WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 10

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
affect the expenditure of State

Transportation Trust Funds

including program cost estimates

upon which federal grant

allocations are made. The

provision shall take effect only
so long as the Washington

Metropolitan Area Transit

Authority is party to a full
funding agreement with the U.S.
Department of Transportation or
any other agreement with the U.S.

Department of Transportation

where completion of usable

segments is assured by WMATA if
federal funds are not available.
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 such

funding arrangements. 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
the 103 mile system endorsed by
the State........................

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