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*hb0535*
HOUSE BILL 535
R2, L5 2lr0474
By: Prince George’s County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Introduced and read first time: January 21, 2022
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Washington Suburban Transit Commission – Montgomery County 2
Commissioners – Repeal of Term Limit 3
PG/MC 111–22 4
FOR the purpose of repealing the prohibition against a Commissioner of the Washington 5
Suburban Transit Commission serving more than a certain number of consecutive 6
terms as it applies to a Commissioner appointed by the County Executive of 7
Montgomery County; and generally relating to the Washington Suburban Transit 8
Commission. 9
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10
The Public Local Laws of Montgomery County 11
Section 87–5(a)(1) and (2) 12
Article 16 – Public Local Laws of Maryland 13
(2004 Edition and July–August 2021 Supplement, as amended) 14
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 15
The Public Local Laws of Montgomery County 16
Section 87–5(a)(10) 17
Article 16 – Public Local Laws of Maryland 18
(2004 Edition and July–August 2021 Supplement, as amended) 19
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 20
The Public Local Laws of Prince George’s County 21
Part III, Section 5(a)(1) and (2) 22
Article 17 – Public Local Laws of Maryland 23
(2015 Edition and 2018 Supplement, as amended) 24
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 25
The Public Local Laws of Prince George’s County 26 2 HOUSE BILL 535
Part III, Section 5(a)(10) 1
Article 17 – Public Local Laws of Maryland 2
(2015 Edition and 2018 Supplement, as amended) 3
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 4
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 5
Article 16 – Montgomery County 6
87–5. 7
(a) (1) The commission consists of 7 members. 8
(2) (i) The County Executive of Montgomery County shall appoint 2 9
members, subject to the confirmation of the Montgomery County Council. 10
(ii) Of these two appointees, one shall be designated by the County 11
Executive to serve as an alternate member of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 12
Authority Board of Directors. 13
(10) (i) Commissioners, other than the required member from the Prince 14
George’s County Council, serve for a term of 4 years which begins on July 1[, and]. 15
(II) COMMISSION ERS, OTHER THAN THE REQUI RED MEMBER 16
FROM THE PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE MEMBE RS APPOINTED BY 17
THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, may not serve more than two 18
consecutive terms. 19
[(ii)] (III) The terms of the commissioners, other than the required 20
member from the Prince George’s County Council, shall be staggered as required by the 21
terms provided for commissioners on October 1, 2012. 22
[(iii)] (IV) The commissioner required from the Prince George ’s 23
County Council serves while a member of the county council, and at the pleasure of the 24
County Executive and County Council of Prince George’s County. 25
Article 17 – Prince George’s County 26
Part III. 27
5. 28
(a) (1) The Commission consists of 7 members. 29
(2) (A) The County Executive of Montgomery County shall appoint 2 30
members, subject to the confirmation of the Montgomery County Council. 31 HOUSE BILL 535 3
(B) Of these two appointees, one shall be designated by the County 1
Executive to serve as an alternate member of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 2
Authority Board of Directors. 3
(10) (A) Commissioners, other than the required member from the Prince 4
George’s County Council, serve for a term of 4 years which begins on July 1[, and a 5
maximum of]. 6
(B) COMMISSIONERS , OTHER THAN THE REQUI RED MEMBER 7
FROM THE PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE MEMBERS APPO INTED BY 8
THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MAY NOT SERVE MORE T HAN 9
two consecutive terms. 10
[(B)] (C) The terms of the Commissioners, other than the required 11
member from the Prince George’s County Council, shall be staggered as required by the 12
terms provided for Commissioners on October 1, 2012. 13
[(C)] (D) The Commissioner required from the Prince George’s 14
County Council serves while a member of the County Council, and at the pleasure of the 15
County Executive and County Council of Prince George’s County. 16
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 17
1, 2022. 18