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<section number="20A-212" name="Transportation Services Improvement Fund" law="code" slug="sec-20a-212" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_20ATR_DIV2TRDEMA_SD4TRSEIMFU_S20A-212TRSEIMFU">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Definitions. In this Section:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Fund means the Transportation Services Improvement Fund established in this Section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Transportation Network Services means "Transportation Network Services" as defined in Section 10-101 of the Public Utilities Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Fund established.</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>There is a Transportation Services Improvement Fund created to improve the delivery of:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>bus service in the County; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>accessible transportation services in the County.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Fund consists of:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>all revenue from the surcharge imposed on transportation network services under this Section;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>all funds appropriated to it by the County Council; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="C">
        <text>all funds received by the Fund from any other public or private entity.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Per-ride surcharge. There is a $0.25 surcharge on Transportation Network Services for each trip originating in the County. The surcharge must be collected as provided in Section 10-406 of the Public Utilities Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Uses of the Fund. Disbursements from the Fund must be used to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>increase, but not supplant, existing funding for bus transportation services in the County, including, but not limited to:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>vehicle costs associated with the purchase, operation, and maintenance of County buses;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>increased frequency of bus service in order to reduce wait times for transit riders for existing County bus routes;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="C">
        <text>the creation of new or expanded bus routes to serve transit riders in underserved areas in the County;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="D">
        <text>the retrofit of roads to accommodate bus service, including, but not limited to, dedicated bus lanes; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>offset the higher operational costs of accessible taxicab services for owners and operators, including, but not limited to:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>vehicle costs associated with purchasing and retrofitting an accessible vehicle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>extra fuel and maintenance costs associated with operating an accessible vehicle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="C">
        <text>costs associated with receiving training in providing accessible transportation services; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="D">
        <text>additional time involved in providing accessible taxicab services.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Disbursements from the Fund. The County Executive shall by regulation establish the procedures for determining when and how to make distributions from the Fund, subject to approval of such regulations by resolution of the County Council.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The County Executive of Prince George's County shall prepare an annual report on the Transportation Services Improvement Funds surcharge on or before December 1 of each fiscal year for the County Council of Prince George's County, to include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A detailed description of how the fees were expended; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The amount of fees collected.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
