{"id":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-106","kind":"context","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Maryland (all MDTA toll facilities)","state":"MD","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Larry Hogan and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), Executive Director Jim Ports","authority":"MDTA toll powers; \u0027The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) implemented temporary all-electronic tolling statewide in March as part of its COVID-19 response\u0027 (recited)","instrument":"MDTA news release, Aug. 6, 2020: full-time all-electronic (cashless) tolling permanent across Maryland (JFK Highway, Fort McHenry and Baltimore Harbor Tunnels, Nice/Middleton Bridge; Bay Bridge permanent since May 2020); video tolling at cash rates continues temporarily; former toll collectors reassigned, including as screeners at MDTA building entry points; E-ZPass Customer Service Centers at limited capacity during the state of emergency","title":"Governor Hogan Announces All-Electronic Tolling Now Permanent at All MDTA Facilities Statewide","dateIssued":"2020-08-06","effective":"2020-08-06 (permanent; temporary regime from Mar. 17, 2020)","end":"Permanent","startDate":"2020-08-06","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["OTHER","EMP"],"addressees":["all motorists at MDTA facilities","MDTA toll collection employees (reassigned)"],"clause":"Governor Larry Hogan today announced that full-time all-electronic (cashless) tolling is now permanent across Maryland... The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) implemented temporary all-electronic tolling statewide in March as part of its COVID-19 response, and made all-electronic tolling permanent at the Bay Bridge in May with the installation of a new tolling gantry.... \u0027During the COVID-19 emergency, all-electronic tolling has been an operational success and has helped us protect our toll collection employees and the traveling public,\u0027 said MDTA Executive Director Jim Ports.... Since 2017, the MDTA has undertaken major training and career development initiatives to support permanent toll collection employees as they transition into other positions. These employees are currently assisting the MDTA in new ways, including as screeners at MDTA building entry points. The MDTA E-ZPass Customer Service Centers located at toll facilities are operating at limited capacity during the COVID-19 state of emergency.","enforcement":"Video tolling and Notice of Toll Due regime (Transp. § 21-1414; COMAR 11.07.05)","functions":["DR drivers","HR (toll collectors reassigned to entry screening)","CB customer access (customer service centers at limited capacity)","TV travel"],"notes":"The permanent successor to Ex. 104: a COVID-19 operating change that outlasted the emergency and was in force on every day of Q3 2021. Authority operating rule.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":242733,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-106","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-106","citation":"Governor Larry Hogan and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), Executive Director Jim Ports, MDTA news release, Aug. 6, 2020: full-time all-electronic (cashless) tolling permanent across Maryland (JFK Highway, Fort McHenry and Baltimore Harbor Tunnels, Nice/Middleton Bridge; Bay Bridge permanent since May 2020); video tolling at cash rates continues temporarily; former toll collectors reassigned, including as screeners at MDTA building entry points; E-ZPass Customer Service Centers at limited capacity during the state of emergency (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-106)","stateName":"Maryland","related":[]}