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Terms Used In Maryland Code, TRANSPORTATION 10-209

  • State: includes District of Columbia;

    (f) "Transit facilities" means all real and personal property located in the zone, necessary or useful in rendering transit service between points within the zone, by means of rail, bus, water or air and any other mode of travel, including without limitation, tracks, rights-of-way, bridges, tunnels, subways, rolling stock for rail, motor vehicle, marine and air transportation, stations, terminals and ports, areas for parking and all equipment, fixtures, buildings and structures and services incidental to or required in connection with the performance of transit service;

    (g) "Transit services" means the transportation of persons and their packages and baggage by means of transit facilities between points within the zone including the transportation of newspapers, express and mail between such points and charter service which originates within the zone but does not include taxicab service or individual-ticket-sale sightseeing operations;

    (h) "Transit zone" or "zone" means the Washington metropolitan area transit zone created by and described in § 3, as well as any additional area that may be added pursuant to § 83(a); and

    (i) "WMATC" means Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission. See
It is the intent of the General Assembly that the sovereign immunity of the State not extend to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for the purposes of claims brought against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority by an employee or former employee under:

(1) The False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., as amended; and

(2) Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.