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

J00H01.05 Facilities and Capital Equipment

The Maryland Department of
Transportation is authorized to
process a budget amendment not to
exceed $1,000,000 in federal funds for
the purpose of completing a final
environmental impact statement on a
magnetic levitation transportation
system (Maglev). No additional
federal funds may be expended for any
purpose related to the study,
development, or construction of a
Maglev system.

Provided that no federal funds may be
expended for the purpose of studying,
developing, or constructing a Maglev
system.

Provided that no funding in this budget may
be expended to develop, construct, or
equip any portion of the Maryland Transit
Administration's (MTA) facilities with any
components of the NEXT system or to
issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for any
initiatives or projects related to the NEXT
system, except that those projects listed
below which are already included in the
2004 Consolidated Transportation
Program (CTP) and are now considered to
be part of the NEXT system may continue
implementation in fiscal 2005 and the
level of funding which is provided in the
2004 CTP for each specified project may
be expended on these projects in fiscal
2005:

(1)    Project Number 0266 - ADA
Compliant NEXT Bus Stop Sign
Project ($200,000);

(2)    Project Number PP0709 - Transit
Station Enhancements ($1,470,000);

Ch. 429

2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

12,604,351

128,609,005

128,555,341

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