Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB400 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 400
8	8	R1 2lr0139
9	9	CF HB 410
10	10	By: The President (By Request – Administration) and Senators Bailey, Carozza,
11	11	Cassilly, Corderman, Eckardt, Edwards, Gallion, Hershey, Jennings,
12	12	Ready, Salling, Simonaire, and West
13	13	Introduced and read first time: January 24, 2022
14	14	Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
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16	16	A BILL ENTITLED
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18	18	AN ACT concerning 1
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20	20	Transportation – Highway User Revenue – Distribution 2
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22	22	FOR the purpose of altering, beginning in a certain fiscal year, the amounts of certain 3
23	23	capital grants calculated based on highway user revenues that are required to be 4
24	24	appropriated to Baltimore City, counties, and municipalities; and generally relating 5
25	25	to the distribution of highway user revenues. 6
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27	27	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
28	28	Article – Transportation 8
29	29	Section 8–401(a) 9
30	30	Annotated Code of Maryland 10
31	31	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 11
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33	33	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
34	34	Article – Transportation 13
35	35	Section 8–401(d), 8–403, and 8–412 14
36	36	Annotated Code of Maryland 15
37	37	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 16
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39	39	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
40	40	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
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42	42	Article – Transportation 19
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44	44	8–401. 20
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46	46	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 21
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50	50	(d) “Highway user revenues” means the capital grants appropriated to Baltimore 1
51	51	City, counties, and municipalities under [§ 8–403(b)] § 8–403 of this subtitle. 2
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53	53	8–403. 3
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55	55	(a) [Subject to §§ 3–307 and 3–308 of this article, for fiscal year 2019, from the 4
56	56	total highway user revenues: 5
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58	58	(1) An amount equal to 7.7% of total highway user revenues shall be 6
59	59	distributed to Baltimore City in monthly installments; 7
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61	61	(2) An amount shall be distributed to the counties at the times specified in 8
62	62	§ 8–407 of this subtitle, to be allocated as provided in § 8–404 of this subtitle, equal to 1.5% 9
63	63	of total highway user revenues; and 10
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65	65	(3) An amount shall be distributed to the municipalities at the times 11
66	66	specified in § 8–407 of this subtitle, to be allocated as provided in § 8–405 of this subtitle, 12
67	67	equal to 0.4% of the total highway user revenues. 13
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69	69	(b) (1)] Subject to [paragraph (3) of this subsection] SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS 14
70	70	SECTION, for fiscal [years] YEAR 2020 [through 2024] AND EACH FISCAL YEAR 15
71	71	THEREAFTER , capital grants shall be appropriated from the Transportation Trust Fund 16
72	72	as provided in § 3–216 of this article based on the following calculations: 17
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74	74	[(i)] (1) An amount equal to 8.3% of funds credited to the Gasoline 18
75	75	and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to Baltimore City; 19
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77	77	[(ii)] (2) An amount equal to 3.2% of funds credited to the Gasoline 20
78	78	and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the counties to be distributed 21
79	79	as provided in § 8–404 of this subtitle; and 22
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81	81	[(iii)] (3) An amount equal to 2.0% of funds credited to the Gasoline 23
82	82	and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the municipalities to be 24
83	83	distributed as provided in § 8–405 of this subtitle. 25
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85	85	[(2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, for fiscal year 2025 and each 26
86	86	fiscal year thereafter, capital grants shall be appropriated from the Transportation Trust 27
87	87	Fund as provided in § 3–216 of this article based on the following calculations: 28
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89	89	(i) An amount equal to 7.7% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 29
90	90	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to Baltimore City; 30
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92	92	(ii) An amount equal to 1.5% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 31
93	93	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the counties to be distributed as 32
94	94	provided in § 8–404 of this subtitle; and 33
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98	98	(iii) An amount equal to 0.4% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 1
99	99	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the municipalities to be 2
100	100	distributed as provided in § 8–405 of this subtitle.] 3
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102	102	[(3)] (B) The capital grants made under this subtitle shall be appropriated 4
103	103	only if all debt service requirements and departmental operating expenses have been 5
104	104	funded and sufficient funds are available to fund the capital program. 6
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106	106	8–412. 7
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108	108	(a) (1) On or before January 1 of each year, Baltimore City, each county, and 8
109	109	each eligible municipality that received highway user revenues in the preceding fiscal year 9
110	110	shall submit to the Administration an accounting report that: 10
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112	112	(i) Shows the actual costs of the preceding fiscal year; 11
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114	114	(ii) Shows the expenditure budget of the current fiscal year; 12
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116	116	(iii) As to items (i) and (ii) of this paragraph, accurately identifies the 13
117	117	costs for specific projects authorized in § 8–408 or § 8–409 of this subtitle; 14
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119	119	(iv) Shows the amount of funds diverted from the general fund of the 15
120	120	county or municipality to pay for specific projects authorized in § 8–408 or § 8–409 of this 16
121	121	subtitle during the preceding fiscal year; and 17
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123	123	(v) Lists specific projects authorized in § 8–408 or § 8–409 of this 18
124	124	subtitle that have been delayed due to a lack of funding. 19
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126	126	(2) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1 EACH YEAR, BALTIMORE CITY, EACH 20
127	127	COUNTY, AND EACH ELIGIBLE MU NICIPALITY THAT RECE IVED HIGHWAY USER 21
128	128	REVENUES IN THE PREC EDING FISCAL YEAR SH ALL SUBMIT TO THE 22
129	129	ADMINISTRATION AN ACCOU NTING REPORT THAT , TO THE EXTENT PRACTI CABLE: 23
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131	131	(I) SHOWS THE ACTUAL COSTS FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF 24
132	132	THE PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR; 25
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134	134	(II) SHOWS THE EXPENDITURE BUDG ET OF THE CURRENT 26
135	135	FISCAL YEAR; 27
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137	137	(III) AS TO ITEMS (I) AND (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , ACCURATELY 28
138	138	IDENTIFIES THE COSTS FOR SPECIFIC PROJECT S AUTHORIZED IN § 8–408 OR § 29
139	139	8–409 OF THIS SUBTITLE ; 30
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141	141	(IV) SHOWS THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS DIVERTED FROM THE 31
142	142	GENERAL FUND OF THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPALI TY TO PAY FOR SPECIF IC PROJECTS 32 4 SENATE BILL 400
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145	145	AUTHORIZED IN § 8–408 OR § 8–409 OF THIS SUBTITLE DUR ING THE FIRST 6 MONTHS 1
146	146	OF THE PRECEDING FIS CAL YEAR; AND 2
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148	148	(V) LISTS SPECIFIC PROJECTS AU THORIZED IN § 8–408 OR § 3
149	149	8–409 OF THIS SUBTITLE THA T HAVE BEEN DELAYED DUE TO A LACK OF FUN DING. 4
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151	151	[(2)] (3) On or before December 1 of each year, the Administration shall 5
152	152	provide Baltimore City, each county, and each eligible municipality with an electronic copy 6
153	153	of an accounting report form to be used to submit the information reported under 7
154	154	[paragraph (1)] PARAGRAPHS (1) AND (2) of this subsection. 8
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156	156	(b) The Administration shall compile, summarize, and analyze the information 9
157	157	reported by Baltimore City and each county and municipality under subsection (a)(1) AND 10
158	158	(2) of this section in a single report that the Administration shall submit, on or before 11
159	159	February 1 of each year, to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 12
160	160	Government Article, the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the House 13
161	161	Appropriations Committee, the House Environment and Transportation Committee, and 14
162	162	the House Ways and Means Committee. 15
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164	164	(c) The Administration may not make a disbursement of highway user revenues 16
165	165	under § 8–407 of this subtitle to any jurisdiction that has not submitted a report to the 17
166	166	Administration as required under subsection (a)(1) AND (2) of this section. 18
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168	168	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 19
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