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HOUSE BILL 1257
R2 3lr3031
CF SB 866
By: Delegate Boyce
Introduced and read first time: February 16, 2023
Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Special Vehicle Registration Plates – Chesapeake Bay Trust and Maryland 2
Agricultural Education Foundation – Appropriation 3
FOR the purpose of requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for certain 4
fiscal years an appropriation for the Chesapeake Bay Trust and Maryland 5
Agricultural Education Foundation, Inc. that is calculated based on the amount of 6
revenue collected from certain special vehicle registration plates in certain fiscal 7
years; and generally relating to funding for the Chesapeake Bay Trust and Maryland 8
Agricultural Education Foundation. 9
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10
Article – Transportation 11
Section 13–618(a) and (c)(2)(iv) and (v) and 13–619.2(a) 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 14
BY adding to 15
Article – Transportation 16
Section 13–618(c)(2)(vi) 17
Annotated Code of Maryland 18
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 19
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 20
Article – Transportation 21
Section 13–619.2(d) 22
Annotated Code of Maryland 23
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 24
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 25
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 26
2 HOUSE BILL 1257
Article – Transportation 1
13–618. 2
(a) The Administration shall issue a special Chesapeake Bay Commemorative 3
Registration Plate. 4
(c) (2) (iv) Any surplus money remaining after the Administration has 5
recovered the costs of issuing a commemorative plate under this section and money 6
collected for additional renewal fees may not be retained by or transferred to any agency of 7
the State for any purpose. 8
(v) Notwithstanding subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph, the 9
surplus money and money collected for additional renewal fees shall be disbursed by the 10
Administration to the Chesapeake Bay Trust. 11
(VI) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2025, AND FOR EACH FISCAL 12
YEAR THEREAFTER , THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL 13
AN AMOUNT FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST EQUAL TO THE AM OUNT DISBURSED 14
UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (V) OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN THE THIRD IMMEDIATEL Y 15
PRECEDING FISCAL YEA R LESS THE AMOUNT DI SBURSED UNDER SUBPAR AGRAPH 16
(V) OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN THE SECOND IMMEDIATE LY PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR IF 17
THE DIFFERENCE IS A POSITIVE NUMBER . 18
13–619.2 19
(a) In consultation with the Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation, Inc. 20
the Administration shall develop and make available for qualifying vehicles a specially 21
designed registration plate honoring Maryland agriculture. 22
(d) (1) The Administration shall consult with the Maryland Agricultural 23
Education Foundation, Inc. on: 24
[(1)] (I) The design of a registration plate to be issued under this section 25
to honor Maryland agriculture; 26
[(2)] (II) The setting of the fee to be charged under subsection (c)(1)(ii) of 27
this section at a level intended to encourage the purchase of the registration plate issued 28
under this section while providing a continuous revenue source to benefit the Foundation; 29
and 30
[(3)] (III) A schedule under which the Administration will transfer to the 31
Foundation revenue collected on the Foundation’s behalf. 32
(2) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2025, AND FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR 33
THEREAFTER , THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN 34 HOUSE BILL 1257 3
AMOUNT FOR THE MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION, INC. 1
EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT DISBURSED UNDER PARA GRAPH (1)(III) OF THIS 2
SUBSECTION IN THE TH IRD IMMEDIATELY PREC EDING FISCAL YEAR LE SS THE 3
AMOUNT DISBURSED UND ER PARAGRAPH (1)(III) OF THIS SUBSECTION I N THE 4
SECOND IMMEDIATELY P RECEDING FISCAL YEAR IF THE DIFFERENCE IS A POSITIVE 5
NUMBER. 6
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 7
1, 2023. 8