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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 737

mass transportation which is subject to the provisions of
this article and, in determining whether or not a mass
transportation system is earning a reasonable return on its
operation as a whole, the prudent operating ratio formula,
where applicable, may be used as a standard.]

[88A.

In order to provide for the orderly transfer of
jurisdiction from the former Metropolitan Transit Authority
to the Commission over the transportation and persons
engaged therein specified in § 56A of this article.

(a)  The former Metropolitan Transit Authority shall
make available to the Commission, and its agents and
employees, for examination, inspection, study or
reproduction, any and all records, papers, documents, data,
information, decisions, and any and all other material which
the Authority has in its possession or control in connection
with or relative to any mass transportation system which has
in the past or now is being operated and maintained in the
area.

(b)  Any mass transportation system possessing a valid
permit or license to operate in the area as of June 1, 1969,
shall have the right to continue to operate under such
permit or license until the same expires or is otherwise
terminated.

(c)  All rules, regulations, orders, decisions, or
other action prescribed, issued, made, or taken by the
Authority and in force as of May 31, 1969, with respect to
the transportation and persons engaged therein specified in
§ 56A of this article, shall remain in effect, and be
enforceable under the provisions of, and in the manner
specified by, this article according to their terms, as
though they had been prescribed, issued, made, or taken by
the Commission pursuant to this article, unless and until
otherwise provided by the Commission in the exercise of its
powers under this article.

(d)  No suit, action, or other judicial proceeding
commenced prior to June 1, 1969, by or against the
Authority, or any officer of the Authority in his official
capacity or in relation to his discharge of official duties,
shall be affected by this enactment and same shall be
prosecuted and determined in accordance with the law
applicable at the time such proceeding was commenced and the
Commission shall be substituted for the Authority as
plaintiff or defendant, as the case may be, and shall defend
any such action against any officer of the Authority; and

(e)  The Commission shall continue and carry to a
conclusion any proceeding, hearing, or investigation which,
as of May 31, 1969, is pending before the Authority and any
such proceeding, hearing, or investigation shall be governed
by the provisions of this enactment.]