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Maryland Senate Bill SB729

Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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1- LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 593
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4-Chapter 593
5-(Senate Bill 729)
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7-AN ACT concerning
3+EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4+ [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5+ Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6+ Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7+amendment.
8+ *sb0729*
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9-Baltimore City – Use of Highway User Revenues for Traffic Functions and
10-Enforcement – Modification
10+SENATE BILL 729
11+R1 2lr2182
12+ CF HB 1362
13+By: Senator McCray (By Request – Baltimore City Administration)
14+Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2022
15+Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
16+Committee Report: Favorable
17+Senate action: Adopted
18+Read second time: March 19, 2022
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12-FOR the purpose of altering a certain limitation applicable to Baltimore City relating to
13-the use of highway user revenues to pay or finance costs incurred for carrying out
14-traffic functions and enforcing traffic laws; and generally relating to highway user
15-revenues distributed to Baltimore City.
20+CHAPTER ______
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17-BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
18- Article – Transportation
19-Section 8–408(a)
20- Annotated Code of Maryland
21- (2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
22+AN ACT concerning 1
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23- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
24-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
24+Baltimore City – Use of Highway User Revenues for Traffic Functions and 2
25+Enforcement – Modification 3
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26-Article – Transportation
27+FOR the purpose of altering a certain limitation applicable to Baltimore City relating to 4
28+the use of highway user revenues to pay or finance costs incurred for carrying out 5
29+traffic functions and enforcing traffic laws; and generally relating to highway user 6
30+revenues distributed to Baltimore City. 7
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28-8–408.
32+BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
33+ Article – Transportation 9
34+Section 8–408(a) 10
35+ Annotated Code of Maryland 11
36+ (2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12
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30- (a) Highway user revenues distributed to Baltimore City and Kent County may
31-be used only to pay or finance:
38+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
39+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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33- (1) Costs incurred in the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of
34-its highways and streets;
41+Article – Transportation 15
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36- (2) (I) [Costs] AS TO BALTIMORE CITY, COSTS incurred [by its police
37-department] for carrying out traffic functions and enforcing the traffic laws; AND
43+8–408. 16
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39- (II) AS TO KENT COUNTY, COSTS INCURRED BY IT S POLICE
40-DEPARTMENT FOR CARRYING OUT TRA FFIC FUNCTIONS AND E NFORCING THE
41-TRAFFIC LAWS ;
45+ (a) Highway user revenues distributed to Baltimore City and Kent County may 17
46+be used only to pay or finance: 18
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43- (3) Costs incurred in its other highway related activities for:
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45- (i) Lighting the highways;
50+ (1) Costs incurred in the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of 1
51+its highways and streets; 2
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47- (ii) Stormwater drainage of the highways; and
48- Ch. 593 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
53+ (2) (I) [Costs] AS TO BALTIMORE CITY, COSTS incurred [by its police 3
54+department] for carrying out traffic functions and enforcing the traffic laws; AND 4
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51- (iii) Street cleaning, but not including the cost of collection of
52-garbage, trash, and refuse;
56+ (II) AS TO KENT COUNTY, COSTS INCURRED BY IT S POLICE 5
57+DEPARTMENT FOR CARRY ING OUT TRAFFIC FUNC TIONS AND ENFORCING THE 6
58+TRAFFIC LAWS; 7
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54- (4) The payment of its debt service on bonds or other evidences of obligation
55-for:
60+ (3) Costs incurred in its other highway related activities for: 8
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57- (i) The construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of its highways
58-and streets; and
62+ (i) Lighting the highways; 9
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60- (ii) Any other of its highway activities, including lighting the
61-highways and providing stormwater drainage;
64+ (ii) Stormwater drainage of the highways; and 10
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63- (5) The cost of transportation facilities, as defined in § 3–101 of this article;
64-or
66+ (iii) Street cleaning, but not including the cost of collection of 11
67+garbage, trash, and refuse; 12
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66- (6) As to Kent County:
69+ (4) The payment of its debt service on bonds or other evidences of obligation 13
70+for: 14
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68- (i) The cost of maintaining county owned boat landings; and
72+ (i) The construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of its highways 15
73+and streets; and 16
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70- (ii) Costs incurred in providing traffic crossing guards.
75+ (ii) Any other of its highway activities, including lighting the 17
76+highways and providing stormwater drainage; 18
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72- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July
73-1, 2022.
78+ (5) The cost of transportation facilities, as defined in § 3–101 of this article; 19
79+or 20
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75-Enacted under Article II, § 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution, May 29, 2022.
81+ (6) As to Kent County: 21
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83+ (i) The cost of maintaining county owned boat landings; and 22
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85+ (ii) Costs incurred in providing traffic crossing guards. 23
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87+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 24
88+1, 2022. 25