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J.R. 15
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2002 JOINT RESOLUTIONS
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which would accommodate general purpose, HOV/carpool, and bus-rapid-transit
service, with integrated hiker-biker trails, to facilitate access between Montgomery
County, Prince George's County, Greater Baltimore, and other locations throughout
the State of Maryland, with modern environmental design and mitigation techniques
such as elevated "end-on" construction, limited tunneling in key sections,
community-oriented and aesthetically pleasing landscaping and design, and
advanced storm drainage filtration and collection systems that would make this
facility a national model for environmentally sensitive, community-oriented design
and mitigation techniques; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded by the Department of
Legislative Services to the Honorable Parris N. Glendening, Governor of Maryland;
the Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., President of the Senate of Maryland; the
Honorable Casper R. Taylor, Jr., Speaker of the House of Delegates; the Honorable
John D. Porcari, Secretary of the Department of Transportation; the Honorable
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland; and the Members of
the Maryland Congressional Delegation.
Signed May 16, 2002.
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Joint Resolution No. 15
(House Joint Resolution No. 10)
A House Joint Resolution concerning
State Highways - Intercounty Connector - Restart of Environmental Impact
Statement Process
FOR the purpose of urging the Governor to instruct the Secretary of the Department
of Transportation to restart and bring to its full conclusion a National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental impact statement process to
study the Intercounty Connector (ICC), a limited-access, east-west,
multi-modal connector that would accommodate general purpose, HOV/carpool,
and bus-rapid-transit service, with integrated hiker-biker trails, to facilitate
access between Montgomery County, Prince George's County, Greater'
Baltimore, and other locations throughout the State of Maryland.
WHEREAS, New road and highway construction in suburban Maryland has
lagged significantly behind both population and job growth over the past several
decades; and
WHEREAS, Traffic congestion in the Greater Washington region, particularly in
Montgomery County and Prince George's County, is severe and has dramatically
worsened in recent years, with no projects that will provide significant relief
currently planned; and
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WHEREAS, The Maryland Department of Transportation has indicated that the
periods marked by severely congested conditions on the Capital Beltway will expand
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