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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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H.B.1189
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maintain a list of needed projects that includes information relating to the financial
capacity of the affected unit of government to undertake such projects.
(c) A copy of this list of projects shall be made available upon request to
members of the General Assembly; local government officials, and the general public.
(d) Each State agency subject to this subtitle shall report annually to the
Office of Planning on the implementation of this subtitle in a form approved by the
Office of Planning.
(E) (1) BEGINNING WITH THE YEAR 2000 ANNUAL REPORT AND
CONTINUING THEREAFTER, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL REPORT
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGARDING:
(I) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN MEASURABLE
PERFORMANCE GOALS AND BENCHMARKS FOR REDUCING AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC IN
PRIORITY FUNDING AREAS AND FOR INCREASING THE USE OF NONAUTOMOBILE
TRANSPORTATION IN PRIORITY FUNDING AREAS; AND
(II) THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS
CONTAINED IN THE PROPOSED AND APPROVED MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION PLAN
AND CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM ATTAIN THOSE GOALS AND
BENCHMARKS.
(2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PREPARE THIS ELEMENT OF ITS ANNUAL
REPORT JOINTLY WITH THE OFFICE OF PLANNING.
(3) THE DEPARTMENT AND THE OFFICE OF PLANNING SHALL JOINTLY
ESTABLISH MEASURABLE LONG TERM GOALS, AND INTERMEDIATE BENCHMARKS
OF PROGRESS TOWARD THE ATTAINMENT OF THE LONG-TERM GOALS, FOR EACH OF
THE FOLLOWING TRANSPORTATION INDICATORS FOR ITS ANNUAL REPORT;
(I) AN INCREASE IN THE SHARE OF TOTAL PERSON TRIPS FOR
EACH OF TRANSIT, HIGH OCCUPANCY AUTO, PEDESTRIAN, AND BICYCLE MODES OF
TRAVEL;
(II) A DECREASE IN INDICATORS OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION AS
DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE OFFICE OF PLANNING; AND
(III) ANY OTHER PERFORMANCE GOALS ESTABLISHED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE OFFICE OF PLANNING FOR REDUCING
AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC AND INCREASING THE USE OF NONAUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC.
(F) (1) A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION SHALL BE ASSEMBLED TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TRANSPORTATION GOALS, BENCHMARKS, AND INDICATORS
UNDER SUBSECTION (E)(3) OF THIS SECTION.
(2) MEMBERSHIP OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT
LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
(I) MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES APPOINTED BY THE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE;
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