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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 743

certain other moneys it receives from other sources;
prohibiting a certain diversion of certain Federal funds
provided to the State; requiring the Secretary to encourage
counties to principally fund certain transportation service
with certain moneys and to enter into certain cooperative
agreements; providing that certain provisions do not
prohibit a county from taking certain actions; providing for
the termination of this Act after a certain date; defining
certain terms; and generally relating to the funding and
provision of certain services for elderly and handicapped
persons.

BY adding to

Article - Transportation
Section 2-103.3
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1977 Volume and 1984 Supplement)

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

Article - Transportation

2-103.3.

(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.

(2) "COUNTY" INCLUDES BALTIMORE CITY.

(3) "ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED PERSON" MEANS ANY PERSON
WHO, BY REASON OF ILLNESS, INJURY, AGE, CONGENITAL MALFUNCTION,
OR OTHER PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY, IS
UNABLE TO USE MASS TRANSIT FACILITIES AND SERVICES AS EFFECTIVELY
AS A PERSON WHO IS NOT SO AFFECTED.

(4) "TRANSPORTATION SERVICE" MEANS ANY TRANSPORTATION
OPTION OR MIX OF OPTIONS THAT MAY INCLUDE PARATRANSIT OR FIXED
ROUTE SERVICE, ESTABLISHED OR EMPLOYED BY A COUNTY TO ACCOMMODATE
THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF ITS ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED
RESIDENTS.

(B) (1) THE SECRETARY SHALL SEPARATELY IDENTIFY IDENTIFY
SEPARATELY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL BUDGET AN AMOUNT THAT
THE SECRETARY DEEMS NECESSARY TO BE USED FOR ELDERLY AND
HANDICAPPED TRANSPORTATION SERVICE IN EACH COUNTY.

(2) THE AMOUNT THE SECRETARY IDENTIFIES, OR SUCH
OTHER AMOUNT AS MAY BE APPROPRIATED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR
THE PROVISION OF ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED TRANSPORTATION SERVICE
IN EACH COUNTY, SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTIONS
(C) AND (D), (D), AND (E) OF THIS SECTION.