1152                                Laws of Maryland                         Ch. 526

portation and shall, subject to the authority of the Secretary of
Transportation, be responsible for carrying out the powers, duties,
responsibilities and functions vested by law in the Public Transit
Administration. The Public Transit Administrator shall also be
responsible for carrying out those duties or functions vested in the
Secretary of Transportation which the Secretary may delegate to
him.

(b)    The Metropolitan Transit Authority, the office of Secretary
of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, the office of Treasurer of the
Metropolitan Transit Authority, and the office of General Manager
of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, are hereby abolished. From
and after July 1, 1971, all rights, powers, duties, obligations and
functions heretofore conferred upon or exercised by the Metropolitan
Transit Authority and such above-named officers, shall be transferred
to and shall, subject to the authority of the Secretary of Transporta-
tion, be exercised by the Public Transit Administration except for
those powers and duties transferred to the Maryland Transportation
Authority by Section 208C of this Article.

(c)    All rules, regulations, forms, orders and directives promul-
gated by or in effect for the Metropolitan Transit Authority as of
June 30, 1971, shall continue in force unless and until changed by
the Public Transit Administrator or the Secretary of Transportation.

(d)    All references in this Code, other laws, ordinances, resolu-
tions, rules, regulations, directives, legal actions, contracts or other
documents to the Metropolitan Transit Authority shall be deemed to
mean the Public Transit Administration or, if such references relate
to matters within the jurisdiction of the Maryland Transportation
Authority and if such construction be more reasonable, then such
references shall be deemed to mean the Maryland Transportation
Authority.

(e)    All persons who are as of June 30, 1971, officers and employ-
ees of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, but not including members
of the Metropolitan Transit Authority and its Secretary and its
Treasurer, are hereby confirmed in the office, position and classifi-
cation which they hold as of June 30, 1971, as officers and employees
of the Public Transit Administration until they retire, resign, or are
removed as provided by law.

207E.

(a)    The State Motor Vehicle Administration is established and
continued as the same Department of Motor Vehicles hitherto exist-
ing. The State Motor Vehicle Administration shall be part of the
Department of Transportation. The State Motor Vehicle Adminis-
tration shall have, subject to the Authority of the Secretary of
Transportation, the rights, powers, duties, obligations and functions
provided in the laws of this State for the Department of Motor
Vehicles.

(b)    The office of Commissioner of Motor Vehicles is hereby
abolished. The head of the State Motor Vehicle Administration
shall be the Motor Vehicle Administrator. The incumbent Commis-
sioner of Motor Vehicles as of June 30, 1971, shall be the Motor
Vehicle Administrator and shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary
of Transportation. Thereafter, his successors shall be appointed by
the Secretary of Transportation, with the approval of the Governor,