HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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[(1)] (2) "Capital project" means:

(i) Any project for which funds are expended
for construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of a
transportation facility by the Department or of a transportation
facilities project by the Maryland Transportation Authority; or

(ii) Capital equipment, as defined by the
Secretary[; ].

[(2)] (3) "Construction phase" means the phase of a
capital project in which the project is committed and advanced
from the project development phase to completion[;].

[(3)] (4) "Major capital project" means any new,
expanded, or significantly improved facility or service that
involves planning, environmental studies, design, right-of-way,
construction, or purchase of essential equipment related to the
facility or service[;].

[(4)] (5) "Minor capital project" means any project
for the preservation or rehabilitation of an existing facility or
service, including the planning, design, right-of-way,
construction, or purchase of equipment essential to the facility
or service, and generally not requiring the preparation of an
environmental impact assessment.

[(5)] (6) "Project development phase" means the phase
of a capital project in which planning, engineering, and
environmental studies and analyses are conducted with full
participation by the public, prior to commitment to
construction[;]

[(6)] (7) "Significant change" means any change that
affects the size or character of a project to the extent that the
change:

(i) Substantially modifies the capacity, level
of service, or cost of the project;

(ii) Alters the function or purpose of the
project; or

(iii) Impacts the ability of a modal
administration to accomplish the program priorities established
by the Secretary in the State Report on Transportation[;].

[(7)] (8) "Transportation facility" has the [same]
meaning [as indicated] STATED in § 3-101(1) of this article[;
and ].

[(8)] (9) "Transportation facilities project" has the
[same] meaning [as indicated] STATED in § 4-101(i) of this
article.