PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                                 Ch. 3

(WSTC) for capital costs of Metrorail

construction shall be expended only if the

department and the Maryland county,

within which such construction occurs,

jointly review and concur on the major

location, design, and construction decisions

that will affect the expenditure of State

transportation trust funds including

program cost estimates upon which federal

grant allocations are made. The provision

shall take effect only so long as the

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit

Authority (WMATA) is party to a full

funding agreement with the U.S.

Department of Transportation where

completion of usable segments is assured by

WMATA if federal funds are not available.

The department shall exercise this

concurrent power only for the purpose of

insuring that the State's contribution to the

construction cost does not exceed the

expected State's share which would be

required absent such funding arrangements.

The department shall not unreasonably

withhold its concurrence or use its

concurrence to influence county positions

on any issues unrelated to the specific

location, design, or construction decision in

question. Nothing herein stated authorizes

the Maryland Department of

Transportation to support completion of

less than the 103-mile system endorsed by

the State.
Further provided that the special fund

appropriation shall be reduced by

$2,716,000 contingent on the failure of

Senate Bill 600/House Bill 1328. or that

$1,495,000 shall be reduced from the special

fund appropriation for program JA01.04

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit -

Operating contingent upon the enactment

of Senate Bill 600/House Bill 1328 .............

Federal Fund Appropriation............................

77,645,000
8,414,000	86,059,000

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