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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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J.R. 16
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WHEREAS, The NEPA requires completion of a DEIS, a Final Environmental
Impact Statement, and Record of Decision, which are designed precisely to weigh all
reasonable alternatives in an open process before rendering a final decision; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the
General Assembly urges the Governor to direct the Secretary of the Department of
Transportation to restart and bring to its full conclusion a National Environmental
Policy Act environmental impact statement process on the Intercounty Connector, as
recommended by the Montgomery County Planning Board's Transportation Policy
Report Task Force, and carry that process through to a Record of Decision :as
prescribed by law; and be it further
RESOLVED, That such a study include at least one alternative along the ICC
Master Plan Alignment for a limited-access, east-west, multi-modal connector road
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. 16
(Senate Joint Resolution No. 10)
A Senate Joint Resolution concerning
Preservation of Agricultural Land
FOR the purpose of establishing a statewide goal to preserve 1.1 million acres of
agricultural land in Maryland.
WHEREAS, Agricultural land is an exhaustible resource of the State which,
once removed from agriculture, is forever lost for crop and food production, and for
open space uses; and
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