(a) The State may pay for the reasonable transportation costs to:
(1) mitigate the impact on the communities in the immediate proximity to the facility; and
(2) make each video lottery facility accessible to the public.
(b) (1) A comprehensive transportation plan shall be:
(i) developed by each county where a facility is located, in consultation with the local development council created under § 9–1A–31 of this subtitle; and
(ii) approved by the Maryland Department of Transportation.
(2) The comprehensive transportation plan shall include provisions on roads and provisions regarding mass transit if mass transit is a substantial manner of transportation in the county where a video lottery facility is located.
(c) The Maryland Department of Transportation shall facilitate negotiations with affected communities to ensure the most practical ingress to and egress from the video lottery facility.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Department of Transportation may pay for and undertake the improvement and enhancement of MD Route 589 from the intersection of MD Route 50 through MD Route 113 in Worcester County to address the needs related to traffic capacity, public safety, and esthetics in the area where a video lottery facility is located.
(2) The Department may take the necessary steps to ensure that the plans for the improvements and enhancements to MD Route 589 are under development on or before the date on which the video lottery facility at the Worcester County location is operational and open to the public.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 9 - Miscellaneous Executive Agencies
Subtitle 1A - Video Lottery Terminals
Section 9-1A-02 - Operation of Video Lottery Terminals
Section 9-1A-03 - Scope of Subtitle
Section 9-1A-04 - Powers and Duties of Commission
Section 9-1A-08 - Additional Information Required; Disqualification of Applicants
Section 9-1A-09 - Eligibility for Funding Racing Licensees
Section 9-1A-10 - Minority Business Requirements; Employment Requirements
Section 9-1A-11 - Requirements for Commencement of Operations; Sanctions
Section 9-1A-12 - Requirements for Contractors Not Licensees
Section 9-1A-14 - Employee Licenses
Section 9-1A-15 - Manufacturer License Requirements
Section 9-1A-17 - Renewal of License
Section 9-1A-18 - License Is Revocable Privilege; Property Right Not Created
Section 9-1A-19 - Transferability of License or Interests
Section 9-1A-20 - Background Investigations
Section 9-1A-21 - Equipment to Be Owned or Leased and Controlled by Commission
Section 9-1A-22 - Target Average Payout Percentage
Section 9-1A-23 - Operation in General
Section 9-1A-25 - Violations; Sanctions; Effect on Other Laws
Section 9-1A-26 - Daily Electronic Transfer of Proceeds; Accounting and Distribution
Section 9-1A-27 - Distribution of Proceeds
Section 9-1A-28 - Purse Dedication Account
Section 9-1A-28.1 - Purse Dedication Account -- Benefit Programs
Section 9-1A-29 - Racetrack Facility Renewal Account
Section 9-1A-30 - Education Trust Fund
Section 9-1A-31 - Local Impact Grants; Local Development Council
Section 9-1A-32 - Transportation
Section 9-1A-33 - Problem Gambling Fund
Section 9-1A-36 - Video Lottery Facility Location Commission
Section 9-1A-37 - Participation of Commission in Legislative Process