Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1128 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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5	5	hb1128
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1128
8	8	C8 3lr1886
9	9	CF SB 856
10	10	By: Delegate Rosenberg
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2023
12	12	Assigned to: Appropriations
13	13
14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
15	15
16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Economic Development – Maryland Stadium Authority – Baltimore City 2
19	19	Infrastructure Projects 3
20	20
21	21	FOR the purpose of authorizing the Maryland Stadium Authority to acquire sites for 4
22	22	infrastructure projects in Baltimore City; authorizing the Authority to issue certain 5
23	23	bonds to finance site acquisition, design, construction, equipping, and furnishing of 6
24	24	any portion of certain infrastructure projects, subject to certain limitations; 7
25	25	providing for the source of payment for certain bonds; requiring the Authority to 8
26	26	provide a certain financing plan to certain committees of the General Assembly 9
27	27	before seeking approval of the Board of Public Works for certain bond issuing or other 10
28	28	borrowing; requiring the Authority to obtain Board of Public Works approval for a 11
29	29	certain plan and agreement containing certain terms; establishing the Baltimore 12
30	30	City Infrastructure Projects Financing Fund; requiring the Governor to include in 13
31	31	the annual budget bill a certain appropriation to the Fund; requiring the interest 14
32	32	earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; requiring the Maryland Department 15
33	33	of Labor to explore certain investments for apprenticeship programs; and generally 16
34	34	relating to the Maryland Stadium Authority and the financing and construction of 17
35	35	Baltimore City infrastructure projects. 18
36	36
37	37	BY renumbering 19
38	38	Article – Economic Development 20
39	39	Section 10–601(f) through (iii) 21
40	40	to be Section 10–601(g) through (jjj), respectively 22
41	41	Annotated Code of Maryland 23
42	42	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 24
43	43
44	44	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 25
45	45	Article – Economic Development 26
46	46	Section 10–601(a) through (e) and 10–618(a) 27
47	47	Annotated Code of Maryland 28
48	48	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 29 2 HOUSE BILL 1128
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51	51
52	52	BY adding to 1
53	53	Article – Economic Development 2
54	54	Section 10–601(f), 10–646.5, and 10–657.6 3
55	55	Annotated Code of Maryland 4
56	56	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 5
57	57
58	58	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6
59	59	Article – Economic Development 7
60	60	Section 10–618(b), 10–620(d) and (e), and 10–628(c) 8
61	61	Annotated Code of Maryland 9
62	62	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 10
63	63
64	64	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 11
65	65	Article – State Finance and Procurement 12
66	66	Section 6–226(a)(2)(i) 13
67	67	Annotated Code of Maryland 14
68	68	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 15
69	69
70	70	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 16
71	71	Article – State Finance and Procurement 17
72	72	Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)170. and 171. 18
73	73	Annotated Code of Maryland 19
74	74	(2021 Replacement Volume 2022 Supplement) 20
75	75
76	76	BY adding to 21
77	77	Article – State Finance and Procurement 22
78	78	Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)172. 23
79	79	Annotated Code of Maryland 24
80	80	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 25
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82	82	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 26
83	83	That Section(s) 10–601(f) through (iii) of Article – Economic Development of the Annotated 27
84	84	Code of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 10–601(g) through (jjj), respectively. 28
85	85
86	86	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 29
87	87	as follows: 30
88	88
89	89	Article – Economic Development 31
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91	91	10–601. 32
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93	93	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 33
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95	95	(b) “Authority” means the Maryland Stadium Authority. 34
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99	99	(c) “Authority affiliate” means a for–profit or nonprofit entity in which the 1
100	100	Authority directly or indirectly owns any membership interest or equity interest. 2
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102	102	(d) “Baltimore City” means, as the context requires: 3
103	103
104	104	(1) the geographic area of the City of Baltimore; or 4
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106	106	(2) the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore. 5
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108	108	(e) “Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners” means the Baltimore City 6
109	109	Board of School Commissioners of the Baltimore City Public School System established 7
110	110	under § 3–108.1 of the Education Article. 8
111	111
112	112	(F) “BALTIMORE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT” MEANS AN 9
113	113	INFRASTRUCTURE PROJE CT LOCATED IN BALTIMORE CITY, INCLUDING PROJECTS 10
114	114	FOR: 11
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116	116	(1) WATER LINES; 12
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118	118	(2) ROADS; 13
119	119
120	120	(3) BRIDGES; 14
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122	122	(4) OPEN SPACE; AND 15
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124	124	(5) BROADBAND CONNECTIVI TY. 16
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126	126	10–618. 17
127	127
128	128	(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, contracts to 18
129	129	acquire any facility site, to construct the facility, or for construction on the facility site 19
130	130	require the prior approval of the Board of Public Works. 20
131	131
132	132	(2) Contracts to construct a public school facility or for construction on a 21
133	133	public school site do not require the prior approval of the Board of Public Works. 22
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135	135	(b) The Authority may: 23
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137	137	(1) acquire by any of the means specified in § 10–620(a) of this subtitle: 24
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139	139	(i) a site at Camden Yards for a facility; 25
140	140
141	141	(ii) a Baltimore Convention site or an interest in the site; 26
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143	143	(iii) an Ocean City Convention site or an interest in the site; 27
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147	147	(iv) a Montgomery County Conference site or an interest in the site; 1
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149	149	(v) a Hippodrome Performing Arts site or an interest in the site; 2
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151	151	(vi) a Hagerstown Multi–Use Sports and Events Facility site or an 3
152	152	interest in the site; 4
153	153
154	154	(vii) a sports entertainment facility site or an interest in the site; 5
155	155	[and] 6
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157	157	(viii) a Prince George’s County Blue Line Corridor facility site or an 7
158	158	interest in the site; and 8
159	159
160	160	(IX) SITES FOR BALTIMORE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE P ROJECTS; 9
161	161	AND 10
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163	163	(2) construct or enter into a contract to construct a facility on a site it 11
164	164	acquires under this subsection. 12
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166	166	10–620. 13
167	167
168	168	(d) (1) The exercise of authority under this subsection is subject to the prior 14
169	169	approval of the Board of Public Works. 15
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171	171	(2) On request of the Authority, the State, a unit of the State, or a political 16
172	172	subdivision may lease, lend, grant, or otherwise convey to the Authority, property, 17
173	173	including property devoted to public use, as necessary or convenient for the purposes of this 18
174	174	subtitle. 19
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176	176	(3) The State may lease or sublease a facility, or an interest in a facility, 20
177	177	from or to the Authority, whether or not constructed or usable. 21
178	178
179	179	(4) Lease payments to the Authority appropriated by the State shall be 22
180	180	transferred to: 23
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182	182	(i) the Baltimore Convention Fund if appropriated for a Baltimore 24
183	183	Convention facility; 25
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185	185	(ii) the Camden Yards Fund if appropriated for a sports facility or 26
186	186	other facility at Camden Yards; 27
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188	188	(iii) the Hippodrome Performing Arts Fund if appropriated for a 28
189	189	Hippodrome Performing Arts facility; 29
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191	191	(iv) the Montgomery County Conference Fund if appropriated for a 30
192	192	Montgomery County Conference facility; 31
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196	196	(v) the Ocean City Convention Fund if appropriated for an Ocean 1
197	197	City Convention facility; 2
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199	199	(vi) the Hagerstown Multi–Use Sports and Events Facility Fund if 3
200	200	appropriated for a Hagerstown Multi–Use Sports and Events Facility; 4
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202	202	(vii) the Sports Entertainment Facilities Financing Fund if 5
203	203	appropriated for a sports entertainment facility; [or] 6
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205	205	(viii) the Prince George’s County Blue Line Corridor Facility Fund if 7
206	206	appropriated for a Prince George’s County Blue Line Corridor facility; OR 8
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208	208	(IX) THE BALTIMORE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS 9
209	209	FINANCING FUND FOR BALTIMORE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE P ROJECTS. 10
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211	211	(e) (1) This subsection does not apply to the: 11
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213	213	(I) Camden Yards site[,]; 12
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215	215	(II) Baltimore Convention site[,]; 13
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217	217	(III) Ocean City Convention site[,]; 14
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219	219	(IV) Hippodrome Performing Arts site[,]; 15
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221	221	(V) any Baltimore City public school site[,]; 16
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223	223	(VI) any racing facility[,]; 17
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225	225	(VII) the Hagerstown Multi–Use Sports and Events Facility site[,]; 18
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227	227	(VIII) any supplemental facility site[,]; 19
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229	229	(IX) any public school site[,]; 20
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231	231	(X) a sports entertainment facility[,or]; 21
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233	233	(XI) a Prince George’s County Blue Line Corridor facility site; OR 22
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235	235	(XII) A SITE FOR BALTIMORE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE 23
236	236	PROJECTS. 24
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240	240	(2) The Authority and any Authority affiliate are subject to applicable 1
241	241	planning, zoning, and development regulations to the same extent as a private commercial 2
242	242	or industrial enterprise. 3
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244	244	10–628. 4
245	245
246	246	(c) (1) Unless authorized by the General Assembly, the Board of Public Works 5
247	247	may not approve an issuance by the Authority of bonds, whether taxable or tax exempt, 6
248	248	that constitute tax supported debt or nontax supported debt if, after issuance, there would 7
249	249	be outstanding and unpaid more than the following face amounts of the bonds for the 8
250	250	purpose of financing acquisition, construction, renovation, and related expenses for 9
251	251	construction management, professional fees, and contingencies in connection with: 10
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253	253	(i) the Baltimore Convention facility – $55,000,000; 11
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255	255	(ii) the Hippodrome Performing Arts facility – $20,250,000; 12
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257	257	(iii) the Montgomery County Conference facility – $23,185,000; 13
258	258
259	259	(iv) the Ocean City Convention facility – $24,500,000; 14
260	260
261	261	(v) Baltimore City public school facilities – $1,100,000,000; 15
262	262
263	263	(vi) supplemental facilities – $25,000,000; 16
264	264
265	265	(vii) racing facilities – $375,000,000; 17
266	266
267	267	(viii) public school facilities in the State – $2,200,000,000; 18
268	268
269	269	(ix) the Hagerstown Multi–Use Sports and Events Facility – 19
270	270	$59,500,000; 20
271	271
272	272	(x) sports entertainment facilities – $200,000,000; [and] 21
273	273
274	274	(xi) Prince George’s County Blue Line Corridor facilities – 22
275	275	$400,000,000; AND 23
276	276
277	277	(XII) BALTIMORE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS – 24
278	278	$1,000,000,000. 25
279	279
280	280	(2) (i) The limitation under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection applies 26
281	281	to the aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding as of June 30 of any year. 27
282	282
283	283	(ii) Refunded bonds may not be included in the determination of an 28
284	284	outstanding aggregate amount under this paragraph. 29
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288	288	10–646.5. 1
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290	290	(A) EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY § 10–639 OF THIS SUBTITLE , TO FINANCE 2
291	291	SITE ACQUISITION , DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION , EQUIPPING, AND FURNISHING OF AN Y 3
292	292	SEGMENT OF A BALTIMORE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJE CT, THE AUTHORITY 4
293	293	SHALL COMPLY WITH TH IS SECTION. 5
294	294
295	295	(B) (1) THE AUTHORITY SHALL HAVE RECEIVED A WRITTEN R EQUEST 6
296	296	FOR FINANCING AND CO NSTRUCTION MANAGEMEN T SERVICES FROM BALTIMORE 7
297	297	CITY. 8
298	298
299	299	(2) THE REQUEST SHALL INC LUDE: 9
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301	301	(I) THE LOCA TION OF THE PROPOSED BALTIMORE CITY 10
302	302	INFRASTRUCTURE PROJE CT; 11
303	303
304	304	(II) THE AMOUNT , SOURCE, AND TIMING OF FUNDIN G, NOT 12
305	305	INCLUDING AUTHORITY BONDS THAT MAY BE ISSUED TO FIN ANCE THE BALTIMORE 13
306	306	CITY INFRASTRUCTURE P ROJECT; AND 14
307	307
308	308	(III) A DESCRIPTION OF THE ANTICIPATED USE OF T HE 15
309	309	PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJE CT. 16
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311	311	(C) FOR BALTIMORE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE P ROJECTS, THE AUTHORITY 17
312	312	AND BALTIMORE CITY SHALL REQUIRE EA CH PROJECT TO UTILIZE A RATIO OF 18
313	313	APPRENTICES , AS DEFINED BY THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. 19
314	314
315	315	(D) THE AUTHORITY SHALL PROVI DE TO THE FISCAL COMMITTEE S OF THE 20
316	316	GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AT LEAST 45 DAYS BEFORE SEEKING APPROVAL OF THE 21
317	317	BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR EACH BOND I SSUE OR OTHER BORROW ING, A 22
318	318	COMPREHENSIVE FINANC ING PLAN FOR THE REL EVANT SEGMENT OF THE 23
319	319	INFRASTRUCTURE PROJE CT. 24
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321	321	(E) THE AUTHORITY SHALL OBTAI N THE APPROVAL OF TH E BOARD OF 25
322	322	PUBLIC WORKS OF THE PROPOSED BOND ISSUE, THE FINANCING PLAN , AND THE 26
323	323	AGREEMENT UNDER SUBS ECTION (F) OF THIS SECTION. 27
324	324
325	325	(F) THE AUTHORITY MAY NOT ISS UE BONDS TO FINANCE A BALTIMORE 28
326	326	CITY INFRASTRUCTURE P ROJECT UNTIL THE AUTHORITY SECURES A W RITTEN 29
327	327	AGREEMENT WITH BALTIMORE CITY, AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC 30
328	328	WORKS, UNDER WHICH THE SOURCE OF FUNDIN G AND THE ORDER IN W HICH FUNDS 31
329	329	WILL BE SPENT IS DES CRIBED. 32
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332	332
333	333	(G) (1) A BOND ISSUED TO FINAN CE A BALTIMORE CITY 1
334	334	INFRASTRUCTURE PROJE CT: 2
335	335
336	336	(I) IS A LIMITED OBLIGAT ION OF THE AUTHORITY PAYABLE 3
337	337	SOLELY FROM MONEY PL EDGED BY THE AUTHORITY TO THE PAYM ENT OF THE 4
338	338	PRINCIPAL OF AND THE PREMIUM AND INTEREST ON THE BOND OR MONEY MADE 5
339	339	AVAILABLE TO THE AUTHORITY FOR THAT PU RPOSE; 6
340	340
341	341	(II) IS NOT A DEBT, LIABILITY, OR PLEDGE OF THE FAI TH AND 7
342	342	CREDIT OR THE TAXING POWER OF THE STATE, THE AUTHORITY, OR ANY OTHER 8
343	343	GOVERNMENTAL UNIT BU T IS ONLY A LIMITED OBLIGATION OF THE AUTHORITY 9
344	344	PAYABLE SOLELY FROM MONEY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE AUTHORITY FOR THAT 10
345	345	PURPOSE; AND 11
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347	347	(III) MAY NOT GIVE RISE TO ANY PECUNIARY LIABIL ITY OF THE 12
348	348	STATE, THE AUTHORITY, OR ANY OTHER GOVERNM ENTAL UNIT BUT IS ON LY A 13
349	349	LIMITED OBLIGATION OF THE AUTHORITY PAYABLE SOL ELY FROM MONEY PLEDG ED 14
350	350	BY THE AUTHORITY. 15
351	351
352	352	(2) THE ISSUANCE OF A BON D TO FINANCE A BALTIMORE CITY 16
353	353	INFRASTRUCTURE PROJE CT IS NOT DIRECTLY , INDIRECTLY, OR CONTINGENTLY A 17
354	354	MORAL OR OTHER OBLIG ATION OF THE STATE, THE AUTHORITY, OR ANY OTHER 18
355	355	GOVERNMENTAL UNIT TO LEVY OR PLEDGE ANY T AX OR TO MAKE AN 19
356	356	APPROPRIATION TO PAY THE BOND. 20
357	357
358	358	(3) EACH BOND SHALL STATE ON ITS FACE THE PROV ISIONS OF 21
359	359	PARAGRAPHS (1) AND (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 22
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361	361	(H) THE SOLE SOURCE OF PA YMENT FOR BONDS ISSU ED FOR A BALTIMORE 23
362	362	CITY INFRASTRUCTURE P ROJECT SHALL BE MONEY ON DEP OSIT IN THE BALTIMORE 24
363	363	CITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS FINANCING FUND. 25
364	364
365	365	10–657.6. 26
366	366
367	367	(A) IN THIS SECTION , “FUND” MEANS THE BALTIMORE CITY 27
368	368	INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS FINANCING FUND. 28
369	369
370	370	(B) THERE IS A BALTIMORE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS FINANCING 29
371	371	FUND. 30
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373	373	(C) THE AUTHORITY SHALL : 31
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375	375	(1) ADMINISTER THE FUND; 32 HOUSE BILL 1128 9
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379	379	(2) USE THE FUND AS A REVOLVING F UND FOR CARRYING OUT THIS 1
380	380	SUBTITLE CONCERNING BALTIMORE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS; AND 2
381	381
382	382	(3) PAY ANY AND ALL EXPE NSES FROM THE FUND THAT ARE 3
383	383	INCURRED BY THE AUTHORITY RELATED TO ANY BALTIMORE CITY 4
384	384	INFRASTRUCTURE PROJE CT. 5
385	385
386	386	(D) (1) THE FUND IS A CONTINUING , NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT 6
387	387	SUBJECT TO REVERSION UNDER § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND 7
388	388	PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 8
389	389
390	390	(2) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND SEPARATELY , 9
391	391	AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACC OUNT FOR THE FUND. 10
392	392
393	393	(E) TO THE EXTENT CONSIDE RED APPROPRIATE BY T HE AUTHORITY, THE 11
394	394	MONEY ON DEPOSIT IN THE FUND SHALL BE PLEDGED TO AND USED TO PAY T HE 12
395	395	FOLLOWING RELATED TO BALTIMORE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE P ROJECTS: 13
396	396
397	397	(1) DEBT SERVICE ON AUTHORITY BONDS ; 14
398	398
399	399	(2) DEBT SERVICE RESERVE S UNDER A TRUST AGRE EMENT; 15
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401	401	(3) ALL REASONABLE CHARG ES AND EXPENSES RELA TED TO 16
402	402	AUTHORITY BORROWING ; AND 17
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404	404	(4) ALL REASONABLE CHARGES A ND EXPENSES RELATED TO THE 18
405	405	AUTHORITY’S ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND AND MANAGEMENT O F THE 19
406	406	AUTHORITY’S OBLIGATIONS. 20
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408	408	(F) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 21
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410	410	(1) MONEY DEPOSITED INTO THE FUND; 22
411	411
412	412	(2) TO THE EXTENT THAT T HE PROCEEDS ARE NOT UNDER A TRUST 23
413	413	AGREEMENT , PROCEEDS FROM THE SA LE OF BONDS CONCERNI NG BALTIMORE CITY 24
414	414	INFRASTRUCTURE PROJE CTS; 25
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416	416	(3) REVENUES COLLECTED O R RECEIVED FROM ANY SOURCE UNDER 26
417	417	THIS SUBTITLE RELATE D TO BALTIMORE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT S; 27
418	418
419	419	(4) ANY INTEREST EARNING S OF THE FUND; AND 28
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423	423	(5) ANY ADDITIONAL MONEY MADE AVAILABLE FROM ANY PUBLIC 1
424	424	SOURCE FOR THE PURPO SES ESTABLISHED FOR THE FUND. 2
425	425
426	426	(G) THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUDE IN THE ANNUA L BUDGET BILL AN 3
427	427	APPROPRIAT ION OF $58,000,000 TO THE FUND. 4
428	428
429	429	(H) (1) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T THE MONEY OF THE FUND 5
430	430	IN THE SAME MANNER A S OTHER STATE FUNDS. 6
431	431
432	432	(2) ANY INVESTMENT EARNIN GS SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE FUND. 7
433	433
434	434	(3) NO PART OF THE FUND MAY REVERT OR BE CREDITED TO THE 8
435	435	GENERAL FUND OR ANY SPECIAL F UND OF THE STATE. 9
436	436
437	437	Article – State Finance and Procurement 10
438	438
439	439	6–226. 11
440	440
441	441	(a) (2) (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and unless 12
442	442	inconsistent with a federal law, grant agreement, or other federal requirement or with the 13
443	443	terms of a gift or settlement agreement, net interest on all State money allocated by the 14
444	444	State Treasurer under this section to special funds or accounts, and otherwise entitled to 15
445	445	receive interest earnings, as accounted for by the Comptroller, shall accrue to the General 16
446	446	Fund of the State. 17
447	447
448	448	(ii) The provisions of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph do not apply 18
449	449	to the following funds: 19
450	450
451	451	170. the Cannabis Public Health Fund; [and] 20
452	452
453	453	171. the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund; AND 21
454	454
455	455	172. THE BALTIMORE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS 22
456	456	FINANCING FUND. 23
457	457
458	458	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Governor shall use 24
459	459	increased tax revenue and savings of general funds from federal reimbursement for 25
460	460	Medicaid to make the appropriation required under § 10–657.6(g) of the Economic 26
461	461	Development Article, as enacted by Section 2 of this Act. 27
462	462
463	463	SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Maryland Department of 28
464	464	Labor shall explore the investments that are needed to increase the capacity and reach of 29
465	465	apprenticeship programs run by skilled trade unions and other organizations to make the 30
466	466	needed investment under this Act. 31
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470	470	SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1
471	471	1, 2023. 2