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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="4-321" title_number="4" title_name="Revenue Facilities" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Financing of Projects">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Intercounty Connector” means the east–west multimodal highway in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties between Interstate 270 and Interstate 95/U.S. Route 1, as described in the 2005 – 2010 Consolidated Transportation Plan.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The State and the Authority shall finance the Intercounty Connector as provided in this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Authority shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Issue not more than an aggregate principal amount of $750,000,000 in bonds secured by a pledge of future federal aid; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Issue revenue bonds under this subtitle that are not secured by a pledge of future federal aid.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Governor shall transfer from the Transportation Trust Fund to the Authority for the Intercounty Connector $22,000,000 in fiscal 2005 and $38,000,000 in fiscal 2006.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Governor shall transfer to the Authority for the Intercounty Connector:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>From the Transportation Trust Fund, at least $30,000,000 each year for fiscal years 2007 through 2010;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>From the General Fund or general obligation bonds, an aggregate appropriation by fiscal year 2014 equal to $264,913,000, as follows:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>$53,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>$55,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>At least $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The remaining balance for fiscal year 2012, fiscal year 2013, or fiscal year 2014; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>At least $10,000,000 federal aid from any source in amounts as deemed prudent.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In addition to other amounts provided to finance the Intercounty Connector under this section, the Authority may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Issue bond anticipation notes for the Intercounty Connector secured by a pledge of a line of credit extended to the State under the federal Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act as authorized under § 4–320.1 of this subtitle; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Use up to an amount approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation from a loan or line of credit extended to the State under the federal Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, in addition to amounts transferred to the Authority under subsections (d) and (e)(1) of this section, the Governor may transfer up to $75,000,000 from the Transportation Trust Fund to the Authority for the Intercounty Connector.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Any amounts transferred from the Transportation Trust Fund under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be repaid by the Authority to the Transportation Trust Fund from General Fund appropriations to the Authority.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>On or before December 1 of each year until completion of construction of the Intercounty Connector, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the Authority shall submit a report on the status of the Intercounty Connector to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the House Appropriations Committee, and the House Committee on Ways and Means.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The report required under this subsection shall include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>An update on the progress of the project and a comparison of the actual progress to the project schedule provided to the committees in January 2005;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The revised estimate of the total project cost of the project and a statement of the reasons for any cost savings or cost overruns, relative to the estimate of $2,447,000,000 provided to the committees in January 2005;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>A description of any changes to the financing plan for the project, including the impact of cost savings or cost overruns, and, consistent with the intent of the General Assembly to limit the overall amount of debt used for financing the Intercounty Connector, the specific identification of sources of funds that may be applied to address any cost overruns;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Planned expenditures by year, categorized by planning and engineering, right–of–way acquisitions, and construction;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Funding sources by year, categorized by:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle bond issuances;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Transfers from the Transportation Trust Fund;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Transfers from the General Fund;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>Federal funds;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>Authority cash reserves;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="6">
          <text>Authority revenue bond issuances;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="7">
          <text>Draws on a loan or line of credit extended to the State under the federal Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="8">
          <text>Bond anticipation notes; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="9">
          <text>Any other revenue source;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>A schedule of debt service for the Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle bond issuances and Authority revenue bond issuances; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>Financing assumptions, including maturities of bond issuances and forecasted interest rates.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
