Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB946 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 946
8	8	R1 2lr3244
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10	10	By: Senator Washington
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 13, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Rules
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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	Transportation – Highway User Revenue s – Distribution 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of altering the purposes for which certain county transportation bonds 3
21	21	may be issued; altering, beginning in a certain fiscal year, the amount of revenue 4
22	22	credited to the Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account that may be used for a 5
23	23	certain purpose; altering, beginning in a certain fiscal year, the percentage of 6
24	24	highway user revenues required to be distributed to Baltimore City, counties, and 7
25	25	municipalities; altering the process for distributing highway user revenues; and 8
26	26	generally relating to the distribution of highway user revenues. 9
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28	28	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 10
29	29	Article – Transportation 11
30	30	Section 3–302, 8–401(d), 8–402, and 8–403 12
31	31	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
32	32	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 14
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34	34	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 15
35	35	Article – Transportation 16
36	36	Section 8–401(a) 17
37	37	Annotated Code of Maryland 18
38	38	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 19
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40	40	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20
41	41	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21
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43	43	Article – Transportation 22
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45	45	3–302. 23
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47	47	The purposes of this subtitle are to enable the counties of this State to: 24
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51	51	(1) Accelerate programs of road construction and reconstruction; 1
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53	53	(2) Provide local participating funds for federally aided transportation 2
54	54	projects; 3
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56	56	(3) Make major road repairs as necessary to eliminate damage caused to 4
57	57	county roads by severe and unforeseen weather conditions; [and] 5
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59	59	(4) Generally finance the capital cost of transportation facilities; 6
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61	61	(5) PROVIDE LOCAL PARTICI PATING FUNDS FOR STATE–AIDED 7
62	62	TRANSPORTATION PROJE CTS; AND 8
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64	64	(6) PROVIDE FOR LOCAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ALONG : 9
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66	66	(I) STATE ROADWAYS MAINTA INED BY LOCAL GOVERN MENTS; 10
67	67	AND 11
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69	69	(II) MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PRIORI TY BUS 12
70	70	ROUTES. 13
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72	72	8–401. 14
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74	74	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 15
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76	76	(d) “Highway user revenues” means the [capital grants appropriated to Baltimore 16
77	77	City, counties, and municipalities under § 8–403(b) of this subtitle] FUNDS CREDITED TO 17
78	78	THE GASOLINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE REVENUE ACCOUNT OF THE 18
79	79	TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND. 19
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81	81	8–402. 20
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83	83	(a) There is a Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account in the Transportation 21
84	84	Trust Fund. 22
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86	86	(b) All revenues collected from the following, after deductions provided by law, 23
87	87	shall be credited to the Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account: 24
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89	89	(1) All of the motor vehicle fuel tax; 25
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91	91	(2) Except as otherwise provided by law, two–thirds of the vehicle titling 26
92	92	tax; 27
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94	94	(3) Except for revenues collected under Title 13, Subtitle 9, Parts III and 28
95	95	IV of this article, vehicle registration fees; 29
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99	99	(4) The revenue disbursed to this Account under § 2–614 of the Tax – 1
100	100	General Article; and 2
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102	102	(5) [80 percent] 80% of the funds distributed on short–term vehicle rentals 3
103	103	under § 2–1302.1 of the Tax – General Article to the Transportation Trust Fund from the 4
104	104	sales and use tax. 5
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106	106	(c) (1) For fiscal year 2019: 6
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108	108	(i) 90.4% of the revenue credited to the Account may be used as 7
109	109	provided in § 3–216 of this article; and 8
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111	111	(ii) The balance of the Account shall be used to pay the allocations of 9
112	112	highway user revenues provided by this subtitle to the counties, municipalities, and 10
113	113	Baltimore City. 11
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115	115	(2) For fiscal [year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter,] YEARS 2020 12
116	116	THROUGH 2023, revenue credited to the Account shall be used as provided in § 3–216 of 13
117	117	this article. 14
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119	119	(3) FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024 THROUGH 2026: 15
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121	121	(I) 70% OF THE REVENUE CREDI TED TO THE ACCOUNT MAY BE 16
122	122	USED AS PROVIDED IN § 3–216 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND 17
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124	124	(II) THE BALANCE OF THE ACCOUNT SHALL BE USED TO PAY 18
125	125	THE ALLOCATIONS OF H IGHWAY USER REVENUES PROVIDED BY THIS SUB TITLE TO 19
126	126	THE COUNTIES , MUNICIPALITIES , AND BALTIMORE CITY. 20
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128	128	(4) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTE R: 21
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130	130	(I) 80% OF THE REVENUE CREDI TED TO THE ACCOUNT MAY BE 22
131	131	USED AS PROVIDED IN § 3–216 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND 23
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133	133	(II) THE BALANCE OF THE ACCOUNT SHALL BE USED TO PAY 24
134	134	THE ALLOCATIONS OF H IGHWAY USER REVENUES PROVIDED BY THIS SUB TITLE TO 25
135	135	THE COUNTIES , MUNICIPALITIES , AND BALTIMORE CITY. 26
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137	137	8–403. 27
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139	139	(a) Subject to §§ 3–307 and 3–308 of this article, for fiscal year 2019, from the 28
140	140	total highway user revenues: 29
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142	142	(1) An amount equal to 7.7% of total highway user revenues shall be 30
143	143	distributed to Baltimore City in monthly installments; 31 4 SENATE BILL 946
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147	147	(2) An amount shall be distributed to the counties at the times specified in 1
148	148	§ 8–407 of this subtitle, to be allocated as provided in § 8–404 of this subtitle, equal to 1.5% 2
149	149	of total highway user revenues; and 3
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151	151	(3) An amount shall be distributed to the municipalities at the times 4
152	152	specified in § 8–407 of this subtitle, to be allocated as provided in § 8–405 of this subtitle, 5
153	153	equal to 0.4% of total highway user revenues. 6
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155	155	(b) (1) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, for fiscal years 2020 through 7
156	156	[2024,] 2023, capital grants shall be appropriated from the Transportation Trust Fund as 8
157	157	provided in § 3–216 of this article based on the following calculations: 9
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159	159	(i) An amount equal to 8.3% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 10
160	160	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to Baltimore City; 11
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162	162	(ii) An amount equal to 3.2% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 12
163	163	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the counties to be distributed as 13
164	164	provided in § 8–404 of this subtitle; and 14
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166	166	(iii) An amount equal to 2.0% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 15
167	167	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the municipalities to be 16
168	168	distributed as provided in § 8–405 of this subtitle. 17
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170	170	(2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, for fiscal year 2025 and each 18
171	171	fiscal year thereafter, capital grants shall be appropriated from the Transportation Trust 19
172	172	Fund as provided in § 3–216 of this article based on the following calculations: 20
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174	174	(i) An amount equal to 7.7% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 21
175	175	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to Baltimore City; 22
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177	177	(ii) An amount equal to 1.5% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 23
178	178	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the counties to be distributed as 24
179	179	provided in § 8–404 of this subtitle; and 25
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181	181	(iii) An amount equal to 0.4% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 26
182	182	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the municipalities to be 27
183	183	distributed as provided in § 8–405 of this subtitle. 28
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185	185	(3) The capital grants made under this [subtitle] SUBSECTION shall be 29
186	186	appropriated only if all debt service requirements and departmental operating expenses 30
187	187	have been funded and sufficient funds are available to fund the capital program. 31
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189	189	(C) SUBJECT TO §§ 3–307 AND 3–308 OF THIS ARTICLE, FOR FISCAL YEARS 32
190	190	2024 THROUGH 2026, FROM THE TOTAL HIGHW AY USER REVENUES : 33
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194	194	(1) AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 15% OF TOTAL HIGHWAY USE R REVENUES 1
195	195	SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO BALTIMORE CITY; 2
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197	197	(2) AN AMOUNT SHALL BE DI STRIBUTED TO THE COU NTIES AT THE 3
198	198	TIMES SPECIFIED IN § 8–407 OF THIS SUBTITLE, TO BE ALLOCATED AS P ROVIDED IN 4
199	199	§ 8–404 OF THIS SUBTITLE , EQUAL TO 10% OF TOTAL HIGHWAY USE R REVENUES; 5
200	200	AND 6
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202	202	(3) AN AMOUNT SHALL BE DI STRIBUTED TO THE MUN ICIPALITIES AT 7
203	203	THE TIMES SPECIFIED IN § 8–407 OF THIS SUBTITLE , TO BE ALLOCATED AS 8
204	204	PROVIDED IN § 8–405 OF THIS SUBTITLE , EQUAL TO 5% OF TOTAL HIGHWAY USE R 9
205	205	REVENUES. 10
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207	207	(D) SUBJECT TO §§ 3–307 AND 3–308 OF THIS ARTICLE , FOR FISCAL YEAR 11
208	208	2027 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , FROM THE TOTAL HIGHW AY USER 12
209	209	REVENUES: 13
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211	211	(1) AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 11.5% OF TOTAL HIGHWAY USE R 14
212	212	REVENUES SHALL BE DI STRIBUTED TO BALTIMORE CITY; 15
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214	214	(2) AN AMOUNT SHALL BE DISTR IBUTED TO THE COUNTI ES AT THE 16
215	215	TIMES SPECIFIED IN § 8–407 OF THIS SUBTITLE, TO BE ALLOCATED AS P ROVIDED IN 17
216	216	§ 8–404 OF THIS SUBTITLE , EQUAL TO 5.5% OF TOTAL HIGHWAY USE R REVENUES; 18
217	217	AND 19
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219	219	(3) AN AMOUNT SHALL BE DI STRIBUTED TO THE MUN ICIPALITIES AT 20
220	220	THE TIMES SPECIFIED IN § 8–407 OF THIS SUBTITLE , TO BE ALLOCATED AS 21
221	221	PROVIDED IN § 8–405 OF THIS SUBTITLE , EQUAL TO 3% OF TOTAL HIGHWAY USE R 22
222	222	REVENUES. 23
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224	224	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 24
225	225	1, 2022. 25