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2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 4 - Highway User Revenues › Section 8-404 - Computation of Amount of Highway User Revenues -- for County

(a)    Highway user revenues shall be allocated to the counties:
(1)    One half on a county road mileage basis, as provided in subsection (b)(1) of this section; and
(2)    One half on a motor vehicle registration basis, as provided in subsection (b)(2) of this section.
(b)    The Administration shall allocate for the account of each county, out of the highway user revenues to be distributed to the counties under § 8–403 of this subtitle, the county’s share, to be determined by adding:
(1)    The amount that results from applying to one half of these highway user revenues the ratio that, as of December 1 of the preceding calendar year, the total mileage of county roads in the county, not including the total mileage of county roads in eligible municipalities in the county, bears to the total mileage of county roads in all of the counties, not including the total mileage of county roads in eligible municipalities in the State; and
(2)    The amount that results from applying to one half of these highway user revenues the ratio that, as of December 1 of the preceding calendar year, the total number of motor vehicles registered to owners having addresses in the county, not including motor vehicles registered to owners having addresses in eligible municipalities in the county, bears to the total number of motor vehicles registered to owners in all the counties, not including motor vehicles registered to owners having addresses in eligible municipalities in the State.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 4 - Highway User Revenues › Section 8-405 - Computation of Amount of Highway User Revenues -- for Municipality

(a)    An eligible municipality may request its share of the highway user revenues provided under this subtitle from the Administration. The request shall be made in writing at least 6 months before the start of the fiscal year in which the funds are desired.
(b)    Highway user revenues shall be allocated to the eligible municipalities:
(1)    One half on a municipal road mileage basis, as provided in subsection (c)(1) of this section; and
(2)    One half on a motor vehicle registration basis, as provided in subsection (c)(2) of this section.
(c)    The Administration shall allocate for the account of each eligible municipality, out of the highway user revenues to be distributed to the municipalities under § 8–403 of this subtitle the eligible municipality’s share, to be determined by adding:
(1)    The amount that results from applying to one half of the available revenues the ratio that, as of December 1 of the preceding calendar year, the total mileage of county roads in the eligible municipality bears to the total mileage of county roads located in eligible municipalities in the State; and
(2)    The amount that results from applying to one half of the available revenues the ratio that, as of December 1 of the preceding calendar year, the total number of motor vehicles registered to owners having addresses in the eligible municipality bears to the total number of motor vehicles registered to owners having addresses in eligible municipalities in the State.
(d)    For purposes of the mileage formula distributions under this section, each special improvement district in Prince George’s County in existence in January, 1953, shall be treated as a municipality, but the amounts distributed shall be:
(1)    Paid to the county and retained by it as credits to the district; and
(2)    Applied to the cost of maintaining the streets and roads in the district so long as the district has any indebtedness.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 4 - Highway User Revenues › Section 8-406 - Conditions on Distribution of Highway User Revenues

(a)    A distribution of highway user revenues may not be made to any county, municipality, or Baltimore City unless the local government in its current fiscal year certifies to the Administration that revenues will be used in compliance with all applicable laws.
(b)    If any highway user revenues otherwise distributable under this subtitle are not distributed by the close of the fiscal year of the county, municipality, or Baltimore City because the local government failed to make the required certification, these highway user revenues shall revert to the Transportation Trust Fund.
(c)    The county governments and other local authorities are relieved from the requirements of existing local law for levying a minimum amount or rate for road maintenance, and the portions of all public local laws making any such requirement are suspended.
(d)    The Secretary of the Department of Transportation may reduce highway user revenues to each appropriate local governing body in the following fiscal year by the specific amount of the cost necessary to correct individual instances of noncompliance concerning State standards of uniformity for traffic control devices.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 4 - Highway User Revenues › Section 8-407 - Manner of Disbursement of Funds for Counties and Municipalities

(a)    (1)    If a county’s or municipality’s road construction, reconstruction, or maintenance is performed by the Administration, the county’s or municipality’s share of highway user revenues shall be credited to the account of the Administration to be spent on warrants of the State Comptroller.
(2)    If a county has paid any debt service on bonds or other evidences of obligation issued by a municipality in the county for the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of roads or streets, an amount sufficient to reimburse the county for these payments shall be paid to the county from the municipality’s share of highway user revenues.
(3)    In all other cases, a county’s or municipality’s share of highway user revenues shall be paid to or on the order of:
(i)    The proper official of the county or municipality designated by local law; or
(ii)    If no designation is made, the county or municipality.
(b)    Payments of a county’s or municipality’s share of highway user revenues shall be made:
(1)    At monthly intervals; or
(2)    At other appropriate times reasonably requested.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 4 - Highway User Revenues › Section 8-409 - Establishment and Maintenance of Footpaths, Bridle Paths or Horse Trails, and Bicycle Trails

(a)    It is the policy of this State that bicycle trails are important and their construction is encouraged wherever feasible.
(b)    To establish and maintain footpaths, bridle paths or horse trails, and bicycle trails:
(1)    Baltimore City, any county, or any municipality that receives highway user revenues may spend a reasonable part of its net share for these purposes; and
(2)    The Administration, Baltimore City, any county, or any municipality that receives highway user revenues may credit a part of them to a financial reserve or a special fund to be used within 10 years for these purposes.
(c)    Highway user revenues may not be used for footpaths, bridle paths or horse trails, or bicycle trails if:
(1)    Their establishment would be contrary to public safety;
(2)    Their cost would be too great considering their need or probable use; or
(3)    The sparseness of population, the existence of other available ways, or other factors show that there is no need for them.
(d)    (1)    If requested by a local government, the Administration shall provide technical assistance and advice on carrying out the purposes of this section.
(2)    The Administration shall recommend construction standards for footpaths, bridle paths or horse trails, and bicycle trails and shall establish a uniform system of signs for all the footpaths, bridle paths or horse trails, and bicycle trails constructed under this section, whether construction is undertaken by the Administration or by the local government.
(e)    Unless the Administration or local government specifically approves other uses, as provided in subsection (g) of this section, footpaths and bicycle trails may be used only by:
(1)    Pedestrians;
(2)    Nonmotorized vehicles;
(3)    Electric personal assistive mobility devices, as defined in § 21–101(j) of this article; and
(4)    Personal delivery devices, as defined in § 21–104.5 of this article.
(f)    Unless the Administration or local government specifically approves other uses, as provided in subsection (g) of this section, bridle paths or horse trails may be used only by pedestrians, horses, or horse drawn vehicles.
(g)    If the Administration or local government specifically approves the use of footpaths and bicycle trails by other than pedestrians and nonmotorized vehicles, or of bridle paths or horse trails by other than pedestrians, horses, or horse drawn vehicles, the Administration or local government shall post signs on the paths or trails indicating the uses specifically approved.
(h)    A person may not operate a moped on a footpath, bicycle trail, bridle path, or horse trail unless the path or trail is posted with signs in accordance with subsection (g) of this section specifically approving the use of mopeds.
(i)    Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the use of footpaths and bicycle trails shall be denied to sports cycles, trail bikes, and minibikes.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 4 - Highway User Revenues › Section 8-410 - Approval Required for Construction or Reconstruction by County or Municipality

A road or street may not be constructed or reconstructed by a county or municipality under § 8-408 of this subtitle unless the Administration first has approved the proposed location, plans, and specifications for the construction or reconstruction. Approval shall be granted if, in the Administration’s judgment, the road or street, when constructed or reconstructed, will be reasonably adequate and appropriate to an existing or potential integrated secondary highway system.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 4 - Highway User Revenues › Section 8-411 - Information to Be Furnished to Administration

(a)    The purpose of this section is to enable the Administration to make the computations required by this subtitle.
(b)    On or before December 31 of each year, each municipality that has requested its share of highway user revenues and each county shall make a report to the Administration in the form that it requires. This report shall show the mileage of county roads added to or removed from the county road system in the county or municipality during the 12 months ending on December 1 of that year.
(c)    The Motor Vehicle Administration and each county shall give the Administration any other information that the Administration requires for purposes of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 4 - Highway User Revenues › Section 8-412 - Account of Expenditures of Highway User Revenues

(a)    (1)    On or before January 1 of each year, Baltimore City, each county, and each eligible municipality that received highway user revenues in the preceding fiscal year shall submit to the Administration an accounting report that:
(i)    Shows the actual costs of the preceding fiscal year;
(ii)    Shows the expenditure budget of the current fiscal year;
(iii)    As to items (i) and (ii) of this paragraph, accurately identifies the costs for specific projects authorized in § 8–408 or § 8–409 of this subtitle;
(iv)    Shows the amount of funds diverted from the general fund of the county or municipality to pay for specific projects authorized in § 8–408 or § 8–409 of this subtitle during the preceding fiscal year; and
(v)    Lists specific projects authorized in § 8–408 or § 8–409 of this subtitle that have been delayed due to a lack of funding.
(2)    On or before December 1 of each year, the Administration shall provide Baltimore City, each county, and each eligible municipality with an electronic copy of an accounting report form to be used to submit the information reported under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(b)    The Administration shall compile, summarize, and analyze the information reported by Baltimore City and each county and municipality under subsection (a)(1) of this section in a single report that the Administration shall submit, on or before February 1 of each year, to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the House Appropriations Committee, the House Environment and Transportation Committee, and the House Ways and Means Committee.
(c)    The Administration may not make a disbursement of highway user revenues under § 8–407 of this subtitle to any jurisdiction that has not submitted a report to the Administration as required under subsection (a)(1) of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 4 - Highway User Revenues › Section 8-413 - Report of Administration to Counties and Baltimore City

Within 45 days after the end of each month, the Administration shall send to each county and Baltimore City a statement that shows, segregated according to the classifications adopted for its records:
(1)    The expenditures made from the highway user revenue funds allocated for each of the counties and Baltimore City and held by the Administration;
(2)    The purposes for which the expenditures were made, such as for construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of county or Baltimore City roads or for debt service;
(3)    The total receipts credited in each month;
(4)    The disbursements from the Account;
(5)    The balance remaining to the credit of the county or Baltimore City at the end of each month; and
(6)    The amount, if any, of this balance that is encumbered and for what purpose.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 5 - Federal Highway Programs › Section 8-501 - "Federal Acts" Defined

In this subtitle, “federal acts” means:
(1)    The federal-aid highway acts of the United States Congress;
(2)    The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970; and
(3)    Any rule or regulation adopted under any of these acts.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 5 - Federal Highway Programs › Section 8-503 - Power of Administration and Political Subdivisions to Comply With Federal Acts

(a)    The General Assembly of Maryland assents to the federal acts.
(b)    The Administration, for itself or for any political subdivision of this State, and each political subdivision of this State may do anything necessary or desirable to comply with any term, condition, or provision and to obtain the benefits of any of the federal acts.
(c)    The Administration may:
(1)    Accept any federal funds available to this State under the federal acts, for the use of this State or any of its political subdivisions;
(2)    In accordance with the federal acts, allocate and apportion these federal funds to itself and to the political subdivisions of this State;
(3)    Represent any political subdivision of this State for the purpose of negotiating, contracting, or dealing with the federal government as to construction and reconstruction under the federal acts;
(4)    Undertake all contracts, plans, specifications, and estimates relating to this construction and reconstruction; and
(5)    Supervise directly the construction and reconstruction work done under the federal acts.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 5 - Federal Highway Programs › Section 8-504 - Sources of Matching Funds for Federal Acts

(a)    (1)    Each political subdivision of this State may raise funds to obtain the benefits of the federal acts by:
(i)    Issuing bonds, interim certificates, and other evidences of debt or obligation; and
(ii)    Taxation.
(2)    Bonds may be issued under this subsection notwithstanding any debt or other limitation set by any other law.
(b)    If federal funds available to this State under the federal acts are allocable to a political subdivision of this State, but the political subdivision has not provided for necessary matching funds in any other manner permitted by this subtitle, the Administration, the State Treasurer, and the State Comptroller may authorize the political subdivision to use its share of highway user revenues to provide the matching funds necessary to secure these federal funds.
(c)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, if any federal funds available for a State highway project require matching State funds, the Administration may provide the necessary matching funds by using any State funds it is authorized by law to use for State highway projects.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 5 - Federal Highway Programs › Section 8-505 - Use of Federal Funds by Administration

(a)    In addition to its other powers, the Administration, with funds received from the federal government or any federal agency, may:
(1)    Construct, reconstruct, improve, and maintain the State highway system; and
(2)    For this purpose, as agreed to by the Administration and any affected railroad company, subject to compliance with § 8-639 of this title:
(i)    Construct, reconstruct, alter, repair, or relocate any railroad grade separation; and
(ii)    Otherwise eliminate any highway hazard at a railroad grade crossing.
(b)    All federal funds accepted under this section shall be accepted and spent by the Administration on the terms and conditions that the federal government requires.
(c)    (1)    Except as otherwise provided by federal law, the total cost of any project undertaken with federal funds shall be borne entirely by those funds to the extent that they are available.
(2)    If federal funds for a project are insufficient or unavailable to pay the total cost of the project, the excess of the total cost over the federal funds received shall be borne as provided by law.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 5 - Federal Highway Programs › Section 8-506 - Payment for Relocation of Publicly Owned Utility Facilities

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Publicly owned utility” means a utility owned or operated by a political subdivision of this State or by a public agency created under the laws of this State.
(3)    “Relocate” includes realign, raise, lower, rebuild, or remove.
(b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if, as a result of the construction, reconstruction, or improvement of an interstate highway, it is necessary to relocate any facility of a publicly owned utility, the Administration shall pay to the owner of the facility, without regard to the governmental function of the utility, the cost to the utility of the relocation, less any increase in the value of the new facility and the salvage value of the old facility.
(2)    The Administration is required to make this payment for relocation only:
(i)    If federal funds are available to this State under §§ 108 (e) and 111 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 for reimbursement of all or part of the payment; and
(ii)    If the payment otherwise would be required for relocation of a facility of a nonpublicly owned utility.
(c)    The regulations and orders of the Administration:
(1)    May not prohibit or be construed to constitute a contract prohibiting any payment required by this section; and
(2)    Are expressly waived to the extent necessary to authorize any payment required by this section.
(d)    This section does not relieve the owner of any utility from any legal or contractual obligation to comply promptly with any order or request of the Administration to perform the work necessary to relocate its facilities.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 5 - Federal Highway Programs › Section 8-507 - County and Municipal Urban Area Highway Construction Funds

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Municipality” means any municipal corporation in this State that is entitled to receive federal-aid urban funds.
(3)    “Urban area” means an area with boundaries fixed by the Administration that includes and is adjacent to a municipality or other urban place having a population of at least 5,000, as determined by the latest federal census.
(b)    (1)    There is a County Highway Construction Fund in the Transportation Trust Fund.
(2)    There is a Municipality-Urban Area Highway Construction Fund in the Transportation Trust Fund.
(c)    In accordance with this section and Part II of Title 7, Subtitle 2 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, and with the consent of the Secretary, the Administration in any fiscal year may allocate from the Transportation Trust Fund:
(1)    To the County Highway Construction Fund, an amount equal to the amount of federal-aid secondary highway funds that:
(i)    Are available to the Administration from the Federal Highway Administration;
(ii)    Are allocated by the Administration to the counties; and
(iii)    The counties later release to the Administration for use on the State highway system; and
(2)    To the Municipality-Urban Area Highway Construction Fund, with the approval of the releasing municipalities or urban areas, an amount equal to the amount of federal-aid urban highway funds that:
(i)    Are available to the Administration from the Federal Highway Administration;
(ii)    Are allocated by the Administration to the municipalities and urban areas; and
(iii)    The municipalities or urban areas later release to the Administration for use on the State highway system.
(d)    (1)    The Administration may apportion the amounts in each fund.
(2)    Each county, municipality, or urban area that participates in a program under this section shall furnish matching construction amounts.
(e)    The County Highway Construction Fund, the Municipality-Urban Area Highway Construction Fund, and the matching amounts required by this section may be spent only for highway construction and reconstruction under rules and regulations adopted by the Administration.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 5 - Federal Highway Programs › Section 8-508 - Highway or Capital Transit Construction Training and Support Services

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Board” means the Governor’s Workforce Development Board.
(3)    “Highway or capital transit construction” means actual construction, preliminary engineering, planning and research, or any other work or activity to implement federal laws for the administration of federal aid for highways or capital transit projects.
(4)    “Workforce development area” has the meaning stated in § 11–503(n) of the Labor and Employment Article.
(b)    The Department shall use the maximum feasible amount of federal funds available to the State under 23 U.S.C. § 140(b) to develop, conduct, and administer highway or capital transit construction training and supportive services, including skill improvement programs.
(c)    The Department shall administer the training programs under subsection (b) of this section in collaboration with the Board to ensure that highway or capital transit construction training and supportive services are provided to the greatest extent feasible to individuals in each relevant workforce development area.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance › Part I - General Provisions › Section 8-601 - Responsibility for Construction and Maintenance of State Highways

(a)    The Administration shall construct, reconstruct, and repair State highways as necessary and shall maintain them in good condition.
(b)    The Department may not spend any further funds for the construction of I-95 through Prince George’s County that will involve a new or reconstructed segment connecting it to any other highway in Prince George’s County. The Department may not spend any further funds for the construction of a new highway, arterial, freeway, or expressway in the lands between Viers Mill Road and Northwest Branch described in the 1980 highway needs inventory as the right-of-way reserved for the Rockville Facility in Montgomery County, including the area designated as the Matthew Henson State Park under § 5-1004 of the Natural Resources Article.
(c)    This prohibition does not preclude construction in the right-of-way designated as the Rockville Facility of:
(1)    Roadway crossings to facilitate traffic flow and highway safety; or
(2)    A hiker/biker trail in the lands between Viers Mill Road and Northwest Branch.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance › Part I - General Provisions › Section 8-601.1 - Project Resulting in Severance or Destruction of Bicycle Route

(a)    The Administration may not construct any project that will result in the severance or destruction of an existing major route for bicycle transportation traffic, unless the project provides for construction of a reasonable alternative route or such a route already exists.
(b)    The Administration shall develop guidelines jointly with local governments to carry out the provisions of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance › Part I - General Provisions › Section 8-602 - Clearing Highways

(a)    The Administration shall:
(1)    Keep all State highways reasonably clear of brush, snow, and other debris; and
(2)    Remove from a State highway, as soon as its presence is made known to the Administration, any animal carcass that will impede traffic or substantially endanger the safety of the traveling public.
(b)    (1)    In removing snow from highways in Garrett County, the Administration:
(i)    Shall avoid blocking completely the entrance to any home or business adjacent to the highway; and
(ii)    May not throw or pile snow against any building in any way that interferes with the use of the building by its owner or occupant.
(2)    If, in unusual circumstances, the entrance to any home or business is blocked in the course of snow removal, the Administration shall unblock the entrance within a reasonable time.
(c)    (1)    (i)    In this subsection the following words have the meanings indicated.
(ii)    “Farm truck” has the meaning stated in § 13–921 of this article.
(iii)    “Local state of emergency” means a local state of emergency declared under § 14–111 of the Public Safety Article.
(iv)    “State of emergency” means a state of emergency declared under § 14–107 of the Public Safety Article.
(2)    In the event of a state of emergency or a local state of emergency, including snow, hurricane, windstorm, or a similar event, the Administration may request that the owner of a farm truck allow the Administration to use the farm truck to assist in snow removal.
(3)    The owner of a farm truck may refuse a request made under paragraph (2) of this subsection to allow the Administration to use the farm truck.
(4)    The owner of a farm truck may not allow the farm truck to be used under this subsection to assist in snow removal outside of the county in which the farm truck is registered.
(5)    The Administration shall compensate the owner of a farm truck that is used by the Administration for snow removal.
(6)    This subsection applies only if the farm truck meets the following minimum requirements:
(i)    The farm truck passed its most recent inspection under § 23–302 of this article;
(ii)    The operator of the farm truck possesses a valid commercial driver’s license and a current medical card;
(iii)    The owner of the farm truck meets minimum insurance requirements; and
(iv)    The farm truck uses ultra–low sulfur diesel fuel while being used to assist the Administration in snow removal.
(7)    The Administration may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance › Part I - General Provisions › Section 8-602.1 - Best Practices Guidelines for Road Salt Management

(a)    The General Assembly finds that the use of best management practices for the storage, application, and disposal of road salt is necessary to reduce the adverse impacts on the water and land resources of the State by preventing:
(1)    An increase in chloride concentrations in the soils and waters of the State; and
(2)    Harm to soil integrity, soil organisms, and vegetation.
(b)    The General Assembly intends, by enactment of this section, to reduce to the greatest extent possible the adverse effects of road salt runoff and to safeguard life, limb, property, and public welfare.
(c)    On or before October 1, 2011, the Administration, in consultation with the Department of the Environment, shall develop a road salt management best practices guidance document for use by local jurisdictions and the State to minimize the adverse environmental impacts of road salt runoff in the State.
(d)    The Administration shall annually update the guidance document required under subsection (c) of this section and shall make the document available to the public on the Administration’s Web site.
(e)    In the road salt management best practices guidance document required under this section, the Administration may:
(1)    Establish best management practices that protect the environment from the negative impacts of road salt;
(2)    Identify all activities that may result in the release of road salt into the environment, including road salt storage, the application of road salt on highways, and the disposal of snow that contains road salt;
(3)    Take into consideration highway safety to the greatest extent possible;
(4)    Establish standards and procedures for identifying:
(i)    Areas that are particularly vulnerable to road salt runoff; and
(ii)    Additional road salt management practices that need to be implemented in these areas;
(5)    Establish goals for achieving a reduction of the environmental impact of road salt released into the environment;
(6)    Include a training program for all State, local, and contract personnel who perform winter maintenance activities involving the use of road salt;
(7)    Establish response procedures to address uncontrolled releases of road salt that may adversely impact the environment; and
(8)    Establish record keeping and annual reporting procedures for the quantity of road salt used, the locations where the road salt is used, and any training conducted.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance › Part I - General Provisions › Section 8-606 - Width of Right-of-Way; Grade Level

(a)    Each State highway constructed or maintained under this title shall have a right-of-way that is at least 40 feet wide.
(b)    Each State highway that is constructed in a municipal corporation shall conform to the grade of each municipal street or highway that it crosses, as approved by the municipal authorities.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance › Part I - General Provisions › Section 8-607 - Convict Labor

Subject to the provisions of Title 9, Subtitle 5 of the Correctional Services Article:
(1)    The Administration may employ inmates, from correctional facilities in the Division of Correction, to perform reconstruction and maintenance work on any highway; and
(2)    On request of the Administration, the Division of Correction shall provide the Administration with inmates who, in the sole judgment of the Division of Correction, can be utilized safely for this work with appropriate security.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance › Part I - General Provisions › Section 8-608 - Utility Sleeves

(a)    To eliminate the possibility of boring and jacking under a State highway and to eliminate the cost of future installation of utility facilities, the Administration, if requested by any county, shall include in the specifications for any new State highway in that county the installation of utility sleeves.
(b)    (1)    These utility sleeves shall be:
(i)    Made of metal, reinforced concrete, or other suitable material;
(ii)    Large enough to accommodate water mains, gas mains, electric lines, telephone cables, and any other utility facilities requested by the county; and
(iii)    Installed from right-of-way to right-of-way.
(2)    Utility sleeves installed for future use shall be bricked over at each end and marked properly by the Administration or the county.
(c)    The county shall reimburse the Administration for the cost of the utility sleeves.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance › Part I - General Provisions › Section 8-609 - Control of Phragmites

(a)    The Secretary shall implement a program to control the spread of phragmites, where appropriate:
(1)    Along the rights–of–way of the State highway system; and
(2)    On other lands that the Department owns or controls.
(b)    The Department shall study and analyze the progress made in the control in the spread of phragmites on lands that the Department owns or controls.
(c)    By December 1, 1994, and on request of the committees thereafter, the Department shall submit a report under subsections (a) and (b) of this section on the management and control of the spread of phragmites to:
(1)    The Environment and Transportation Committee of the House of Delegates of Maryland; and
(2)    The Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee of the Senate of Maryland.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance › Part I - General Provisions › Section 8-609.3 - Compost and Compost-Based Products -- Specification

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    (i)    “Compost–based product” means an item that is manufactured from compost.
(ii)    “Compost–based product” includes:
1.    Compost berms;
2.    Compost filter socks; and
3.    Compost blankets.
(3)    “Specification” means a standard for the compost or compost–based product used by the Administration in a highway construction project, including:
(i)    Application instructions; and
(ii)    Compost characteristics.
(b)    To promote the use of compost for landscaping and as a recycled material in highway construction projects in the State, the use of compost and compost–based products in highway construction projects in the State shall be a best management practice for:
(1)    Erosion and sediment control; and
(2)    Postconstruction stormwater management.
(c)    The Administration shall:
(1)    On or before December 30, 2014, establish a specification for the acquisition and use of compost and compost–based products for:
(i)    Erosion and sediment control practices identified in the most recent Maryland Standards and Specifications for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control; and
(ii)    Postconstruction stormwater management practices identified in the most recent Maryland Stormwater Design Manual;
(2)    Update the specifications established under item (1) of this subsection as necessary; and
(3)    Post the specifications established under item (1) of this subsection on the Administration’s Web site.
(d)    Beginning December 1, 2015, the Administration shall report each year to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on:
(1)    The volume of compost used in State highway construction projects;
(2)    The status of compost and compost–based products used in State highway construction projects; and
(3)    Recommendations to maximize the use of compost as a recycled material in State highway construction projects.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance › Part II - Long Range Highway Programs › Section 8-611 - Highway Needs Information, Assessment, and Inventory

(a)    The Administration shall furnish members of the General Assembly and the Governor with:
(1)    Current information on highway needs; and
(2)    Information necessary for the development of the State Report on Transportation, as provided in § 2-103.1 of this article.
(b)    (1)    In calendar year 1979 and in each second year following, the Administration, following an assessment of the highway conditions and transportation needs of this State, shall prepare those proposed modifications to the highway needs inventory that it considers necessary.
(2)    By July 1, 1997, the Administration, in cooperation with local governments, shall inventory State and local facilities near rail stops, light rail stops, and subway stations to determine what improvements are needed to accommodate in a safe and effective manner pedestrians and bicycles within a reasonable distance for walking and bicycling.
(3)    In preparing the proposed modifications, the Administration shall provide a copy of the proposal to and consult with the local governing body, municipalities, and local legislative delegations with respect to the proposed modifications.
(4)    The Administration shall provide a copy of the State Report on Transportation to each county and municipality prior to consultation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance › Part II - Long Range Highway Programs › Section 8-613 - Construction Program

(a)    Before the annual submission to the General Assembly of the highway construction and reconstruction program for each county for primary and secondary highways, the secondary program to include bicycle trails and sidewalks, the Administration shall consult with the local governing body, municipalities, and local legislative delegation of each county concerning construction priorities.
(b)    If the Administration is unable for any reason to perform in accordance with the schedule set forth in the annual primary highway program, it shall, if so requested by resolution of either house of the General Assembly, explain in writing to the next session of the General Assembly any change in the scheduling of a particular project included in the preceding year’s program.
(c)    If there is any change in the scheduling of a particular project in the secondary highway program for which funds have been appropriated in the preceding year, the Administration, on written request of a majority of the local legislative delegation from the county for which the project is programmed, shall explain that change in writing to the members of the General Assembly from that county.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance › Part II - Long Range Highway Programs › Section 8-613.1 - Annual Status Report

By January 15 of each year, the Administration shall submit to the General Assembly, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, and to the governing body of each affected county and municipality a written report setting forth the following for each primary and secondary highway project:
(1)    The status of all incomplete projects for which funds have been appropriated or expended for fiscal years completed before the report;
(2)    A statement of the funds budgeted or expended on each incomplete project in the fiscal year preceding the report;
(3)    A statement of the funds expended or expected to be expended in the then current fiscal year on each incomplete project;
(4)    A list of all projects that were completed in the fiscal year preceding the report; and
(5)    A statement of the total funds budgeted and expended on each project completed in the fiscal year preceding the report.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance › Part II - Long Range Highway Programs › Section 8-613.3 - Appropriations

The Governor shall include in the annual operating or capital budget an appropriation to the Administration to be used to comply with the Watershed Implementation Plan in the amount of:
(1)    $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
(2)    $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
(3)    $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;
(4)    $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; and
(5)    $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2019.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance › Part III - Contracts and Accounts › Section 8-614 - Specifications for State Highway Projects

(a)    All State highway projects shall be performed under the supervision of the Administration and subject to its approval, in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by the chief engineer and approved by the Administration.
(b)    To receive the full benefit of competitive bidding, the Administration, whenever practicable, shall separate major construction projects into two or more smaller contracts.
(c)    The Administration shall include in construction and maintenance contracts a requirement that a contractor protect roadside trees to the maximum extent practicable in the performance of the contractor’s duties under the contract.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance › Part III - Contracts and Accounts › Section 8-616 - Report to Governor of State Highway Projects

Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year or as soon as practicable after that, the Secretary shall file a complete report with the Governor showing the status, as of the end of that fiscal year, of the State highway construction program. The report shall be in the form that the Governor requires and be open to public inspection.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance › Part IV - Parkways and Freeways › Section 8-619 - Construction of Parkways and Freeways

(a)    (1)    By written order, the Administration may lay out, establish, and construct any State highway as a parkway or a freeway.
(2)    If a written order of the Administration states that a proposed highway is to be constructed as a parkway or a freeway, the order is conclusive evidence that, when the highway is constructed, it is a parkway or a freeway, as the case may be, with all the characteristics and incidents specified in this subtitle.
(b)    If property is acquired for a freeway, the Administration shall inform each property owner of the use and restrictions that are or may be imposed on the property under this subtitle.
(c)    (1)    If a highway is constructed as a parkway or a freeway, no person, including an owner of property abutting the highway, has the right of access to or from the abutting land to or from the highway.
(2)    At the time of construction, in the case of a parkway, or at any time, in the case of a freeway, the Administration, in its discretion, may designate points at which access to a parkway or freeway will be permitted and may specify from time to time terms and conditions of that access.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance › Part IV - Parkways and Freeways › Section 8-621 - Regulation of Use of Freeway or Parkway

If any highway is constructed as a parkway or is constructed or designated as a freeway, the Administration may:
(1)    Regulate, restrict, or prohibit any specific access to the parkway or freeway from any other highway, if reasonable access to the parkway or freeway from the other highway otherwise is provided;
(2)    Regulate, restrict, or prohibit the use of the parkway or freeway by any class of vehicles or traffic, if an alternate route is provided for the restricted or prohibited classes; and
(3)    Maintain, discontinue, abandon, close, and exercise any other powers over the parkway or freeway to the same extent and in the same manner as in the case of any other highway.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance › Part IV - Parkways and Freeways › Section 8-622 - Right of Access for Property Divided by Freeway

(a)    If property held under one ownership is divided by a freeway, the Administration may provide access across the freeway from one tract to the other and may specify the terms and conditions of that access.
(b)    If the tracts cease to be held under one ownership, the Administration may terminate the access.
(c)    Access provided under this section may not be used in connection with any roadside business.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 8 - Highways › Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance › Part V - Industrial Access › Section 8-625 - Industrial Access to Highway

(a)    For purposes of this section, average daily traffic volume shall be determined over a 1-year period by the procedures that the Administration uses to establish traffic density.
(b)    (1)    Except in accordance with a permit issued by the Administration, a person may not make any entrance from any commercial or industrial property to any State highway that carries an average traffic volume of more than 2,000 vehicles a day.
(2)    The Administration may apply to the circuit court in the subdivision in which the violation occurred or is threatened for appropriate injunctive relief.
(c)    (1)    To promote highway safety, the Administration may limit the width of existing entrances and exits and determine the locations of access points that may be used by any commercial or industrial property owner or user into any existing section of a State highway that carries an average traffic volume of more than 2,000 vehicles a day.
(2)    If the Administration finds it expedient for traffic safety, the Administration may:
(i)    Limit the width and location of access points by any method that it considers desirable; and
(ii)    Deny an abutting property owner all new access along any primary State highway if reasonable access to another public road is available to and from the property.
(3)    Denial of access under paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection is an exercise of the police power and does not require the payment of compensation.
(d)    (1)    This subsection does not apply to an expressway, freeway, interstate highway, or parkway.
(2)    Notwithstanding subsection (c)(2)(ii) of this section, the Administration may not deny an owner of property abutting a State highway all access to the highway if the abutment is within the boundaries of a municipal corporation unless:
(i)    The property abuts another public road to which reasonable access can be granted;
(ii)    The denial is based on an access management plan that has been agreed to by the Administration and the municipal corporation; or
(iii)    The Administration pays just compensation to the property owner as part of the exercise of eminent domain powers.