WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 273

10-202.

On behalf of this State, the Governor shall   execute, with

the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of    Virginia, an

interstate compact substantially as it appears in   §§ 10-203 and
10-204 of this subtitle.

10-203.

PREAMBLE

WHEREAS, THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA (CHAPTER 627, 1958
ACTS OF ASSEMBLY), THE STATE OF MARYLAND (CHAPTER 613, ACTS OF
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 1959), AND THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA (RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, DECEMBER 22,
1960) ENTERED INTO AND EXECUTED THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA
TRANSIT REGULATION COMPACT ON DECEMBER 22, 1960; AND

WHEREAS, THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES HAS, BY JOINT
RESOLUTION APPROVED OCTOBER 9, 1962 (PUBLIC LAW 87-767; 76 STAT.
764), GIVEN ITS CONSENT TO THE STATE OF MARYLAND, AND THE
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA TO EFFECTUATE CERTAIN CLARIFYING
AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPACT, AND HAS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED THE
COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO EFFECTUATE THE
AMENDMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA; AND

WHEREAS, THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA (CHAPTER 67, 1962 ACTS
OF ASSEMBLY), THE STATE OF MARYLAND (CHAPTER 114, ACTS OF GENERAL
ASSEMBLY, 1962), AND THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA (RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ADOPTED ON
MARCH 19, 1963) HAVE ADOPTED THOSE CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE
COMPACT;

NOW, THEREFORE, THE STATES OF MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA AND THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, HEREAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE SIGNATORIES,
COVENANT AND AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

TITLE I

GENERAL COMPACT PROVISIONS

ARTICLE I

THERE IS CREATED THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT
DISTRICT, REFERRED TO AS THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, WHICH SHALL
INCLUDE: THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA AND
FALLS CHURCH OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA; ARLINGTON COUNTY AND
FAIRFAX COUNTY OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, THE POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS LOCATED WITHIN THOSE COUNTIES, AND THAT PORTION OF
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA, OCCUPIED BY THE WASHINGTON DULLES
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, AND THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

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