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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 593

commuter rail operating costs from fares and fare box
operating revenues.

BY adding to

Article - Transportation

Section 3-217

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be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows: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

3-217.

(A) THERE IS A REVENUE ACCOUNT IN THE TRANSPORTATION
TRUST FUND.

(B) THIS REVENUE ACCOUNT SHALL BE USED TO SUBSIDIZE
THE FOLLOWING COMMUTER RAIL LINES:

(A)  THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL CONTINUE TO
OPERATE THE FOLLOWING COMMUTER RAIL LINES AT THEIR PRESENT
OR EXPANDED LEVELS OF SERVICE;

(1) THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO LINE BETWEEN
BRUNSWICK AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; AND

(2) THE CONRAIL LINE BETWEEN PENN STATION IN
BALTIMORE AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.; AND

(3) THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO LINE BETWEEN CAMDEN
STATION IN BALTIMORE AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

(C) THE SUBSIDIES PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE
MADE AT A RATE OF 50 PERCENT OF THE CROSS ANNUAL DEFICIT OF
EACH COMMUTER RAIL LINE.

(D) UNLESS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BY JOINT RESOLUTION,
DECIDES OTHERWISE, THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT DISCONTINUE THE
SUBSIDIES MADE UNDER THIS SECTION.

(B)  THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL RECOVER AT
LEAST 50 PERCENT OF TOTAL OPERATING COSTS FOR ALL COMMUTER
RAIL OPERATIONS UNDER ITS CONTROL FROM FARES AND OPERATING
REVENUES.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1981.

Approved May 19, 1981.