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HOUSE BILL 394
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By: Prince George’s County Delegation
Introduced and read first time: January 19, 2022
Assigned to: Ways and Means
Committee Report: Favorable
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 7, 2022
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Prince George’s County – Municipal Tax Setoff, School Facilities Surcharge, and 2
Public Safety and Behavioral Health Surcharge – Reports 3
PG 402–22 4
FOR the purpose of altering the date by which the governing body of Prince George’s County 5
is required to complete a certain report concerning the county’s municipal tax setoffs; 6
altering the date by which the County Executive of Prince George’s County is 7
required to prepare an annual report on a certain school facilities surcharge and a 8
certain public safety and behavioral health surcharge; and generally relating to 9
municipal tax setoffs, the school facilities surcharge, and the public safety and 10
behavioral health surcharge in Prince George’s County. 11
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
Article – Tax – Property 13
Section 6–305(k) 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 16
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 17
The Public Local Laws of Prince George’s County 18
Section 10–192.01(h) 19
Article 17 – Public Local Laws of Maryland 20
(2015 Edition and 2018 Supplement, as amended) 21
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BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 1
The Public Local Laws of Prince George’s County 2
Section 10–192.11(g) 3
Article 17 – Public Local Laws of Maryland 4
(2015 Edition and 2018 Supplement, as amended) 5
(As enacted by Chapter 684 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2013, as amended 6
by Chapter 567 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021) 7
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 8
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 9
Article – Tax – Property 10
6–305. 11
(k) (1) On or before [January 31] OCTOBER 31 each year, the governing body 12
of Prince George’s County shall complete a report that includes: 13
(i) the amount of the tax setoff granted to each municipal 14
corporation in the current fiscal year; 15
(ii) in the form provided by each municipal corporation, a detailed 16
description of the scope and nature of the individual services or programs provided by each 17
municipal corporation instead of similar services or programs provided by the county; and 18
(iii) a detailed description of the methodology used by the county to 19
determine the amount of the tax setoffs, including any formulas. 20
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the report required under 21
this subsection shall be: 22
(i) available to municipal corporations in Prince George’s County on 23
request; and 24
(ii) submitted to the Prince George’s County House Delegation and 25
the Prince George’s County Senators. 26
Article 17 – Prince George’s County 27
10–192.01. 28
(h) The County Executive of Prince George’s County shall prepare an annual 29
report on the school facilities surcharge on or before [August 31] OCTOBER 31 of each year 30
for the County Council of Prince George’s County, the Prince George’s County Senate 31
Delegation, and the Prince George’s County House Delegation, to include: 32
(1) A detailed description of how fees were expended; and 33 HOUSE BILL 394 3
(2) The amount of fees collected. 1
10–192.11. 2
(g) The County Executive of Prince George’s County shall prepare an annual 3
report on the public safety and behavioral health surcharge on or before [March 1] 4
OCTOBER 31 of each year for the County Council of Prince George’s County, the Prince 5
George’s County Senate Delegation, and the Prince George’s County House Delegation, to 6
include: 7
(1) A detailed description of how the fees were expended; and 8
(2) The amount of fees collected. 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.