To meet the needs of travelers and commerce, MDOT operates as an integrated system encompassing five distinct agencies including the Maryland State Highway Administration, the Maryland Transit Administration, the Maryland Aviation Administration, the Maryland Port Administration and the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. As Transportation Secretary, I also serve as chairman of the Maryland Transportation Authority. The MDTA is a public enterprise that develops, finances and operates the State's seven toll facilities. Maryland is one of just a few states that include all modes of transportation under one self-financed agency. The State's Transportation Trust Fund finances all of MDOT's capital and operating costs giving us the flexibility to direct adequate funding to priority transportation projects across the State no matter what mode of transportation is required to meet Maryland's transportation needs.