Title 9 — Transportation Systems.

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter or of any of the coupons appertaining to the bonds, and the trustee under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights given by this chapter, may be restricted by the trust agreement, may either at law or in …

The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter shall be in all respects for the benefit of the inhabitants of the District for the increase of their commerce, and for the promotion of their safety, health, welfare, convenience, and prosperity, and as the operation and mainten…

(a) The courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall have original jurisdiction over all actions brought by or against the Authority, which courts shall in all cases apply the law of the Commonwealth of Virginia. (b) The Authority shall be liable for its contracts and for its tor…

In light of the multi-jurisdictional nature of the Authority, an exemption is provided to the Authority from all laws and regulations of the District governing public procurement.

This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the District and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.

The provisions of this chapter are severable and if any of its provisions are held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of that court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions of this chapter. It is declared to be the legislative …

All other general or special laws inconsistent with any provision of this chapter are declared to be inapplicable to the provision of this chapter.

The Mayor is authorized to enter into such agreements with the States of Maryland and Virginia and with political subdivisions of such States as may be necessary to develop a continuing comprehensive transportation planning process for the National Capital region for the purpose …

The consent and approval of Congress is hereby given to the States of Virginia and Maryland and to the District of Columbia to enter into a Compact, substantially as follows, for the regulation and improvement of mass transit in the Washington metropolitan area, which Compact, kn…

The consent of Congress is hereby given to the State of Maryland and the Commonwealth of Virginia to effectuate the following amendments to the Compact, and the Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized and directed to effectuate said amendments on behalf of the United Stat…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized and directed to enter into and execute on behalf of the United States for the District of Columbia a Compact substantially as set forth above with the States of Virginia and Maryland and is further authorized and directed to car…

Upon the effective date of the Compact and so long thereafter as the Compact remains effective, the applicability of the laws of the United States, and the rules, regulations, and orders promulgated thereunder, relating to or affecting transportation under the Compact and to the …

The consent and approval of Congress set forth in § 9-1103.01 is given on the express condition that § 13(a) of Article XI and § 3(d) of Article XII of such Compact shall not be used to break a lawful strike by the employees of any carrier authorized to provide service pursuant t…

Jurisdiction is hereby conferred: (1) Upon the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, respectively, to review orders of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission as provided by §…

(a) The right to alter, amend, or repeal this subchapter is hereby expressly reserved. (b) The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission shall submit to Congress copies of all periodic reports made by that Commission to the Governors, the Mayor of the District of Columbia a…

To further the objectives of subchapter I of this chapter, the Congress hereby finds and declares that: (1) A coordinated system of rail rapid transit, bus transportation service, and highways is essential in the National Capital region for the satisfactory movement of people and…

The cost of designing, engineering, constructing, and equipping the facilities of the adopted regional system (as defined in § 9-1111.01(1)) shall be financed in part by the federal and District of Columbia governments, as follows: (1) To finance the United States portion there i…

If any part of this subchapter is declared unconstitutional the constitutionality of no other part of the subchapter shall be affected thereby.

The Congress hereby consents to, adopts and enacts for the District of Columbia an amendment to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact, for which Congress heretofore has granted its consent (§§ 9-1103.01 and 9-1103.02) by adding thereto Title III, known as th…

The Council of the District of Columbia shall have authority to enact any act adopting on behalf of the District of Columbia amendments to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact, but in no case shall any such amendment become effective until after it has been…

(a) The District of Columbia hereby consents to, adopts, and enacts amendments to Articles I and XVI of Title III of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact as set out in § 9-1107.01. (b) The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized and directed to ente…

(a) The Congress hereby consents to amendments to Articles I, III, VII, IX, XI, XIV, and XVI of Title III of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact substantially as set out in § 9-1107.01. (b) The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized and directed t…

(a) The Congress hereby consents to amendments to Articles XII and XVI of Title III of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact substantially as set out in § 9-1107.01. (b) The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized and directed to enter into and execu…

(a) The Congress hereby consents to, and adopts and enacts for the District of Columbia, amendments to Articles I and XVI of Title III of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact as set out in § 9-1107.01, which amendments have been adopted substantially by the…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized and directed to enter into and execute an amendment to the Compact substantially as set forth above with the States of Virginia and Maryland and is further authorized and directed to carry out and effectuate the terms and provis…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall, for the District of Columbia, enter agreements with the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of Maryland to make technical amendments to Title III of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact, so long as the amended…

(a) To assure uninterrupted progress in the development of the facilities authorized by the National Capital Transportation Act of 1965, the transfer of the functions and duties of the National Capital Transportation Agency (herein referred to as the Agency) to the Washington Met…

The United States district courts shall have original jurisdiction, concurrent with the courts of Maryland and Virginia, of all actions brought by or against the Authority and to enforce subpoenas issued pursuant to the provisions of Title III. Any such action initiated in a stat…

All laws or parts of laws of the United States and of the District of Columbia inconsistent with the provisions of Title III are hereby amended for the purpose of this subchapter to the extent necessary to eliminate such inconsistencies and to carry out the provisions of this sub…

(a) The right to alter, amend or repeal this subchapter is hereby expressly reserved. (b) The Authority shall submit to Congress and the President copies of all annual and special reports made to the Governors, the Mayor of the District of Columbia and/or the legislatures of the …

(a)(1) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Fund (“Fund”), which shall be used solely for the purposes set forth in subsection (b) of this section. (2) All funds deposited into the Fund, and any interest earned on those fund…

Section 9-1108.01(b) shall apply upon: (1) Enactment by Congress of legislation providing federal grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for the purpose of maintaining and improving the transportation system of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Author…

(a) A person who is appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“Board”) shall comply with the following requirements: (1) The person shall not have been an employee of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WM…

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Act” means the Federal Transit Act, approved July 9, 1964 (78 Stat. 302; 49 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.). (2) “Agreement” means the agreement executed by the Mayor, on behalf of the District of Columbia, with the Commonwealth of Virgini…

The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute, on behalf of the District of Columbia, an agreement with the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of Maryland for the creation and operation of a joint state oversight agency. Any such agency shall be an instrumentality of the District…

The Mayor shall appoint all members to the joint state oversight agency who represent the District of Columbia. Those members shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.

Any agreement that the Mayor executes pursuant to § 9-1109.02 shall contain provisions that substantially satisfy all of the following requirements: (1) The joint state oversight agency shall consist of 6 voting members. Each party to the agreement shall appoint 2 members. (2) Th…

The Mayor may execute, on behalf of the District of Columbia, amendments to the agreement authorized by § 9-1109.02 so long as the agreement, as amended, continues to contain provisions that substantially satisfy the requirements in § 9-1109.04.

Chapter 3 of Title 2 shall not apply to contracts of the joint state oversight agency.

(a) If the Mayor at any time determines that the agreement authorized by § 9-1109.02 is not in the best interest of the District, the Mayor may terminate the District’s participation in the agreement and its duty to perform the responsibilities set out in § 9-1109.04(5) within th…

For the purposes of this subchapter: (1) The term “adopted regional system” means that system described in the Transit Authority’s report entitled “Adopted Regional Rapid Rail Transit Plan and Program, March 1, 1968 (revised February 7, 1969),” as that system may hereafter be alt…

(a) To provide the federal share of the cost of the adopted regional system, which system supersedes that heretofore authorized by the Congress in subchapter III of this chapter, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to make annual contributions to the Transit Authority i…

(a) To provide the District of Columbia share of the cost of the adopted regional system, the Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to contract with the Transit Authority to make annual capital contributions. To carry out the purposes of this section there is authorized…

(a) No portion of the adopted regional system shall be constructed within the United States Capitol grounds except upon approval of the Commission for Extension of the United States Capitol. (b) Construction of the adopted regional system in, on, under, or over public space in th…

To the extent that revenues or other receipts derived from or in connection with the ownership or operation of the adopted regional system (other than service payments under transit service agreements executed between the Transit Authority and local political subdivisions, the pr…

(a)(1) The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to guarantee, and to enter into commitments to guarantee, upon such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, payment of principal of and interest on bonds and other evidences of indebtedness (including short-term notes) issued…

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(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation such amounts as may be necessary to enable him to discharge his responsibilities under guarantees issued by him under § 9-1111.06 and to make the payments to the Transit Authority in accordance with § …

(a) Obligations issued by the Transit Authority which are guaranteed by the Secretary of Transportation under § 9-1111.06 shall be lawful investments, and may be accepted as security for fiduciary, trusts, and public funds, the investment or deposit of which shall be under the au…

(a) The Secretary of Transportation shall make payments to the Transit Authority in such amounts as may be requisitioned from time to time by the Transit Authority sufficient, in the aggregate, to finance the cost of designing, constructing, and equipping: (1) a rail rapid transi…