MD SB210

Increases the maximum duration of an emergency status determination from 180 days to 300 days, allowing the Maryland Transportation Authority to maintain temporary toll and fee adjustments for a longer period without completing standard public review procedures.

Emergency status may be declared when the Authority must adjust tolls, fees, mileage rates, pricing periods, or toll zones too quickly to complete normal public comment processes, such as to comply with bond agreements or address unforeseen operational circumstances.

Temporary adjustments adopted under emergency status take effect immediately but require the Authority to provide public notice on its website and begin standard public comment procedures simultaneously.

Amends Section 4-312(a) of the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

Effective October 1, 2025; approved by Governor Wes Moore on April 8, 2025.