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2007 Laws of Maryland
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Ch. 556
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(ii) The implications of closing a passenger railroad service
facility that is a State or federally designated historic landmark or that is located in a
State or federally designated historic district;
(iii) The impact on traffic congestion along the Interstate 95,
Interstate 295, and Md State Route 100 corridors as a result of the station closure;
(iv) The effect of closing the St. Denis Station on ridership at the
Halethorpe Station, including the effect on traffic and parking at the Halethorpe
Station and in Arbutus;
(v) The projected ridership at the St. Denis Station if train stops
are increased up to nine stops; and
(vi) The projected ridership at the St. Denis Station if service to
and from Baltimore is resumed.
(I) (1) UNTIL A PUBLIC HEARING IS HELD ON THE MATTER, THE
ADMINISTRATION MAY NOT ESTABLISH OR ABANDON A STATION ON A ROUTE.
(2) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL GIVE NOTICE OF A HEARING AT
LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE THE HEARING.
(3) THE NOTICE SHALL BE:
(I) PUBLISHED ONCE A WEEK FOR 2 SUCCESSIVE WEEKS IN
TWO OR MORE NEWSPAPERS OF GENERAL DAILY WIDE CIRCULATION
THROUGHOUT EACH COUNTY THROUGH WHICH A ROUTE TRAVELS THE
ADMINISTRATION'S COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE AREA; AND
(II) POSTED IN ALL OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S OFFICES,
STATIONS, AND TERMINALS AND ALL OF ITS VEHICLES AND COMMUTER RAIL
ROLLING STOCK IN REVENUE SERVICE.
(4) THE 30-DAY PERIOD BEGINS WHEN THE NOTICE FIRST
APPEARS IN THE NEWSPAPER.
(5) (I) IF THE ADMINISTRATION GIVES INADEQUATE NOTICE
OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON A MATTER DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, THE ADMINISTRATION MAY NOT ESTABLISH OR ABANDON A
STATION UNLESS A LEGALLY SUFFICIENT PUBLIC HEARING IS HELD.
(H) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, NOTICE
SHALL BE CONSIDERED INADEQUATE IF:
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