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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 106

Development Fund may not be

expended until the Department

develops specific guidelines for
the issuance of grants under this
program and receives approval of
these guidelines from the Budget

Committees. The Department

should report on these guidelines
by May 15, 1985..................

29.01.01.04 Washington Suburban Transit
Commission-Operating Grants
Special Fund Appropriation.........

29.01.01.05 Washington Suburban Transit
Commission-Capital Grants
Special Fund Appropriation,

provided that funds contained
herein for payment to the
Washington Suburban Transit
Commission (WSTC) for capital
costs of metrorail construction
shall be expended only if the
Department and the Maryland

county, within which such

construction occurs, jointly

review and concur on the major

location, design, and

construction decisions that will
effect the expenditure of State
transportation trust funds. This
provision shall take effect only
if the Washington Metropolitan

Area Transit Authority is

required to enter into a full
funding agreement with the U.S.
Department of Transportation.
The Department shall exercise
this concurrent power only for
the purpose of insuring that the
State's contribution to the
construction cost does not exceed
the expected State's share which
would be required absent a full

funding agreement. The

Department shall not unreasonably
withhold its concurrence or use
its concurrence to influence
county positions on any issues

unrelated to the specific

location, design, or construction
decision in question. Nothing
herein stated authorizes the
Department of Transportation to
support completion of less than

3,654,000

37,248,000