Md. lawmakers overturn Hogan’s veto, push for expanded MARC service
Measure calls for expedited projects and plans for run-through service to Virginia and Delaware
By Luz Lazo
Washington Post
4/10/22
“ Maryland passed legislation to expedite rail projects and expand commuter train operations, as state lawmakers on Saturday overrode the veto of Gov. Larry Hogan (R).
The measure, the Maryland Regional Rail Transformation Act, moves forward a plan that aims to extend MARC trains past Union Station in the District and into Virginia in coming years, and it requires Maryland to advance design of rail projects that could use federal infrastructure money.
“We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to access billions of dollars at the federal level … and we felt like Maryland really had no plans to take advantage of that,” said Del. Jared Solomon (D-Montgomery), the lead sponsor of the legislation. “This bill very specifically mandates actual investments. We wanted there to be concrete steps for us to take advantage of the federal money.”
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