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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
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 9, 2022
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Washington Suburban Transit Commission – Montgomery County and Prince 2
George’s County 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 Commissioners appointed by the County 7
Executive of Montgomery County or the County Executive of Prince George’s County; 8
and generally relating to the Washington Suburban Transit Commission. 9
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10
The Public Local Laws of Montgomery County 11
Section 87–5(a)(1) and (2) 87–5(a)(1), (2), and (3)(i) 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 2 HOUSE BILL 535
Part III, Section 5(a)(1) and (2) (5)(a)(1), (2), and (3)(A) 1
Article 17 – Public Local Laws of Maryland 2
(2015 Edition and 2018 Supplement, as amended) 3
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 4
The Public Local Laws of Prince George’s County 5
Part III, Section 5(a)(10) 6
Article 17 – Public Local Laws of Maryland 7
(2015 Edition and 2018 Supplement, as amended) 8
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 9
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 10
Article 16 – Montgomery County 11
87–5. 12
(a) (1) The commission consists of 7 members. 13
(2) (i) The County Executive of Montgomery County shall appoint 2 14
members, subject to the confirmation of the Montgomery County Council. 15
(ii) Of these two appointees, one shall be designated by the County 16
Executive to serve as an alternate member of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 17
Authority Board of Directors. 18
(3) (i) The County Executive of Prince George’s County shall appoint 2 19
members, subject to the confirmation of the Prince George’s County Council. 20
(10) (i) Commissioners, other than the required member from the Prince 21
George’s County Council, serve for a term of 4 years which begins on July 1[, and]. 22
(II) COMMISSIONER S, OTHER THAN THE REQUI RED MEMBER 23
FROM THE PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE MEMBE RS APPOINTED BY 24
THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, APPOINTED BY THE 25
GOVERNOR may not serve more than two consecutive terms. 26
[(ii)] (III) The terms of the commissioners, other than the required 27
member from the Prince George’s County Council, shall be staggered as required by the 28
terms provided for commissioners on October 1, 2012. 29
[(iii)] (IV) The commissioner required from the Prince George’s 30
County Council serves while a member of the county council, and at the pleasure of the 31
County Executive and County Council of Prince George’s County. 32
Article 17 – Prince George’s County 33 HOUSE BILL 535 3
Part III. 1
5. 2
(a) (1) The Commission consists of 7 members. 3
(2) (A) The County Executive of Montgomery County shall appoint 2 4
members, subject to the confirmation of the Montgomery County Council. 5
(B) Of these two appointees, one shall be designated by the County 6
Executive to serve as an alternate member of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 7
Authority Board of Directors. 8
(3) (A) The County Executive of Prince George’s County shall appoint 2 9
members, subject to the confirmation of the Prince George’s County Council. 10
(10) (A) Commissioners, other than the required member from the Prince 11
George’s County Council, serve for a term of 4 years which begins on July 1[, and a 12
maximum of]. 13
(B) COMMISSIONERS , OTHER THAN THE REQUI RED MEMBER 14
FROM THE PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE MEMBE RS APPOINTED BY 15
THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, APPOINTED BY THE 16
GOVERNOR MAY NOT SERVE MORE T HAN two consecutive terms. 17
[(B)] (C) The terms of the Commissioners, other than the required 18
member from the Prince George’s County Council, shall be staggered as required by the 19
terms provided for Commissioners on October 1, 2012. 20
[(C)] (D) The Commissioner required from the Prince George’s 21
County Council serves while a member of the County Council, and at the pleasure of the 22
County Executive and County Council of Prince George’s County. 23
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 24
1, 2022. 25