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Council discusses federal reconciliation impacts and state legislative proposals including bike-crosswalk bill, TNC fee increase, USDOT experimentation access,,
Summary
Councilmembers reviewed federal and state legislative priorities on July 15, asked staff to revise a draft federal letter to reflect the recent reconciliation bill, and considered state proposals including a bicyclist walk-signal bill, an increase to the TNC fee, a proposal to enable local experimentation applications to USDOT, and recodifying felony hit-and-run into the criminal code.
The Council held a discussion July 15 on federal and state legislative priorities. Staff from the Office of Intergovernmental Relations said a draft letter to U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen and the congressional delegation would need revision to reflect the passage of the federal reconciliation package; staff asked council members for input on priorities to emphasize.
Council Vice President Chiwanda recommended adding a clear education funding and oversight ask tied to recent federal actions; he flagged an ongoing concern about state and federal education funding for special populations. Office staff said they will revise the letter and place it on a future council…
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