Maryland Transportation Authority Agency Response Form
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC). The MDTA and the Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) have jointly initiated discussions with the PTC and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Administration (PennDOT) regarding the establishment of a reciprocal toll enforcement agreement. The MDTA and the PTC have mutually agreed that it would be most beneficial to leverage the toll enforcement reciprocity agreement framework that is currently being negotiated between Pennsylvania and New York. The proposed agreement will likely entail flagging and/or suspending a motorist’s vehicle registration when either a Pennsylvania or Maryland resident owes qualifying unpaid tolls in the reciprocal jurisdiction. Next steps include, but are not limited to, verifying statutory alignment, drafting program requirements (e.g., governance structure, definition and agreement on terminology, etc.); legal review (draft agreement, statutes, etc.); and agreement finalization and execution between four agencies (MDTA, MVA, PTC, and PennDOT). Prior to going live with toll reciprocity, information technology system workflow testing, software updates, and staff training will be conducted. The parties have established target milestones for agreement execution and operational go-live of January 2027 and Fall 2027, respectively. PTC is deemed the best fit for Maryland’s first reciprocal toll enforcement agreement because (1) PTC’s toll enforcement actions and penalties for non-compliant motorists are operationally similar to those used by the MDTA; (2) PTC’s level of customer service is commensurate with the State of Maryland’s customer service objectives, including an adequate level of investment in automation and the corresponding assurance that motor vehicle registration flags will be released promptly when customers satisfy their outstanding toll obligations; and (3) the potential to achieve significant results going forward given that Pennsylvania residents owe the second highest amount of unpaid tolls and civil penalties. Additionally, it should be noted that the toll enforcement reciprocity agreement with Pennsylvania will be the MDTA’s pilot agreement. The MDTA is engaged in discussions with Virginia and the New York Thruway about the feasibility of entering into future agreements with a timeline to be determined in the future.
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