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§ 10-207. Grants provided to Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties for bus services

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: July 1, 2008

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 10. Transportation Compacts (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Mass Transit--Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation and Authority (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2008
MD Code, Transportation, § 10-207
§ 10-207. Grants provided to Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties for bus services
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Definitions
(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “Costs” means operating costs of eligible local bus service, plus operating costs under § 10-205 of this subtitle.
(3) “Eligible local bus service”:
(i) Means the number of annual platform miles and annual platform hours of fixed route, scheduled local bus service, that previously replaced comparable service operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, plus the number of annual platform miles and annual platform hours of any new fixed route, scheduled local bus service added after June 30, 1989; and
(ii) Is limited to service operated by or on behalf of and in Montgomery County or Prince George's County.
(4) “Service deficit” means costs less:
(i) The greater of:
1. Revenues collected under this section and § 10-205(b) of this subtitle; or
2. 35 percent of the costs; and
(ii) All federal operating assistance.
Annual grants for eligible local bus service
(b)(1) Subject to the appropriation requirements and budgetary provisions of § 3-216 of this article and upon receipt of an approval of a grant application in the form or detail as the Secretary shall reasonably require, the Department shall provide for annual grants to Prince George's County and Montgomery County for eligible local bus service as defined in this section. The amount of these grants shall be equal to:
(i) 100 percent of the service deficit attributable to each county; less
(ii) Each county's share of the Department's annual grant to the Washington Suburban Transit District as determined under § 10-205(b) of this subtitle.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Secretary may authorize payments to Prince George's County and Montgomery County:
(i) To subsidize new bus service for a period of 36 months from the initiation of service; and
(ii) For the loss of revenues from fare modifications for a period of 36 months from the date of the modification.
Amount of grant for eligible local bus service
(c) The Department's grant for any eligible local bus service may not be greater than the operating grant that the Department would incur from the same bus service if operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. This requirement shall be applied on a line by line basis.
Combined grants for bus service
(d) Except with the specific approval of the Secretary, notwithstanding the provisions of § 10-205 of this subtitle, the combined grants for bus service to each county under this section and § 10-205(b) of this subtitle may not exceed the level of the combined grants for the prior fiscal year adjusted for inflation by the projected Consumer Price Index CPI-U for the fiscal year in which the grant under this section is being awarded, using the actual Consumer Price Index CPI-U at the close of the fiscal year. Adjustments shall be made to increase or decrease the combined grants in the subsequent fiscal year to reflect the actual inflation rate.
Annual capital grant for purchase of buses
(e)(1) The Department shall provide an annual capital grant to Prince George's County and Montgomery County for the purchase of buses to be used in eligible local bus service.
(2) Grants provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be in addition to any federal funds received by the State for bus services operated by Prince George's County and Montgomery County.
Implementation of performance indicators to track service efficiency
(f)(1) For fiscal year 2001 and thereafter, Prince George's County and Montgomery County shall implement performance indicators, in addition to the farebox recovery indicator, to track service efficiency for mass transit in their respective jurisdictions, including:
(i) Operating expenses per vehicle mile;
(ii) Operating expenses per passenger trip; and
(iii) Passenger trips per vehicle mile.
(2) The counties shall submit an annual performance report to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, House Ways and Means Committee, and House Appropriations Committee by December 1 of each year on:
(i) The status of the performance indicators for the prior fiscal year;
(ii) The status of any performance goals of their jurisdictions as they pertain to mass transit service; and
(iii) Comparisons of performance indicators for mass transit in their jurisdictions and other similar systems nationwide.
Independent management audit of operational costs and revenues
(g)(1) Prince George's County and Montgomery County shall each provide for an independent management audit of the operational costs and revenues of mass transit in their respective jurisdictions every 4 years.
(2) The audit shall provide data on fares, cost containment measures, comparisons with other similar mass transit systems, and other information necessary in evaluating the operations of their transit systems.
(3) The findings from the audit shall be used as a benchmark for the annual performance reports.

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Added by Acts 1984, c. 689. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 295; Acts 1987, c. 506; Acts 1989, c. 626, § 2; Acts 1990, c. 6, § 2; Acts 1991, c. 55, § 1; Acts 1992, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 3, § 1; Acts 1998, c. 356, § 2, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 2000, c. 210, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2000, c. 211, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2001, c. 568, § 3, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2004, c. 447, § 1, eff. June 1, 2004; Acts 2008, c. 684, § 1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2014, c. 45, § 5.
MD Code, Transportation, § 10-207, MD TRANS § 10-207
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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