MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

2031

(4)   Any motor vehicle of any farmer or person
having a general hauler's license, used by such person to
haul farm products (other than milk) for his neighbors,
where such hauling constitutes the first movement of said
products from farm to market, and (except in case of
transportation of a seasonal product) is not on regular
schedule.

(5)    Any motor vehicle operated for a period
of not more than three months in any registration year in
the transportation of persons employed at a cannery
located in any county in Maryland,

(6)   Nothing in this subheading shall apply to
taxicabs.

(7)   Public transportation for hire authorized
to operate on the boardwalk in the Town of Ocean City,
Maryland.

(8)    COMPANY VAN POOLS.

SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That new
Section 2(jj) be and it is hereby added to Article 78 —
Public Service Commission Law, of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1975 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement) to
read as follows:

Article 78 - Public Service Commission Law

2.

(JJ) (1) "COMPANY VAN POOL" MEANS ANY NONPROFIT
COMMUTER SERVICE PROVIDED BY OR ORGANIZED BY AN EMPLOYEE
ORGANIZATION OR BY A COMPANY [[ON A NONPROFIT BASIS]] OR
A GROUP OF COMPANIES FOR ITS EMPLOYEES AND WHICH:

(I)    TRANSPORTS EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING
THE DRIVER, [[PRIMARILY]] EXCLUSIVELY BETWEEN THEIR HOMES
AND THEIR EMPLOYER'S PLACE OF BUSINESS;

(II)   IS AVAILABLE ON A
NONDISCRIMINATORY BASIS TO ALL OF THE [[COMPANY'S]]
EMPLOYEES OF THE COMPANY OR GROUP OF COMPANIES;

(III)  DOES NOT REQUIRE PARTICIPATION OF
ANY EMPLOYEE AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT; AND

(IV)   USES MOTOR VEHICLES HAVING A
SEATING CAPACITY OF NO MORE THAN 15 PERSONS EACH AS THE
SOLE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION ACROSS LAND.

(2) IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY COMPANY WHICH
PROVIDES COMMUTER SERVICE FOR ANOTHER COMPANY'S EMPLOYEES
UNDER A CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT WITH THAT COMPANY.

SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act