S.B. 246                                                  VETOES

compliance with the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act. This legislation sunsets
June 30, 1999.

House Bill 746, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on this date,
accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign Senate Bill
246.

Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening

Governor

Senate Bill No. 246

AN ACT concerning

Transportation Funding - Grants for Local Paratransit Service

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; providing for the termination of this Act; and generally relating
to grants for local paratransit services.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Transportation
Section 2-103.5
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1993 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Transportation

2-103.5.

(a)     Subject to the appropriation requirements and budgetary provisions of §
3-216 of this article and upon receipt of an approval of a grant application in the form or
detail that the Secretary reasonably requires, for Fiscal Year [1996] 1997 AND EACH
FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, the Department shall provide grants for paratransit service
provided by county or local governments, that is complementary to fixed route service as
required under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

(b)     The amount of the grants SHALL:

(1) [Shall be] BE determined in accordance with multiyear paratransit
plans approved by the Department or the Federal Transit Administration; and

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