Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB410 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 410
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10	10	By: The Speaker (By Request – Administration) and Delegates Anderton, Boteler,
11	11	Buckel, Chisholm, Ghrist, Griffith, Hartman, Hornberger, Howard, Jacobs,
12	12	Kipke, Kittleman, Krebs, Mangione, Mautz, McComas, McKay, Metzgar,
13	13	Morgan, Munoz, Novotny, Otto, Parrott, Reilly, Saab, Shoemaker, Szeliga,
14	14	Thiam, and Wivell
15	15	Introduced and read first time: January 19, 2022
16	16	Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
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18	18	A BILL ENTITLED
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20	20	AN ACT concerning 1
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22	22	Transportation – Highway User Revenue – Distribution 2
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24	24	FOR the purpose of altering, beginning in a certain fiscal year, the amounts of certain 3
25	25	capital grants calculated based on highway user revenues that are required to be 4
26	26	appropriated to Baltimore City, counties, and municipalities; and generally relating 5
27	27	to the distribution of highway user revenues. 6
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29	29	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
30	30	Article – Transportation 8
31	31	Section 8–401(a) 9
32	32	Annotated Code of Maryland 10
33	33	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 11
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35	35	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
36	36	Article – Transportation 13
37	37	Section 8–401(d), 8–403, and 8–412 14
38	38	Annotated Code of Maryland 15
39	39	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 16
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41	41	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
42	42	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
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44	44	Article – Transportation 19
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46	46	8–401. 20
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48	48	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 21 2 HOUSE BILL 410
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52	52	(d) “Highway user revenues” means the capital grants appropriated to Baltimore 1
53	53	City, counties, and municipalities under [§ 8–403(b)] § 8–403 of this subtitle. 2
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55	55	8–403. 3
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57	57	(a) [Subject to §§ 3–307 and 3–308 of this article, for fiscal year 2019, from the 4
58	58	total highway user revenues: 5
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60	60	(1) An amount equal to 7.7% of total highway user revenues shall be 6
61	61	distributed to Baltimore City in monthly installments; 7
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63	63	(2) An amount shall be distributed to the counties at the times specified in 8
64	64	§ 8–407 of this subtitle, to be allocated as provided in § 8–404 of this subtitle, equal to 1.5% 9
65	65	of total highway user revenues; and 10
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67	67	(3) An amount shall be distributed to the municipalities at the times 11
68	68	specified in § 8–407 of this subtitle, to be allocated as provided in § 8–405 of this subtitle, 12
69	69	equal to 0.4% of the total highway user revenues. 13
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71	71	(b) (1)] Subject to [paragraph (3) of this subsection] SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS 14
72	72	SECTION, for fiscal [years] YEAR 2020 [through 2024] AND EACH FISCAL YEAR 15
73	73	THEREAFTER , capital grants shall be appropriated from the Transportation Trust Fund 16
74	74	as provided in § 3–216 of this article based on the following calculations: 17
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76	76	[(i)] (1) An amount equal to 8.3% of funds credited to the Gasoline 18
77	77	and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to Baltimore City; 19
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79	79	[(ii)] (2) An amount equal to 3.2% of funds credited to the Gasoline 20
80	80	and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the counties to be distributed 21
81	81	as provided in § 8–404 of this subtitle; and 22
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83	83	[(iii)] (3) An amount equal to 2.0% of funds credited to the Gasoline 23
84	84	and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the municipalities to be 24
85	85	distributed as provided in § 8–405 of this subtitle. 25
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87	87	[(2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, for fiscal year 2025 and each 26
88	88	fiscal year thereafter, capital grants shall be appropriated from the Transportation Trust 27
89	89	Fund as provided in § 3–216 of this article based on the following calculations: 28
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91	91	(i) An amount equal to 7.7% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 29
92	92	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to Baltimore City; 30
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94	94	(ii) An amount equal to 1.5% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 31
95	95	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the counties to be distributed as 32
96	96	provided in § 8–404 of this subtitle; and 33 HOUSE BILL 410 3
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100	100	(iii) An amount equal to 0.4% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 1
101	101	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the municipalities to be 2
102	102	distributed as provided in § 8–405 of this subtitle.] 3
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104	104	[(3)] (B) The capital grants made under this subtitle shall be appropriated 4
105	105	only if all debt service requirements and departmental operating expenses have been 5
106	106	funded and sufficient funds are available to fund the capital program. 6
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108	108	8–412. 7
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110	110	(a) (1) On or before January 1 of each year, Baltimore City, each county, and 8
111	111	each eligible municipality that received highway user revenues in the preceding fiscal year 9
112	112	shall submit to the Administration an accounting report that: 10
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114	114	(i) Shows the actual costs of the preceding fiscal year; 11
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116	116	(ii) Shows the expenditure budget of the current fiscal year; 12
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118	118	(iii) As to items (i) and (ii) of this paragraph, accurately identifies the 13
119	119	costs for specific projects authorized in § 8–408 or § 8–409 of this subtitle; 14
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121	121	(iv) Shows the amount of funds diverted from the general fund of the 15
122	122	county or municipality to pay for specific projects authorized in § 8–408 or § 8–409 of this 16
123	123	subtitle during the preceding fiscal year; and 17
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125	125	(v) Lists specific projects authorized in § 8–408 or § 8–409 of this 18
126	126	subtitle that have been delayed due to a lack of funding. 19
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128	128	(2) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1 EACH YEAR, BALTIMORE CITY, EACH 20
129	129	COUNTY, AND EACH ELIGIBLE MU NICIPALITY THAT RECE IVED HIGHWAY USER 21
130	130	REVENUES IN THE PREC EDING FISCAL YEAR SH ALL SUBMIT TO THE 22
131	131	ADMINISTRATION AN ACC OUNTING REPORT THAT , TO THE EXTENT PRACTI CABLE: 23
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133	133	(I) SHOWS THE ACTUAL COST S FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF 24
134	134	THE PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR; 25
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136	136	(II) SHOWS THE EXPENDITURE BUDGET OF THE CURREN T 26
137	137	FISCAL YEAR; 27
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139	139	(III) AS TO ITEMS (I) AND (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , ACCURATELY 28
140	140	IDENTIFIES THE COSTS FOR SPECIFIC PROJECT S AUTHORIZED IN § 8–408 OR § 29
141	141	8–409 OF THIS SUBTITLE ; 30
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145	145	(IV) SHOWS THE AMOUNT OF F UNDS DIVERTED FROM T HE 1
146	146	GENERAL FUND OF THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPALI TY TO PAY FOR SPECIF IC PROJECTS 2
147	147	AUTHORIZED IN § 8–408 OR § 8–409 OF THIS SUBTITLE DUR ING THE FIRST 6 MONTHS 3
148	148	OF THE PRECEDING FIS CAL YEAR; AND 4
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150	150	(V) LISTS SPECIFIC PROJEC TS AUTHORIZED IN § 8–408 OR § 5
151	151	8–409 OF THIS SUBTITLE THA T HAVE BEEN DELAYED DUE TO A LACK OF FUN DING. 6
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153	153	[(2)] (3) On or before December 1 of each year, the Administration shall 7
154	154	provide Baltimore City, each county, and each eligible municipality with an electronic copy 8
155	155	of an accounting report form to be used to submit the information reported under 9
156	156	[paragraph (1)] PARAGRAPHS (1) AND (2) of this subsection. 10
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158	158	(b) The Administration shall compile, summarize, and analyze the information 11
159	159	reported by Baltimore City and each county and municipality under subsection (a)(1) AND 12
160	160	(2) of this section in a single report that the Administration shall submit, on or before 13
161	161	February 1 of each year, to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 14
162	162	Government Article, the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the House 15
163	163	Appropriations Committee, the House Environment and Transportation Committee, and 16
164	164	the House Ways and Means Committee. 17
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166	166	(c) The Administration may not make a disbursement of highway user revenues 18
167	167	under § 8–407 of this subtitle to any jurisdiction that has not submitted a report to the 19
168	168	Administration as required under subsection (a)(1) AND (2) of this section. 20
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170	170	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 21
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