|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ch. 14 2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10) one member of the Anne Arundel County Council selected by the
Anne Arundel County Council; and
(11) the two three senators and six seven delegates representing State
legislative districts 28 and 29 and sub-district 27B; and
(12) one representative of the private sector who specializes in bus rapid
transit.
(c) The Commission shall elect a chairman and vice chairman of the
Commission at its first meeting.
(d) The Commission shall coordinate with the Tri-County Council's Regional
Infrastructure Advisory Committee.
(e) (1) The State agencies represented on the Commission shall provide staff
for the Commission.
(2) The Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland shall provide
technical and staff support for the Commission.
(f) A member of the Commission:
(1) may not receive compensation; but
(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State
Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
(g) The Commission shall:
(1) ' review the study prepared by the Maryland Department of
Transportation regarding mass transit in Southern Maryland under Chapter 594,
Acts of 1998, the Southern Maryland Regional Transportation Strategy, the MD
5/U.S. 301 Transit Service Staging Plan, and any other relevant mass transit studies
and plans;
(2) study the Southern Maryland rail transit alternatives, including a
light rail transit system in the Maryland Route 5 corridor from White Plains to
Branch Avenue;
(3) study the current and future impact of traffic congestion in Southern
Maryland, including traffic levels on roads including U.S. Route 301 and Maryland
Routes 2/4, 4, 5, 210, 228, 231, 235, and 260;
(4) make recommendations on potential strategies, including roadway
improvements and mass transit, including light rail transit to reduce traffic
congestion on the roads specified in item (3) of this subsection and throughout the
Southern Maryland region;
(5) study and make recommendations regarding the amount of funding
necessary to implement traffic congestion reduction strategies in Southern Maryland;
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- 82 -
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
