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| 3 | 3 | | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. |
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| 4 | 4 | | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. |
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| 5 | 5 | | *hb0883* |
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| 7 | 7 | | HOUSE BILL 883 |
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| 8 | 8 | | R6 2lr1604 |
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| 10 | 10 | | By: Delegate Wivell |
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| 11 | 11 | | Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2022 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Assigned to: Environment and Transportation |
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| 14 | 14 | | A BILL ENTITLED |
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| 16 | 16 | | AN ACT concerning 1 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Washington County – Vehicle Emissions Inspection Fees – Distribution 2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | FOR the purpose of requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to remit a certain percent 3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | of certain vehicle emissions inspection and testing fees collected at a facility in 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Washington County to the Washington County governing body for the sole purpose 5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | of supplementing funds for improving and maintaining Washington County 6 |
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| 24 | 24 | | highways; and generally relating to the distribution of vehicle emissions inspection 7 |
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| 25 | 25 | | and testing fees collected in Washington County. 8 |
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| 27 | 27 | | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Article – Transportation 10 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Section 23–205 11 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 12 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (2012 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 13 |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14 |
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| 34 | 34 | | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15 |
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| 36 | 36 | | Article – Transportation 16 |
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| 38 | 38 | | 23–205. 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Administration and the 18 |
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| 41 | 41 | | Secretary shall set the fee to be charged for each vehicle to be inspected and tested by a 19 |
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| 42 | 42 | | facility. 20 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (2) The fee established under this subsection[: 21 |
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| 46 | 46 | | (i) During the period from January 1, 1995 through May 31, 1997, 22 |
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| 47 | 47 | | may not exceed $12; and 23 2 HOUSE BILL 883 |
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| 51 | 51 | | (ii) During the period after May 31, 1997,] may not exceed $14. 1 |
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| 52 | 52 | | |
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| 53 | 53 | | (b) The fee shall be collected in a manner established by the Administration and 2 |
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| 54 | 54 | | the Secretary. 3 |
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| 56 | 56 | | (c) (1) [A specific portion of the] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) 4 |
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| 57 | 57 | | OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE fee shall be paid to or retained by the Administration to cover 5 |
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| 58 | 58 | | the cost of administration and enforcement of the emissions control program, as provided 6 |
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| 59 | 59 | | in the contract between the contractor and the State. 7 |
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| 61 | 61 | | (2) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL REMIT 45% OF THE INSPECTION 8 |
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| 62 | 62 | | AND TESTING FEES , INCLUDING LATE FEES , COLLECTED AT A FACIL ITY IN 9 |
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| 63 | 63 | | WASHINGTON COUNTY TO THE WASHINGTON COUNTY GOVERNING BODY FOR THE 10 |
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| 64 | 64 | | SOLE PURPOSE OF SUPP LEMENTING FUNDS FOR IMPROVING AND MAINTA INING 11 |
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| 65 | 65 | | WASHINGTON COUNTY HIGHWAYS . 12 |
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| 67 | 67 | | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 13 |
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| 68 | 68 | | October 1, 2022. 14 |
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