WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 273

(B) JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION SHALL APPLY TO
TAXICAB RATES, CHARGES, REGULATIONS, AND MINIMUM INSURANCE
REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN THE
BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND OTHER POINTS IN
THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, UNLESS CONDUCTED BY A TAXICAB LICENSED
BY THE STATE OF MARYLAND OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE
OF MARYLAND, OR OPERATED UNDER A CONTRACT WITH THE STATE OF
MARYLAND.

3. EXCLUDED FROM THE APPLICATION OF THIS ACT IS ARE:

(A)  TRANSPORTATION BY WATER, AIR, OR RAIL;

(B)  TRANSPORTATION PERFORMED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, THE SIGNATORIES TO THIS COMPACT, OR ANY POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION OF THE SIGNATORIES: ;

(C) TRANSPORTATION PERFORMED BY A CARRIER OTHERWISE
SUBJECT TO THE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE WHEN:

(I) THE TRANSPORTATION IS PERFORMED UNDER A
WRITTEN CONTRACT FOR A FIXED PERIOD OF TIME WITH THE FEDERAL

GOVERNMENT, A SIGNATORY TO THIS COMPACT, OR A POLITICAL

SUBDIVISION OF A SIGNATORY;

(II) AN OFFICER OF COMPETENT AUTHORITY WHO
REPRESENTS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, A SIGNATORY TO THIS COMPACT,
OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF A SIGNATORY, FILES WITH THE
COMMISSION A COPY OF THE WRITTEN CONTRACT TOGETHER WITH A
CERTIFICATION, AS REQUIRED BY COMMISSION REGULATION, THAT THE
GOVERNMENT ENTITY ASSUMES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CARRIER'S
PERFORMANCE OF SERVICE UNDER THE CONTRACT AND FOR THE CARRIER'S
COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF § 7(A)(1) AND (F) OF THIS
ARTICLE, TO THE GOVERNMENT ENTITY RATHER THAN TO THE COMMISSION;
AND

(III) THE COMMISSION PROVIDES WRITTEN NOTICE
THAT THE CONTRACT AND CERTIFICATION HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED FOR
FILING;

(D) (C) TRANSPORTATION PERFORMED BY THE WASHINGTON
METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY;

(E) (D) TRANSPORTATION BY A MOTOR VEHICLE EMPLOYED
SOLELY IN TRANSPORTING TEACHERS AND SCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH GRADE
12 TO OR FROM PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS;

(F) (E) TRANSPORTATION PERFORMED OVER A REGULAR ROUTE
BETWEEN A POINT IN THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT AND A POINT OUTSIDE
THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN THOSE
POINTS ON THE REGULAR ROUTE THAT ARE WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN
DISTRICT, IF:

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