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3 | 3 | | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. |
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4 | 4 | | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. |
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7 | 7 | | SENATE BILL 395 |
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8 | 8 | | R1, M3 5lr2572 |
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9 | 9 | | CF HB 84 |
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10 | 10 | | By: Senators Hettleman and Gile |
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11 | 11 | | Introduced and read first time: January 17, 2025 |
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12 | 12 | | Assigned to: Budget and Taxation |
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13 | 13 | | |
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14 | 14 | | A BILL ENTITLED |
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15 | 15 | | |
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16 | 16 | | AN ACT concerning 1 |
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18 | 18 | | Transportation – Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact 2 |
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19 | 19 | | Assessments 3 |
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20 | 20 | | (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2025) 4 |
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22 | 22 | | FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Transportation, as part of the planning 5 |
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23 | 23 | | and implementation of certain major highway expansion projects to develop and 6 |
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24 | 24 | | implement a corresponding multimodal transportation program; requiring the 7 |
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25 | 25 | | Department beginning with the Consolidated Transportation Program to evaluate 8 |
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26 | 26 | | certain major capital projects for their impact on greenhouse gas emissions and 9 |
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27 | 27 | | vehicle miles traveled; requiring, under certain circumstances, the Department to 10 |
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28 | 28 | | fund offsetting activities to reduce certain project or program impacts on greenhouse 11 |
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29 | 29 | | gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled; requiring the Secretary of Transportation 12 |
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30 | 30 | | to perform certain capacity expansion impact assessments; requiring the 13 |
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31 | 31 | | Department and the State Highway Administration to issue a certain report before 14 |
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32 | 32 | | proceeding to the final project planning phase for certain projects; and generally 15 |
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33 | 33 | | relating to the planning and development of certain transportation projects. 16 |
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34 | 34 | | |
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35 | 35 | | BY adding to 17 |
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36 | 36 | | Article – Transportation 18 |
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37 | 37 | | Section 2–901 through 2–905 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 9. Major 19 |
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38 | 38 | | Highway Capacity Expansion Projects” 20 |
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39 | 39 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 21 |
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40 | 40 | | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 22 |
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42 | 42 | | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 23 |
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43 | 43 | | Article – Transportation 24 |
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44 | 44 | | Section 8–102 25 |
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45 | 45 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 26 |
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46 | 46 | | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 27 |
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47 | 47 | | 2 SENATE BILL 395 |
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50 | 50 | | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1 |
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51 | 51 | | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2 |
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52 | 52 | | |
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53 | 53 | | Article – Transportation 3 |
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54 | 54 | | |
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55 | 55 | | SUBTITLE 9. MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECTS. 4 |
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56 | 56 | | |
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57 | 57 | | 2–901. 5 |
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58 | 58 | | |
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59 | 59 | | (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANIN GS 6 |
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60 | 60 | | INDICATED. 7 |
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61 | 61 | | |
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62 | 62 | | (B) “CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVA LENT” MEANS THE MEASUREMEN T OF A 8 |
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63 | 63 | | GIVEN WEIGHT OF A GR EENHOUSE GAS THAT HA S THE SAME GLOBAL WA RMING 9 |
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64 | 64 | | POTENTIAL, MEASURED OVER A SPEC IFIED PERIOD OF TIME , AS 1 METRIC TON OF 10 |
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65 | 65 | | CARBON DIOXIDE . 11 |
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66 | 66 | | |
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67 | 67 | | (C) “GREENHOUSE GAS ” INCLUDES CARBON DIOXID E, METHANE, NITROUS 12 |
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68 | 68 | | OXIDE, HYDROFLUOROCARBONS , PERFLUOROCARBONS , AND SULFUR 13 |
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69 | 69 | | HEXAFLUORIDE . 14 |
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70 | 70 | | |
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71 | 71 | | (D) “GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS” MEANS EMISSIONS OF G REENHOUSE 15 |
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72 | 72 | | GASES IN THE STATE, MEASURED IN METRIC T ONS OF CARBON DIOXID E 16 |
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73 | 73 | | EQUIVALENTS . 17 |
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75 | 75 | | (E) “IMPACT ASSESSMENT ” MEANS AN ASSESSMENT OF A PROJECT ’S OR 18 |
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76 | 76 | | PROGRAM’S IMPACT ON GREENHOU SE GAS EMISSIONS AND VEHICLE MILES 19 |
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77 | 77 | | TRAVELED. 20 |
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79 | 79 | | (F) “INDUCED DEMAND ” MEANS THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC THAT IS DRAW N 21 |
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80 | 80 | | TO A NEW OR EXPANDED ROAD BY PROVIDING AD DITIONAL CAPACITY , INCLUDING 22 |
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81 | 81 | | FROM: 23 |
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82 | 82 | | |
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83 | 83 | | (1) TRIPS DIVERTED FROM O THER ROUTES ; 24 |
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84 | 84 | | |
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85 | 85 | | (2) DISCRETIONARY TRIPS T HAT MAY NOT HAVE BEE N MADE 25 |
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86 | 86 | | WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT ; AND 26 |
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88 | 88 | | (3) IMPROVED ACCESS TO EM PLOYMENT AND OTHER A CTIVITY 27 |
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89 | 89 | | LOCATION CHOICES . 28 |
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91 | 91 | | (G) “MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT ” HAS THE MEANIN G STATED IN § 2–103.1 OF 29 |
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92 | 92 | | THIS TITLE. 30 |
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93 | 93 | | SENATE BILL 395 3 |
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96 | 96 | | (H) “MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACIT Y EXPANSION PROJECT ” MEANS A MAJOR 1 |
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97 | 97 | | CAPITAL PROJECT THAT : 2 |
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99 | 99 | | (1) THROUGH ALL PHASES IN CREASES HIGHWAY CAPA CITY 3 |
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100 | 100 | | THROUGH NEW HIGHWAY LANES OR EXTENDED HI GHWAY LANES ; AND 4 |
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102 | 102 | | (2) HAS A TOTAL COST FOR ALL PHASES THAT EXCEEDS $5,000,000. 5 |
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103 | 103 | | |
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104 | 104 | | (I) “OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT Y” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 1–701 6 |
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105 | 105 | | OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 7 |
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107 | 107 | | (J) “UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 1–701 OF 8 |
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108 | 108 | | THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 9 |
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110 | 110 | | (K) “VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D PER CAPITA” MEANS THE TOTAL NUMB ER 10 |
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111 | 111 | | OF ON–ROAD MILES TRAVELED BY VEHICLES IN A GEO GRAPHIC REGION OVER A 11 |
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112 | 112 | | 1–YEAR PERIOD DIVIDED BY THE POPULATION IN THAT REGION. 12 |
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113 | 113 | | |
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114 | 114 | | 2–902. 13 |
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116 | 116 | | THIS SUBTITLE DOES NO T APPLY TO A MAJOR H IGHWAY CAPACITY EXPA NSION 14 |
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117 | 117 | | PROJECT THAT ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30, 2025, WAS: 15 |
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118 | 118 | | |
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119 | 119 | | (1) A PART OF THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT 16 |
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120 | 120 | | PROGRAM; OR 17 |
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122 | 122 | | (2) FUNDED FOR CONSTRUCTI ON IN THE CONSOLIDATED 18 |
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123 | 123 | | TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. 19 |
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124 | 124 | | |
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125 | 125 | | 2–903. 20 |
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127 | 127 | | (A) AS PART OF THE PLANNI NG AND IMPLEMENTATIO N OF A MAJOR 21 |
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128 | 128 | | HIGHWAY EXPANSIO N PROJECT , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVE LOP AND 22 |
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129 | 129 | | IMPLEMENT A CORRESPO NDING MULTIMODAL TRA NSPORTATION PROGRAM FOR 23 |
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130 | 130 | | THE PROPOSED HIGHWAY CORRIDOR EXPANSION . 24 |
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132 | 132 | | (B) (1) DURING DEVELOPMENT OF THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CA PACITY 25 |
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133 | 133 | | EXPANSION PROJECT , THE MULTIMODAL TRANS PORTATION PROGRAM REQUIRED 26 |
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134 | 134 | | UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHAL L IDENTIFY INVESTMEN TS IN 27 |
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135 | 135 | | TRANSIT, TRANSIT–ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT , TRANSPORTATION DEMAN D 28 |
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136 | 136 | | MANAGEMENT , PEDESTRIAN AND BICYC LE FACILITIES, LAND USE CHANGES , AND 29 |
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137 | 137 | | OTHER MEASURES TO OF FSET THE INCREASE IN VEHICLE MILES TRAVEL ED 30 |
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138 | 138 | | ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT. 31 4 SENATE BILL 395 |
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139 | 139 | | |
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142 | 142 | | (2) THE PROGRAM SHALL FOC US ON AREAS IN THE F OLLOWING 1 |
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143 | 143 | | ORDER OF PRIORITY : 2 |
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144 | 144 | | |
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145 | 145 | | (I) OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT IES AND UNDERSERVED 3 |
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146 | 146 | | COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXPANSION P ROJECT; 4 |
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148 | 148 | | (II) AREAS WITHIN OR ASSOC IATED WITH AT LEAST ONE OF THE 5 |
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149 | 149 | | COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE PROJECT ; 6 |
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150 | 150 | | |
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151 | 151 | | (III) OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT IES AND UNDERSERVED 7 |
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152 | 152 | | COMMUNITIES ACROSS T HE STATE; 8 |
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153 | 153 | | |
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154 | 154 | | (IV) OVERBURDENED COMMUNIT IES AND UNDERSERVED 9 |
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155 | 155 | | COMMUNITIES IN THE R EGION IN WHICH T HE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAP ACITY 10 |
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156 | 156 | | EXPANSION PROJECT IS LOCATED; AND 11 |
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158 | 158 | | (V) BENEFITS TO THE ENTIR E STATE. 12 |
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160 | 160 | | (C) (1) THE MULTIMODAL TRANSP ORTATION PROGRAM SHA LL OFFSET 13 |
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161 | 161 | | THE VEHICLE MILES TR AVELED ASSOCIATED WI TH THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY 14 |
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162 | 162 | | EXPANSION PROJECT . 15 |
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164 | 164 | | (2) THE NET VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED FROM THE PR OJECT AND ITS 16 |
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165 | 165 | | ASSOCIATED MULTIMODA L TRANSPORTATION PRO GRAM SHALL EQUAL ZER O OR A 17 |
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166 | 166 | | NUMBER LESS THAN ZER O. 18 |
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167 | 167 | | |
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168 | 168 | | (D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONS IDER BOTH THE MAJOR HIGHWAY 19 |
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169 | 169 | | CAPACITY EXPANSION P ROJECT AND THE MULTI MODAL TRANS PORTATION OFFSET 20 |
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170 | 170 | | PROGRAM AS PART OF I TS EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT UNDER § 2–103.7 OF THIS 21 |
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171 | 171 | | TITLE. 22 |
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173 | 173 | | (E) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL FUND ELEMENTS OF THE MULT IMODAL 23 |
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174 | 174 | | TRANSPORTATION PROGR AM CONCURRENTLY WITH FUNDING FOR THE 24 |
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175 | 175 | | CONSTRUCTION OF THE MAJOR HIGHWAY CAPACI TY EXPANSION PROJECT . 25 |
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176 | 176 | | |
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177 | 177 | | 2–904. 26 |
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178 | 178 | | |
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179 | 179 | | (A) (1) BEGINNING WITH THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION 27 |
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180 | 180 | | PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YE AR 2027 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2032 AND IN EACH 28 |
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181 | 181 | | ANNUAL RELEASE THERE AFTER, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL EVAL UATE MAJOR 29 |
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182 | 182 | | CAPITAL PROJECTS INC LUDED IN THE CONSOLIDAT ED TRANSPORTATION 30 |
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183 | 183 | | PROGRAM FOR THEIR IMP ACT ON: 31 SENATE BILL 395 5 |
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186 | 186 | | |
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187 | 187 | | (I) GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS; AND 1 |
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188 | 188 | | |
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189 | 189 | | (II) VEHICLE MILES TRAVELE D PER CAPITA. 2 |
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190 | 190 | | |
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191 | 191 | | (2) IF THE NET IMPACT OF A MAJOR CAPITAL PROJ ECT IS AN 3 |
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192 | 192 | | INCREASE IN GREENHOU SE GAS EMISSIONS , THE STATE SHALL FUND OFFS ETTING 4 |
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193 | 193 | | ACTIVITIES TO REDUCE THE NET GREENHOUSE G AS EMISSIONS TO ZERO OR A 5 |
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194 | 194 | | NUMBER LESS THAN ZER O. 6 |
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196 | 196 | | (3) THE EVALUATION REQUIR ED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 7 |
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197 | 197 | | SUBSECTION SHALL BE PUBLISHED FOR THE DR AFT CONSOLIDATED 8 |
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198 | 198 | | TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM BY OCTOBER 1 EACH YEAR, AND WITH THE FINAL 9 |
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199 | 199 | | CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM EACH YEAR . 10 |
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200 | 200 | | |
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201 | 201 | | (B) (1) BEGINNING WITH THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION 11 |
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202 | 202 | | PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YE AR 2027 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2032 AND IN EACH 12 |
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203 | 203 | | ANNUAL RELEASE THERE AFTER, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ACHI EVE, TO THE 13 |
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204 | 204 | | MAXIMUM EXTENT PRACTICABL E AND SUBJECT TO THE STATE BUDGET, A PROGRAM 14 |
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205 | 205 | | WHOSE IMPACT ON GREE NHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IS CONSISTENT WITH , AND MAKES 15 |
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206 | 206 | | PROGRESS TOWARD ACHI EVING GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION TARGETS 16 |
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207 | 207 | | CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE’S CARBON POLLUTION R EDUCTION PLAN OVER THE 17 |
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208 | 208 | | CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM PERIOD . 18 |
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209 | 209 | | |
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210 | 210 | | (2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY FUND O FFSETTING ACTIVITIES TO MAKE 19 |
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211 | 211 | | THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM MORE CONSISTE NT WITH THE 20 |
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212 | 212 | | GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS ION REDUCTION GOALS UNDER THE STATE’S CARBON 21 |
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213 | 213 | | POLLUTION R EDUCTION PLAN OR TO INCREASE PROGR ESS TOWARD THOSE GOA LS. 22 |
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214 | 214 | | |
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215 | 215 | | (C) THE OFFSETTING ACTIVI TIES REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTIONS (A) AND 23 |
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216 | 216 | | (B) OF THIS SECTION ARE ACTIVITIES THAT: 24 |
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218 | 218 | | (1) DEMONSTRABLY CREATE C ONSISTENT, LONG–TERM REDUCTIONS 25 |
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219 | 219 | | IN GREENHOUSE GAS EM ISSIONS OR VEHICLE MILES TRA VELED; 26 |
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220 | 220 | | |
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221 | 221 | | (2) PRIORITIZE OVERBURDEN ED AND UNDERSERVED C OMMUNITIES; 27 |
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222 | 222 | | AND 28 |
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223 | 223 | | |
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224 | 224 | | (3) INCLUDE: 29 |
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225 | 225 | | |
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226 | 226 | | (I) PARKING REDUCTION INI TIATIVES; 30 |
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227 | 227 | | |
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228 | 228 | | (II) ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ; 31 6 SENATE BILL 395 |
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232 | 232 | | (III) TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIE S; 1 |
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233 | 233 | | |
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234 | 234 | | (IV) LOW–TRAVEL–DEMAND COMMERCIAL AN D RESIDENTIAL 2 |
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235 | 235 | | DEVELOPMENT AND OTHE R LAND USE CHANGES ; 3 |
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236 | 236 | | |
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237 | 237 | | (V) ROADWAY PRICING ; 4 |
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238 | 238 | | |
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239 | 239 | | (VI) TELECOMMUTING ; 5 |
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240 | 240 | | |
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241 | 241 | | (VII) PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVIC E IMPROVEMENTS AND 6 |
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242 | 242 | | EXPANSION; 7 |
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243 | 243 | | |
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244 | 244 | | (VIII) MICRO–MOBILITY; 8 |
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245 | 245 | | |
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246 | 246 | | (IX) ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTA TION IMPROVEMENTS THAT 9 |
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247 | 247 | | COMPLY WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT; 10 |
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248 | 248 | | |
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249 | 249 | | (X) ALTERNATIVE ENERGY GE NERATION; AND 11 |
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251 | 251 | | (XI) OTHER ACTIVITIES IDEN TIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR 12 |
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252 | 252 | | THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO RED UCE TRANSPORTATION 13 |
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253 | 253 | | EMISSIONS. 14 |
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254 | 254 | | |
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255 | 255 | | (D) TO ACHIEVE THE REQUIR EMENTS UNDER THIS SE CTION, THE 15 |
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256 | 256 | | DEPARTMENT SHALL SET ANNUAL DECLINING GRE ENHOUSE GAS EMISSION 16 |
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257 | 257 | | REDUCTION TARGETS TH AT INCORPORATE ASSUM PTIONS ABOUT THE USE OF 17 |
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258 | 258 | | ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN THE STATE. 18 |
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259 | 259 | | |
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260 | 260 | | (E) IN EVALUATING THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM’S 19 |
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261 | 261 | | IMPACT ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS IONS AND VEHICLE MIL ES TRAVELED , THE 20 |
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262 | 262 | | DEPARTMENT SHALL : 21 |
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263 | 263 | | |
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264 | 264 | | (1) ESTABLISH THE BASELIN E TOTAL GREENHOUSE G AS EMISSIONS 22 |
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265 | 265 | | ATTRIBUTABLE TO SURF ACE TRANSPORTATION I N THE STATE FOR THE 23 |
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266 | 266 | | CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM PERIOD ; 24 |
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267 | 267 | | |
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268 | 268 | | (2) CONSIDER THE DIRECT A ND INDUCED DEMAND IM PACTS OF 25 |
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269 | 269 | | HIGHWAY CAPACITY EXP ANSION PROJECTS AND TRANSIT CAPITAL PROJ ECTS ON 26 |
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270 | 270 | | VEHICLE MILES TRAVEL ED PER CAPITA AND GREENHOUSE GAS E MISSIONS; 27 |
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271 | 271 | | |
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272 | 272 | | (3) CONSIDER THE DIRECT BENEFI TS OF INVESTMENTS IN : 28 |
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273 | 273 | | SENATE BILL 395 7 |
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275 | 275 | | |
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276 | 276 | | (I) TRANSIT OPERATIONS , INCLUDING LOCALLY OP ERATED 1 |
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277 | 277 | | TRANSIT SYSTEMS ; 2 |
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278 | 278 | | |
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279 | 279 | | (II) TRANSIT–ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND 3 |
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280 | 280 | | TRANSPORTATION DEMAN D MANAGEMENT , INCLUDING LAND DEVEL OPMENT 4 |
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281 | 281 | | DESIGNED TO REDUCED TRAVEL DEMAND ; 5 |
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282 | 282 | | |
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283 | 283 | | (III) PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCL E INFRASTRUCTURE ; 6 |
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284 | 284 | | |
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285 | 285 | | (IV) ELECTRIFICATION OF STATE VEHICLES ; 7 |
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286 | 286 | | |
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287 | 287 | | (V) VEHICLE CHARGING INFR ASTRUCTURE ; AND 8 |
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288 | 288 | | |
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289 | 289 | | (VI) ALTERNATIVE ENERGY GE NERATION; AND 9 |
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290 | 290 | | |
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291 | 291 | | (4) COMPARE THE PROJECTED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS IONS TO THE 10 |
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292 | 292 | | TARGET EMISSIONS ESTABLISHED IN SUBSE CTION (C) OF THIS SECTION TO 11 |
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293 | 293 | | DETERMINE WHETHER TH E CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM 12 |
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294 | 294 | | ACHIEVES THE EMISSIO NS TARGETS. 13 |
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295 | 295 | | |
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296 | 296 | | (F) IN EVALUATING WHETHER THE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION 14 |
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297 | 297 | | PROGRAM MEETS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS ION GOALS, THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT 15 |
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298 | 298 | | CONSIDER STATE OF GO OD REPAIR ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SOLELY 16 |
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299 | 299 | | FOR SYSTEM PRESERVATION . 17 |
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300 | 300 | | |
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301 | 301 | | 2–905. 18 |
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302 | 302 | | |
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303 | 303 | | (A) THE SECRETARY SHALL : 19 |
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304 | 304 | | |
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305 | 305 | | (1) ESTABLISH A PROCESS T O PERFORM CAPACITY E XPANSION 20 |
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306 | 306 | | IMPACT ASSESSMENTS ; 21 |
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307 | 307 | | |
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308 | 308 | | (2) REQUIRE THE USE OF AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN THE 22 |
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309 | 309 | | DETERMINATIONS REQUI RED UNDER §§ 2–903 AND 2–904 OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND 23 |
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310 | 310 | | |
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311 | 311 | | (3) IMPLEMENT THE REQUIRE MENTS UNDER THIS SEC TION, 24 |
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312 | 312 | | INCLUDING BY ESTABLI SHING: 25 |
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313 | 313 | | |
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314 | 314 | | (I) ANY NECESSARY POLICIE S, PROCEDURES , MANUALS, AND 26 |
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315 | 315 | | TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ; 27 |
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316 | 316 | | 8 SENATE BILL 395 |
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318 | 318 | | |
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319 | 319 | | (II) PROCEDURES TO PERFORM AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT THAT 1 |
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320 | 320 | | PROVIDES FOR THE DET ERMINATIONS REQUIRED UNDER §§ 2–902 AND 2–903 OF 2 |
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321 | 321 | | THIS SUBTITLE; 3 |
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322 | 322 | | |
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323 | 323 | | (III) CRITERIA FOR IDENTIFI CATION OF A CAPACITY EXPANSION 4 |
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324 | 324 | | PROJECT; AND 5 |
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325 | 325 | | |
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326 | 326 | | (IV) RELATED DA TA REPORTING FROM LO CAL UNITS OF 6 |
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327 | 327 | | GOVERNMENT ON LOCAL MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT ATION SYSTEMS AND LO CAL 7 |
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328 | 328 | | PROJECT IMPACTS ON G REENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS AND VEHICLE MILE S 8 |
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329 | 329 | | TRAVELED. 9 |
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330 | 330 | | |
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331 | 331 | | (B) AN ANALYSIS UNDER A C APACITY EXPANSION IM PACT ASSESSMENT 10 |
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332 | 332 | | SHALL INCLUDE ESTIMA TES RESULTING FROM A PRO JECT OR PORTFOLIO OF 11 |
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333 | 333 | | PROJECTS FOR THE FOL LOWING: 12 |
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334 | 334 | | |
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335 | 335 | | (1) GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS OVER A PERIOD OF 20 YEARS; 13 |
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336 | 336 | | |
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337 | 337 | | (2) A NET CHANGE IN VEHICL E MILES TRAVELED FOR THE AFFECTED 14 |
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338 | 338 | | NETWORK; AND 15 |
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339 | 339 | | |
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340 | 340 | | (3) IMPACTS TO STATE HIGHWAYS AND RE LATED IMPACTS TO LOCAL 16 |
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341 | 341 | | ROAD SYSTEMS , ON A LOCAL, REGIONAL, OR STATEWIDE BASIS A S APPROPRIATE . 17 |
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342 | 342 | | |
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343 | 343 | | (C) THE ANALYSIS AND ESTI MATES SPECIFIED UNDE R SUBSECTION (B) OF 18 |
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344 | 344 | | THIS SECTION SHALL B E DETERMINED USING T HE BEST AVAILABLE DA TA AND 19 |
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345 | 345 | | MODELING TOOLS , SUCH AS: 20 |
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346 | 346 | | |
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347 | 347 | | (1) THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION ’S 21 |
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348 | 348 | | INDUCED TRAVEL CALCU LATOR; 22 |
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349 | 349 | | |
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350 | 350 | | (2) THE STATE HIGHWAY INDUCED FREQUENCY OF TRAVEL 23 |
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351 | 351 | | CALCULATOR; 24 |
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352 | 352 | | |
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353 | 353 | | (3) THE CAMBRIDGE SYSTEMATICS TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY 25 |
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354 | 354 | | AND CARBON REDUCTION TOOL; OR 26 |
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355 | 355 | | |
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356 | 356 | | (4) ANY OTHER IMPACT ASSESSMENT TOOL USED FOR MEASURING 27 |
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357 | 357 | | INDUCED DEMAND FOR G RADE SEPARATION PROJ ECTS. 28 |
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359 | 359 | | (D) IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ALLO CATE FUNDING 29 |
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360 | 360 | | FOR THE IMPLEMENTATI ON AND DEVELOPMENT O F STATEWIDE AND REGI ONAL 30 |
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361 | 361 | | TRAVEL DEMAND MODELI NG RELATED TO THE RE QUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTIO N, 31 SENATE BILL 395 9 |
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364 | 364 | | INCLUDING INDUCED DE MAND AND LAND USE EF FECTS FROM TRANSPORT ATION 1 |
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365 | 365 | | INVESTMENTS . 2 |
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367 | 367 | | 8–102. 3 |
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369 | 369 | | (a) It is the policy of this title to promote an efficient and economical 4 |
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370 | 370 | | transportation system. 5 |
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372 | 372 | | (b) The Department [of Transportation] and the [State Highway] Administration 6 |
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373 | 373 | | may not proceed to the final project planning phase unless it has been determined that the 7 |
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374 | 374 | | objective of the proposed project cannot be reasonably achieved through: 8 |
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376 | 376 | | (1) Improvements in highway maintenance and safety; 9 |
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378 | 378 | | (2) Projects that modify existing highways but provide for minimal 10 |
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379 | 379 | | relocation or new highway construction; and 11 |
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380 | 380 | | |
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381 | 381 | | (3) Improvements in, or adoption of, transit alternatives, including mass 12 |
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382 | 382 | | transit alternatives. 13 |
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383 | 383 | | |
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384 | 384 | | (C) THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATION SHA LL ISSUE A REPORT 14 |
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385 | 385 | | PRIOR TO PROCEEDING TO THE FINAL PROJECT PLANNING PHASE THAT 15 |
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386 | 386 | | DOCUMENTS : 16 |
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387 | 387 | | |
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388 | 388 | | (1) THE EVALUATION OF THE ALTERNATIVES IDENTIF IED IN 17 |
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389 | 389 | | SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION; OR 18 |
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391 | 391 | | (2) A DETERMINATION THROUG H OTHER REQUIRED PLA NNING 19 |
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392 | 392 | | DOCUMENTS . 20 |
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394 | 394 | | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 21 |
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395 | 395 | | 1, 2025. 22 |
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