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and appropriate actions, by those Departments and approval by the
Governor of the State, the capital and current budgets shall be
submitted by the Governor to the General Assembly in the usual
procedure as required for approval and adoption by the General
Assembly.

(B) AT THE TIME OF SUBMITTING THE BUDGETS PRO-
VIDED FOR HEREIN THE GOVERNOR SHALL INDICATE TO
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHAT, IF ANY, PROVISION HAS
BEEN MADE BY HIM IN OTHER BUDGET SUBMISSIONS FOR
THE SAME YEAR FOR STATE FUND SUPPORT FOR THE
TRANSIT FACILITIES LOCATED OR TO BE LOCATED IN THE
POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE WASHINGTON SUBUR-
BAN TRANSIT DISTRICT, DEEMED NECESSARY BY HIM TO
ASSURE THAT THE TAXPAYERS IN THAT DISTRICT SHALL
HAVE A PARITY BENEFIT IN THE ALLOCATION OF STATE
FUNDS. IT BEING THE INTENTION OF THE GENERAL AS-
SEMBLY THAT TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE THE TAXPAYER
BURDENS OF SUPPORTING REGIONAL TRANSIT FACILITIES
THROUGH LOCAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS RESOURCES
SHALL BE AFFORDED EQUITABLE RELIEF WHERE THE
RESOURCES OF THE STATE HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE
TO SUPPORT COMPARABLE FACILITIES IN THIS METRO-
POLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT.

29. 28. Coordination of public and private facilities; policy.

The public interest in efficient and economical transit service re-
quires that the transit facilities operated by private carriers shall
be operated to provide, with the transit facilities owned or controlled
by the Authority, a unified and coordinated regional transit system
without unnecessary duplicating or competing service and, within
the context of this standard, it is the policy of this Article to
utilize private carriers to the fullest extent practicable in providing
service within the District.

30. 29. Jurisdiction of the Authority.

From and after the effective date of this Article, the Authority
shall have sole and exclusive jurisdiction for planning, developing,
constructing, acquiring, financing and operating the transit facilities
authorized herein. The service performed by such transit facilities
owned or controlled by the Authority and the rates and fares to be
charged for such services shall be subject to the sole and exclusive
jurisdiction of the Authority. The determinations of the Authority
with respect to the type of service to be performed or the rates
and fares to be charged shall not be subject to judicial review nor to
the processes of any court. Notwithstanding any other provision in
this Article or in Article 78 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1964 Replacement Volume, as amended), the Public Service Com-
mission shall have no authority with respect thereto, nor with respect
to any contractor in connection with the operation by it of transit
facilities owned or controlled by the Authority. Except as provided
herein, the Authority shall have no jurisdiction over transportation
by private carriers within the District and the persons engaged
therein.