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PUBLIC LAW 86-669-JULY 14, 1960

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conversion by the D.C. Transit System, Inc., of street railway operations to bus operations as provided in section 7 of the Act of Jufy 24, 1956 (70 Stat. 598), shall consult with the Agency on the possible use of street railway facilities and equipment in the Transit Development Program. The Commission may withhold its approval of such conversion and require the preservation of equipment and facilities already withdrawn from service if it finds that there is a substantial possibility that the Transit Development Program will provide for the continued use of street railway facilities and equipment. (2) Early development of a subway from Union Station capable of rapid dispersal of passengers from the railhead to the principal employment centers in the District of Columbia and its immediate environs, and capable of being extended to serve other parts of the region: Provided, That no freeway, or new parkway more than two lanes in width, shall be built within the District of Columbia west of Twelfth Street, Northwest, and north of either the north or west legs of the proposed Inner Loop Freeway, the proposed Potomac ]^iver Expressway, or the proposed Palisades Parkway, before July 1, 1965; and the Agency shall not later than January 10, 1965, submit to the President, for transmittal to Congress, its recommendation as to whether any such freeway or parkway should thereafter be built. (3] Acquisition and development of rights-of-waj^ and related facilities for providing express transit lines in conjunction with major highways and bridges. (c) Shall prepare proposals for implementing each part of the Transit Development Program, including preliminary engineering plans, descriptions of the character of services to be rendered, estimates of costs and revenues, arrangements for financing and organization, and other information setting forth the manner in which the program is to be carried out: Provided, That no part of the Transit Development Program shall be carried out by the Agency until a report containing a full and complete description of that part of the program has been transmitted to the Congress, and the execution of that part of the program has been expressly authorized by legislation thereafter enacted by the Congress. (d) I n order to facilitate the transition from a Federal agency to an interstate proprietary agency and to further coordination within the National Capital region, shall submit the Transit Development Program and any revision thereof: (1) to the governing bodies of the District of Columbia, Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in the State of Maryland, and Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties and the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the transit regulatory bodies having jurisdiction in the National Capital region for review and comment; (2) to such organizations of government agencies or officials concerned with the solution of the community development problems of the National Capital region on a unified metropolitan basis as are now in existence or as may be created by agreement, law, or compact for review and comment; (3) to the Commission of Fine Arts for review and comment; (4) to private companies transporting persons in the National Capital region and to unions representing the employees of such companies for review and comment; and (5) to the Governors of Maryland and Virginia or such government agencies as they may designate for approval of the location and extent of proposed Agency facilities and the timetable for the provision of such facilities within Maryland and Virginia, respectively; and except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the Agency shall not acquire, construct, or operate property, rights-of-way, or facilities indicated in the Transit Development Program or a revision thereof within the State

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