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House delays Metro funding formula bill after fiscal-note questions about Transportation Trust Fund impact
Summary
Delegates questioned the fiscal note on House Bill 467, which rebases WMATA capital contributions for inflation and could increase Maryland's contribution by tens of millions; the measure was moved to the session's second sitting for possible amendment.
House Bill 467, a measure to rebase the Metro (WMATA) capital grant formula for inflation, was special ordered to the second session after delegates pressed committee staff on a fiscal-note scenario that could shift tens of millions of dollars from the Transportation Trust Fund to WMATA contributions.
The move came after a delegate asked whether the fiscal noteassumes that Virginia and the District of Columbia enact identical changes. The floor leader confirmed the fiscal analysis and staff clarified the bill would increase Maryland's share of a long-standing $500 million baseline by adjusting for inflation; the bill is contingent on…
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