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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="7-718" title_number="7" title_name="Mass Transit" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Purple Line” has the meaning stated in § 2–103.8 of this article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Administration shall develop and implement a program to provide:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>For the first month after transit service on the Purple Line begins, ridership on Purple Line transit vehicles at no cost to individuals residing within a one–quarter–mile radius of the Purple Line track; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Beginning on October 1, 2025, and until 3 months after transit service on the Purple Line begins, promotional materials and services at no cost to small businesses, as defined in § 2–1505.2 of the State Government Article, located within a one–quarter–mile radius of the Purple Line track.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Administration shall use internal resources it has available to implement the program, including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Websites maintained by the Administration; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The printing and design services of the Administration.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Nothing in this section may be construed to require the Administration to procure private advertising or marketing services.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Administration shall adopt regulations to implement this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
