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Lege TREND. Legalizing Consumption of Roadkill

State: California

The legislation: SB 395 (CA | 2019)

Specific animals: deer, elk, antelope and wild pigs

How does it work?

  • Permits a person to retroactively, at no cost, apply for any necessary hunting license
  • It also applies to seriosuly injured animals may be killed “in a safe, legal, and humane manner”

Supporters say:

  • “translates into hundreds of thousands of pounds of healthy meat that could be utilized to feed those in need”

Sacramento Bee | You kill it, you grill it? New California…

Lege TREND. State legislation to remove speed limits on highways.

The State: California

The bill: SB 319 (CA | 2019)  by  Moorlach, R-Costa Mesa

Parameters of the bill:

  • Limited to 2 lanes each to the north- and south-bound lanes of I-5 & Highway 99
  • there will be a lower speed limit
     

Supporters say:

  •  “traffic congestion increases the emissions of greenhouse gases as it causes automobiles to idle longer while on roadways.“
  • A 2008 Purdue University report found that “raising the speed limit on an interstate highway in Indiana had not increased the…

Regulatory TREND. 3 Recommendations. Regulatory Report. Utility Investment in EV Charging.

Who is making recommendations? Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection

What are the 3 recommendations for utilties to invest in EV?

  • transportation electrification
  • establishing statewide sales goals
  • expanding an alternative fuel investment grants program for municipalities, businesses and organizations

3 Ways the EV investment can benefit utilities:

  • invest in EV infrastructure to benefit drivers and the grid
  • support fleet EV purchases for government
  • Innovative financing…

Lege TREND. Sate of the State Calls for Curbing High Speed Rail. 5 Bits informed intel.

Gavin Newsom’s first State of State called for curbing California’s high speed rail project because it:

  • extending the rail would cost too much and take too long
  • project’s persistent cost overruns, mismanagement and delays
  • a San Diego to San Francisco train doesn’t appear viable
  • little oversight
  • not enough transparency

Governing | Breaking From Predecessor, California Governor to Scale Back High-Speed Rail Project

Lege TREND. No Eminent Domain for Homes in Transportation Projects. The bill:

HB 663 (MD | 2019) prevents the use of eminent domain for:

  • state transportation projects
  • if the property is taken is residential
  • and if the project is in a public-private partnership

How did this get triggered in Maryland? The Governor’s proposed plan would include toll lanes, and this  bill was filed in response.

 

Bethesda Magazine | Governor’s Highway Widening Plan Gets Another Potential Roadblock

Lege TREND. Anatomy of statewide scooter regulation bill.

Tennessee is considering statewide regulation of scooters that would:

  • treat scooters like bikes
  • reduce confusion about the rules of riding e-scooters
  • promote sustainable forms of transportation
  • No scooter can be used by more people that it was designed for.
  • Scooters should be ridden as close as practical to the right-hand curb or edge of the road, unless passing another vehicle traveling in the same direction, making a left-hand turn or when needing to avoid an object, vehicle or…