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Maryland House Bill HB84

Maryland 2025 Regular Session

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33 EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
44 [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
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107 HOUSE BILL 84
118 R1, M3 5lr1602
12- (PRE–FILED) CF SB 395
9+ (PRE–FILED)
1310 By: Delegate Edelson
1411 Requested: November 1, 2024
1512 Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
1613 Assigned to: Appropriations and Environment and Transportation
17-Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
18-House action: Adopted
19-Read second time: March 4, 2025
2014
21-CHAPTER ______
15+A BILL ENTITLED
2216
2317 AN ACT concerning 1
2418
2519 Transportation – Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact 2
2620 Assessments 3
2721 (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2025) 4
2822
2923 FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Transportation, as part of the planning 5
30-and implementation of certain major highway expansion projects to, to perform an 6
31-impact assessment of the project and develop and implement a corresponding 7
32-multimodal transportation program; requiring the Department, beginning with the 8
33-a certain Consolidated Transportation Program, to evaluate certain major capital 9
34-projects for their impact on greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled; 10
35-requiring, under certain circumstances, the Department to fund offsetting activities 11
36-to reduce certain project or program impacts on greenhouse gas emissions and 12
37-vehicle miles traveled; requiring the Secretary of Transportation to perform certain 13
38-capacity expansion impact assessments establish certain processes and post certain 14
39-information on the Department’s website; requiring the Department and the State 15
40-Highway Administration to issue a certain report before proceeding to the final 16
41-project planning phase for certain projects; and generally relating to the planning 17
42-and development of certain transportation projects. 18
24+and implementation of certain major highway expansion projects to develop and 6
25+implement a corresponding multimodal transportation program; requiring the 7
26+Department beginning with the Consolidated Transportation Program to evaluate 8
27+certain major capital projects for their impact on greenhouse gas emissions and 9
28+vehicle miles traveled; requiring, under certain circumstances, the Department to 10
29+fund offsetting activities to reduce certain project or program impacts on greenhouse 11
30+gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled; requiring the Secretary of Transportation 12
31+to perform certain capacity expansion impact assessments; requiring the 13
32+Department and the State Highway Administration to issue a certain report before 14
33+proceeding to the final project planning phase for certain projects; and generally 15
34+relating to the planning and development of certain transportation projects. 16
4335
44-BY adding to 19
45- Article – Transportation 20
46-Section 2–901 through 2–905 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 9. Major 21
47-Highway Capacity Expansion Projects” 22
48- Annotated Code of Maryland 23 2 HOUSE BILL 84
36+BY adding to 17
37+ Article – Transportation 18
38+Section 2–901 through 2–905 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 9. Major 19
39+Highway Capacity Expansion Projects” 20
40+ Annotated Code of Maryland 21
41+ (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 22
42+
43+BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 23
44+ Article – Transportation 24
45+Section 8–102 25
46+ Annotated Code of Maryland 26
47+ (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 27
48+ 2 HOUSE BILL 84
4949
5050
51- (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 1
51+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1
52+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2
5253
53-BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 2
5454 Article – Transportation 3
55-Section 8–102 4
56- Annotated Code of Maryland 5
57- (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 6
5855
59- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 7
60-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 8
56+SUBTITLE 9. MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECTS. 4
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62-Article – Transportation 9
58+2–901. 5
6359
64-SUBTITLE 9. MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECTS. 10
60+ (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 6
61+INDICATED. 7
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66-2–901. 11
63+ (B) “CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVA LENT” MEANS THE MEASUREMEN T OF A 8
64+GIVEN WEIGHT OF A GR EENHOUSE GAS THAT HA S THE SAME GLOBAL WA RMING 9
65+POTENTIAL, MEASURED OVER A S PECIFIED PERIOD OF T IME, AS 1 METRIC TON OF 10
66+CARBON DIOXIDE . 11
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68- (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 12
69-INDICATED. 13
68+ (C) “GREENHOUSE GAS ” INCLUDES CARBON DIOX IDE, METHANE, NITROUS 12
69+OXIDE, HYDROFLUOROCARBONS , PERFLUOROCARBONS , AND SULFUR 13
70+HEXAFLUORIDE . 14
7071
71- (B) “CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVA LENT” MEANS THE MEASUREMEN T OF A 14
72-GIVEN WEIGHT OF A GR EENHOUSE GAS THAT HA S THE SAME GLOBAL WA RMING 15
73-POTENTIAL, MEASURED OVER A SPEC IFIED PERIOD OF TIME , AS 1 METRIC TON OF 16
74-CARBON DIOXIDE . 17
72+ (D) “GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS” MEANS EMISSIONS OF G REENHOUSE 15
73+GASES IN THE STATE, MEASURED IN METRIC T ONS OF CARBON DIOXID E 16
74+EQUIVALENTS . 17
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76- (C) “GREENHOUSE GAS ” INCLUDES CARBON DIOX IDE, METHANE, NITROUS 18
77-OXIDE, HYDROFLUOROCARBONS , PERFLUOROCARBONS , AND SULFUR 19
78-HEXAFLUORIDE . 20
76+ (E) “IMPACT ASSESSMENT ” MEANS AN ASSESSMENT OF A PROJECT’S OR 18
77+PROGRAM’S IMPACT ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS IONS AND VEHICLE MI LES 19
78+TRAVELED. 20
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80- (D) “GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS” MEANS EMISSIONS OF G REENHOUSE 21
81-GASES IN THE STATE, MEASURED IN METRIC T ONS OF CARBON DIOXID E 22
82-EQUIVALENTS . 23
80+ (F) “INDUCED DEMAND ” MEANS THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC TH AT IS DRAWN 21
81+TO A NEW OR EXPANDED ROAD BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CAPACITY, INCLUDING 22
82+FROM: 23
8383
84- (E) “IMPACT ASSESSMENT ” MEANS AN ASSESSMENT OF A PROJECT’S OR 24
85-PROGRAM’S OPERATIONAL IMPACT ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND VE HICLE 25
86-MILES TRAVELED . 26
84+ (1) TRIPS DIVERTED FROM OTHER ROUTES; 24
8785
88- (F) “INDUCED DEMAND ” MEANS THE VOLUME OF TRAFFI C THAT IS DRAWN 27
89-TO A NEW OR EXPANDED ROAD BY PROVIDING AD DITIONAL CAPACITY , INCLUDING 28
90-FROM: 29
86+ (2) DISCRETIONARY TRIPS THAT MAY NOT H AVE BEEN MADE 25
87+WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT ; AND 26
9188
92- (1) TRIPS DIVERTED FROM O THER ROUTES ; 30
89+ (3) IMPROVED ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER ACTIVITY 27
90+LOCATION CHOICES . 28
9391
94- (2) DISCRETIONARY TRIPS T HAT MAY NOT HAVE BEE N MADE 31
95-WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT ; AND 32 HOUSE BILL 84 3
92+ (G) “MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 2–103.1 OF 29
93+THIS TITLE. 30
94+ HOUSE BILL 84 3
95+
96+
97+ (H) “MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACIT Y EXPANSION PROJECT ” MEANS A MAJOR 1
98+CAPITAL PRO JECT THAT: 2
99+
100+ (1) THROUGH ALL PHASES INCREASES HIGHWAY CAPACITY 3
101+THROUGH NEW HIGHWAY LANES OR EXTENDED HI GHWAY LANES ; AND 4
102+
103+ (2) HAS A TOTAL COST FOR ALL PHASES THAT EXCEEDS $5,000,000. 5
104+
105+ (I) “OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT Y” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 1–701 6
106+OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 7
107+
108+ (J) “UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 1–701 OF 8
109+THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 9
110+
111+ (K) “VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D PER CAPITA” MEANS THE TOTAL NUMB ER 10
112+OF ON–ROAD MILES TRAVELED BY VEHICLES IN A GEO GRAPHIC REGION OVER A 11
113+1–YEAR PERIOD DIVIDED BY THE POPUL ATION IN THAT REGION . 12
114+
115+2–902. 13
116+
117+ THIS SUBTITLE DOES NO T APPLY TO A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPA CITY EXPANSION 14
118+PROJECT THAT ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30, 2025, WAS: 15
119+
120+ (1) A PART OF THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT 16
121+PROGRAM; OR 17
122+
123+ (2) FUNDED FOR CONSTRUCTI ON IN THE CONSOLIDATED 18
124+TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. 19
125+
126+2–903. 20
127+
128+ (A) AS PART OF THE PLANNI NG AND IMPLEMENTATIO N OF A MAJOR 21
129+HIGHWAY EXPANSION PR OJECT, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVE LOP AND 22
130+IMPLEMENT A CORRESPO NDING MULTIMODAL TRA NSPORTATION PROGRAM FOR 23
131+THE PROPOSED HIGHWAY CORRIDOR EXPANSION. 24
132+
133+ (B) (1) DURING DEVELOPMENT OF THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY 25
134+EXPANSION PROJECT , THE MULTIMODAL TRANS PORTATION PROGRAM REQUIRED 26
135+UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHALL IDENTIFY INVES TMENTS IN 27
136+TRANSIT, TRANSIT–ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT , TRANSPORTATION DEMAN D 28
137+MANAGEMENT , PEDESTRIAN AND BICYC LE FACILITIES, LAND USE CHANGES , AND 29
138+OTHER MEASURES TO OF FSET THE INCREASE IN VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED 30
139+ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT. 31 4 HOUSE BILL 84
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99- (3) IMPROVED ACCESS TO EM PLOYMENT AND OTHER A CTIVITY 1
100-LOCATION CHOICES AN INCREASE IN THE D EMAND FOR MOTOR VEHI CLE TRAVEL 2
101-THAT IS DEMONSTRATED BY A N INCREASE IN VEHICL E MILES TRAVELED DUE TO AN 3
102-INCREASE IN ROADWAY SUPPLY, SUCH AS NEW OR EXPAN DED ROADS, ADDITIONAL 4
103-CAPACITY, OR ADDITIONAL LANE M ILES. 5
143+ (2) THE PROGRAM SHALL FOCUS ON AREAS IN THE FOLLOWING 1
144+ORDER OF PRIORITY : 2
104145
105- (G) “MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 2–103.1 OF 6
106-THIS TITLE. 7
146+ (I) OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT IES AND UNDERSERVED 3
147+COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION P ROJECT; 4
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108- (H) “MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACIT Y EXPANSION PROJECT ” MEANS A MAJOR 8
109-CAPITAL PROJECT THAT : 9
149+ (II) AREAS WITHIN OR ASSOCIATED WITH A T LEAST ONE OF THE 5
150+COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE PROJECT; 6
110151
111- (1) THROUGH ALL PHASES IN CREASES HIGHWAY CAPA CITY 10
112-THROUGH NEW HIGHWAY LANES, GRADE SEPARATIONS IN CLUDING INTERCHANGES , 11
113-OR EXTENDED HIGHWAY LANES; AND 12
152+ (III) OVERBURDENED COMMUNITIES AND UNDERSERVED 7
153+COMMUNITIES ACROSS T HE STATE; 8
114154
115- (2) HAS A TOTAL COST FOR ALL PHASES THAT EXCEEDS $5,000,000 13
116-$100,000,000. 14
155+ (IV) OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT IES AND UNDERSERVED 9
156+COMMUNITIES I N THE REGION IN WHIC H THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY 10
157+EXPANSION PROJECT IS LOCATED; AND 11
117158
118- (I) “OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT Y” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 1–701 15
119-OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 16
159+ (V) BENEFITS TO THE ENTIR E STATE. 12
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121- (J) “SYSTEM PRESERVATION A CTIVITY” MEANS AN ACTIVITY FO CUSED ON 17
122-MAINTAINING AND REHA BILITATING EXISTING TRANSPORTATION 18
123-INFRASTRUCTURE TO EN SURE THE INFRASTRUCT URE REMAINS SAFE , RELIABLE, 19
124-AND FUNCTIONAL . 20
161+ (C) (1) THE MULTIMODAL TRANSP ORTATION PROGRAM SHA LL OFFSET 13
162+THE VEHICLE MILES TR AVELED ASSOCIATED WI TH THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY 14
163+EXPANSION PROJECT . 15
125164
126- (J) (K) “UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 21
127-1–701 OF THE ENVIRONMEN T ARTICLE. 22
165+ (2) THE NET VEHICLE MILES TR AVELED FROM THE PROJ ECT AND ITS 16
166+ASSOCIATED MULTIMODA L TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM SHALL EQUAL ZERO OR A 17
167+NUMBER LESS THAN ZERO. 18
128168
129- (K) (L) “VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D PER CAPITA ” MEANS THE TOTAL 23
130-NUMBER OF ON –ROAD MILES TRAVELED BY VEHICLES IN A GEO GRAPHIC REGION 24
131-OVER A 1–YEAR PERIOD DIVIDED BY THE POPULATION IN THAT REGION. 25
169+ (D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSIDER BOTH THE MAJOR HIGHWAY 19
170+CAPACITY EXPANSION P ROJECT AND THE MULTI MODAL TRANSPORTATION OFFSE T 20
171+PROGRAM AS PART OF ITS EVALU ATION OF THE PROJECT UNDER § 2–103.7 OF THIS 21
172+TITLE. 22
132173
133-2–902. 26
174+ (E) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL FUND ELEMENTS OF THE MULT IMODAL 23
175+TRANSPORTA TION PROGRAM CONCURRENTLY WITH FUNDING FOR THE 24
176+CONSTRUCTION OF THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT . 25
134177
135- THIS SUBTITLE DOES NO T APPLY TO A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXP ANSION 27
136-PROJECT THAT ON OR B EFORE JUNE 30, 2025, WAS: 28
178+2–904. 26
137179
138- (1) A WAS A PART OF THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION 29
139-IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT RECEIVED FUNDIN G FOR CONSTRUCTION ; OR 30
140- 4 HOUSE BILL 84
141-
142-
143- (2) FUNDED WAS FUNDED FOR CONSTRUCTION IN THE 1
144-CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM; OR 2
145-
146- (3) COMPLETED THE ENVIRON MENTAL REVIEW PROCES S UNDER THE 3
147-NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT. 4
148-
149-2–903. 5
150-
151- (A) AS PART OF THE PLANNI NG AND IMPLEMENTATIO N OF A MAJOR 6
152-HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PERFORM AN 7
153-IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE PROJECT AND DEVELOP AND IMPLEMEN T A 8
154-CORRESPONDING MULTIM ODAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM FOR THE PROPOSED 9
155-HIGHWAY CORRIDOR EXP ANSION. 10
156-
157- (B) (1) DURING PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OF THE MAJOR HIGHWAY 11
158-CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT , THE MULTIMODA L TRANSPORTATION PRO GRAM 12
159-REQUIRED UNDER SUBSE CTION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHAL L IDENTIFY 13
160-INVESTMENTS IN TRANS IT, TRANSIT–ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT , TRANSPORTATION 14
161-DEMAND MANAGEMENT , PEDESTRIAN AND BICYC LE FACILITIES, LAND USE 15
162-CHANGES, AND OTHER MEASURES ACTIVITIES SPECIFIED IN § 2–904(C) OF THIS 16
163-SUBTITLE TO OFFSET THE INCREA SE IN VEHICLE MILES TRAVEL ED GREENHOUSE 17
164-GAS EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT. 18
165-
166- (2) THE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT ATION PROGRAM SHALL FOCUS ON 19
167-AREAS IN THE FOLLOWI NG ORDER OF PRIORITY : 20
168-
169- (I) OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT IES AND UNDERSERVED 21
170-COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION P ROJECT; 22
171-
172- (II) AREAS WITHIN OR ASSOC IATED WITH AT LEAST ONE OF THE 23
173-COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE PROJECT ; 24
174-
175- (III) OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT IES AND UNDERSER VED 25
176-COMMUNITIES ACROSS T HE STATE; 26
177-
178- (IV) OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT IES AND UNDERSERVED 27
179-COMMUNITIES IN THE THE REGION IN WHICH THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY 28
180-EXPANSION PROJECT IS LOCATED; AND 29
181-
182- (V) BENEFITS TO THE ENTIR E STATE THE STATE AT LARGE. 30
183-
184- (C) (1) THE MULTIMODAL TRANSP ORTATION PROGRAM SHA LL OFFSET 31
185-THE VEHICLE MILES TRAVEL ED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS IONS ASSOCIATED WITH 32
186-THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CA PACITY EXPANSION PRO JECT. 33 HOUSE BILL 84 5
180+ (A) (1) BEGINNING WITH THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION 27
181+PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2032 AND IN EACH 28
182+ANNUAL RELEASE THEREAFTER , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL EVAL UATE MAJOR 29
183+CAPITAL PROJECTS INC LUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION 30
184+PROGRAM FOR THEIR IMPACT ON: 31 HOUSE BILL 84 5
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188186
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190- (2) THE NET VEHICLE MILES TRAVEL ED GREENHOUSE GAS 1
191-EMISSIONS FROM THE PROJECT AND ITS ASSOCIATED MULTIMODAL 2
192-TRANSPORTATION PROGR AM SHALL EQUAL ZERO OR A NUMBER LESS THAN ZER O BE 3
193-ZERO OR A NEGATIVE N UMBER. 4
188+ (I) GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION S; AND 1
194189
195- (D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONS IDER BOTH THE MAJOR HIGHWAY 5
196-CAPACITY EXPANSION P ROJECT AND THE MULTI MODAL TRANSPORTATION OFFSET 6
197-PROGRAM AS PART OF ITS EVALUATI ON OF THE PROJECT UN DER § 2–103.7 OF THIS 7
198-TITLE. 8
190+ (II) VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED PER C APITA. 2
199191
200- (E) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL FUND: 9
192+ (2) IF THE NET IMPACT OF A MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT IS AN 3
193+INCREASE IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS IONS, THE STATE SHALL FUND OFFS ETTING 4
194+ACTIVITIES TO REDUCE THE NET GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TO ZERO OR A 5
195+NUMBER LESS THAN ZER O. 6
201196
202- (1) FUND ELEMENTS OF THE MULT IMODAL TRANSPORTATIO N 10
203-PROGRAM CONCURRENTLY WITH FUNDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MAJOR 11
204-HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXP ANSION PROJECT; OR 12
197+ (3) THE EVALUATION REQUIRED UNDER PARAG RAPH (1) OF THIS 7
198+SUBSECTION SHALL BE PUBLISHED FOR THE DRAFT CONSOLIDATED 8
199+TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM BY OCTOBER 1 EACH YEAR, AND WITH THE FINAL 9
200+CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM EACH YEAR. 10
205201
206- (2) DEFER THE MAJOR HIGHW AY EXPANSION CAPACIT Y PROJECT 13
207-UNTIL THE PROJECT ME ETS THE OFFSETTING R EQUIREMENTS FOR A MU LTIMODAL 14
208-TRANSPORTATION PROGR AM UNDER THIS SUBTIT LE. 15
202+ (B) (1) BEGINNING WITH THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION 11
203+PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2032 AND IN EACH 12
204+ANNUAL RELEASE THERE AFTER, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ACHI EVE, TO THE 13
205+MAXIMUM EXTENT PRACT ICABLE AND SUBJECT T O THE STATE BUDGET, A PROGRAM 14
206+WHOSE IMPACT ON GREE NHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IS CONSISTENT WITH , AND MAKES 15
207+PROGRESS TOWARD ACHI EVING GREENHOUSE GAS REDUC TION TARGETS 16
208+CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE’S CARBON POLLUTION R EDUCTION PLAN OVER T HE 17
209+CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM PERIOD . 18
209210
210-2–904. 16
211+ (2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY FUND O FFSETTING ACTIVITIES TO MAKE 19
212+THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE 20
213+GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS ION REDUCTION GOALS UNDER THE STATE’S CARBON 21
214+POLLUTION REDUCTION PLAN OR TO INCREASE PROGRESS TOWARD THOS E GOALS. 22
211215
212- (A) (1) BEGINNING WITH THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION 17
213-PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2032 AND IN EACH 18
214-ANNUAL RELEASE THERE AFTER, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL EVAL UATE MAJOR 19
215-CAPITAL PROJECTS INC LUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION 20
216-PROGRAM FOR THEIR IMP ACT ON: 21
216+ (C) THE OFFSETTING ACTIVI TIES REQUIRED UNDER SUBSE CTIONS (A) AND 23
217+(B) OF THIS SECTION ARE ACTIVITIES THAT: 24
217218
218- (I) GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS; AND 22
219+ (1) DEMONSTRABLY CREATE C ONSISTENT, LONG–TERM REDUCTIONS 25
220+IN GREENHOUSE GAS EM ISSIONS OR VEHICLE M ILES TRAVELED ; 26
219221
220- (II) VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D PER CAPITA. 23
222+ (2) PRIORITIZE OVERBURDEN ED AND UNDERSERVED C OMMUNITIES; 27
223+AND 28
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222- (2) IF THE NET IMPACT OF A MAJOR CAPITAL PROJ ECT IS AN 24
223-INCREASE IN GREENHOU SE GAS EMISSIONS , THE STATE SHALL FUND OFFS ETTING 25
224-ACTIVITIES TO REDUCE THE NET GREENHOUSE G AS EMISSIONS TO ZERO OR A 26
225-NUMBER LESS THAN ZER O. 27
225+ (3) INCLUDE: 29
226226
227- (3) THE EVALUATION REQUIR ED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 28
228-SUBSECTION SHALL BE PUBLISHED FOR THE DR AFT CONSOLIDATED 29
229-TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM BY OCTOBER 1 EACH YEAR, AND WITH THE FINAL 30
230-CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM EACH YEAR . 31
231- 6 HOUSE BILL 84
227+ (I) PARKING REDUCTION INI TIATIVES; 30
228+
229+ (II) ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ; 31 6 HOUSE BILL 84
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234- (B) (1) BEGINNING WITH THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION 1
235-PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YE AR 2027 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2032 AND IN EACH 2
236-ANNUAL RELEASE THERE AFTER, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ACHI EVE, TO THE 3
237-MAXIMUM EXTENT PRACT ICABLE AND SUBJECT T O THE STATE BUDGET 4
238-APPROPRIATIONS , A PROGRAM WHOSE IMP ACT ON GREENHOUSE GA S EMISSIONS IS 5
239-CONSISTENT WITH , AND MAKES AND PROGRESS TOWARD ACHI EVING GREENHOUSE 6
240-GAS REDUCTION TARGET S ARE, OVER THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION 7
241-PROGRAM PERIOD , CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE’S CARBON POLLUTION 8
242-REDUCTION PLAN OVER THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM PERIOD 9
243-THE PROJECTED GREENH OUSE GAS EMISSION RE DUCTIONS MODELED FOR ROADS 10
244-IN MARYLAND’S CLIMATE POLLUTION REDUCTION PLAN: MODELING APPENDIX. 11
245232
246- (2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY SHALL FUND OFFSETTING ACTI VITIES TO 12
247-MAKE THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM MORE CONSISTE NT WITH 13
248-THE GREENHOUSE GAS E MISSION REDUCTION GO ALS UNDER THE STATE’S CARBON 14
249-POLLUTION REDUCTION PLAN OR TO INCREASE PROGRESS TOWARD THOS E GOALS 15
250-DEPARTMENT ’S 2023 CLIMATE POLLUTION REDUCTION PLAN AND THE TARGETS 16
251-ESTABLISHED IN SUBSECTI ON (D) OF THIS SECTION. 17
233+ (III) TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIE S; 1
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253- (C) THE OFFSETTING ACTIVI TIES REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTIONS (A) AND 18
254-(B) OF THIS SECTION ARE ACTIVITIES THAT: 19
235+ (IV) LOW–TRAVEL–DEMAND COMMERCIAL AN D RESIDENTIAL 2
236+DEVELOPMENT AND OTHE R LAND USE CHANGES ; 3
255237
256- (1) DEMONSTRABLY CREATE C ONSISTENT, LONG–TERM REDUCTIONS 20
257-IN GREENHOUSE GAS EM ISSIONS OR VEHICLE M ILES TRAVELED; 21
238+ (V) ROADWAY PRICING ; 4
258239
259- (2) PRIORITIZE OVERBURDEN ED AND UNDERSERVED C OMMUNITIES ; 22
240+ (VI) TELECOMMUTING ; 5
260241
261- (3) ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FUND ING UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OR (B) OF 23
262-THIS SECTION; AND 24
242+ (VII) PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS AND 6
243+EXPANSION; 7
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264- (3) (4) INCLUDE: 25
245+ (VIII) MICRO–MOBILITY; 8
265246
266- (I) PARKING REDUCTION INI TIATIVES; 26
247+ (IX) ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTA TION IMPROVEMENTS TH AT 9
248+COMPLY WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT; 10
267249
268- (II) ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ; 27
250+ (X) ALTERNATIVE ENERGY GE NERATION; AND 11
269251
270- (III) TRANSPORTATION TRANSIT–ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT 28
271-AND TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT ST RATEGIES; 29
252+ (XI) OTHER ACTIVITIES IDEN TIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR 12
253+THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO RED UCE TRANSPORTATION 13
254+EMISSIONS. 14
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273- (IV) LOW–TRAVEL–DEMAND COMMERCIAL AN D RESIDENTIAL 30
274-DEVELOPMENT AND OTHE R LAND USE CHANGES ; 31
256+ (D) TO ACHIEVE THE REQUIR EMENTS UNDER THIS SE CTION, THE 15
257+DEPARTMENT SHALL SET ANNUAL DECLINING GRE ENHOUSE GAS EMISSION 16
258+REDUCTION TARGETS TH AT INCORPORATE ASSUM PTIONS ABOUT THE USE OF 17
259+ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN THE STATE. 18
275260
276- (V) ROADWAY PRICING ; 32
261+ (E) IN EVALUATING THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM’S 19
262+IMPACT ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND VEHICLE MILES TR AVELED, THE 20
263+DEPARTMENT SHALL : 21
264+
265+ (1) ESTABLISH THE BASELIN E TOTAL GREENHOUSE G AS EMISSIONS 22
266+ATTRIBUTABLE TO SURF ACE TRANSPORTATION I N THE STATE FOR THE 23
267+CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM PERIO D; 24
268+
269+ (2) CONSIDER THE DIRECT A ND INDUCED DEMAND IM PACTS OF 25
270+HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXP ANSION PROJECTS AND TRANSIT CAPITAL PROJ ECTS ON 26
271+VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED PER CAPITA AND GREENHOUSE GAS E MISSIONS; 27
272+
273+ (3) CONSIDER THE DIRECT B ENEFITS OF INVESTMEN TS IN: 28
277274 HOUSE BILL 84 7
278275
279276
280- (VI) TELECOMMUTING ; 1
277+ (I) TRANSIT OPERATIONS , INCLUDING LOCALLY OP ERATED 1
278+TRANSIT SYSTEMS ; 2
281279
282- (VII) PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE IMPR OVEMENTS AND 2
283-EXPANSION; 3
280+ (II) TRANSIT–ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND 3
281+TRANSPORTATION DEMAN D MANAGEMENT , INCLUDING LAND DEVEL OPMENT 4
282+DESIGNED TO REDUCED TRAVEL DEMAND; 5
284283
285- (VIII) MICRO–MOBILITY, INCLUDING THROUGH TH E USE OF 4
286-ADAPTIVE AND INCLUSI VE LOW–SPEED VEHICLES FOR P EOPLE WITH DISABILIT IES; 5
284+ (III) PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCL E INFRASTRUCTURE ; 6
287285
288- (IX) ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTA TION IMPROVEMENTS THAT 6
289-COMPLY WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND PEDESTRIAN 7
290-IMPROVEMENTS FOR PEO PLE WITH DISABILITIE S; 8
286+ (IV) ELECTRIFICATION OF STATE VEHICLES; 7
291287
292- (X) ALTERNATIVE ENERGY GE NERATION SOLAR ENERGY 9
293-GENERATION ON PROPER TY CONTROLLED BY THE DEPARTMENT ; AND 10
288+ (V) VEHICLE CHARGING INFR ASTRUCTURE ; AND 8
294289
295- (XI) OTHER ACTIVITIES IDEN TIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR 11
296-THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO RED UCE TRANSPORTATION 12
297-EMISSIONS TO REDUCE VEHICLE MI LES TRAVELED . 13
290+ (VI) ALTERNATIVE ENERGY GENERATION ; AND 9
298291
299- (D) TO ACHIEVE THE REQUIR EMENTS UNDER THIS SE CTION, THE 14
300-DEPARTMENT SHALL SET ANNUAL: 15
292+ (4) COMPARE THE PROJECTED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS IONS TO THE 10
293+TARGET EMISSIONS EST ABLISHED IN SUBSECTI ON (C) OF THIS SECTION TO 11
294+DETERMINE WHETHER TH E CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM 12
295+ACHIEVES THE EMISSIO NS TARGETS. 13
301296
302- (1) ANNUAL STATEWIDE DECLINING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION 16
303-REDUCTION TARGETS THAT INCORPO RATE ASSUMPTIONS ABO UT THE USE OF 17
304-ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN THE STATE; AND 18
297+ (F) IN EVALUATING WHETHER THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION 14
298+PROGRAM MEETS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS ION GOALS, THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT 15
299+CONSIDER STATE OF GO OD REPAIR ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SOLELY 16
300+FOR SYSTEM PRESERVATION . 17
305301
306- (2) ANNUAL REGIONAL DECLI NING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION 19
307-REDUCTION TARGETS TH AT: 20
302+2–905. 18
308303
309- (I) ARE SET AT AN AMOUNT THAT WHEN MET AND TA KEN 21
310-COLLECTIVELY FOR ALL REGIONS WOU LD ACHIEVE THE REQUI REMENTS SPECIFIED 22
311-IN § 2–903(C)(2) OF THIS SUBTITLE AND THE STATEWIDE TARGET S SET UNDER ITEM 23
312-(1) OF THIS ITEM; AND 24
304+ (A) THE SECRETARY SHALL: 19
313305
314- (II) INCORPORATE ASSUMPTIO NS ABOUT THE USE OF ELECTRIC 25
315-VEHICLES IN THE STATE. 26
306+ (1) ESTABLISH A PROCESS TO PERFORM CAPACITY EXPANSION 20
307+IMPACT ASSESSMENTS ; 21
316308
317- (E) IN EVALUATING THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM’S 27
318-IMPACT ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND VE HICLE MILES TRAVELED , THE 28
319-DEPARTMENT SHALL : 29
309+ (2) REQUIRE THE USE OF AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN THE 22
310+DETERMINATION S REQUIRED UNDER §§ 2–903 AND 2–904 OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND 23
320311
321- (1) ESTABLISH THE BASELIN E TOTAL GREENHOUSE G AS EMISSIONS 30
322-ATTRIBUTABLE TO SURF ACE TRANSPORTATION I N THE STATE FOR THE 31
323-CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATI ON PROGRAM PERIOD ; 32 8 HOUSE BILL 84
312+ (3) IMPLEMENT THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THIS SECTION , 24
313+INCLUDING BY ESTABLISHING : 25
314+
315+ (I) ANY NECESSARY POLICIES , PROCEDURES , MANUALS, AND 26
316+TECHNICAL SPECIFICAT IONS; 27
317+ 8 HOUSE BILL 84
324318
325319
320+ (II) PROCEDURES TO PERFORM AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT THAT 1
321+PROVIDES FOR THE DETERMINATIO NS REQUIRED UNDER §§ 2–902 AND 2–903 OF 2
322+THIS SUBTITLE; 3
326323
327- (2) CONSIDER THE DIRECT A ND INDUCED DEMAND IM PACTS OF 1
328-HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXP ANSION PROJECTS AND TRANSIT MAJOR CAPITAL 2
329-PROJECTS ON VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED PER C APITA AND GREENHOUSE GAS 3
330-EMISSIONS; 4
324+ (III) CRITERIA FOR IDENTIFICATION O F A CAPACITY EXPANSI ON 4
325+PROJECT; AND 5
331326
332- (3) CONSIDER THE DIRECT CLIMATE BENEFITS OF INVESTMENTS IN : 5
327+ (IV) RELATED DATA REPORTING FROM LOCAL UNITS OF 6
328+GOVERNMENT ON LOCAL MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND LOCAL 7
329+PROJECT IMPACTS ON G REENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS AND VEHICLE MILE S 8
330+TRAVELED. 9
333331
334- (I) TRANSIT OPERATIONS , INCLUDING LOCALLY OP ERATED 6
335-TRANSIT SYSTEMS ; 7
332+ (B) AN ANALYSIS UNDER A CAPACITY EXPANSION I MPACT ASSESSMENT 10
333+SHALL INCLUDE ESTIMATES RESULTING FROM A PROJECT OR PO RTFOLIO OF 11
334+PROJECTS FOR THE FOLLOWING : 12
336335
337- (II) TRANSIT–ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND 8
338-TRANSPORTATION DEMAN D MANAGEMENT , INCLUDING LAND DEVEL OPMENT 9
339-DESIGNED TO REDUCED TRAVEL DEMAND ; 10
336+ (1) GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS OVER A PERIOD OF 20 YEARS; 13
340337
341- (III) PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTU RE; 11
338+ (2) A NET CHANGE IN VEHICL E MILES TRAVELED FOR THE AFFECTED 14
339+NETWORK; AND 15
342340
343- (IV) ELECTRIFICATION OF STATE VEHICLES ; 12
341+ (3) IMPACTS TO STATE HIGHWAYS AND RELATED IMPACTS TO LOCAL 16
342+ROAD SYSTEMS , ON A LOCAL, REGIONAL, OR STATEWIDE BASIS AS APPROPRI ATE. 17
344343
345- (V) VEHICLE CHARGING INFR ASTRUCTURE ; AND 13
344+ (C) THE ANALYSIS AND ESTI MATES SPECIFIED UNDE R SUBSECTION (B) OF 18
345+THIS SECTION SHALL B E DETERMINED USING T HE BEST AVAILABLE DA TA AND 19
346+MODELING TOOLS , SUCH AS: 20
346347
347- (VI) ALTERNATIVE ENERGY GE NERATION SOLAR ENERGY 14
348-GENERATION ON PROPER TY CONTROLLED BY THE DEPARTMENT ; AND 15
348+ (1) THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION ’S 21
349+INDUCED TRAVEL CALCU LATOR; 22
349350
350- (4) COMPARE THE PROJECTED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS IONS TO THE 16
351-TARGET EMISSIONS EST ABLISHED IN SUBSECTI ON (C) (D) OF THIS SECTION TO 17
352-DETERMINE WHETHER TH E CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM 18
353-ACHIEVES THE EMISSIO NS TARGETS. 19
351+ (2) THE STATE HIGHWAY INDUCED FREQUENCY OF TRAVEL 23
352+CALCULATOR; 24
354353
355- (F) IN EVALUATING WHETHER THE CONSOLIDAT ED TRANSPORTATION 20
356-PROGRAM MEETS GREENHO USE GAS EMISSION GOA LS, THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT 21
357-CONSIDER STATE OF GO OD REPAIR ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SOLELY 22
358-FOR SYSTEM PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES. 23
354+ (3) THE CAMBRIDGE SYSTEMATICS TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY 25
355+AND CARBON REDUCTION TOOL; OR 26
359356
360-2–905. 24
357+ (4) ANY OTHER IMPACT ASSESSM ENT TOOL USED FOR ME ASURING 27
358+INDUCED DEMAND FOR GRADE SEPARATION PROJECTS. 28
361359
362- (A) THE SECRETARY SHALL : 25
363-
364- (1) ESTABLISH A PROCESS TO PERFORM CAPACITY EXPANSION 26
365-IMPACT ASSESSMENTS ; 27
366-
367- (2) ESTABLISH A PROCESS F OR CONSIDERING PROGR ESS MADE 28
368-TOWARD MEETING THE T ARGETS SPECIFIED IN § 2–904(D) OF THIS SUBTITLE; 29
369- HOUSE BILL 84 9
360+ (D) IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ALLO CATE FUNDING 29
361+FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL 30
362+TRAVEL DEMAND MODELING RELATED TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, 31 HOUSE BILL 84 9
370363
371364
372- (3) ESTABLISH A PROCESS F OR DEVELOPING A MULT IMODAL 1
373-TRANSPORTATION PROGR AM UNDER § 2–903 OF THIS SUBTITLE , INCLUDING A 2
374-METHOD FOR CONSIDERI NG THE DIRECT AND IN DUCED DEMAND IMPACTS OF A 3
375-MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT ; AND 4
365+INCLUDING INDUCED DEMAND AND L AND USE EFFECTS FROM TRANSPORTATION 1
366+INVESTMENTS . 2
376367
377- (4) PUBLISH ON THE DEPARTMENT ’S WEBSITE: 5
368+8–102. 3
378369
379- (I) THE PROCESSES ESTABLI SHED UNDER ITEMS (2) AND (3) OF 6
380-THIS SUBSECTION ; AND 7
370+ (a) It is the policy of this title to promote an efficient and economical 4
371+transportation system. 5
381372
382- (II) ANY MULTIMODAL TRANSP ORTATION PROGRAM 8
383-DEVELOPED UNDER § 2–903 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 9
373+ (b) The Department [of Transportation] and the [State Highway] Administration 6
374+may not proceed to the final project planning phase unless it has been determined that the 7
375+objective of the proposed project cannot be reasonably achieved through: 8
384376
385- (2) REQUIRE THE USE OF AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN THE 10
386-DETERMINATIONS REQUI RED UNDER §§ 2–903 AND 2–904 OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND 11
377+ (1) Improvements in highway maintenance and safety; 9
387378
388- (3) IMPLEMENT THE REQUIRE MENTS UNDER THIS SEC TION, 12
389-INCLUDING BY ESTABLI SHING: 13
379+ (2) Projects that modify existing highways but provide for minimal 10
380+relocation or new highway construction; and 11
390381
391- (I) ANY NECESSARY POLICIE S, PROCEDURES , MANUALS, AND 14
392-TECHNICAL SPECIFICAT IONS; 15
382+ (3) Improvements in, or adoption of, transit alternatives, including mass 12
383+transit alternatives. 13
393384
394- (II) PROCEDURES TO PERFORM AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT THAT 16
395-PROVIDES FOR THE DET ERMINATIONS REQUIRED UNDER §§ 2–902 AND 2–903 OF 17
396-THIS SUBTITLE; 18
385+ (C) THE DEPARTME NT AND THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL ISSUE A REPORT 14
386+PRIOR TO PROCEEDING TO THE FINAL PROJECT PL ANNING PHASE THAT 15
387+DOCUMENTS : 16
397388
398- (III) CRITERIA FOR IDENTIFI CATION OF A CAPACITY EXPANSION 19
399-PROJECT; AND 20
389+ (1) THE EVALUATION OF THE ALTERNATIVES IDENTIF IED IN 17
390+SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION; OR 18
400391
401- (IV) RELATED DATA REPORTIN G FROM LOCAL UNITS O F 21
402-GOVERNMENT ON LOCAL MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTE MS AND LOCAL 22
403-PROJECT IMPACTS ON G REENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS AND VEHICLE MILE S 23
404-TRAVELED. 24
392+ (2) A DETERMINATION THROUG H OTHER REQUIRED PLA NNING 19
393+DOCUMENTS . 20
405394
406- (B) AN ANALYSIS UNDER A C APACITY EXPANSION IM PACT ASSESSMENT 25
407-SHALL INCLUDE ESTIMA TES RESULTING FROM A PROJECT OR PORTFOLIO OF 26
408-PROJECTS FOR THE FOL LOWING: 27
409-
410- (1) GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS OVER A PERIOD OF 20 YEARS; 28
411-
412- (2) A NET CHANGE IN VEHICL E MILES TRAVELED FOR THE AFFECTED 29
413-NETWORK; AND 30
414- 10 HOUSE BILL 84
415-
416-
417- (3) IMPACTS TO STATE HIGHWAYS AND RE LATED IMPACTS TO LOC AL 1
418-ROAD SYSTEMS , ON A LOCAL, REGIONAL, OR STATEWIDE BAS IS AS APPROPRIATE . 2
419-
420- (C) THE ANALYSIS AND ESTI MATES SPECIFIED UNDE R SUBSECTION (B) OF 3
421-THIS SECTION SHALL B E DETERMINED USING T HE BEST AVAILABLE DA TA AND 4
422-MODELING TOOLS , SUCH AS: 5
423-
424- (1) THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION ’S 6
425-INDUCED TRAVEL CALCULATOR ; 7
426-
427- (2) THE STATE HIGHWAY INDUCED FREQUENCY OF TRAVEL 8
428-CALCULATOR; 9
429-
430- (3) THE CAMBRIDGE SYSTEMATICS TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY 10
431-AND CARBON REDUCTION TOOL; OR 11
432-
433- (4) ANY OTHER IMPACT ASSE SSMENT TOOL USED FOR MEASURING 12
434-INDUCED DEMAND FOR G RADE SEPAR ATION PROJECTS . 13
435-
436- (D) (B) IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ALLO CATE 14
437-FUNDING FOR THE IMPL EMENTATION AND DEVEL OPMENT OF STATEWIDE AND 15
438-REGIONAL TRAVEL DEMA ND MODELING RELATED TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS 16
439-SECTION, INCLUDING INDUCED DE MAND AND LAND USE EFFECTS FROM 17
440-TRANSPORTATION INVES TMENTS. 18
441-
442-8–102. 19
443-
444- (a) It is the policy of this title to promote an efficient and economical 20
445-transportation system. 21
446-
447- (b) The Department [of Transportation] and the [State Highway] Administration 22
448-may not proceed to the final project planning phase unless it has been determined that the 23
449-objective of the proposed project cannot be reasonably achieved through: 24
450-
451- (1) Improvements in highway maintenance and safety; 25
452-
453- (2) Projects that modify existing highways but provide for minimal 26
454-relocation or new highway construction; and 27
455-
456- (3) Improvements in, or adoption of, transit alternatives, including mass 28
457-transit alternatives. 29
458-
459- (C) THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL ISSUE A REPORT 30
460-PRIOR TO PROCEEDING TO THE FINAL PROJECT PLANNING PHASE THAT 31
461-DOCUMENTS : 32 HOUSE BILL 84 11
462-
463-
464-
465- (1) THE EVALUATION OF THE ALTERNATIVES IDENTIF IED IN 1
466-SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION; OR 2
467-
468- (2) A DETERMINATION THROUG H OTHER REQUIRED PLA NNING 3
469-DOCUMENTS . 4
470-
471- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 5
472-1, 2025. 6
473-
474-
475-
476-
477-Approved:
478-________________________________________________________________________________
479- Governor.
480-________________________________________________________________________________
481- Speaker of the House of Delegates.
482-________________________________________________________________________________
483- President of the Senate.
395+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 21
396+1, 2025. 22