PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 687

20% in that year in the number of scheduled revenue miles; (2) one or more reductions in
a single year that represent a total reduction of more than 1 hour in that year in the hours
of service; (3) one or more reductions in a single year that represent a total reduction of
more than 15% in that year in the number of route miles; or (4) one or more eliminations
of service in a single year that represent a total elimination of service in that year for
more than 10% of current riders. Any change that does not conform with these standards
shall constitute a minor service reduction.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, in Maryland, any posting
of notice of public hearing regulations adopted by the Washington Metropolitan Area
Transit Authority under this Act shall include requirements for advanced posting of
notice at stations, terminals, bus shelters, and vehicles that serve members of the public
that are directly affected by a proposed change.

SECTION 2. 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 1 of this Act
may not take effect until similar Acts are passed by the District of Columbia and the
Commonwealth of Virginia; that the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of
Virginia are requested to concur in this Act of the General Assembly by the passage of
substantially similar Acts; that the Department of Legislative Reference shall notify the
appropriate officials of the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the
United States Congress of the passage of this Act; and that, upon the concurrence in
Section 1 of this Act by the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the
United States, the Governor of the State of Maryland shall issue a proclamation declaring
this Act valid and effective and shall forward a copy of the proclamation to the Director
of the Department of Legislative Reference.

SECTION 3. 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to the
provisions of Section 2 4 of this Act, this Act shall take effect October 1, 1996.

Approved May 23, 1996.

CHAPTER 687
(House Bill 746)

AN ACT concerning

Transportation Funding - Grants for Local Paratransit Service Services - Fiscal

Assistance

FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Transportation to provide annual
grants to local jurisdictions for paratransit service that complements fixed route
service in compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act; requiring
the amount of the grants to be determined in accordance with certain paratransit
plans and to fully cover the cost of providing paratransit services in compliance with
the federal Act; altering the limitation on the total amount of the grants that may be
provided statewide; altering a termination date applicable to a certain provision
providing for refunds of the motor fuel tax paid on certain motor fuel used by
certain nonprofit organizations that operated a system of transportation for elderly,

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