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HB0058
Transportation - Paratransit Services - Interjurisdictional Routes
Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 4:24 AM
In one sentence
This law requires Maryland counties applying for state transportation funds to plan and list specific shared bus routes that connect different health care systems across county lines.
What it does
- Requires a county submitting an application for funding to identify interjurisdictional paratransit service routes between facilities within certain networks of providers in the application.
- Mandates the Secretary of Transportation to adopt procedures ensuring counties cooperate in establishing these shared routes.
- Requiring a county that receives funding to establish specific interjurisdictional paratransit service routes.
- Requires applications for funds to include certification from the local area agency on aging approving the project.
Who it affects
- Maryland counties, including Baltimore City
- The Secretary of Transportation
- Elderly and handicapped persons who are unable to use mass transit facilities as effectively
Limits and unknowns
- The law does not specify how much money each county will receive, only how it is calculated.
- It requires cooperation between counties but does not detail what happens if a county refuses to cooperate.
- Funds not applied for within 6 months after the beginning of the fiscal year may be made available to other counties based on need.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Paratransit service
- Transportation options, such as vans or shuttles, established by a county for elderly and handicapped residents.
- Interjurisdictional routes
- Travel paths that go across the borders of different counties to connect services between facilities in specific health care networks.
Official record
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Official summary
Requiring a county that submits an application to the Secretary of Transportation for funding for certain transportation services for elderly and disabled persons to identify interjurisdictional paratransit service routes between facilities within certain networks of providers in the application; requiring the Secretary to adopt procedures to ensure counties cooperate in establishing interjurisdictional paratransit service routes between facilities within certain networks of providers; etc.
Official activity
Bill history
- In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.