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Co-Chairs Hon. Maggie McIntosh, Chair Delegate Senator Pam Beidle Hon. Kumar Barve, Chair Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo Senator Malcolm Augustine Appropriations Committee Delegate Environment and Transportations Committee Delegate House Office Building Members Delegate Annapolis, MD 21401 Delegate Carl Anderton Delegate Delegate Sandy Bartlett February 18, 2020 Delegate Regina Boyce Delegate Delegate Alice Cain Re: HB 432 – The Electric Bus Transition Act Delegate Al Carr Delegate Delegate Paul Corderman Delegate Brian Crosby Dear Chair McIntosh and Chair Barve: Delegate Delegate Debra Davis Delegate The purpose of this letter is to express the support of the Maryland Transit Caucus Delegate for HB 432, The Electric Bus Transition Act. The Transit Caucus chose to not only Senator Arthur Ellis Delegate Jessica Feldmark endorse this legislation but to select this bill as one of our legislative priorities for Delegate Wanika Fisher Delegate Catherine Forbes the 2020 session. Delegate Jim Gilchrist Delegate Senator Guy Guzzone The Electric Bus Transition Act will greatly help Maryland meet its emission Delegate reduction goals as well as help improve the infrastructure needed to support Delegate Shelly Hettleman Delegate Terri Hill electric vehicle use on a large-scale. Delegate Delegate Carl Jackson Senator Cheryl Kagan We know that urban sprawl makes communities reliant on cars, degrades the Delegate Delegate environment, and contributes to public health inequities. The Electric Bus Delegate Ken Kerr Transition Act will transition MTA’s fleet to 100% electric buses over time. This Delegate Delegate Carol Krimm bill mandates that starting in FY 2022, MTA will not be allowed to enter into Senator Susan Lee Delegate Mary Lehman contracts to purchase non-electric buses. Delegate Delegate Delegate Several localities in Maryland have already started the process of transitioning Delegate their buses to electric. Expanding this statewide would result in a reduction in the Delegate Delegate Sara Love carbon emissions of gasoline-fueled vehicles within the state of Maryland into Delegate Senator Cory McCray environmentally sustainable efforts. Delegate Maggie McIntosh Delegate Mike McKay Delegate The Caucus respectfully requests a favorable report for this legislation, Delegate considering the positive environmental and economic impacts it will have on the Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk Delegate future of the state of Maryland. Delegate Kiril Reznik Senator Jim Rosapepe Delegate Thank you for your consideration. Delegate Stephanie Smith Delegate Jared Solomon Delegate Delegate Vaughn Stewart Delegate Jen Terrasa Delegate Delegate Geraldine Valentino-Smith Delegate Delegate Alonzo Washington Senator Mary Washington Delegate Courtney Watson Delegate Melissa Wells Delegate Delegate Nicole Willams Delegate Senator Ronald Young Senator Craig Zucker