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Appendix 1 2024 Joint Chairmen’s Report Responses from Agency
The 2024 Joint Chairmen’s Report (JCR) requested that MDTA prepare two reports. Electronic copies of the full JCR responses can be found on the Department of Legislative Services Library website. Report on Locations and Costs of Bicycle/Pedestrian Lanes: A report was requested from MDTA, in collaboration with the State Highway Administration and local jurisdictions, identifying appropriate locations for bicycle ways and pedestrian walkways that cross MDTA highways, run parallel to authority highways and bridges, or otherwise involve MDTA facilities. Additionally, it was requested that the report include approximate cost estimates for adding this infrastructure. The report was due on December 1, 2024. Due to competing priorities in the wake of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, MDTA submitted an extension request for this report to extend the due date to January 2025. The report has not been received as of this writing. Report on Collecting Outstanding Tolls from Out-of-State Motorists: A report was submitted by MDTA on strategies to collect outstanding tolls from out-of-state motorists, as well as data on the current amount of outstanding tolls from out-of-state motorists by state of residence and length of time outstanding. According to MDTA, as of November 30, 2024, over an 11-year timeframe from fiscal 2014 through 2024, there was a total of $357.4 million of outstanding toll debt owed, including $175.2 million owed by in-State motorists and $182.1 million owed by motorists from other states. These amounts represent 4.2% of toll revenues during this time period. MDTA states that in addition to establishing reciprocity agreements and utilizing out-of-state collections agencies, MDTA’s first priority in expanding toll collections is to expand E-ZPass utilization and other similar interoperability programs from other parts of the country. E-ZPass and pay-by-plate payment methods have a near 100% collections rate, compared to invoicing unregistered motorists through video tolling. Additional strategies identified by MDTA to improve the toll collection rate for video tolls include establishing more convenient electronic payment mechanisms, providing additional payment due warning notices by mail, and providing payment due notices by email.
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