{"id":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-002","kind":"context","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Maryland","state":"MD","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","eco":"","issuer":"Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA)","authority":"Order of the Governor No. 20-04-15-01, Requiring Use of Face Coverings Under Certain Circumstances (issued Apr. 15, 2020; effective Apr. 18, 2020 7:00 a.m.; cross-checked to Ex. MD-013 in the Maryland State file), recited in the notice: \u0027This action supports Governor Hogan\u0027s Executive Order number 20-04-15-01\u0027","instrument":"MDOT MTA \u0027Coronavirus Updates\u0027 notice, last updated Apr. 16, 2020 12:15 p.m.: face coverings REQUIRED on all MDOT MTA services from Apr. 18, 2020 7:00 a.m.; \u0027essential travel only\u0027; Express BusLink routes suspended Apr. 6; local bus on Saturday schedules from Apr. 14; further MARC and Commuter Bus reductions from Apr. 13","title":"Coronavirus Updates - Face coverings required effective April 18, 2020 at 7:00 a.m.; service reductions","dateIssued":"2020-04-16","effective":"2020-04-18 7:00 a.m. (face coverings); 2020-04-06 (Express BusLink and LocalLink 38 and 92 suspended); 2020-04-13 (Commuter Bus and MARC further reduced); 2020-04-14 (local bus base Saturday schedule)","end":"Face-covering rule carried forward under Order 20-07-29-01 (Ex. 004) and the Governor\u0027s later orders, then under the CDC conveyance order (86 Fed. Reg. 8025) and TSA directives from Feb. 1, 2021 (still recited July 12, 2021, Ex. 005); MARC and Commuter Bus restored to R and S schedules June 8, 2020 (Ex. 003); Express BusLink routes remained suspended through at least Nov. 2, 2020 (Ex. 004)","startDate":"2020-04-18","endDate":"2021-02-01","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","TRAV","CRT"],"addressees":["all riders using public transit including local bus, light rail, metro subway, commuter bus, MARC Train and Mobility/paratransit","employers (telework encouraged)"],"clause":"In an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, PLEASE USE TRANSIT FOR ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLY. Essential travel means taking trips to work, hospitals, health care providers, pharmacies, grocery stores, banks, food distribution centers, schools, to provide care for family members, and other similar destinations.... Effective April 18, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. to reduce the spread of COVID-19, all riders using public transit including local bus, light rail, metro subway, commuter bus, MARC Train and Mobility/paratransit service are REQUIRED to wear face coverings.... This action supports Governor Hogan\u0027s Executive Order number 20-04-15-01.... Effective April 6, all nine Express BusLink routes (103, 104, 105, 115, 120, 150, 154, 160, 164) and LocalLink 38 and 92, which primarily serve schools that are now closed, are temporarily suspended.","enforcement":"Order 20-04-15-01 s. IV (as recited in the Maryland State file): violation is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment up to one year or a fine up to $5,000 or both (Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 14-114(c)); the MTA rule is a condition of carriage","functions":["WF commuting workforce (mask condition on every transit commute; commuter services cut to essential trips)","CB customer access (riders asked to limit use to essential travel)","TV travel (MARC and Commuter Bus trip lists cut; Express routes suspended)","OP office (employers asked to telework)"],"notes":"Implementing rule: restates a force-of-law gubernatorial order as a condition of carriage on every MDOT MTA vehicle. The \u0027essential travel only\u0027 direction and the school-route suspensions document the stay-at-home regime (Order 20-03-30-01) operating on the transit system.","sourceUrl":"https://www.mta.maryland.gov/coronavirus","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103032/https://www.mta.maryland.gov/coronavirus","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":444492,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-002","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-002","citation":"Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA), MDOT MTA \u0027Coronavirus Updates\u0027 notice, last updated Apr. 16, 2020 12:15 p.m.: face coverings REQUIRED on all MDOT MTA services from Apr. 18, 2020 7:00 a.m.; \u0027essential travel only\u0027; Express BusLink routes suspended Apr. 6; local bus on Saturday schedules from Apr. 14; further MARC and Commuter Bus reductions from Apr. 13 (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-002)","stateName":"Maryland","related":["AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-001","AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-003"]}