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Committee approves bill to send large MDOT/MDTA contracts and land purchases to Board of Public Works
Summary
The Appropriations Committee approved House Bill 578, which, as amended, requires MDOT and the Maryland Transportation Authority to submit contracts and land purchases of $10 million or more to the Board of Public Works for approval, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
The Appropriations Committee voted to approve House Bill 578, which—if enacted—will require the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) to submit contracts and land purchases of $10,000,000 or more to the Board of Public Works (BPW) for approval.
Delegate Watson moved approval of the bill and described the change as removing exemptions that previously allowed certain capital expenditures and land purchases to proceed without BPW oversight. An amendment adopted by…
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