Montgomery County - Speed Monitoring Systems - High-Risk Highways MC 17-25

HB 1173 authorizes Montgomery County and its municipalities to install speed monitoring systems on highways identified in their safety plans as high-risk for crashes causing serious injury or death. It prohibits such systems on certain highways and requires all fines collected from speed violations enforced by these systems to fund safety projects - like road redesigns or safety features - on the identified high-risk roads. The bill specifies that funds must be used for "study, design, and construction" of safety improvements on routes listed in the county’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan or Vision Zero Plan. This directly affects Montgomery County residents and local governments by directing enforcement revenue toward targeted safety infrastructure. The law amends existing Maryland code to establish these specific funding requirements for speed monitoring fines.