HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                     2513

FOR the purpose of prohibiting the Maryland Department of
Transportation from spending any further funds for the
construction of any new highway, arterial, freeway, or
expressway in a certain right-of-way reserved for the
project designated as the Rockville Facility in Montgomery
County; providing an exception for certain improvements
constructed at certain grade intersections and railroad
crossings; and generally relating to the spending of certain
funds in a certain right-of-way reserved for a project
designated as the Rockville Facility in Montgomery County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Transportation

Section 8-601

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1977 Volume and 1983 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Transportation

8-601.

(a)  The Administration shall construct, reconstruct, and
repair State highways as necessary and shall maintain them in
good condition.

(b)  The Department may not spend any further funds for the
construction of[:

(1)] I-95 through Prince George's County that will
involve a new or reconstructed segment connecting it to any other
highway in Prince George's County. THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT SPEND
ANY FURTHER FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HIGHWAY,
ARTERIAL, FREEWAY, OR EXPRESSWAY IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY DESCRIBED IN
THE 1980 HIGHWAY NEEDS INVENTORY AS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY RESERVED FOR
THE PROJECT DESIGNATED AS THE ROCKVILLE FACILITY IN MONTGOMERY
COUNTY.

(C) THIS PROHIBITION DOES NOT PRECLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF
IMPROVEMENTS AT GRADE INTERSECTIONS AND RAILROAD CROSSINGS IN THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY DESIGNATED AS THE ROCKVILLE FACILITY TO FACILITATE
TRAFFIC FLOW AND HIGHWAY SAFETY.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984.

Approved May 15, 1984.