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Ch. 211
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2000 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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fiscal year. Adjustments shall be made to increase or decrease the combined grants in
the subsequent fiscal year to reflect the actual inflation rate.
(e) (1) The Department shall provide an annual capital grant to Prince
George's County and Montgomery County for the purchase of buses to be used in
eligible local bus service.
(2) Grants provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be in
addition to any federal funds received by the State for bus services operated by Prince
George's County and Montgomery County.
(F) (1) FOR FISCAL YEARS YEAR 2001 AND THEREAFTER, PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHALL IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, IN ADDITION TO THE FAREBOX RECOVERY INDICATOR
TO TRACK SERVICE EFFICIENCY FOR MASS TRANSIT IN THEIR RESPECTIVE
JURISDICTIONS, INCLUDING:
(I) OPERATING EXPENSES PER VEHICLE MILE;
(II) OPERATING EXPENSES PER PASSENGER TRIP; AND
(III) PASSENGER TRIPS PER VEHICLE MILE.
(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.
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