 4. RAIL TRANSIT; AND 28
369369
370370 5. INTERCITY PASSENGER R AIL; 29
371371 SENATE BILL 681 9
372372
373373
374374 (II) TRANSIT SERVICE IMPRO VEMENTS, INCLUDING: 1
375375
376376 1. INCREASED SERVICE LEV ELS; 2
377377
378378 2. TRANSIT FARE REDUCTIONS OR INCENT IVES; AND 3
379379
380380 3. TRANSIT PRIORITY TREA TMENTS; 4
381381
382382 (III) ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE 5
383383 IMPROVEMENTS , INCLUDING PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES OR PAT HWAYS; 6
384384
385385 (IV) SHARED SERVICES FOR M ANUAL OR ELECTRIC LO W SPEED 7
386386 VEHICLES, INCLUDING ELECTRIC BICYCLES AN D SCOOTERS; 8
387387
388388 (V) TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT , INCLUDING: 9
389389
390390 1. VANPOOL AND SHARED VE HICLE PROGRAMS ; 10
391391
392392 2. TELEWORKING PROGRAMS ; AND 11
393393
394394 3. EXPANSION OF BROADBAN D ACCESS; 12
395395
396396 (VI) PARKING MANAGEMENT , INCLUDING: 13
397397
398398 1. REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF PARKING 14
399399 REQUIREMENTS ; 15
400400
401401 2. PARKING COST ADJUSTME NTS; AND 16
402402
403403 3. ELIMINATION OF PARKIN G SUBSIDIES; 17
404404
405405 (VII) LAND USE IMPROVEMENTS , INCLUDING: 18
406406
407407 1. RESIDENTIAL AND OTHER DENSITY INCREASES ; 19
408408
409409 2. INFILL DEVELOPMENT ; AND 20
410410
411411 3. TRANSIT–ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ; AND 21
412412
413413 (VIII) INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROV EMENTS RELATED TO 22
414414 PEDESTRIANS OR TRAFF IC OPERATIONS, INCLUDING: 23
415415
416416 1. COMPLETE STREETS ; 24 10 SENATE BILL 681
417417
418418
419419
420420 2. REDUCED CONFLICT INTE RSECTIONS; 1
421421
422422 3. CROSSWALKS; 2
423423
424424 4. MIXED–USE PATHS; 3
425425
426426 5. ROADWAY GEOMETRY WITH RE DUCED DESIGN 4
427427 SPEEDS; AND 5
428428
429429 6. BUFFERED AND SHELTERE D SIDEWALKS. 6
430430
431431 (2) A MITIGATION ACTION MA Y BE INCORPORATED IN THE 7
432432 MITIGATION PLAN FOR A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPA CITY EXPANSION PROJE CT IF: 8
433433
434434 (I) THE NECESSARY FUNDING SOURCES ARE IDENTI FIED AND 9
435435 SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS A RE COMMITTED ; 10
436436
437437 (II) THE MITIGATION ACTION IS FOCUSED ON AREAS IN 11
438438 ACCORDANCE WITH SUBS ECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION; AND 12
439439
440440 (III) PROCEDURES ARE ESTABL ISHED TO ENSURE THAT THE 13
441441 MITIGATION ACTION CO NFORMS WITH THE REQU IREMENTS UN DER § 2–904(B) OF 14
442442 THIS SUBTITLE. 15
443443
444444 (C) (1) THE BENEFITS PROVIDED BY A MITIGATION ACTI ON SHALL FOCUS 16
445445 ON AREAS IN THE FOLL OWING ORDER OF PRIOR ITY: 17
446446
447447 (I) OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT IES OR UNDERSERVED 18
448448 COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT; 19
449449
450450 (II) AREAS WITHIN OR ASSOC IATED WITH AT LEAST ONE OF THE 20
451451 COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE PROJECT ; 21
452452
453453 (III) OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT IES OR UNDERSERVED 22
454454 COMMUNITIES ; 23
455455
456456 (IV) THE REGION IN WHICH T HE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAP ACITY 24
457457 EXPANSION PROJECT IS LOCATED; OR 25
458458
459459 (V) BENEFITS TO THE ENTIR E STATE. 26
460460
461461 (2) THE DEPARTMENT OR A METRO POLITAN PLANNING 27 SENATE BILL 681 11
462462
463463
464464 ORGANIZATION SHALL I NCLUDE IN A MITIGATI ON PLAN AN EXPLANATI ON ON THE 1
465465 FEASIBILITY OF AND R ATIONALE FOR SELECTI NG A MITIGATION ACTI ON LOCATED 2
466466 IN AN AREA SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (1)(III) THROUGH (V) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 3
467467
468468 (D) (1) A METROPOLITAN PLANNIN G ORGANIZATION SHALL SUBMIT A 4
469469 MITIGATION PLAN DEVE LOPED UNDER THIS SEC TION TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR 5
470470 REVIEW AND APPROVAL . 6
471471
472472 (2) (I) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL APPR OVE A MITIGATION PL AN IF 7
473473 THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT THE MITIGATION PLAN COMPLIES WITH T HIS 8
474474 SECTION AND THE REQU IREMENTS UNDER § 2–904(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE. 9
475475
476476 (II) THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT SHALL DEV ELOP 10
477477 A METHODOLOGY FOR TH E DEPARTMENT TO DETERMI NE IF A MITIGATI ON PLAN 11
478478 FOR A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION P ROJECT IS SUFFICIENT FOR 12
479479 REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. 13
480480
481481 (3) (I) IF THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT A PPROVE A 14
482482 METROPOLITAN PLANNIN G ORGANIZATION ’S MITIGATION PLAN SU BMITTED UNDER 15
483483 THIS SECTION, THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIO N SHALL ADDRESS ANY 16
484484 ISSUES RAISED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND RESUBM IT THE PLAN TO THE 17
485485 DEPARTMENT FOR APPROV AL. 18
486486
487487 (II) IF A METROPOLITAN PLA NNING ORGANIZATION ’S 19
488488 RESUBMITTED MITIGATI ON PLAN STILL DOES N OT CONFORM WITH THE 20
489489 REQUIREMENTS OF THI S SECTION AND § 2–904(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE , THE 21
490490 DEPARTMENT MAY RESTRI CT AND REDIRECT ANY FUNDING THAT WOULD H AVE 22
491491 BEEN ALLOCATED BY TH E DEPARTMENT TO THE MET ROPOLITAN PLANNING 23
492492 ORGANIZATION , INCLUDING FUNDING FR OM: 24
493493
494494 1. THE CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY 25
495495 PROGRAM; AND 26
496496
497497 2. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANTS. 27
498498
499499 2–906. 28
500500
501501 THE DEPARTMENT OR A METRO POLITAN PLANNING ORG ANIZATION SHALL 29
502502 PUBLISH ON ITS WEBSI TE THE FOLLOWING INF ORMATION FOR EACH IM PACT 30
503503 ASSESSMENT THE DEPARTMENT OR METROPO LITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION 31
504504 PERFORMS: 32
505505
506506 (1) A SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXP ANSION 33 12 SENATE BILL 681
507507
508508
509509 PROJECT AND AN OVERV IEW OF THE IMPACT AS SESSMENT, INCLUDING: 1
510510
511511 (I) THE ESTIMATED QUANTIT ATIVE NET CHANGE IN : 2
512512
513513 1. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS FOR THE SIXTH YE AR 3
514514 AFTER THE PRO JECT IS COMPLETE ; AND 4
515515
516516 2. VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D IN THE PROJECT ARE A 5
517517 FOR THE SIXTH YEAR A FTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE; 6
518518
519519 (II) THE STATUS OF THE PRO JECT; AND 7
520520
521521 (III) THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING ALLOCATED TO ANY MIT IGATION 8
522522 ACTIONS RELATED TO T HE PROJECT; AND 9
523523
524524 (2) THE INDUCED DEMAND TR AFFIC MODEL AND METH ODOLOGY THE 10
525525 DEPARTMENT OR METROPO LITAN PLANNING ORGAN IZATION USED TO ASSE SS A 11
526526 MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT ’S IMPACT ON GREENHOU SE GAS 12
527527 EMISSIONS AND VEHICL E MILES TRAVELED . 13
528528
529529 2–907. 14
530530
531531 THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGUL ATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS SUBTITLE. 15
532532
533533 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 16
534534 1, 2024. 17
535535