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§ 4-202. Chairman and members of Authority

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: January 1, 2007

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 4. Revenue Facilities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Maryland Transportation Authority (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 1, 2007
MD Code, Transportation, § 4-202
§ 4-202. Chairman and members of Authority
Currentness
Secretary as Chairman
(a) The Secretary of Transportation is the Chairman of the Authority.
Authority members
(b)(1) In addition to the Chairman, the Authority consists of eight members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) The appointed members of the Authority may not be employees of the Executive Branch of the State government.
(3) Of the appointed members:
(i) One shall have expertise in structural engineering;
(ii) One shall have expertise in transportation planning;
(iii) One shall have expertise in land use planning; and
(iv) One shall have expertise in finance.
(4) The appointed members of the Authority shall reflect the racial, gender, and geographic diversity of the population of the State.
Appointed members
(c)(1) Each appointed member serves for a term of 4 years and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(2) The terms of the appointed members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Authority on January 1, 2007.
(3) An appointed member may not serve more than three consecutive terms.
(4) A member appointed to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term serves only for the remainder of that term.
Compensation and reimbursement for expenses
(d) A member of the Authority is entitled to:
(1) The compensation provided in the State budget; and
(2) Reimbursement for expenses, in accordance with the Standard State Travel Regulations1 of the Department of Budget and Management.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 13, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1994, c. 3, § 1, eff. Feb. 28, 1994; Acts 1996, c. 349, § 13, eff. July 1, 1996; Acts 2006, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
Formerly Art. 41, § 208C.

Footnotes

1
COMAR 23.02.01.01 et seq.
MD Code, Transportation, § 4-202, MD TRANS § 4-202
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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