1. HB 1471 -- Bill to Defund the ICC
Sponsored by Delegate Barbara Frush, this bill repeals the ICC funding package passed by the General Assembly in 2005. In doing so, it would liberate more than $2 billion in state and federal funding and in state debt capacity. Forty delegates have co-sponsored this bill so far, and we expect to have the bill number soon.
We expect this bill to be assigned to the House Appropriations Committee, where several Montgomery County delegates will play key roles. Delegate Bill Bronrott (D-District 16 in Montgomery County) serves on the Appropriations Transportation Sub-committee, where this bill is expected to land first.
ICC Financing Bill Co-sponsors:
Barnes, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Cardin, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Dwyer, Gutierrez, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, Kaiser, Kipke, Lafferty, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Robinson, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn
You can track HB 1471 and download an official copy at:
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/billfile/HB1471.htm
2. HB 1416 -- Bill to Require the State to Assess and Disclose the ICC's Cumulative Greenhouse Gas Impacts
Sponsored by Delegate Dana Stein, HB 1416 prohibits further debt issuance and further expenditures on the ICC until the State completes a full assessment of the greenhouse gas impacts that would result from traffic on the ICC and other local roads, from the sprawl the ICC would trigger, and from the loss of forests to the ICC and related sprawl.
The bill also requires the agencies to hold hearings on their findings then report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1.
You can track HB 1416 and download an official copy at:
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/billfile/HB1416.htm
This bill has been assigned to Environmental Matters, where we expect strong support. It is an especially important piece of legislation because transportation reportedly generates nearly 40 percent of Maryland emissions of global warming pollution. Transportation might may be the fastest growing source in the state, and is expected to be the dominant source within 15 to 20 years.
The Bush and Ehrlich administrations refused to assess the ICC climate impacts in their 2006 ICC Environmental Impact Statement.
HB 1416 Co-sponsors:
Ali, Barnes, Bobo, Bromwell, Cane, Carter, V. Clagett, Frush, Gutierrez, Healey, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kipke, Lafferty, Malone, McConkey, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Schuh, Schuler, Tarrant, F. Turner
3. Bill to Require the State to Assess and Disclose the Cumulative Public Health Impacts of Air Pollution from the ICC and Other Local Roads
This bill prohibits further debt issuance and further expenditures on the ICC until the State completes a full assessment of the public health impacts of air pollution from the ICC and other local roads and highways.
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