Section 7-404 – Relocation Program and Payments
(a) The federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 and § 7 of the federal Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 apply to persons covered by those acts and displaced from real property by action of the Administration, whether or not financial assistance is sought by or extended to the Administration […]
Section 7-210 – Investigations, Inquiries, and Hearings
(a) The Administrator or any officer or employee of the Administration designated by him may conduct investigations, inquiries, and hearings as to any matter affecting railroad services and transit services in the District with which the Administration is concerned. (b) The Administrator or his designee may: (1) Administer oaths; (2) Certify to all official acts; and (3) Issue subpoenas and […]
Section 7-211 – Conflict of Interests Prohibited
(a) An officer or employee of the Administration may not: (1) Be financially interested, either directly or indirectly, in any contract, sale, purchase, lease, or transfer of property to which the Administration is a party; (2) In connection with services performed in the scope of his official duties or employment, solicit or accept money or any other thing […]
Section 7-212 – Continuation and Change of Rules, Regulations, Forms, Orders, and Directives; References to Metropolitan Transit Authority and Public Transit Administration
Every rule, regulation, form, order, and directive adopted by or relating to the former Metropolitan Transit Authority remains in effect until changed by the Administrator or the Secretary. Every reference in this Code, any other law, ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, order, directive, legal action, contract, or any other document to the Metropolitan Transit Authority or […]
Section 7-301 – Preparation and Contents of Transit Plans
(a) The Administration shall prepare plans to meet the transit needs of the District and from time to time shall review and revise these plans. (b) The plans shall specify: (1) The transit facilities to be constructed or acquired, including the location of terminals, stations, and parking facilities; (2) The character, nature, design, and location of the transit facilities; […]
Section 7-301.1 – Central Maryland Regional Transit Plan
(a) In this section, “core service area” means: (1) An area in Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Harford County, and Howard County that is served by light rail, metro, or fixed bus route service; and (2) As determined by the Department, any other area in which the population commutes to an area described in item (1) […]
Section 7-302 – Coordination in Preparation of Plan
(a) To the extent practicable, the transit plans prepared by the Administration shall: (1) Implement the general development plan of the Baltimore Metropolitan Council; and (2) In order to provide for a balanced transportation system and for the coordination of transit planning and general planning, be prepared in consultation with the Baltimore Metropolitan Council. (b) The Administration shall cooperate […]
Section 7-303 – Adoption of Plan by Secretary
(a) A transit plan is not effective and steps may not be taken to implement it until the plan has been adopted by the Secretary. (b) (1) The Secretary may not approve or adopt the location of corridors, routes, stations, and terminals in any political subdivision unless the locations have been approved by the legislative body of the […]
Section 7-202 – Maryland Transit Administrator
(a) The head of the Administration is the Maryland Transit Administrator, who shall be appointed by the Secretary with the approval of the Governor. (b) (1) The Administrator serves at the pleasure of the Secretary and shall report directly to him. (2) Subject to the authority of the Secretary, the Administrator is responsible for carrying out: (i) The powers and […]
Section 7-304 – Public Hearings
(a) The Administration shall: (1) Release to the public information as to any proposed transit plan or proposed amendment or revision of a transit plan; and (2) Keep a copy of the proposal and information at its office for public inspection. (b) (1) The Administration shall hold a public hearing on the proposed plan, revision, or amendment. (2) The Administration shall […]