2120                                    LAWS OF MARYLAND                                 Ch. 508

Article - Transportation

Section 4-206

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1977 Volume and 1980 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Transportation

Section 4-405

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1977 Volume and 1980 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article - Transportation

4-206.

Subject to Title 12 of the Real Property Article and
Ch. 608, Acts of 1976, the Authority may condemn property
for any transportation facilities project authorized to be
financed with revenue bonds [of prior issues ]. THE
AUTHORITY MAY CONDEMN PROPERTY EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE CHOPTANK
RIVER BRIDGE TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES PROJECT.

4-405.

(A)  THE MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SHALL
CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN A BRIDGE ACROSS THE
CHOPTANK RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF CAMBRIDGE AS A
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES PROJECT.

(B)  THE AUTHORITY SHALL CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, AND
MAINTAIN THE BRIDGE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS TITLE; ARTICLE 25, SECTION 236; THE TRUST AGREEMENT,
DATED AS OF JULY 1, 1978, BETWEEN THE AUTHORITY AND MARYLAND
NATIONAL BANK; AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

(C)  THE AUTHORITY IS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO OTHER
TRUST AGREEMENTS, PROVIDE FOR INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN
TRUST AGREEMENTS, AND TAKE OTHER ACTIONS NECESSARY TO
CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN A BRIDGE ACROSS THE
CHOPTANK RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF CAMBRIDGE AS A
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES PROJECT.

(D)  THE AUTHORITY IN PREPARING OR REVISING ANY TRUST
AGREEMENT SHALL MAY PROVIDE FOR NO OR REDUCED TOLLS ON THE
CHOPTANK RIVER TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES PROJECT AND
INCREASED OR MODIFIED TOLLS ON CERTAIN OTHER TRANSPORTATION
FACILITIES PROJECTS. HOWEVER, THE AUTHORITY MAY NEITHER
INCREASE NOR USE THE TOLLS OF THE U.S. ROUTE 40 SUSQUEHANNA
RIVER BRIDGE TO FUND ANY CHOPTANK RIVER BRIDGE PROJECT.