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    August 9, 2021

    Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.


    100 State Circle
    Annapolis, MD 21401

    David Brinkley, Secretary


    Department of Budget and Management
    45 Calvert St.
    Annapolis, MD 21401

    Dear Governor Hogan and Secretary Brinkley:

    As the Chairs of the Montgomery and Prince George’s County Delegations to the Maryland
    General Assembly, we are writing to you regarding the status of Purple Line business impact
    grant funding. As you are aware, there is uncertainty around the future of this funding and we
    request that as you prepare the fiscal year 2023 budget, you include funding for these grants.

    In March of 2021, your Administration sent to the legislature Supplemental Budget No. 5, which
    included a $500,000 appropriation to provide grants to businesses impacted by the now long-
    delayed construction of the Purple Line. We appreciate that step by the Administration.

    In the 2021 Legislative Session, the General Assembly voted, as part of the Transit Safety and
    Investment Act (HB114/SB119), to establish the Purple Line Construction Zone Grant Program.
    With an appropriation of $1,000,000 in funds for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024, this
    program would seek to offset the loss of income experienced by small businesses along the
    Purple Line light rail construction corridor and help them remain open. While this legislation
    was vetoed, the policy disagreements you enunciated that led to the bill’s veto are unrelated to
    provisions regarding the establishment of the Purple Line small business impact grant program.

    Should the veto on this legislation be overturned, the bill would still take effect too late for small
    businesses adversely affected by the Purple Line’s construction to benefit from funding
    originally planned for fiscal year 2023. Many businesses along the Purple Line corridor have
    struggled significantly over the last few years, losing customers and revenue due to the light
    rail’s construction in addition to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is vital that qualified small
    businesses receive access to grants helping them remain open over the course of work on the
    Purple Line without a year-long suspension of this support.

    In order to offset the revenue loss and preserve the existing business community, we request that
    the state include funding for the program in the fiscal year 2023 budget you will submit in
    January of 2022 and ensure that small businesses impacted by the construction of the Purple Line
    Light Rail Project in Montgomery and Prince George's counties can continue to receive
    necessary assistance.

    Please contact us with any questions.

    We thank you in advance for your consideration of this important request.

    Sincerely,

    Senator Joanne Benson Senator Ben Kramer


    Chair, Prince George’s County Chair, Montgomery County
    Senate Delegation Senate Delegation

    Delegate Julian Ivey Delegate Marc Korman


    Vice Chair, Prince George’s County Chair, Montgomery County
    House Delegation House Delegation

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