Ch. 292

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1) A county shall use ail amounts distributed to it
under this section only for the acquisition of replacement of
equipment or for the operating costs of the county's
transportation service;

        (2) A county, in consultation with the local area
agency on aging, shall determine the most effective means of
serving the transportation needs of its elderly and . handicapped
residents;

(3)  Each county shall cooperate with the others to
best serve the transportation needs of the State's elderly and
handicapped residents; and

(4)  A county administering a transportation service
that receives funds under this section:

(i) Shall provide trips for any purpose;

(ii) Shall serve the elderly and handicapped
citizens within the service areas identified in its application;

(iii) May not restrict its transportation
service to clients of social service agencies;

(iv) May establish reasonable fares; and

(v) May permit persons other than the elderly
and handicapped to use or benefit from its transportation service
to the extent capacity is available.

(h) The Secretary in consultation with the Maryland Office
on Aging and the Governor's Office for Handicapped Individuals
shall monitor the use of funds provided under this section.

(i) A county that receives funds under this section may not
use such funds to replace any moneys it receives from other
source's for transportation service for the elderly and
handicapped.                                                                                                             

(j) Federal funds provided to the State for use in

connection with the provision of transportation service to the

elderly and handicapped may not be diverted to other uses by the
State.

(k) The Secretary shall encourage each county to:

(1)  Continue to maximize use of existing funding
programs for elderly and handicapped transportation service; and

(2)  Enter into cooperative agreements with other-
local of State resource providers.

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