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Committee holds regional transportation authority bills for further study

General Assembly Committee · February 25, 2025

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Summary

The committee consolidated briefings on two cross-file bills (House Bill 13-70 and Senate Bill 9-35) proposing regional transportation authorities with regional surcharges and governance structures. Members asked for more time to study revenue distribution, opt-in versus mandatory inclusion of counties, and cross-region projects such as Southern

Lorenzo Bellamy (Bellamy Ginn Group) summarized two cross-file bills that would create regional transportation authorities for Maryland—s regions, authorize surcharges (sales, hotel, and transfer taxes) to fund non-lapsing regional transportation funds, and establish governance boards with local and state representatives. "House bill 13-70…

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