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MDOT Response To Montgomery County House Delegation Alternative Fuel Corridors Letter

Response from the Maryland Department of Transportation to the Montgomery County House Delegation's letter regarding proposed alternative fuel corridor routes.

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January 18, 2022

The Honorable Marc Korman


Chair, Montgomery County House Delegation
6 Bladen Street
Room 219
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Chair Korman:

Thank you for your letter outlining Montgomery County’s interest in adding additional highway
corridors to Maryland’s already designated National Alternative Fuel Corridors. I am happy to
respond to the Montgomery County House Delegation’s request.

Maryland is one of the leading states regarding preparation for electric vehicles (EVs). The
leading way the public sector can support this effort is through support of electric vehicle
charging where the private sector does not. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will
be supporting this effort with funding for the established national network of alternative fueling
and charging infrastructure along national highway system corridors. Maryland has already
received designation from the FHWA for a robust network of alternative fuel corridors (AFCs).
In total, Maryland has 22 EV AFCs, one Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) AFC, one liquid
natural gas (LNG) AFC, and 2 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) AFCs. Maryland’s designated
AFCs cover regions across the entire state linking our network to adjacent states to help support
a national network. Only Maryland, New York and California have received designations in all
five previous rounds.

The nominations to FHWA for additional corridor designations is done on an annual basis. The
nomination process has not yet been announced for calendar year 2022. Once the designation
process is open states can submit new nominations. The process has been set up to ensure that
corridor designations are selected based on criteria that promote the "build out" of a national
network, develop national signage and branding to help catalyze public interest, encourage multi-
State and regional cooperation and collaboration, and bring together a consortium of
stakeholders including state agencies, utilities, alternative fuel providers, and car manufacturers
to promote and advance alternative fuel corridor designations in conjunction with the
Department of Energy. The Federal Government makes the final decision on whether to approve
these requests.

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The Honorable Marc Korman
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The importance of the AFC designations is to be eligible for the new Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act (IIJA) also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) federal funding.
There is new funding for projects along the alternative fuel corridors but to access this funding
each state must develop a Statewide Plan describing how they will utilize the National Electric
Vehicle Formula Program. This approach will look at Maryland infrastructure wholistically,
with a focus on meeting the requirements for utilizing the funding sources within the IIJA,
including a focus on equity. MDOT has developed an approach to development of a Maryland
ZEV Infrastructure Plan pending direction from FHWA. The expectation is to move forward
with a strategic study to develop a statewide ZEV infrastructure plan looking out five, 10 and 20
years. A key part of this plan is a Stakeholder Engagement Plan. This outreach will help with
the development of the plan and which additional corridors throughout the State should be
included in the next round of designations. This collaboration will enable us to gather early
feedback, identify blind spots, and build support around the draft and final plans. In addition to
our continued coordination within MDOT, our stakeholder engagement will include partnership
with our sister agencies, local governments, the Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle
Infrastructure Council (ZEEVIC) and the Maryland Commission on Climate Change (MCCC).

We have already held discussions with the leadership of the (MCCC) Mitigation Work
Group and will be making a brief presentation on January 18, 2022 at a meeting of the group on
the stakeholder outreach and our plan. The MCCC is one of many important public and private
stakeholders across the State. Regular meetings of the ZEEVIC will provide an ongoing forum
for engaging stakeholders in planning for ZEV infrastructure deployment thoughout Maryland.
Montgomery County has a Delegate member with State Delegate Fraiser-Hildago and
government representatives that regularly attend meetings. The next meeting of ZEEVIC is on
January 19, 2022.

If you have any questions or concerns about the alternative fuel corridors, please contact Ms.
Heather Murphy, MDOT Office of Planning and Capital Programming (OPCP) Director, at 410-
865-1275 or [email protected]. Ms. Murphy will be happy to assist you. Of course,
you may always contact me directly.

Sincerely,

James F. Port, Jr.


Secretary

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