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demonstrations or projects; any funds received pursuant to this sec-
tion shall be credited to the Transportation Trust Fund established
by Article 9 A A, Section 11, of this Code;

11.

(a)    Procedure.—No transit plan shall become effective and no
steps shall be taken towards the implementation thereof, until said
transit plan has been adopted by the [board] Secretary of Trans-
portation. However, the [board] Secretary shall not approve or
adopt the location of corridors, routes, stations, and terminals within
the boundaries of any political subdivisions until and unless advised
in writing that such locations have been approved by the legislative
body of the political subdivision. If the legislative body does not
advise the board of its action within one hundred and eighty (180)
days after the receipt of the proposed location, the failure to take
action by the legislative body shall be deemed to constitute approval.
Prior to the adoption of any transit plan, or the revision or amend-
ment thereof, the [board] Secretary of Transportation shall trans-
mit the proposed plan, revision, alteration or amendment for com-
ment to the following and to such other agencies as the [board]
Secretary shall determine and such comments shall be made within
such time as the [Authority] Secretary shall specify:

(1)    The Governor;

(2)    The mayor of the City of Baltimore, the city council of the
City of Baltimore and the county executives and the county councils
of Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties:

(3)    The Public Service Commission;

(4)    The Regional Planning Council;

(5)    The [Maryland] Department of State Planning [Depart-
ment] ;

[(6) The Maryland State Roads Commission;]
[(7) The Maryland Port Authority;]

[(8)] (6) Any authority or agency created to [own and]
operate Friendship International Airport; and

[(9)] (7) The private carriers operating in the District and
the labor unions representing employees engaged in transit opera-
tions in the District.

(b)    Public hearings.—Information with respect to a proposed
transit plan, or a proposed amendment or revision of an adopted
transit plan shall be released to the public and a copy shall be kept at
the office of the [Authority] Administration and shall be available
for public inspection. After thirty (30) days' notice published once
a week for two successive weeks in one or more newspapers of gen-
eral circulation within the District, a public hearing shall be held
by the Administrator with respect to the proposed plan, revision or
amendment. The thirty (30) days' notice shall begin to run on the
first day the notice appears in any such newspaper. The [board]
Administrator shall consider the evidence submitted and statements
and comments made at such hearing and may, with the approval of
the Secretary of Transportation, make any changes in the proposed
plan, amendment or revision which [it] he deems appropriate and
such changes may be made without further hearing.