LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 593
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Chapter 593
(Senate Bill 729)
AN ACT concerning
Baltimore City – Use of Highway User Revenues for Traffic Functions and
Enforcement – Modification
FOR the purpose of altering a certain limitation applicable to Baltimore City relating to
the use of highway user revenues to pay or finance costs incurred for carrying out
traffic functions and enforcing traffic laws; and generally relating to highway user
revenues distributed to Baltimore City.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article – Transportation
Section 8–408(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article – Transportation
8–408.
(a) Highway user revenues distributed to Baltimore City and Kent County may
be used only to pay or finance:
(1) Costs incurred in the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of
its highways and streets;
(2) (I) [Costs] AS TO BALTIMORE CITY, COSTS incurred [by its police
department] for carrying out traffic functions and enforcing the traffic laws; AND
(II) AS TO KENT COUNTY, COSTS INCURRED BY IT S POLICE
DEPARTMENT FOR CARRYING OUT TRA FFIC FUNCTIONS AND E NFORCING THE
TRAFFIC LAWS ;
(3) Costs incurred in its other highway related activities for:
(i) Lighting the highways;
(ii) Stormwater drainage of the highways; and
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(iii) Street cleaning, but not including the cost of collection of
garbage, trash, and refuse;
(4) The payment of its debt service on bonds or other evidences of obligation
for:
(i) The construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of its highways
and streets; and
(ii) Any other of its highway activities, including lighting the
highways and providing stormwater drainage;
(5) The cost of transportation facilities, as defined in § 3–101 of this article;
or
(6) As to Kent County:
(i) The cost of maintaining county owned boat landings; and
(ii) Costs incurred in providing traffic crossing guards.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July
1, 2022.
Enacted under Article II, § 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution, May 29, 2022.