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ot Columbia have authorized the Authority to ac
quire and operate all mass transit bus facilities in the
Washington, DC, region The Authority also main
tains a regular police force to protect patrons,
personnel, and property
The Authority is governed by a six member
Board of Directors (and six alternate directors)
Each Compact signatory appoints two members
Board members and alternates serve terms coter
minous with their service as members of their ap
pointing bodies (Code Transportation Article, sees
10 202 through 10 204)
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN
AREA TRANSIT COMMISSION
Chair Agnes M Alexander, District of Columbia
Appointed by Governor of Maryland Claude M
Ligon
Appointed by Governor of Virginia one vacancy
William H McGilvery, Executive Director
1828 L Street, NW, Suite 703
Washington, DC 20036—5104 (202) 331 1671
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Commission was established in 1961 to regulate
the commercial transportation of passengers in the
Washington, DC, Metropolitan District The Corn
mission was created by the Washington Metropoli
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tan Area Transit Regulation Compact, an agree
ment among Maryland, the District of Columbia,
and Virginia Maryland ratified the Compact in
1959 (Chapter 613, Acts of 1959) Amended by
Maryland in its entirety in 1988, the revised corn
pact became effective in February 1991 after ratiti
cation by Virginia and the District of Columbia
(Chapter 273, Acts of 1988)
The Commission prescribes fares, regulations,
and practices of transportation companies and
interstate taxicabs in the Washington Metropoli
tan Area Transit District Created by the ( om
pact, the District embraces the District of
Columbia, Montgomery and Prince George's
counties, Maryland, the cities of Alexandria and
Falls Church, Virginia, and Arlington and Fairfax
counties, Virginia
The Commission has three members One is
named by the Governor of Maryland from the
Maryland Public Service Commission The Go\er
nor of Virginia appoints one from the Virginia State
Corporation Commission One is chosen b) the
Mayor of the District of Columbia from the District
Public Service Commission Each member's term
coincides with the term of office in the agency from
which the member is selected Commission ex
penses are allocated annually in proportion to the
population of each signatory in the Metropolitan
District Maryland's share in Fiscal Year 1996 was
46 57 percent or $223,536 (Code Transportation
Article, sec 10 203)
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