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Committee advances bill that limits some local zoning near rail stations and prioritizes transit‑adjacent projects
Summary
The House Environment and Transportation Committee passed HB 8-94 with amendments to automatically designate some transit‑oriented developments as enterprise zones, restrict certain local land‑use limits near specified rail stations, and prioritize projects adjacent to state or WMATA rail stations for state loans; the measure drew questions about geographic scope and local control.
Chair Foley told the committee that, as amended, HB 8-94 makes several changes to state law relating to transit‑oriented development, including automatic designation of specified TODs created on or after 10/01/2026 as enterprise zones subject to a local opt‑out and similar provisions for earlier projects with local approval. The bill also establishes a scoring preference for projects that redevelop land contiguous to rail stations owned by the state or WMATA for the strategic infrastructure revolving loan program and prohibits certain…
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