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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 211
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:
(1) There shall be established a Transit Policy Panel consisting of the
following 18 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;
(ii) Viability and feasibility of parity treatment between the two regional
transit areas, as recommended by the recent Commission on Transportation
Investment; and
(iii) Projections on necessary services and costs, including funding
requirements and farebox recovery requirements, to implement the recent Transit
Advisory Panel recommendations, including the short-term and long-term impact on
the State Transportation Trust Fund.
(4) The Maryland Department of Transportation shall provide staff support for
the Panel.
(4) (5) The Panel shall report its findings and recommendations to the
Governor and, subject to $ 2-1246 of the State Government Article, to the General
Assembly by December 1, 2000.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Department of
Transportation shall submit in the Department's annual budget request separate.
farebox recovery projections for the fiscal year covered by the budget request for the
Mass Transit Administration's and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Authority's bus, light rail, and metro services.
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall
take effect July 1, 2000. It shall remain effective for a period of 6 months and, at the
end of December 31, 2000, with no further action required by the General Assembly.
Section 2 of this Act shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect.
SECTION 3. 4. 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 2000. It shall remain effective for a period of 4 years and, at the end of
June 30, 2004. with no further action required by the General Assembly, this Act shall
be abrogated and of no further force and effect.
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