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Ch. 210
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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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(2) THE COUNTIES SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT
TO THE SENATE BUDGET AND TAXATION COMMITTEE, HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS
COMMITTEE. AND HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE BY DECEMBER 1 OF EACH
YEAR ON:
(I) THE STATUS OF THE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR THE
PRIOR FISCAL YEAR;
(II) THE STATUS OF ANY MANAGING FOR RESULTS PERFORMANCE
GOALS OF THEIR JURISDICTIONS AS THEY PERTAIN TO MASS TRANSIT SERVICE; AND
(III) COMPARISONS OF PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR MASS
TRANSIT IN THEIR JURISDICTIONS AND OTHER SIMILAR SYSTEMS NATIONWIDE.
(G) (1) PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHALL
EACH PROVIDE FOR AN INDEPENDENT MANAGEMENT AUDIT OF THE OPERATIONAL
COSTS AND REVENUES OF MASS TRANSIT IN THEIR RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS
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 THEIR
TRANSIT SYSTEMS.
(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.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:
(1) There shall be established a Transit Policy Panel consisting of the
following IS members:
(i) Six members of the House of Delegates appointed by the Speaker of
the House;
(ii) Six members of the Senate of Maryland appointed by the President of
the Senate; and
(iii) Six members appointed by the Governor.
(2) The Governor shall appoint the chairman of the Panel.
(3) The Panel shall study and make recommendations on:
(i) Similarities and differences in service policies and demographic
needs for the transit services, including locally operated bus services as well as rail
services, in both the Baltimore regional area and the Washington regional area;
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