ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 447

Mass Transit Administration's and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Authority's bus, light rail, and metro services.]

SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 2000. [It shall remain effective for a period of 4 8 years and, at the end of June
30, 2004 2008, with no further action required by the General Assembly, this Act shall
be abrogated and of no further force and effect.]

Chapter 211 of the Acts of 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 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 2000. [It shall remain effective for a period of 4 8 years and, at the end of June
30, 2004 2008, with no further action required by the General Assembly, this Act shall
be abrogated and of no further force and effect.]

Article - Transportation

2-104.

THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT IN ITS ANNUAL BUDGET SEPARATE FAREBOX
RECOVERY PROJECTIONS FOR BUS, LIGHT RAIL, HEAVY RAIL, AND SUBWAY
SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION AND THE
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY DURING THE FISCAL YEAR
COVERED BY THE BUDGET.

7-208.

(a)     Subject to the authority of the Secretary and, where applicable, the
Maryland Transportation Authority, the Administration has jurisdiction:

(1)     Consistent with the provisions of Division II of the State Finance and
Procurement Article, for planning, developing, constructing, acquiring, financing, and
operating the transit facilities authorized by this title; and

(2)     Over the services performed by and the rentals, rates, fees, fares, and
other charges imposed for the services performed by transit facilities owned or
controlled by the Administration.

(b)     (1) For fiscal year 2001 and thereafter, the Administration shall recover
from fares and other operating revenues at least 40 percent of the operating costs for
the Maryland Transit Administration bus, light rail, and Metro services in the
Baltimore region.

(2) The Administration shall establish a cost recovery goal of 50 percent.

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