Md. Code Regs. 11.07.05.02 - Definitions
A. In this chapter,
the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Authority" means the Maryland
Transportation Authority.
(2)
"Authority highway" has the meaning stated in Transportation Article, ยง
21-1401, Annotated
Code of Maryland.
(3) "Dynamic
pricing" means a method of calculating the toll where the dynamic pricing
mileage rate varies within the approved toll rate range in real time.
(4) "Dynamic pricing mileage rate" means the
amount per mile used to calculate the toll within the approved toll rate range
on a variably priced facility with dynamic pricing.
(5) "Executive Director" means the Executive
Director of the Maryland Transportation Authority.
(6) "Fee" means an electronic toll collection
account maintenance fee.
(7)
"Fixed-price toll facility" means an Authority highway where vehicles are
subject to a toll that remains constant over time until the toll schedule is
changed consistent with the provisions of this chapter.
(8) Operational metrics means the performance
criteria established to monitor real-time traffic conditions and may include,
but is not limited to, traffic speed, traffic volume, travel delay durations or
distances, or any combination of these performance criteria.
(9) "Pricing period" means the hours of the
day, or portions thereof and days of the week or special days such as holidays
during which a time of day pricing mileage rate is in effect on a variably
priced toll facility.
(10) Soft
rate cap means a maximum toll rate on a variably priced toll facility with
dynamic pricing within the approved toll rate range that may only be exceeded
when required to achieve established operational metrics.
(11) "Time of day pricing" means a method of
calculating the toll where the toll varies according to a fixed, advertised
schedule depending on the time of day pricing mileage rate in effect for a
pricing period and toll zone.
(12)
"Time of day pricing mileage rate" means the amount per mile used to calculate
the tolls on a variably priced toll facility with time of day
pricing.
(13) "Toll" means the
charge due as established by the Authority for passage of a vehicle through an
Authority highway.
(14) "Toll
facility operator" means a third party other than the Authority authorized to
operate a toll facility under a contract.
(15) "Toll rate range" means the approved
minimum and maximum toll rates as approved by the Authority.
(16) "Toll zone" means the area between two
access points used to calculate the toll on a variably priced toll facility.
(17) Tolling algorithm means an
automated program or mathematical formula that utilizes operational metrics,
predicted traffic patterns, any other selected data points or information, or
any combination thereof to set dynamic pricing mileage rates.
(18) "Variably priced toll facility" means an
Authority highway or transportation facilities project where travel on some or
all lanes is subject to a toll that varies based on time of day pricing or
dynamic pricing.
Notes
Regulations .02 repealed and new Regulations .02 adopted effective May 27, 2013 (40:10 Md. R. 917)
Regulation .02B amended effective October 27, 2014 (41:21 Md. R. 1260)
Regulation .02 amended effective 42:22 Md. R. 1379, eff.
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