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Ch. 2 2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
Preamble
WHEREAS, The Maryland Transit Administration has undertaken the
Baltimore Corridor Transit Study - Red Line for a proposed 10-mile rapid transit line
for the Baltimore metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS. The Red Line transit corridor encompasses a large number of
residents, small and large businesses, schools, churches, and other community
institutions, all of which are deeply concerned about the future of their communities;
and
WHEREAS, Effective, high quality public transportation is important to these
communities; and
WHEREAS, Public transit must be frequently available, reliable, and safe, and
must provide an efficient and economical means to connect community members to
major destinations throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS, First and foremost, the Red Line should improve the public
transportation system in the Baltimore metropolitan region and in the communities
surrounding the Red Line transit corridor, and be planned in a manner to serve those
communities and foster economic development; and
WHEREAS, It is the intent of the General Assembly that, during the course of
planning and constructing the Red Line project, the Administration adhere to the best
practices of transit planning and implementation; and
WHEREAS, It is the intent of the General Assembly that community members
participate in good faith in the planning process for the Red Line project and seek to
fairly represent the interests of all community members; now, therefore,
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That, in conducting the transit project referred to in the Maryland
Consolidated Transportation Program for fiscal years 2006 through 2011 as the
Baltimore Corridor Transit Study - Red Line, the Maryland Transit Administration
shall:
(1) Consider the establishment of a dedicated fund within the
construction budget of the Red Line transit project to compensate property owners
whose property is damaged during the construction of any Red Line project;
(2) Consider the redevelopment of the commercial areas surrounding the
Baltimore Corridor Transit Study — Red Line area, in consultation with:
(i) The Department of Business and Economic Development;
(ii) The Department of General Services;
(iii) The University of Maryland Medical System;
(iv) The University of Maryland, Baltimore;
(iv) (v) The City of Baltimore;
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