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Ch. 13
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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(C) THE BOARD SHALL GIVE AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS'
NOTICE FOR ALL HEARINGS. THE NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN BY.
PUBLICATION IN A NEWSPAPER OF DAILY CIRCULATION
THROUGHOUT THE ZONE AND SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE PUBLISHED
ONCE A WEEK FOR TWO SUCCESSIVE WEEKS. THE NOTICE SHALL
START WITH THE DAY OF FIRST PUBLICATION. IN ADDITION,
THE BOARD SHALL POST NOTICES OF THE HEARING IN ITS
OFFICES, ALL STATIONS AND TERMINALS AND IN ALL OF ITS
VEHICLES AND ROLLING STOCK IN REVENUE SERVICE.
(D) PRIOR TO CALLING A HEARING ON ANY MATTER
SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION, THE BOARD SHALL PREPARE AND
FILE AT ITS MAIN OFFICE AND KEEP OPEN FOR PUBLIC
INSPECTION ITS REPORT RELATING TO THE PROPOSED ACTION TO
BE CONSIDERED AT SUCH HEARING. UPON RECEIPT BY THE
BOARD OF ANY REPORT SUBMITTED BY WMATC, IN CONNECTION
WITH A MATTER SET FOR HEARING, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS
OF §63 OF THIS ARTICLE XIII, THE BOARD SHALL FILE SUCH
REPORT AT ITS MAIN OFFICE AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR
PUBLIC INSPECTION. FOR HEARINGS CALLED BY THE BOARD
PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (E), ABOVE, THE BOARD ALSO SHALL
CAUSE TO BE LODGED AND KEPT OPEN FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION
THE WRITTEN REQUEST UPON WHICH THE HEARING IS GRANTED AND
ALL DOCUMENTS FILED IN SUPPORT THEREOF.
63. REFERENCE OF MATTERS TO WMATC.
TO FACILITATE THE ATTAINMENT OF THE PUBLIC POLICY
OBJECTIVES FOR OPERATION OF THE PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY
OWNED OR CONTROLLED TRANSIT FACILITIES AS STATED IN
ARTICLE XII, §55, PRIOR TO THE HEARINGS PROVIDED FOR BY
§62 HEREOF—-
(A) THE BOARD SHALL REFER TO WMATC FOR ITS
CONSIDERATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS, ANY MATTER WHICH THE
BOARD CONSIDERS MAY AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE PUBLICLY
AND PRIVATELY OWNED OR CONTROLLED TRANSIT FACILITIES AS A
COORDINATED REGIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM AND ANY MATTER FOR
WHICH THE BOARD HAS CALLED A HEARING, PURSUANT TO §62 OF
THIS ARTICLE XIII, EXCEPT THAT TEMPORARY OR EMERGENCY
CHANGES IN MATTERS AFFECTING SERVICE SHALL NOT BE
REFERRED; AND
(B) WMATC, UPON SUCH REFERENCE OF ANY MATTER TO IT,
SHALL GIVE THE REFERRED MATTER PREFERENCE OVER ANY OTHER
MATTERS PENDING BEFORE IT AND SHALL, AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS
PRACTICABLE, PREPARE AND TRANSMIT ITS REPORT THEREON TO
THE BOARD. THE BOARD MAY REQUEST WMATC TO RECONSIDER
ANY PART OF ITS REPORT OR TO MAKE ANY SUPPLEMENTAL
REPORTS IT DEEMS NECESSARY. ALL OF SUCH REPORTS SHALL
BE ADVISORY ONLY.
(C) ANY REPORT SUBMITTED BY WMATC TO THE BOARD
SHALL CONSIDER, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE PROBABLE EFFECT
OF THE MATTER OR PROPOSAL UPON THE OPERATION OF THE
PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY OWNED OR CONTROLLED TRANSIT
FACILITIES AS A COORDINATED REGIONAL SYSTEM, PASSENGER
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