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Montgomery County Council disapproves Transportation Demand Management regulation amid push to repeal law
Summary
The County Council voted to disapprove Executive Regulation 8-21, the implementing rules for the county's 2019 Transportation Demand Management law, while members said they will pursue legislation (Bill 24-25) to repeal or revise the underlying code.
The Montgomery County Council voted to disapprove Executive Regulation 8-21, the implementing regulation for the county's Transportation Demand Management (TDM) law, and signaled lawmakers will press forward with legislation to repeal or substantially revise the underlying code.
Councilmember Andrew Glass, chair of the Transportation and Environment Committee, moved to disapprove the regulation and said the committee "does not think this regulation fits." The motion carried on a voice vote, with the council president announcing the motion carried.
Council members who backed disapproval and committee members said the regulation, drafted after Bill 36-18 (the 2019 TDM amendments), is not workable in its current form and creates confusion for property owners, employers and the Department of Transportation. Supporters of repeal said Council Bill 24-25, introduced last week, would…
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