State of Maryland

Fiscal Year 2012 Federal Priorities

Moving Maryland Forward:

Making the New Economy Ours
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
 Global Competition

▲ Thirty years ago, the United States ranked #1 in high school

graduation among our global competitors. Today we are
11th
▲ The total annual federal investment in research in
mathematics, the physical sciences and engineering is now
equal to the increase in U.S. healthcare costs every nine
weeks.
▲ American consumers spend significantly more on potato
chips than we devote thru our government to energy R&D
 Creating Jobs in the New
Economy through
Innovation & Leadership

ƒ Creating OPPORTUNITY
ƒ Advancing Public Safety & Homeland
SECURITY
ƒ Advancing Environmental
SUSTAINABILITY
ƒ Advancing the HEALTH of our People
 Moving Forward:
Our Goals

I. Create, Save or Place Residents into

Opportunity 250,000 Jobs in Maryland by 2012

Security II. Improve Student Achievement and

College and Career Readiness in
Maryland by 25% by 2015
Sustainability
III. Increase the number of Marylanders
who receive skills training by 20% by
Health 2012
 Moving Forward:
Our Goals

IV. Reduce Violent Crime in Maryland by

Opportunity 20% by end of 2012

V. Reduce Violent Crimes Committed

Security Against Women and Children by 25%
by 2012
Sustainability VI. Make Maryland the National Leader
in Homeland Security Preparedness
Health by 2012 (Across the 12 Core
Capacities)
 Moving Forward:
Our Goals
VII. Accelerate Bay Restoration Efforts to
Reach the Healthier Bay Tipping Point
by 2020
Opportunity VIII.Double Transit Ridership in Maryland
by end 2020
Security IX. Reduce Per Capita Electricity
Consumption in Maryland by 15% by
2015
Sustainability
X. Increase Maryland’s Renewable Energy
Portfolio by 20% RPS by 2022
Health XI. Reduce Maryland’s Statewide
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 25% by
2020
 Moving Forward:
Our Goals

XII. End Childhood Hunger in Maryland

by 2015
Opportunity
XIII. Establish Best in the Nation
Statewide Health Information
Security Exchange and Electronic Health
Records Adoption by 2012
Sustainability XIV.Reduce Infant Mortality in Maryland
by 10% by 2012
Health XV. Expand Access to Substance Abuse
Services in Maryland by 25% by 2012
 INNOVATION:
ASSETS

#1 in Federal R&D Obligations (per capita)

#1 concentration of PHD Scientists and Engineers
#2 in Technology and Science
#2 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Innovation Ranking
#3 Kauffman New Economy Index
 NEW
ECONOMY: ▲ Biotechnology
Maryland’s ▲ Information Technology

Strongest
(including Cyber Security)
▲ Clean Energy & Green Tech
Job Growth ▲ Health
Sectors ▲ Trade
▲ Aerospace
 Creating OPPORTUNITY

LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
Creating Jobs
Multi-year reauthorization of surface transportation programs:
ƒ Boost transit-oriented development
ƒ Improve rail infrastructure
ƒ Reform the Appalachian Development Highway System program
Through the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act,
leverage our State investments to prepare our students to win in the new economy

Creating Opportunity
WIA Reauthorization
ƒ Create competitive grants for the “innovation economy”
ƒ Continue our commitment to developing a highly-skilled workforce pipeline for the
estimated 45,000 - 60,000 BRAC related jobs
PROGRAM PRIORITIES
We ask your help to restore CDBG to FY 10 levels. The projects will benefit
173,666 people, rehabilitate 281 homes, and retain 317 jobs.
 Creating OPPORTUNITY

LEGISLATIVE & PROGRAM PRIORITIES FOR INNOVATION

Creating Jobs
Protect agencies that spur and strengthen innovation:
ƒNASA’s SBIR & STTR programs
ƒNIH
ƒNSF
Creating Opportunity
Support and fund programs and initiatives that spur and strengthen innovation:
Startup America
ƒProvide more access to capital
ƒExpand entrepreneurship education and mentorship programs
ƒExpedite commercialization of federally-funded R&D
America COMPETES Act
ƒFunding key agencies and STEM education programs
 Advancing Public Safety
& Homeland SECURITY
PROGRAM PRIORITIES

ƒ Level fund the Byrne-JAG program to help us meet our violent crime
reduction goals.
ƒ With this program, we’ve seen sharp reductions in crime, including a
21% reduction in murders.

ƒ Maintain the FY 10 funding levels for Maryland's share of key

Homeland Security Grant Programs and achieve core homeland
security capacities to protect the public’s safety and national security.
 Advancing Environmental
SUSTAINABILITY
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES

ƒ Pass the Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act (S.
1816 [Cardin], H.R. 3852 [Cummings])

ƒ Invest in the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant

PROGRAM PRIORITIES
ƒ Please Incentivize Offshore Wind Development by

ƒ Extending the authority of the General Services Administration (GSA) to

enter into power purchase agreements from 10 years to 30 years,
specifically for offshore wind

ƒ Extending the investment tax credit for offshore wind through at least 2016
 Advancing the HEALTH
of our People
PROGRAM PRIORITIES

ƒ Maintain LIHEAP funding at the level of $5.1 billion recognizing the

impact of the economy and high costs of all sources of energy on
vulnerable households. Please help us maintain our caseloads, which
have continued to increase with 134,691 families receiving benefits in
FY 2010.

ƒ Preserve the $612 million authorized for the TANF Contingency Fund
for FY 2012.
MARYLAND’S INNOVATION ECONOMY