EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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HOUSE BILL 1187
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HB 649/21 – ENT CF SB 726
By: Delegates Anderton, Adams, Arentz, Boteler, Buckel, Cox, Crosby, Feldmark,
Fennell, Gilchrist, Griffith, Hartman, Holmes, Hornberger, Howard, Jacobs,
Jalisi, Kipke, Krebs, Lierman, Lisanti, Mangione, McComas, McKay,
Morgan, Novotny, Otto, Patterson, Reilly, Rose, Saab, Sample –Hughes,
Shoemaker, Thiam, and Wivell
Introduced and read first time: February 11, 2022
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Transportation – Highway User Revenues – Revenue and Distribution 2
FOR the purpose of altering the amounts of certain capital grants calculated based on 3
highway user revenues that are required to be appropriated to Baltimore City, 4
counties, and municipalities in certain fiscal years; and generally relating to revenue 5
for and distributions of highway user revenues. 6
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
Article – Transportation 8
Section 8–402 and 8–403 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 11
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
Article – Transportation 14
8–402. 15
(a) There is a Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account in the Transportation 16
Trust Fund. 17
(b) All revenues collected from the following, after deductions provided by law, 18
shall be credited to the Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account: 19
(1) All of the motor vehicle fuel tax; 20 2 HOUSE BILL 1187
(2) Except as otherwise provided by law, two–thirds of the vehicle titling 1
tax; 2
(3) Except for revenues collected under Title 13, Subtitle 9, Parts III and 3
IV of this article, vehicle registration fees; 4
(4) The revenue disbursed to this Account under § 2 –614 of the 5
Tax – General Article; and 6
(5) [80 percent] 80% of the funds distributed on short–term vehicle rentals 7
under § 2–1302.1 of the Tax – General Article to the Transportation Trust Fund from the 8
sales and use tax. 9
(c) [(1) For fiscal year 2019: 10
(i) 90.4% of the revenue credited to the Account may be used as 11
provided in § 3–216 of this article; and 12
(ii) The balance of the Account shall be used to pay the allocations of 13
highway user revenues provided by this subtitle to the counties, municipalities, and 14
Baltimore City. 15
(2)] For fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, revenue credited to 16
the Account shall be used as provided in § 3–216 of this article. 17
8–403. 18
(a) [Subject to §§ 3–307 and 3–308 of this article, for fiscal year 2019, from the 19
total highway user revenues: 20
(1) An amount equal to 7.7% of total highway user revenues shall be 21
distributed to Baltimore City in monthly installments; 22
(2) An amount shall be distributed to the counties at the times specified in 23
§ 8–407 of this subtitle, to be allocated as provided in § 8–404 of this subtitle, equal to 1.5% 24
of total highway user revenues; and 25
(3) An amount shall be distributed to the municipalities at the times 26
specified in § 8–407 of this subtitle, to be allocated as provided in § 8–405 of this subtitle, 27
equal to 0.4% of total highway user revenues. 28
(b) (1)] Subject to [paragraph (3) of this subsection] SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS 29
SECTION, for fiscal years 2020 through 2024, capital grants shall be appropriated from the 30
Transportation Trust Fund as provided in § 3–216 of this article based on the following 31
calculations: 32 HOUSE BILL 1187 3
[(i)] (1) An amount equal to 8.3% of funds credited to the Gasoline 1
and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to Baltimore City; 2
[(ii)] (2) An amount equal to 3.2% of funds credited to the Gasoline 3
and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the counties to be distributed 4
as provided in § 8–404 of this subtitle; and 5
[(iii)] (3) An amount equal to 2.0% of funds credited to the Gasoline 6
and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the municipalities to be 7
distributed as provided in § 8–405 of this subtitle. 8
[(2)] (B) Subject to [paragraph (3) of this subsection] SUBSECTION (C) 9
OF THIS SECTION , for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, capital grants shall 10
be appropriated from the Transportation Trust Fund as provided in § 3–216 of this article 11
based on the following calculations: 12
[(i)] (1) An amount equal to [7.7%] 12.1% of funds credited to the 13
Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to Baltimore City; 14
[(ii)] (2) An amount equal to [1.5%] 15.3% of funds credited to the 15
Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the counties to be 16
distributed as provided in § 8–404 of this subtitle; and 17
[(iii)] (3) An amount equal to [0.4%] 2.6% of funds credited to the 18
Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the municipalities 19
to be distributed as provided in § 8–405 of this subtitle. 20
[(3)] (C) The capital grants made under this subtitle shall be appropriated 21
only if all debt service requirements and departmental operating expenses have been 22
funded and sufficient funds are available to fund the capital program. 23
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 24
1, 2022. 25