Ch. 105

LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section(s) 7-101(e), (f), and (g), respectively,
of Article - Transportation of the Annotated Code of Maryland be
renumbered to be Section(s) 7-101(f), (g), and (h), respectively.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF

MARYLAND SECTION 2. AND BE IF FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of
Maryland read as follows:

Article - Transportation

7-101.

(E) "LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT" MEANS RAIL TRANSIT WHICH IS
ELECTRICALLY POWERED AND CAN OPERATE IN MIXED TRAFFIC WITH
AUTOMOBILES.

7-102.

(d) [(l) In this subsection, "net project costs" means that
part of the capital costs that is incurred in constructing and
acquiring transit facilities eligible for assistance under the
federal Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 and that cannot be
reasonably financed from revenues.

(2)] It is the policy of this title that[:

(i) Consistent, CONSISTENT with the

alleviation of traffic congestion in the District and the
attainment of a balanced transportation system using each mode of
transportation to its best advantage, all costs incurred to
construct, acquire, operate, and maintain transit facilities for
the regional transit system shall be covered, as far as
practicable, BY GRANTS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND by fares
charged for the services performed by the transit facilities
owned or controlled by the Administration[; and

(II) FOR LIGHT RAIL PROJECTS, AT LEAST 10
PERCENT OF THE NET PROJECT COSTS SHALL BE PAID BY GRANTS
CONTRIBUTED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; AND

(ii) (III) At least two-thirds of the net
project costs for these ALL OTHER transit facilities shall be
paid by grants contributed by the federal government].

7-208.

(a) (1) Subject to the authority of the Secretary and,
where applicable, the Maryland Transportation Authority, the
Administration has jurisdiction:

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