Transportation - Consolidated Transportation Program - Prioritization (Transportation Investment Priorities Act of 2026)

HB 230 requires Maryland's Department of Transportation to create and use a standardized scoring system to evaluate and rank major surface transportation projects for funding. It directly affects local governments, transit agencies, and other entities submitting project requests by mandating they be scored based on criteria like alignment with state transportation goals and project impact. Key provisions include publishing project scores, listing recommended projects for the Consolidated Transportation Program, and altering the Maryland Transportation Commission's structure and responsibilities. The bill changes how projects are prioritized for inclusion in state transportation funding decisions, replacing previous methods with this scoring approach.