File Code: Transportation - Generally
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 1006  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Haddaway, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elmore,
James, Kelly, McComas, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Riley, Serafini, Shank,
Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stull, and Weldon
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Rural Broadband Communication Services - Railroads and Tributaries
 
Exempting the installation of broadband communications infrastructure
provided by a nonprofit telecommunications services provider from a
specified State wetlands licensing requirement in a rural or
underserved area of the State; prohibiting the Secretary of the
Environment from adopting specified regulations; requiring the
Maryland Transit Administration to allow without charge the use of any
railroad right-of-way for the installation of specified broadband
communications infrastructure; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 3/14
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 -      Motion Rules Suspended for late  introduction (Delegate Haddaway) Adopted (128-1)
 -      Referred House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 3/17
 - Re-referred Environmental Matters
 - 3/18
 - Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
 
Senate Action
- No Action
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
 - Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
 - Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
 - Delegate Wendell R. Beitzel, District 1A
 - Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
 - Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
 - Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
 - Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
 - Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
 - Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
 - Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
 - Delegate H. Wayne Norman, Jr., District 35A
 - Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
 - Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
 - Delegate Andrew A. Serafini, District 2A
 - Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
 - Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
 - Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
 - Delegate Donna Stifler, District 35A
 - Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
 - Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
 - Easements
 - Environment, Department of
 - Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
 - Highway Administration, State
 - Highways
 - Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
 - Mass Transit -see also- Buses; Railroads
 - Nonprofit Organizations
 - Railroads
 - Rules and Regulations
 - Sunset
 - Telecommunications -see also- Telephones
 - Wetlands
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Environment
 - (
 16-202 ,
 16-202 ,
 16-302 
)
 -   Transportation
 - (
 7-904 ,
 8-654 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered