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410 LAWS OF MARYLAND Ch. 13
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(2) THEIR COST WOULD BE TOO GREAT CONSIDERING
THEIR NEED OR PROBABLE USE; OR
(3) THE SPARSENESS OF POPULATION, THE
EXISTENCE OF OTHER AVAILABLE WAYS, OR OTHER FACTORS SHOW
THAT THERE IS NO NEED FOR THEM.
(D) ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
(1) IF REQUESTED BY A LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THE
ADMINISTRATION SHALL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
ADVICE ON CARRYING OUT THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
(2) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL RECOMMEND
CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR FOOTPATHS, BRIDLE PATHS OR
HORSE TRAILS, AND BICYCLE TRAILS AND SHALL ESTABLISH A
UNIFORM SYSTEM OF SIGNS FOR ALL THE FOOTPATHS, BRIDLE
PATHS OR HORSE TRAILS, AND BICYCLE TRAILS CONSTRUCTED
UNDER THIS SECTION, WHETHER CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERTAKEN BY
THE ADMINISTRATION OR BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
(E) USE OF PATHS AND TRAILS.
FOOTPATHS AND BICYCLE TRAILS MAY BE USED ONLY BY
PEDESTRIANS AND NONMOTORIZED VEHICLES, AND BRIDLE PATHS
OR HORSE TRAILS MAY BE USED ONLY BY PEDESTRIANS, HORSES,
OR HORSE DRAWN VEHICLES, UNLESS THE ADMINISTRATION OR
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPECIFICALLY APPROVES OTHER USES.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE
USE OF FOOTPATHS AND BICYCLE TRAILS SHALL BE DENIED TO
SPORTS CYCLES, TRAIL BIKES, AND MINIBIKES.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 89B, §38B.
The present lists of local governments have
been shortened to refer simply to "the local
government".
The first sentence of present §38B(f), which
defined "bicycle trails", is deleted as
unnecessary in light of the provisions of
subsection (d) of this section.
The only other changes are in style.
8-410. APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR CONSTRUCTION OR
RECONSTRUCTION OF ROADS BY COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY.
A COUNTY ROAD OR STREET MAY NOT BE CONSTRUCTED OR
RECONSTRUCTED BY A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY UNDER §8-408 OF
THIS SUBTITLE UNLESS THE ADMINISTRATION FIRST HAS
APPROVED THE PROPOSED LOCATION, PLANS, AND SPECIFICATIONS
FOR THE PROJECT CONSTRUCTION OR RECONSTRUCTION. APPROVAL
SHALL BE GRANTED IF, IN THE ADMINISTRATION'S JUDGMENT,
THE COUNTY ROAD OR STREET, WHEN CONSTRUCTED OR
RECONSTRUCTED, WILL BE REASONABLY ADEQUATE AND
APPROPRIATE TO AN EXISTING OR POTENTIAL INTEGRATED
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