836                              Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 416

3-402.2. Reciprocal provisions.

(a)    Declaration of policy.—It is the policy of this State to pro-
mote and encourage the fullest possible use of its highway system
by authorizing the making and execution of motor vehicle recipro-
cal or proportional registration agreements, arrangements and dec-
larations with other states, provinces, territories and countries
with respect to vehicles registered in this and such other states,
provinces, territories and countries, thus contributing to the eco-
nomic and social development and growth of this State.

(b)    Administrator may make reciprocity agreements, arrange-
ments, or declarations.—The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall
have the authority to make agreements, arrangements or declara-
tions to carry out the provisions of this section.

(c)    Authority for reciprocity agreements, provisions, reciproc-
ity standards.—The Commissioner may enter into an agreement or
arrangement with the duly authorized representatives of other juris-
dictions, granting to vehicles or to owners of vehicles which are
properly registered or licensed in such jurisdictions, and for which
evidence of compliance is supplied, benefits, privileges and exemp-
tions from the payment, wholly or partially, of any taxes, fees, or
other charges imposed upon such vehicles or owners with respect
to the operation or ownership of such vehicles under the laws of
this State. Such an agreement or arrangement shall provide that
vehicles properly registered or licensed in this State, when operated
upon highways of such other jurisdiction, shall receive exemptions,
benefits and privileges of a similar kind or to a similar degree as
are extended to vehicles properly registered or licensed in such
jurisdiction when operated in this State. Each such agreement or
arrangement shall, in the judgment of the Commissioner, be in the
best interest of this State and the citizens thereof and shall be fair
and equitable to this State and the citizens thereof, and all of the
same shall be determined on the basis and recognition of the benefits
which accrue to the economy of this State from the uninterrupted
flow of commerce.

(d)    Base state registration reciprocity.—An agreement or ar-
rangement entered into, or a declaration issued under the authority
of this act may contain provisions authorizing the registration or
licensing in another jurisdiction of vehicles located in or operated
from a base in such other jurisdiction which vehicles otherwise
would be required to be registered or licensed in this State; and in
such event the exemptions, benefits and privileges extended by such
agreement, arrangement or declaration shall apply to such vehicles,
when properly licensed or registered in such base jurisdiction.

(e)    Proportional registration of fleet vehicles.—If any juris-
diction permits or requires the licensing of fleets of vehicles in
interstate or combined interstate and intrastate commerce and
payment of registration fees, license taxes or other fixed fees thereon
on an apportionment basis commensurate with and determined by
the miles traveled on and the use made of said jurisdiction's high-
ways, as compared with the miles traveled on and the use made of
other jurisdictions' highways or any other equitable basis of appor-
tionment, and exempts vehicles registered in other jurisdictions under
such apportionment basis from the requirements of full payment of