EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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HOUSE BILL 1137
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HB 1221/23 – ENT CF 5lr1125
By: Delegates Rosenberg and Ruff
Introduced and read first time: February 5, 2025
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Maryland Transit Administration – Baltimore East–West Corridor – Property 2
Acquisition 3
FOR the purpose of prohibiting the Maryland Transit Administration, in conducting the 4
Red Line transit project, from acquiring any real property for planning, construction, 5
operation, or maintenance of the Red Line if the acquisition would result in 6
involuntary residential displacement; and generally relating to the Maryland 7
Transit Administration and the Baltimore metropolitan area east–west corridor. 8
BY adding to 9
Article – Transportation 10
Section 7–718 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
Article – Transportation 16
7–718. 17
(A) IN THIS SECTION, “RED LINE” MEANS A RAIL TRANSIT FACILITY USING 18
ONE OR MORE VEHICLES OPERATING IN TANDEM ON A FIXED RAIL IN A 19
COMBINATION OF AT –GRADE, ELEVATED, AND UNDERGROUND CONF IGURATIONS 20
THROUGH BALTIMORE CITY AND BALTIMORE COUNTY ALONG A GENERA LLY 21
EAST–TO–WEST ALIGNMENT BETWE EN THE TERMINUS OF SECURITY BOULEVARD 22
ON THE WEST AND THE JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER ON THE EAST , 23
CONNECTING AS APPROP RIATE TO OTHER FIXED –ROUTE TRANSIT SERVIC ES. 24
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(B) IN CONDUCTING THE RED LINE TRANSIT PROJECT , THE 1
ADMINISTRATION MAY NO T ACQUIRE ANY REAL P ROPERTY FOR PLANNING , 2
CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, OR MAINTENANCE OF TH E RED LINE IF THE 3
ACQUISITION WOULD RE SULT IN INVOLUNTARY RESIDENTIAL DISPLACE MENT. 4
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 5
1, 2025. 6