3604                                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                                          Ch. 769

To levy and collect taxes for the organization, operation,
maintenance of libraries, fire and ambulance services, PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION, and other municipal services and to authorize the
purchase, sale, construction, maintenance, and operation of all
real and personal property necessary or incidental to such
services, and to establish, modify, amend and abolish special
taxing areas for any of the purposes enumerated in this article,
except that nothing herein contained shall be construed to permit
the modification or abolition of existing special taxing areas

performing municipal services, (other than furnishing fire

protection or library service) and governed or administered by a

citizen's committee or a commission elected or appointed

independently of the county council.

To levy and collect taxes to provide for the payment of
additional retirement or disability benefits to such former
employees of the county as may, in the opinion of the county
council, be entitled to receive such additional benefits.

Article - Transportation

SUBTITLE 8. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

7-801.

HOWARD COUNTY ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, HOWARD COUNTY, AND
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MAY:

(1) LEVY AND COLLECT TAXES FOR:

(I) THE ORGANIZATION, OPERATION, AND

MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES; AND

(II) THE PURCHASE, SALE, CONSTRUCTION,
MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF ALL REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
NECESSARY OR INCIDENTAL TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES; AND

(2) ESTABLISH, MODIFY, AMEND, AND ABOLISH SPECIAL
TAXING AREAS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1985.

Approved May 28, 1985.

CHAPTER 770
(House Bill 1019)
AN ACT concerning