Section 7-1101 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) (1) “Job access and reverse commute project” means a project that: (i) Provides transportation services to targeted populations; and (ii) Serves targeted employment areas. (2) “Job access and reverse commute project” includes: (i) The extension of service hours on local fixed route transit systems to a targeted employment area; (ii) Vanpool […]
Section 7-707 – Vehicles, Articles and Equipment Improperly Placed or Abandoned on Administration Property
(a) The Administration may adopt and enforce regulations for the parking, operation, towing, impoundment, and sale of motor vehicles and unauthorized articles and pieces of equipment improperly placed or abandoned on property owned or controlled by the Administration. (b) The Administration police force and local police agencies may issue citations for violations of the regulations adopted under […]
Section 7-708 – Studies of Utilization of Bus, Rail, and Subway Transportation Services Under the Jurisdiction of Wmata; Reports
(a) (1) The Department, in cooperation with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), shall conduct a study every 5 years of the utilization of bus, rail, and subway transportation services under the jurisdiction of WMATA. (2) In conducting the study, the Department shall: (i) Compile and analyze statistics regarding the starting points and destinations, by jurisdiction, of individuals […]
Section 7-709 – Washington Metrorail Safety Commission
(a) In this section, “Commission” means the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission established under § 10–208 of this article. (b) Two regular members and one alternate member of the board of directors of the Commission shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. (c) (1) One of the regular members of the board of […]
Section 7-711 – Ridership on Transit Vehicles
(a) (1) The Administration shall provide ridership on transit vehicles to any permanent employee in any unit of the Executive Branch of State government, including a unit with an independent personnel system. (2) The services provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection apply to transit vehicles that are part of the Administration’s: (i) Light rail transit system; (ii) Metro subway; […]
Section 7-712 – Opioid Treatment Program Patients — Disabled Reduced Fare Program — Annual Report
(a) (1) The Administration shall make available to opioid treatment programs monthly transit passes that: (i) Are for use by patients of opioid treatment programs who qualify for the Administration’s Disabled Reduced Fare Program; and (ii) May be issued to patients on site at opioid treatment programs by opioid treatment program staff. (2) The transit passes issued under paragraph (1) […]
Section 7-713 – Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project — Steps Necessary to Secure Record of Decision — Annual Appropriation
(a) In this section, “Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project” means a high–capacity, fixed–route rapid transit service, with light rail transit as the preferred option, operating in a dedicated, grade–separated, 18.7–mile transitway in the Maryland Route 5/U.S. Route 301 corridor from the Branch Avenue Metrorail Station in Prince George’s County to Waldorf and White Plains in Charles […]
Section 7-801 – Anne Arundel, Calvert, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, and Montgomery Counties
Anne Arundel County, Calvert County, Carroll County, Frederick County, Garrett County, Howard County, and Montgomery County may: (1) Levy and collect taxes for: (i) The organization, operation, and maintenance of public transportation services; and (ii) The purchase, sale, construction, maintenance, and operation of all real and personal property necessary or incidental to public transportation services; and (2) Establish, modify, […]
Section 7-901 – Railroad Corridor Property
(a) (1) In this section, “railroad corridor property” means any railroad property owned or maintained by a railroad company over which passenger or rail freight traffic moved from one destination to another, not to exceed 100 feet in width, and is or was subject to the Interstate Commerce Commission’s abandonment process. (2) “Railroad corridor property” does not include […]
Section 7-607 – Obligations of Administration on Acquisition of Transportation System
(a) (1) If the Administration acquires an existing transportation system, all employees of the system who are necessary for its operation by the Administration, except executive and administrative officers, shall be transferred to and employed by the Administration, subject to all the rights and benefits of this title. (2) These employees shall be given credit for seniority, sick […]