Pursuant to Transportation Article, §7-203.1, Annotated Code of Maryland, there is hereby created the State Safety Oversight Agency (SSOA) for each fixed guideway rail public transportation system solely within the State of Maryland hereafter referred to as a Rail Transit Agency (RTA).

Authority: Transportation Article, §§2-102(c)(5) and 7-203.1, Annotated Code of Maryland;
49 U.S.C. §5329 and 49 CFR Part 674

Effective date: March 26, 2018 (45:6 Md. R. 321)

Chapter revised effective January 5, 2026 (52:26 Md. R. 1309)