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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 210
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(D) (1) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL PROVIDE FOR AN INDEPENDENT
MANAGEMENT AUDIT OF THE OPERATIONAL COSTS AND REVENUES OF MASS
TRANSIT IN THE BALTIMORE REGION EVERY 4 YEARS.
(2) THE AUDIT SHALL PROVIDE DATA ON FARES, COST CONTAINMENT
MEASURES, COMPARISONS WITH OTHER SIMILAR MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS, AND
OTHER INFORMATION NECESSARY IN EVALUATING THE OPERATIONS OF THE
BALTIMORE REGIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM.
(3) THE FINDINGS FROM THE AUDIT SHALL BE USED AS A BENCHMARK
FOR THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORTS.
(4) A PRELIMINARY BASELINE AUDIT SHALL BE COMPLETED BY
DECEMBER 1, 2000, WITH A FINAL BASELINE AUDIT TO BE COMPLETED BY
DECEMBER 1, 2001.
[(b)] (E) The determinations of the Secretary, Administration, or Maryland
Transportation Authority as to the type of service performed or the rentals, rates,
fees, fares, and other charges imposed are not subject to judicial review or to the
processes of any court.
[(c)] (F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title or the Public Utility
Companies Article, the Public Service Commission does not have any jurisdiction over
transit facilities owned or controlled by the Administration or over any contractor
operating these facilities.
[(d)] (G) Except as provided in this title, the Administration does not have any
jurisdiction over transportation in the District by private carriers.
10-207.
(a) (1) In this section, the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) "Eligible local bus service":
(i) Means the number of annual platform miles and annual
platform hours of fixed route, scheduled local bus service, that previously replaced
comparable service operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority,
plus the number of annual platform miles and annual platform hours of any new
fixed route, scheduled local bus service added after June 30, 1989; and
(ii) Is limited to service operated by or on behalf of and in
Montgomery County or Prince George's County.
(3) "Costs" means operating costs of eligible local bus service, plus
operating costs under § 10-205 of this subtitle.
(4) "Service deficit" means costs less:
(i) The greater of:
1. [revenues] REVENUES collected under this section and §
10-205(b) of this [subtitle] SUBTITLE; or
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