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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.06 - Transportation Public-Private Partnership Program › Section 11.07.06.07 - Presolicitation

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A. Presolicitation
				Report Development.
(1) The development of a
				presolicitation report for submission involves a broad range of activities that
				may run concurrent to the high-level and detailed-level screening
				phases.
(2) In consultation with
				the Steering Committee, the Executive Director shall determine:
(a) The tasks required for the development of
				a presolicitation report; and
(b)
				The responsible parties within the Authority.
(3) The development of a presolicitation
				report containing all elements required in State Finance and Procurement
				Article, § 10A -201(b)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland, may entail a
				variety of tasks, including but not limited to:
(a) Analyses and documentation, including
				some or all of the following categories:
(i)
				Scope, design concepts, and phasing schedules;
(ii) Compliance with federal and State
				environmental and transportation planning requirements;
(iii) Technical and financial feasibility
				analyses;
(iv) Evaluation of
				operations and maintenance requirements;
(v) Asset lifecycle costs and revenue
				estimates;
(vi) Risk assessment of
				key asset delivery elements;
(vii)
				Other analyses determined to be necessary to determine the appropriateness,
				viability, and effectiveness of a public-private partnership delivery method;
				and
(viii) In the event that a
				public-private partnership delivery method may have a potential impact on
				existing State employees, an analysis of the potential impact and potential
				options for mitigating that impact;
(b) Issuing public requests for information
				to obtain additional information that may help the Authority confirm or refine
				key assumptions; and
(c) Organizing
				public industry forums to obtain additional information that may help the
				Authority confirm or refine key assumptions.
(4) If it is determined that the proposed
				public-private partnership delivery method will impact existing State
				employees, the Authority shall arrange for meetings between the Executive
				Director, or the Executive Director's designee, and representatives of the
				affected bargaining units, if any, for a preliminary discussion of potential
				impact and potential options for mitigating the impact.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.06 - Transportation Public-Private Partnership Program › Section 11.07.06.08 - Solicitation Process

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A.
				General.
(1) The solicitation process for
				public-private partnerships shall be competitive, regardless of whether the
				public-private partnership concept originated internally within the Authority
				or from an unsolicited proposal.
(2) For each private entity that responds to
				a public notice of solicitation, the Authority shall make a responsibility
				determination in accordance with State Finance and Procurement, § 10A
				-202(c), Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.06 - Transportation Public-Private Partnership Program › Section 11.07.06.09 - Evaluation, Negotiation, and Award

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A. Evaluation of Submitted Responses.
(1) The Authority will conduct evaluations of
				submitted responses to requests for qualifications and submitted proposals
				using the information submitted by the private entity.
(2) Submitted information will be evaluated
				against the requirements of the solicitation and the evaluation criteria that
				the Authority specifies in the solicitation for the particular public-private
				partnership opportunity;
(3) The
				objective of this evaluation process is to select the private entity that
				provides the best value solution for the State;
(4) The Authority's evaluation criteria shall
				be clearly set forth in each request for solicitation; and
(5) A failure to provide all requested
				information may result in the Authority eliminating a response or proposal from
				further consideration.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.06 - Transportation Public-Private Partnership Program › Section 11.07.06.10 - Delivery

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Procedures for Public-Private Partnership Agreements. In the
				  development of a public-private partnership agreement, the Authority shall
				  comply with the provisions established in State Finance and Procurement
				  Article, § 10A -401, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.07 - Electronic Toll Collection and Toll Violation Enforcement › Section 11.07.07.03 - E-ZPass Application Process

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A.
				A person who applies to establish an E-ZPass account with the Authority shall
				complete an online, voice, or written application, or register a
				retail-purchased transponder, and provide the requested information to the
				Authority.
B. The Authority may, in
				its discretion, deny the E-ZPass application of a person for prior toll
				violations, in Maryland or any other state; prior speed violations; or for
				other reasons related to the use of electronic toll collection.
C. A person establishing an E-ZPass account
				shall agree to comply with the Agreement.
D. A person establishing an E-ZPass account
				shall purchase at least one transponder or have a pre-owned Maryland
				transponder.
E. Any payment to an
				E-ZPass account shall be made by any approved payment method in accordance with
				the Agreement.
F. E-ZPass Accounts.
(1) The Authority may establish different
				E-ZPass account types to be selected by the applicant during the E-ZPass
				application process.
(2) The
				specific conditions for each E-ZPass account type shall be included in the
				Agreement.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.07 - Electronic Toll Collection and Toll Violation Enforcement › Section 11.07.07.04 - Terms and Conditions for E-ZPass Account Holders

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A. An E-ZPass account holder acknowledges and
				agrees to comply with the Agreement when opening an E-ZPass account.
B. Discount Toll Programs.
(1) The Authority may establish different
				types of discount toll programs.
(2) 2-axle Vehicle Discount Toll Programs.
(a) E-ZPass account holders may purchase
				approved discount toll programs that have a number of trips which are valid for
				a specified period of time.
(b)
				Trips not used within the period of time specified in the applicable discount
				toll program are no longer valid.
(c) Refunds or credits may not be issued for
				unused trips.
(3)
				Multi-Axle Vehicle Discount Toll Programs. An E-ZPass account holder may
				receive a toll discount based on the volume of use by vehicles included on
				their E-ZPass account.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.07 - Electronic Toll Collection and Toll Violation Enforcement › Section 11.07.07.05 - Suspension or Termination of E-ZPass Account Privileges

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A. The Authority may suspend or terminate an
				E-ZPass account holder's privileges for violation of electronic toll collection
				laws, this chapter, or the Agreement.
B. The Authority shall notify an E-ZPass
				account holder as soon as practicable of a suspension or termination of E-ZPass
				account privileges.
C. If E-ZPass
				account privileges are suspended or terminated, the Authority shall return to
				an E-ZPass account holder within 60 days any unencumbered funds remaining in an
				E-ZPass account. Unused discount toll program trips remaining on an E-ZPass
				account may not be refunded or credited.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.07 - Electronic Toll Collection and Toll Violation Enforcement › Section 11.07.07.06 - Toll Collection by Recorded Image

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A. The
				Authority may use the recorded image of a motor vehicle passing through a
				Maryland toll collection facility to determine liability for tolls
				due.
B. Pay-By-Plate.
(1) Tolls may be paid via Pay-By-Plate,
				whereby a customer authorizes the Authority to charge tolls due by providing
				the Authority with vehicle information and a valid electronic payment method
				online, over the phone, or in person for processing payment prior to
				travel.
(2) Vehicle information
				provided by the customer shall include the license plate number, state of
				registration, type of vehicle, and vehicle year.
(3) A Pay-By-Plate customer is responsible
				for updating vehicle information and maintaining valid electronic payment
				information with the Authority. If a customer fails to keep vehicle and
				electronic payment information current, the customer is not relieved of
				liability for tolls due.
(4) The
				electronic payment method provided shall be valid at all times and be charged
				for each toll transaction.
(5) If a
				valid payment is not made using the Pay-by-Plate payment method, the customer
				remains liable for the toll and the Authority shall:
(a) Send a NOTD in accordance with §D of
				this regulation;
(b) Issue a
				citation after failure to pay a NOTD in accordance with Regulation .07 of the
				chapter; and
(c) Collect the toll
				due and any civil penalties that accrue in accordance with Regulation . 08 of
				this chapter.
(6) The
				Pay-By-Plate payment method is only valid for use with the Authority's
				electronic toll collection system.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.07 - Electronic Toll Collection and Toll Violation Enforcement › Section 11.07.07.07 - Toll Violation Enforcement

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A. Citation.
(1) Within 60 days of a toll violation, the
				Authority shall issue a citation, as provided in Transportation Article, §
										21-1414, Annotated
				Code of Maryland, to the person alleged to be liable who has previously been
				issued an NOTD.
(2) The citation
				shall contain information required in Transportation Article, §
										21-1414(d)(3),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(3)
				Within 30 days of the mailing date of the citation a person alleged to be
				liable may:
(a) Pay the video toll and civil
				penalty, in the amount set forth in Regulation .09 of this chapter, to the
				Authority; or
(b) Contest the
				citation by electing to stand trial in the District Court of
				Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.07 - Electronic Toll Collection and Toll Violation Enforcement › Section 11.07.07.08 - Collection, Suspension, and Waiver

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A. Notice of Referral to the MVA for Refusal.
(1) The Authority may send to the registered
				vehicle owner in Maryland or any state with which the Authority has entered
				into a reciprocal agreement in accordance with Transportation Article, §
										21-1415, Annotated
				Code of Maryland, a past due notice indicating that failure to pay will result
				in refusal of the vehicle registration for any vehicle incurring at least one
				unpaid final toll violation, under the provisions of Transportation Article,
				§
										27-110, Annotated Code
				of Maryland.
(a) If payment of all
				outstanding video tolls or civil penalties is not received by the Authority
				within 15 days of the mailing date on the past due notice, the Authority shall
				notify the MVA to refuse to renew or transfer the vehicle registration in
				accordance with COMAR 11.15.28.03.
(b) The Authority shall notify the MVA:
(i) Within 3 business days, to permit the
				renewal or transfer of the vehicle registration when no outstanding video tolls
				or civil penalties exist for any final toll violations, including those that
				may have occurred after the referral to MVA, when the Authority receives
				payment directly or is notified by CCU of payment; or
(ii) Within 3 business days, to permit the
				renewal or transfer of the vehicle registration if amounts have been referred
				to CCU, and the registered owner of the vehicle enters into a confessed
				judgment with the CCU to pay the amount due to the Authority and the Authority
				is notified by CCU of the confessed judgment.
(c) If the registered owner of the vehicle
				defaults on the confessed judgment entered into with the CCU as provided in
				§A(1)(b)(ii) of this regulation, the Authority shall notify the MVA to
				refuse to renew or transfer the vehicle registration in accordance with COMAR
				11.15.28.03.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.07 - Electronic Toll Collection and Toll Violation Enforcement › Section 11.07.07.09 - Fees

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A. General
				Provisions. The Authority shall enforce this chapter in accordance with law and
				may charge fees related to the collection of unpaid tolls.
B. Fees established by the Authority are as
				follows:
(1) Civil Penalty. The civil penalty
				included in a citation for a toll violation is $25.
(2) E-ZPass Account Maintenance Fee. The
				monthly E-ZPass account maintenance fee shall be set in accordance with Chapter
				.05 of this subtitle and will apply to applicable E-ZPass accounts.
(3) Insufficient Funds Fee. An additional fee
				shall be assessed on all checks returned for insufficient funds and the person
				shall submit the tolls, any civil penalties due, the returned check fee, and
				may be subject to subsequent fees by another method of payment, as specified by
				the Authority.
(4) Transponder. Any
				person opening an E-ZPass account must purchase a new or previously owned
				Maryland transponder in accordance with Regulation .03 of this chapter. Prices
				of transponders vary by make and model and may be found on the E-ZPass
				application.
(5) The person
				entering an installment plan shall pay the Authority the costs of administering
				the installment plan as a percentage of the total amount owed, which amount
				shall equal the amount authorized by the Central Collection Unit for
				collections in COMAR 17.01.01.07.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.08 - Towing of Vehicles on Maryland Transportation Authority Property › Section 11.07.08.01 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Abandoned vehicle" has the meaning
				stated in Transportation Article, §
										25-201(b),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(2)
				"Authority" means the Maryland Transportation Authority.
(3) Authority Property.
(a) "Authority property" means property
				owned, leased, operated by, or under the control of, the Maryland
				Transportation Authority.
(b)
				"Authority property" includes a:
(i)
				Transportation facilities project as defined in Transportation Article, §
												4-101, Annotated Code
				of Maryland; and
(ii) Authority
				highway as defined in Transportation Article, §
												21-1401, Annotated
				Code of Maryland.
(4) "Chief of Police" means the Maryland
				Transportation Authority Police Force's chief police officer.
(5) "Disabled vehicle" means a vehicle that
				has become inoperative on Authority property.
(6) "Impounded vehicle" means a vehicle that
				has been taken into police custody.
(7) "Park", "parking", or "parked" has the
				meaning stated in Transportation Article, §
										11-144, Annotated Code
				of Maryland.
(8) "Person" means a
				natural person, partnership, corporation, fiduciary, association, or other
				business entity.
(9) "Police"
				means:
(a) A person designated as a member of
				the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Force under Transportation
				Article, §
											4-208, Annotated Code
				of Maryland; or
(b) A police
				officer as defined under Public Safety Article, §
											3-201(e),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(10) "State" means the State of
				Maryland.
(11) "Towing service
				company" means a person or company that is licensed to provide commercial
				towing, road service, and storage of vehicles, but does not include persons
				towing or servicing their own vehicles.
(12) Unattended Vehicle.
(a) "Unattended vehicle" means a vehicle
				that:
(i) Is parked on Authority property
				other than in a designated area; and
(ii) Has not been occupied or attended for a
				period of 12 or more hours.
(b) "Unattended vehicle" does not include an
				abandoned vehicle as defined under Transportation Article, §
											25-201, Annotated Code
				of Maryland.
(13)
				"Vehicle" has the meaning stated in Transportation Article, §
										11-176, Annotated Code
				of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.08 - Towing of Vehicles on Maryland Transportation Authority Property › Section 11.07.08.02 - Scope

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A. This chapter
				governs the removal of disabled, impounded, improperly parked, or unattended
				vehicles on Authority property by towing service companies holding permits
				under COMAR 11.07.03, and the charges that may be imposed. These regulations do
				not limit the ability of the Authority to remove vehicles in accordance with
				COMAR 11.07.10.05B.
B. The Authority may, in the
				public interest, waive all or a portion of these regulations at the discretion
				of the Chief of Police or the Chief's designee.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.08 - Towing of Vehicles on Maryland Transportation Authority Property › Section 11.07.08.03 - Towing of Vehicles

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A. Any
				disabled, unattended, improperly parked, or impounded vehicle on any Authority
				property may be towed.
B. A vehicle
				shall be towed only upon direction from the police.
C. A vehicle shall be towed by a towing
				service company holding a permit under COMAR 11.07.03 to that company's vehicle
				storage facility.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.08 - Towing of Vehicles on Maryland Transportation Authority Property › Section 11.07.08.04 - Police Action - Unattended Vehicles

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A. A vehicle that is parked on Authority
				property, other than within designated parking areas, that is not occupied or
				attended shall be identified and tagged by police.
B. If a tagged vehicle remains on Authority
				property for 12 or more hours the vehicle shall be designated by the police as
				an unattended vehicle.
C. The
				police shall impound the vehicle that has been designated by the police as an
				unattended vehicle and direct a towing service company holding a permit under
				COMAR 11.07.03 to remove the vehicle from Authority property. The police shall
				provide the towing service company with the name and address of the registered
				owner of the vehicle.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.08 - Towing of Vehicles on Maryland Transportation Authority Property › Section 11.07.08.05 - Charges

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A. The owner or
				operator of a vehicle that is towed from Authority property is responsible for
				any charges imposed by a towing service company for towing and storing the
				vehicle.
B. The rates to be charged
				for towing and storing a vehicle are the rates established by the Authority
				under COMAR
				11.07.03.15B for
				towing service companies.
C.
				Neither the Authority nor the State is responsible for the payment of any
				charges imposed by a towing service company for towing and storing any vehicle.
				Nothing in this regulation limits rights otherwise provided by law under
				Transportation Article, §
									26-306, Annotated Code
				of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.08 - Towing of Vehicles on Maryland Transportation Authority Property › Section 11.07.08.06 - Abandonment

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A. If a vehicle
				becomes an abandoned vehicle, the police that directed the removal of the
				vehicle shall provide the notice required by Transportation Article, §
									25-204, Annotated Code
				of Maryland.
B. Abandoned vehicles
				that are not claimed within the time prescribed by law may be disposed of in
				accordance with Transportation Article, Title 25, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of
				Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.09 - Vehicle Parking Facilities › Section 11.07.09.01 - Purpose

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This chapter describes the policies and procedures for
				  providing financing for vehicle parking facilities in priority funding
				  areas.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.09 - Vehicle Parking Facilities › Section 11.07.09.02 - Scope

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A. The Maryland
				Transportation Authority is authorized to finance, construct, operate,
				maintain, and repair vehicle parking facilities.
B. A vehicle parking facility financed under
				this chapter shall be located in a priority funding area and support Smart
				Growth efforts.
C. Priority shall
				be given to transit-oriented development vehicle parking facility projects
				financed under this chapter.
D.
				Revenues from a vehicle parking facility financed pursuant to this chapter
				shall be sufficient to pay all operating and maintenance costs and debt service
				for each year that the debt is unpaid. Maryland Transportation Authority Fund
				moneys may not be used as a cash investment for any vehicle parking facility
				financed under this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.09 - Vehicle Parking Facilities › Section 11.07.09.03 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Act" means Transportation Article, Title
				4, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(2)
				"Authority" means the Maryland Transportation Authority.
(3) "Chairman" means the Secretary of the
				Maryland Department of Transportation.
(4) "Executive Director" means the Executive
				Director of the Maryland Transportation Authority.
(5) "Minority business enterprise" means a
				certified minority business enterprise under State Finance and Procurement
				Article, §
										14-301,
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(6)
				"Nonprofit organization" means a not-for-profit corporation, foundation, or
				other legal entity that is exempt from federal income tax under §501(c)(3)
				of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(7) "Priority funding area" means a priority
				funding area under State Finance and Procurement Article, § 5-7 B-02,
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(8)
				"Proposer" means a government agency, county, municipality, nonprofit
				organization, or private entity submitting a proposal to the Authority under
				this chapter.
(9) "Resolution"
				means a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
				appointed members of the Authority and concurred in by the Chairman.
(10) "Smart Growth" means the State Economic
				Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy under State Finance and
				Procurement Article, Title 5, Subtitle 7B, Annotated Code of
				Maryland.
(11) "Successful
				proposer" means a proposer whose proposal for a vehicle parking facility
				project has been evaluated, and approved for financing by, the
				Authority.
(12) "Transit-oriented
				development" means a place of high population density that includes a mixture
				of residential, employment, shopping, and civic uses located near a bus or rail
				transit center.
(13) "Vehicle
				parking facility" means a controlled entrance and exit building, structure,
				surface lot, and other facility for parking vehicles, for which fees or charges
				are established for the use of the facility.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.09 - Vehicle Parking Facilities › Section 11.07.09.04 - Eligible Projects

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A. A
				vehicle parking facility project financing proposal shall be submitted for
				approval by the Authority.
B. In
				order to be eligible for financing by the Authority, a vehicle parking facility
				project shall satisfy the following requirements:
(1) Be located in a designated priority
				funding area; and
(2) Generate
				sufficient revenue to:
(a) Recover all
				financing costs associated with bond issuance;
(b) Service all debt for each year the debt
				is outstanding and unpaid; and
(c)
				Meet the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation costs of the
				vehicle parking facility.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.09 - Vehicle Parking Facilities › Section 11.07.09.05 - Terms and Conditions

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A. The
				Authority is not liable for and may not reimburse any costs incurred by a
				proposer, regardless of whether the proposer's vehicle parking facility project
				proposal is selected.
B. Any
				information the Authority makes available to a proposer shall be as a
				convenience to the proposer without representation or warranty of any
				kind.
C. A proposer may not rely
				upon oral responses to inquiries. If a proposer has a question regarding this
				chapter, the proposer shall submit the question in writing to the Executive
				Director and the Authority shall provide written answers.
D. The Authority reserves the right, at any
				time, to:
(1) Reject any vehicle parking
				facility project proposal;
(2)
				Terminate evaluation of any vehicle parking facility project
				proposal;
(3) Suspend, discontinue,
				or terminate vehicle parking facility project agreement negotiations with a
				proposer;
(4) Request or obtain
				additional information about a vehicle parking facility project
				proposal;
(5) Decline to return any
				fees required of proposers under this chapter; or
(6) Complete a proposed vehicle parking
				facility project as a public project, using a plan or financial structure
				different from that proposed by a private entity.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.09 - Vehicle Parking Facilities › Section 11.07.09.06 - Proposal Requirements

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A. The
				Authority shall accept unsolicited vehicle parking facility project proposals
				from government agencies, counties, municipalities, nonprofit organizations,
				and private entities that demonstrate the feasibility and demand for the
				facilities within priority funding areas.
B. Proposals to the Authority for vehicle
				parking facility projects shall include the following information:
(1) A conceptual overview of the proposed
				vehicle parking facility project that details the need for the project and
				compliance with local and State land use, Smart Growth, and transportation
				planning objectives;
(2) An
				independent feasibility report that includes an analysis of market demand,
				operational and maintenance costs, and revenue estimates;
(3) An engineering analysis of the project,
				including architecture and design proposal, and construction costs and time
				frame;
(4) A financing plan that
				illustrates all sources of funding, including:
(a) The extent of financial participation by
				the proposer and other entities as applicable;
(b) The extent of the Authority's ownership
				interest in the vehicle parking facility;
(c) Compensation for Authority administrative
				overhead costs; and
(d) A revenue
				structure that supports all operating and maintenance costs and debt
				service;
(5) Minority
				Business Enterprise participation plans, as applicable;
(6) A description of the operation,
				maintenance, enforcement, and security of the vehicle parking facility,
				provisions for project management during construction of the vehicle parking
				facility, provisions for audit of the vehicle parking facility revenues, and a
				plan for regular and ongoing reporting to the Authority on the vehicle parking
				facility project status;
(7) A
				proposed schedule for financing and construction of the vehicle parking
				facility; and
(8) Any other
				additional information, drawings, plans, reports, or estimates that the
				Authority requires.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.09 - Vehicle Parking Facilities › Section 11.07.09.07 - Confidential and Proprietary Information

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A proposer shall identify those portions of a proposal that
				  the proposer considers to be confidential, proprietary information, or trade
				  secrets, and shall provide any justification as to why these materials, upon
				  request, should not be disclosed by the Authority under State Government
				  Article, §§
									10-611 -10-623,
				  Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.09 - Vehicle Parking Facilities › Section 11.07.09.08 - Evaluation of Proposed Projects and Selection Process

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A. A proposal for a vehicle parking facility
				project is subject to an initial review by the Authority to determine the
				eligibility of a project in accordance with this chapter and the Act.
B. If a proposal is eligible under this
				chapter and the Act, the Authority shall review the proposal and determine
				whether the Authority will finance the vehicle parking facility
				project.
C. In making a
				determination as to whether to finance a vehicle parking facility project, the
				Authority shall base the financing decision on the following criteria:
(1) The financing plan is allowable under any
				trust agreement between the Authority and a corporate trustee or the Act, or
				both, and provides for access to the necessary capital to finance the vehicle
				parking facility;
(2) Market demand
				and the amount of project debt can be supported by the projected revenue
				stream;
(3) Consistency with local
				and State planning, transportation, and Smart Growth plans;
(4) Integrity of engineering architectural
				and design specifications and accuracy of construction, operational, and
				maintenance costs; and
(5) Any
				other factor that the Authority considers relevant.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.09 - Vehicle Parking Facilities › Section 11.07.09.09 - Fees

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The Authority may charge an application fee or other fees
				  reasonably related to the expenses it incurs in processing a proposal and in
				  issuing the bonds.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.09 - Vehicle Parking Facilities › Section 11.07.09.10 - Nondiscrimination

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A successful proposer shall comply with all applicable
				  federal, State, and local laws regarding discrimination and equal employment
				  opportunity including:
A. Title VII of
				the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended;
B. Article 49B, Annotated Code of Maryland;
				and
C. The provisions of the
				Governor's Code of Fair Employment Practices, as amended.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.09 - Vehicle Parking Facilities › Section 11.07.09.11 - Drug-Free and Alcohol-Free Workplaces

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A successful proposer shall comply, and remain in compliance,
				  with the State's policy concerning drug-free and alcohol-free workplaces, as
				  set forth in COMAR
				  01.01.1989.18B,
				  and shall make a good faith effort to eliminate illegal drug use and alcohol
				  and drug abuse from places at which work is performed in accordance with this
				  chapter and the Act.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.09 - Vehicle Parking Facilities › Section 11.07.09.12 - Delegation

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The Authority may delegate to the Executive Director the
				  authority to execute or approve any documents related to a vehicle parking
				  facility project under this chapter or the Act.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.09 - Vehicle Parking Facilities › Section 11.07.09.13 - Waiver

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The Authority may waive or vary provisions of this
				  chapter:
A. To the extent that the
				waiver or variance is consistent with the Act; and
B. If, in the written determination of the
				Chairman, the application of a regulation in a specific case or in an emergency
				situation would be inequitable or contrary to the purposes of the
				Act.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.09 - Vehicle Parking Facilities › Section 11.07.09.14 - False Statements

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A. A
				proposer may not knowingly make or cause to be made any material misstatement
				of fact, whether in the nature of an understatement or overstatement of
				financial condition or any other fact material to the Authority's action in any
				statement or report in or regarding a proposal for financing of a vehicle
				parking facility project.
B. The
				Authority may reject any proposal for financing of a vehicle parking facility
				project that contains any material misstatement of fact.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.10 - Parking on Maryland Transportation Authority Property › Section 11.07.10.01 - Applicability

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This chapter applies to vehicles as defined in these
				  regulations located on Authority property.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.10 - Parking on Maryland Transportation Authority Property › Section 11.07.10.02 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Abandoned vehicle" has the meaning
				stated in Transportation Article, §
										25-201(b),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(2)
				"Authority" means the Maryland Transportation Authority.
(3) Authority Property.
(a) (text unchanged)
(b) "Authority property" includes:
(i) A transportation facilities project as
				defined in Transportation Article, §
												4-101, Annotated Code
				of Maryland; and
(ii) An Authority
				highway as defined in Transportation Article, §
												21-1401, Annotated
				Code of Maryland.
(4) "Official sign" means a sign that
				conforms to the system set forth in the most recent edition of the Manual on
				Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways as defined in
				Transportation Article, §
										25-104, Annotated Code
				of Maryland.
(5) "Park", "parking",
				or "parked" has the meaning stated in Transportation Article, §
										11-144, Annotated Code
				of Maryland.
(6) "Police" means:
(a) A person designated as a member of the
				Maryland Transportation Authority Police Force under Transportation Article,
				§
											4-208, Annotated Code
				of Maryland; or
(b) A police
				officer as defined under Public Safety Article, §
											3-201(e),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(7) Unattended Vehicle.
(a) "Unattended vehicle" means a vehicle
				that:
(i) Is parked on Authority property
				other than in a designated area; and
(ii) Has not been occupied or attended for a
				period of 12 or more hours.
(b) "Unattended vehicle" does not include an
				abandoned vehicle as defined under Transportation Article, §
											25-201, Annotated Code
				of Maryland.
(8)
				"Vehicle" has the meaning stated in Transportation Article, §
										11-176, Annotated Code
				of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.10 - Parking on Maryland Transportation Authority Property › Section 11.07.10.03 - Permitted Areas

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A. A valid
				permit issued by the Authority may be required at designated parking areas on
				Authority property.
B. The operator
				of a vehicle parked in an area that requires a permit shall clearly display the
				required permit on or through the front windshield of the vehicle.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.10 - Parking on Maryland Transportation Authority Property › Section 11.07.10.04 - Restrictions

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A. Except when
				authorized by an official sign, the police, or when required by a traffic
				control device, a vehicle may not stop, stand, or park:
(1) In front of, across, or blocking a
				driveway or gate;
(2) Within 15
				feet of a fire hydrant or standpipe;
(3) On a sidewalk or in a
				crosswalk;
(4) Within 20 feet of a
				crosswalk at an intersection, or within 30 feet of the approach to any stop
				sign, yield sign, or traffic control signal;
(5) Within 20 feet of the pedestrian or
				vehicle entrance or access point to any building, except where designated for
				parking;
(6) Within 50 feet of the
				nearest rail of a railroad, except where designated for parking;
(7) In an area where stopping, standing, or
				parking is prohibited by an official sign, or by markings on the adjacent curb
				or pavement;
(8) On the roadway
				side of a vehicle stopped or parked at the edge of the roadway;
(9) On the roadway where parking is otherwise
				permitted but where any part of the nearest side of the parked vehicle is in
				excess of 12 inches from the nearest curb, side, or edge of the
				roadway;
(10) In such a way as to
				obstruct traffic;
(11) In such a
				way as to cause or be likely to cause a hazard to the health and safety of
				individuals on Authority property;
(12) In a designated handicapped parking
				space without displaying a valid handicapped registration plate or
				placard;
(13) In excess of a time
				limit on a time restricted space; or
(14) In an area designated for permit parking
				without displaying a valid parking permit.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.10 - Parking on Maryland Transportation Authority Property › Section 11.07.10.05 - Removal of Vehicles

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A. At the
				registered owner's expense, the police may remove or direct removal of the
				following:
(1) A vehicle in violation of
				Regulation .04 of this chapter;
(2)
				A vehicle impeding the movement and handling of cargoes by its position;
				or
(3) An unattended
				vehicle.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.11 - Public Use of Interstate 95 Service Plazas › Section 11.07.11.01 - Application

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This chapter applies to the Maryland House and Chesapeake
				  House Service Plazas and include the parking areas, restaurant and restroom
				  facilities, service and repair stations, wooded areas, and other related public
				  use areas.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.11 - Public Use of Interstate 95 Service Plazas › Section 11.07.11.02 - Parking

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A. A vehicle may
				not be left unattended in parking areas or on the premises of service stations
				for more than 24 hours, unless authorized by the Maryland Transportation
				Authority.
B. A vehicle may not be
				parked, or left unattended or disabled, on shoulders or exit ramps leading into
				or out of the service plazas.
C.
				Parking regulations in COMAR 11.07.10 apply to the service plazas.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.11 - Public Use of Interstate 95 Service Plazas › Section 11.07.11.03 - Litter

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Litter shall be placed in containers provided for that
				  purpose. If recycling containers are provided, they shall be used only for the
				  appropriate recycled materials.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.11 - Public Use of Interstate 95 Service Plazas › Section 11.07.11.04 - Smoking

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Smoking is not permitted inside any building. Visitors shall
				  totally extinguish all cigarettes, cigars, and matches after use and before
				  entering a building. An individual smoking near gasoline pumps and restaurants
				  is subject to other applicable State laws and regulations.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.11 - Public Use of Interstate 95 Service Plazas › Section 11.07.11.05 - Animals

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A. Animals are not
				permitted inside buildings, with the exception of dogs used for governmental
				security purposes or service animals as defined in Human Services Article,
				§
									7-701, Annotated Code
				of Maryland.
B. All animals must
				remain on a leash and be attended at all times.
C. Animals shall be appropriately cleaned up
				after, with waste disposed in proper waste containers.
D. Animal bathing is prohibited.
E. Wild animals shall be properly confined at
				all times while on the service plaza premises.
F. Feeding or otherwise encouraging the
				congregation of birds or other animals on or near the vicinity of service plaza
				premises is prohibited.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.11 - Public Use of Interstate 95 Service Plazas › Section 11.07.11.06 - Commercial Vehicles

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Commercial vehicles may not use the service plaza public
				  areas for interchanging, loading, unloading, servicing, or other commercial
				  activities.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.11 - Public Use of Interstate 95 Service Plazas › Section 11.07.11.07 - Restrooms

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Use of family restrooms is limited to those individuals
				  caring for the needs of minor children and disabled adults.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.11 - Public Use of Interstate 95 Service Plazas › Section 11.07.11.08 - Personal Conduct

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A. Loitering in
				any area is prohibited.
B.
				Loitering may subject the violator to criminal penalties as defined in Criminal
				Law Article, §
									6-409, Annotated Code of
				Maryland.
C. Conduct that
				interferes with the lawful use of the Maryland House and Chesapeake House
				Service Plazas, or with passage from place to place, through entrances, exits,
				or passageways, is prohibited.
D.
				Interfering or blocking any drive, path, sidewalk, building, or other area is
				prohibited.
E. Movement through
				building hallways, restrooms, shops, and restaurants may not be
				restricted.
F. Use of the buildings
				or other public areas for sleeping, in lieu of a hotel, motel, or other public
				accommodation is prohibited.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.11 - Public Use of Interstate 95 Service Plazas › Section 11.07.11.09 - Public Demonstration

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The Maryland House and Chesapeake House Service Plazas are
				  nonpublic forums. Public demonstration and assembly are
				  prohibited.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.11 - Public Use of Interstate 95 Service Plazas › Section 11.07.11.10 - Misusing or Damaging

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Destroying, injuring, disturbing, defacing, or tampering with
				  any building structure, fixture, decoration, signage, furniture, merchandise,
				  or any tree, plant, grass area, sidewalk, or other landscaping structure is
				  prohibited. Any person who causes damage is liable for damage
				  payments.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 07 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY › Chapter 11.07.11 - Public Use of Interstate 95 Service Plazas › Section 11.07.11.11 - Solicitation or Debt Collection

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The solicitation of alms, money, or contributions, commercial
				  soliciting, the display of commercial advertising, political soliciting or
				  advertising, or the collection of private debts are
				  prohibited.