Section 8-752 - Agreements to construct, operate, and maintain shelters. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-752. Agreements to construct, operate, and maintain shelters.
 

(a)  Authority of municipal corporations, counties, or transit operators.- Subject to any applicable provisions of this section, a municipal corporation or a county that owns or operates a transit system or in which a transit system operates or a transit operator may enter into an agreement to construct, operate, and maintain bus passenger shelters on a State right-of-way. 

(b)  Commercial advertisements.- An agreement under this section may allow commercial advertising signs to be displayed on bus passenger shelters consistent with applicable State, local, and federal law. 

(c)  Municipal permits.- A municipal corporation shall apply to the Administration for a permit to erect bus passenger shelters on State rights-of-way located within the municipal corporation. 

(d)  County permits.-  

(1) A county shall apply to the Administration for a permit to erect bus passenger shelters on State rights-of-way located within the county but not within a municipal corporation. 

(2) With the concurrence of the municipal corporation, a county shall apply to the Administration for a permit to erect bus passenger shelters on State rights-of-way that are located within a municipal corporation. 

(e)  Transit operator permits.- A transit operator shall apply to the Administration for a permit to erect bus passenger shelters: 

(1) On State rights-of-way located within a municipal corporation, with the concurrence of the municipal corporation; and 

(2) On State rights-of-way located within an unincorporated area, with the concurrence of the county. 

(f)  Issuance of permits.-  

(1) On receipt of an application for a permit to erect a bus passenger shelter, the Administration may issue a permit under § 8-646 of this title after determining that: 

(i) The location, design, and construction of the bus passenger shelter do not interfere with vehicular or pedestrian safety; and 

(ii) The construction of the bus passenger shelter, including any commercial advertising signs displayed on the bus passenger shelter, conforms with applicable State, local, and federal law. 

(2) A permit for a bus passenger shelter shall: 

(i) Include a provision requiring continued compliance with the requirements under paragraph (1) of this subsection; 

(ii) Include a provision that the State is not responsible to any party to an agreement under this section for any costs resulting from enforcement of the permit; and 

(iii) Serve as an agreement with the State as may be required under applicable federal regulation. 

(3) The Administration may not unreasonably withhold approval of a permit under this subsection to a municipal corporation, county, or transit operator that has complied with the provisions of this section. 

(g)  Authority of Administration.- Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Administration may enter into agreements to construct, operate, and maintain bus passenger shelters at fixed-route bus stops used by the Maryland Transit Administration. 
 

[2005, ch. 131.]