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Subcommittee backs speed‑camera bill for Maryland Route 5, limits cameras to three in a 15.2‑mile segment
Summary
PG30825 (House Bill 371) was reported favorably with an amendment that removes an allocation of fines and restricts speed monitoring systems to a 15.2‑mile continuous segment of Maryland Route 5 with no more than three cameras; the subcommittee approved the bill unanimously.
The Prince George’s County law enforcement subcommittee unanimously reported PG30825 (House Bill 371) favorably on Feb. 12, advancing a bill to authorize speed monitoring systems along Maryland Route 5 within Prince George’s County with limits on placement and camera number.
Staff member Mr. Jelani summarized the amendment before the committee: the amendment removes language that would have allocated fines to the comptroller for distribution to the State Highway Administration for state and local highway and pedestrian safety projects in the vicinity of Route 5, confines camera deployment to a single 15.2 continuous‑mile segment of Route 5, and specifies that no more than three speed‑monitoring systems may be placed within that segment.
Delegate Long, sponsor of the bill, said he worked closely with county police and the State Highway Administration, cited accident and fatality counts on Route 5 and said stakeholders in PGCPD Division 5 considered up to three cameras a reasonable, feasible deterrent to unsafe driving. "They felt that would be a reasonable and feasible number so that it's more of a deterrent to behavior," Delegate Long told the subcommittee.
Committee members discussed the rationale for the numeric limit and the local coordination required to site cameras. After a motion to adopt the amendment and a subsequent roll call, the amendment passed 4–0. The subcommittee then voted to report the amended bill favorably; the vote was unanimous. The chair said the bill will be scheduled next for the Environment and Transportation Committee.
The subcommittee record does not specify exact camera locations or the details of fine administration after removal of the comptroller allocation language; those technical decisions remain to be addressed by implementing agencies and later committees.
