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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 573
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2002.
Approved May 16, 2002.
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CHAPTER 573
(House Bill 1431)
AN ACT concerning
Task Force to Evaluate the Development and Construction of a Magnetic
Levitation Transportation System
FOR the purpose of establishing a Task Force to Evaluate the Development and
Construction of a Magnetic Levitation Transportation System; specifying the
membership and duties of the Task Force; providing for the appointment of
chairpersons of the Task Force; providing for staffing of the Task Force;
prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving certain compensation;
authorizing a member of the Task Force to receive reimbursement for certain
expenses; requiring the Task Force to report to the Governor and the General
Assembly on or before a certain date; providing for the termination of this Act;
and generally relating to the establishment of a Task Force to Evaluate the
Development and Construction of a Magnetic Levitation Transportation System.
Preamble
WHEREAS, The eastern seaboard of the United States constitutes the most
highly developed and integrated region of the United States, which requires an
effective and efficient transportation system in order to maintain and enhance its
economic well-being; and
WHEREAS, The existing modes and methods of transporting people and goods
are near or at capacity, suggesting the need for innovative new technology as a means
of continuing and maintaining growth, development, and job creation within the
region; and
WHEREAS, The Congress of the United States has enacted Public Law No:
105-178, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, which authorizes the
funding, in part, for deployment of a Magnetic Levitation Transportation System
(Maglev) as an alternative; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Railroad Administration has approved the continued
evaluation of a demonstration project for Maglev between the metropolitan areas of
Baltimore and Washington; and
WHEREAS, A Task Force formed to evaluate the development and construction
of a prototype Maglev system would make possible an intensive review of innovative
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