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Legislation


1999 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 254

File Code: Environment
Sponsored By:
Senators Frosh, Kelley, Pinsky, Teitelbaum, Sfikas, Van Hollen, and Green
Entitled:
Environment - Air Quality - VMT Reduction

Synopsis:

Requiring State and regional transportation plans and capital improvement programs to provide for the improvement of air quality and reduction of traffic congestion by attaining a performance objective of limiting the statewide average of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per capita to the statewide per capita VMT level reached in the year 2000; requiring that each transportation plan and capital improvement program be reviewed and evaluated for consistency with the performance objective; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/3
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
2/10
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
3/16

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/17
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Frosh) Adopted
3/18
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 3/19 (Senator Frosh) Adopted
3/19
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Dyson) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Middleton) Adopted (25-16)
Special Order 3/22 (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
3/22
Floor Amendment (Senator Frosh) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Failed (15-32)
House Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- NAT. RESOURCES; POLLUTION
HIGHWAYS
MANDATES
MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED VEH; OFF-RD. VEH.; TRUCK
POLLUTION -see also- SEDIMENT CONTROL
RULES AND REGULATIONS
TRANSPORTATION -see also- BUSES; MASS TRANSIT; RAILROADS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Environment
( 2-303.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 103318/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 19, 1999   at: 11:04 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 523810/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 19, 1999   at: 11:04 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 553615/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 1999   at: 9:16 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 564924/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 19, 1999   at: 11:04 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 19, 1999: Floor Amendment (Middleton) {103318/1 Adopted (25-16)
March 24, 1999: Third Reading Failed (15-32)
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