EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. *sb0915* SENATE BILL 915 P1 2lr3132 CF HB 634 By: Senator Guzzone Introduced and read first time: February 11, 2022 Assigned to: Rules A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning 1 Maryland Center for History and Culture – Annual Appropriation 2 FOR the purpose of requiring the Governor, each fiscal year, to include a certain 3 appropriation in the annual budget bill to the Maryland Center for History and 4 Culture for certain purposes; and generally relating to the Maryland Center for 5 History and Culture. 6 BY adding to 7 Article – State Finance and Procurement 8 Section 5A–331 9 Annotated Code of Maryland 10 (2021 Replacement Volume) 11 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12 That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13 Article – State Finance and Procurement 14 5A–331. 15 EACH FISCAL YEAR , THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET 16 BILL AN APPROPRIATIO N OF $1,000,000 TO THE MARYLAND CENTER FOR HISTORY 17 AND CULTURE TO ASSIST THE CENTER IN: 18 (1) PRESERVING ITS COLLE CTION; 19 (2) MAINTAINING A HISTOR ICAL MUSEUM ; AND 20 (3) PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC , INCLUDING FOR 21 2 SENATE BILL 915 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS . 1 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 2 October 1, 2022. 3