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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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Ch. 556
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(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.
(2) "LEVEL OF SERVICE" INCLUDES THE NUMBER OF ROUND
TRIPS OPERATED ON A ROUTE AND THE NUMBER OF STATIONS ALONG A ROUTE.
(3) "ROUTE" MEANS A PASSENGER RAILROAD SERVICE LINE
DESCRIBED UNDER SUBSECTIONS (B) THROUGH (D) OF THIS SECTION.
[(a)] (B) The Administration shall continue to operate the following
passenger railroad services at levels of service at least equivalent to the level of service
established as of July 1, 1981:
(1) The CSX line between Brunswick and the District of Columbia;
(2) The Amtrak line between Penn Station in Baltimore and the
District of Columbia; and
(3) The CSX line between Camden Station in Baltimore and the
District of Columbia.
(C) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE
PASSENGER RAILROAD SERVICE ON THE AMTRAK LINE BETWEEN PERRYVILLE
AND PENN STATION IN BALTIMORE AT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AT LEAST
EQUIVALENT TO THE LEVEL OF SERVICE ESTABLISHED AS OF MAY 1, 1991.
(D) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE
PASSENGER SERVICES ON THE CSX LINE BETWEEN FREDERICK AND POINT OF
ROCKS AT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AT LEAST EQUIVALENT TO THE LEVEL OF
SERVICE ESTABLISHED AS OF DECEMBER 17, 2001.
[(b)] (E) The Administration shall recover at least 50 percent of total
operating costs for all passenger railroad services under its control from fares and
operating revenues. Notwithstanding § 7-208 of this title, the Maryland Transit
Administration shall calculate for passenger rail services a separate farebox recovery
ratio for the administrative purposes of determining a separate cost recovery ratio for
each of the aforementioned transit modes from the calculation for mass transit, Metro,
and light rail.
[(c)] (F) (1) [Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the]
the Administration may not close a station on [a passenger railroad service line
described in subsection (a) of this section] any route before [March 6, 2007] JUNE
30, 2008.
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