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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 Wivell, Barve, Beitzel, Boyce, Foley,
Fraser–Hidalgo, Healey, R. Jones, Lehman, Love, Parrott, Prettyman,
Proctor, Ruth, Stein, Stewart, Terrasa, and Wells
Introduced and read first time: February 11, 2022
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 7, 2022
CHAPTER ______
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 2 HOUSE BILL 1187
(a) There is a Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account in the Transportation 1
Trust Fund. 2
(b) All revenues collected from the following, after deductions provided by law, 3
shall be credited to the Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account: 4
(1) All of the motor vehicle fuel tax; 5
(2) Except as otherwise provided by law, two–thirds of the vehicle titling 6
tax; 7
(3) Except for revenues collected under Title 13, Subtitle 9, Parts III and 8
IV of this article, vehicle registration fees; 9
(4) The revenue disbursed to this Account under § 2 –614 of the 10
Tax – General Article; and 11
(5) [80 percent] 80% of the funds distributed on short–term vehicle rentals 12
under § 2–1302.1 of the Tax – General Article to the Transportation Trust Fund from the 13
sales and use tax. 14
(c) [(1) For fiscal year 2019: 15
(i) 90.4% of the revenue credited to the Account may be used as 16
provided in § 3–216 of this article; and 17
(ii) The balance of the Account shall be used to pay the allocations of 18
highway user revenues provided by this subtitle to the counties, municipalities, and 19
Baltimore City. 20
(2)] For fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, revenue credited to 21
the Account shall be used as provided in § 3–216 of this article. 22
8–403. 23
(a) [Subject to §§ 3–307 and 3–308 of this article, for fiscal year 2019, from the 24
total highway user revenues: 25
(1) An amount equal to 7.7% of total highway user revenues shall be 26
distributed to Baltimore City in monthly installments; 27
(2) An amount shall be distributed to the counties at the times specified in 28
§ 8–407 of this subtitle, to be allocated as provided in § 8–404 of this subtitle, equal to 1.5% 29
of total highway user revenues; and 30
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(3) An amount shall be distributed to the municipalities at the times 1
specified in § 8–407 of this subtitle, to be allocated as provided in § 8–405 of this subtitle, 2
equal to 0.4% of total highway user revenues. 3
(b) (1)] Subject to [paragraph (3) of this subsection] SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS 4
SECTION, for fiscal years 2020 through 2024 2023, capital grants shall be appropriated 5
from the Transportation Trust Fund as provided in § 3–216 of this article based on the 6
following calculations: 7
[(i)] (1) An amount equal to 8.3% of funds credited to the Gasoline 8
and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to Baltimore City; 9
[(ii)] (2) An amount equal to 3.2% of funds credited to the Gasoline 10
and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the counties to be distributed 11
as provided in § 8–404 of this subtitle; and 12
[(iii)] (3) An amount equal to 2.0% of funds credited to the Gasoline 13
and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the municipalities to be 14
distributed as provided in § 8–405 of this subtitle. 15
[(2)] (B) Subject to [paragraph (3) of this subsection] SUBSECTION (C) 16
OF THIS SECTION , for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, capital grants shall 17
be appropriated from the Transportation Trust Fund as provided in § 3–216 of this article 18
based on the following calculations: 19
(1) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024: 20
(I) AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 8.5% OF FUNDS CREDITED TO THE 21
GASOLINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE REVENUE ACCOUNT SHALL BE APP ROPRIATED TO 22
BALTIMORE CITY; 23
(II) AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 3.3% OF FUNDS CREDITED TO THE 24
GASOLINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE REVENUE ACCOUNT SHALL BE APPR OPRIATED TO 25
THE COUNTIES TO BE D ISTRIBUTED AS PROVID ED IN § 8–404 OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND 26
(III) AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 2.1% OF FUNDS CREDITED TO THE 27
GASOLINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE REVENUE ACCOUNT SHALL BE APPR OPRIATED TO 28
THE MUNICIPALITIES T O BE DISTRIBUTED AS PROVIDED IN § 8–405 OF THIS 29
SUBTITLE; 30
(2) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025: 31
(I) AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 8.8% OF FUNDS CREDITED TO THE 32
GASOLINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE REVENUE ACCOUNT SHALL BE APPR OPRIATED TO 33
BALTIMORE CITY; 34 4 HOUSE BILL 1187
(II) AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 3.4% OF FUNDS CREDITED TO THE 1
GASOLINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE REVENUE ACCOUNT SHALL BE APPR OPRIATED TO 2
THE COUNTIES TO BE D ISTRIBUTED AS PROVIDE D IN § 8–404 OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND 3
(III) AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 2.2% OF FUNDS CREDITED TO THE 4
GASOLINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE REVENUE ACCOUNT SHALL BE APPR OPRIATED TO 5
THE MUNICIPALITIES T O BE DISTRIBUTED AS PROVIDED IN § 8–405 OF THIS 6
SUBTITLE; 7
(3) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026: 8
(I) AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 9.1% OF FUNDS CREDITED TO THE 9
GASOLINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE REVENUE ACCOUNT SHALL BE APPR OPRIATED TO 10
BALTIMORE CITY; 11
(II) AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 3.5% OF FUNDS CREDITED TO THE 12
GASOLINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE REVENUE ACCOUNT SHALL BE APPR OPRIATED TO 13
THE COUNTIES TO BE D ISTRIBUTED AS PROVID ED IN § 8–404 OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND 14
(III) AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 2.3% OF FUNDS CREDITED TO THE 15
GASOLINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE REVENUE ACCOUNT SHALL BE APPR OPRIATED TO 16
THE MUNIC IPALITIES TO BE DIST RIBUTED AS PROVIDED IN § 8–405 OF THIS 17
SUBTITLE; 18
(4) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027: 19
(I) AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 9.4% OF FUNDS CREDITED TO THE 20
GASOLINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE REVENUE ACCOUNT SHALL BE APPR OPRIATED TO 21
BALTIMORE CITY; 22
(II) AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 3.6% OF FUNDS CREDITED TO THE 23
GASOLINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE REVENUE ACCOUNT SHALL BE APPR OPRIATED TO 24
THE COUNTIES TO BE D ISTRIBUTED AS PROVID ED IN § 8–404 OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND 25
(III) AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 2.4% OF FUNDS CREDITED TO THE 26
GASOLINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE REVENUE ACCOUNT SHALL BE APPR OPRIATED TO 27
THE MUNICIPALITIES T O BE DISTRIBUTED AS PROVIDED IN § 8–405 OF THIS 28
SUBTITLE; AND 29
(5) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2028 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER : 30
[(i)] (1) An amount equal to [7.7%] 12.1% of funds credited to the 31
Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to Baltimore City; 32 HOUSE BILL 1187 5
[(ii)] (2) An amount equal to [1.5%] 15.3% of funds credited to the 1
Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the counties to be 2
distributed as provided in § 8–404 of this subtitle; and 3
[(iii)] (3) An amount equal to [0.4%] 2.6% of funds credited to the 4
Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the municipalities 5
to be distributed as provided in § 8–405 of this subtitle. 6
[(3)] (C) The capital grants made under this subtitle shall be appropriated 7
only if all debt service requirements and departmental operating expenses have been 8
funded and sufficient funds are available to fund the capital program. 9
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 10
1, 2022. 11
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.