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Maryland House Bill HB812

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1- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 576
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4-Chapter 576
5-(House Bill 812)
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7-AN ACT concerning
3+EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4+ [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5+ Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6+ Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7+amendment.
8+ *hb0812*
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9-Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland – Southern Maryland Agricultural
10-Development Commission – Funding
10+HOUSE BILL 812
11+M4, C8 4lr2787
12+ CF SB 589
13+By: Delegates J. Long, Davis, Harris, T. Morgan, and Wilson
14+Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2024
15+Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
16+Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17+House action: Adopted
18+Read second time: March 17, 2024
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12-FOR the purpose of altering the amount of an appropriation that the Governor is required
13-to include in the annual budget bill each year for the Tri–County Council for
14-Southern Maryland; repealing the termination of certain provisions of law that
15-require the Governor to include the appropriation in the annual budget bill each year
16-and the Council to use the appropriation to fund the activities of the Southern
17-Maryland Agricultural Development Commission; and generally relating to the
18-Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland and the Southern Maryland Agricultural
19-Development Commission.
20+CHAPTER ______
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21-BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
22- Article – Economic Development
23-Section 13–601(a) and (c)
24- Annotated Code of Maryland
25- (2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
22+AN ACT concerning 1
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27-BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
28- Article – Economic Development
29-Section 13–611(b)(3)
30- Annotated Code of Maryland
31- (2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
24+Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland – Southern Maryland Agricultural 2
25+Development Commission – Funding 3
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33-BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
34- Chapter 187 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2022
35-Section 2
27+FOR the purpose of altering the amount of an appropriation that the Governor is required 4
28+to include in the annual budget bill each year for the Tri–County Council for 5
29+Southern Maryland; repealing the termination of certain provisions of law that 6
30+require the Governor to include the appropriation in the annual budget bill each year 7
31+and the Council to use the appropriation to fund the activities of the Southern 8
32+Maryland Agricultural Development Commission; and generally relating to the 9
33+Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland and the Southern Maryland Agricultural 10
34+Development Commission. 11
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37- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
38-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
36+BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 12
37+ Article – Economic Development 13
38+Section 13–601(a) and (c) 14
39+ Annotated Code of Maryland 15
40+ (2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 16
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40-Article – Economic Development
42+BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 17
43+ Article – Economic Development 18
44+Section 13–611(b)(3) 19
45+ Annotated Code of Maryland 20
46+ (2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 21
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42-13–601.
48+BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 22 2 HOUSE BILL 812
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44- (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
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46- (c) “Council” means the Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland.
51+ Chapter 187 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2022 1
52+Section 2 2
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48-13–611.
49- Ch. 576 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND
54+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 3
55+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 4
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52- (b) (3) (i) The Governor shall include in the State budget for the following
53-fiscal year an appropriation to partially support the Council.
57+Article – Economic Development 5
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55- (ii) 1. For fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter, the
56-Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of [$900,000]
57-$1,000,000 to the Council from the Cigarette Restitution Fund established under § 7–317
58-of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
59+13–601. 6
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60- 2. THE GOVERNOR MAY INCLUDE IN THE ANNUAL
61-BUDGET BILL AN APPRO PRIATION EQUAL TO 5% OF THE AMOUNT ALLOCA TED TO
62-THE STATE FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR UNDER THE MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
63-AS DEFINED IN § 16–402 OF THE BUSINESS REGULATION ARTICLE TO THE COUNCIL
64-FROM THE CIGARETTE RESTITUTION FUND ESTABLISHED UNDE R § 7–317 OF THE
65-STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE.
61+ (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 7
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67- [2.] 3. The Council shall use funds appropriated from the
68-Cigarette Restitution Fund for the purpose of funding the activities of the Southern
69-Maryland Agricultural Development Commission.
63+ (c) “Council” means the Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland. 8
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71- [3.] 4. The appropriation required under subsubparagraph 1 of
72-this subparagraph shall be in addition to, and may not supplant, any funding appropriated
73-to the Council.
65+13–611. 9
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75-Chapter 187 of the Acts of 2022
67+ (b) (3) (i) The Governor shall include in the State budget for the following 10
68+fiscal year an appropriation to partially support the Council. 11
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77- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July
78-1, 2022. [It shall remain effective for a period of 3 years and, at the end of June 30, 2025,
79-this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and
80-of no further force and effect.]
70+ (ii) 1. For fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 12
71+Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of [$900,000] 13
72+$1,000,000 to the Council from the Cigarette Restitution Fund established under § 7–317 14
73+of the State Finance and Procurement Article. 15
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82- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June
83-1, 2024.
75+ 2. THE GOVERNOR MAY INCLUDE IN THE ANNUAL 16
76+BUDGET BILL AN APPRO PRIATION EQUAL TO 5% OF THE AMOUNT ALLOCA TED TO 17
77+THE STATE FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR UNDER THE MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 18
78+AS DEFINED IN § 16–402 OF THE BUSINESS REGULATION ARTICLE TO THE COUNCIL 19
79+FROM THE CIGARETTE RESTITUTION FUND ESTABLISHED UNDE R § 7–317 OF THE 20
80+STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 21
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85-Approved by the Governor, May 9, 2024.
82+ [2.] 3. The Council shall use funds appropriated from the 22
83+Cigarette Restitution Fund for the purpose of funding the activities of the Southern 23
84+Maryland Agricultural Development Commission. 24
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86+ [3.] 4. The appropriation required under subsubparagraph 1 of 25
87+this subparagraph shall be in addition to, and may not supplant, any funding appropriated 26
88+to the Council. 27
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90+Chapter 187 of the Acts of 2022 28
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92+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 29
93+1, 2022. [It shall remain effective for a period of 3 years and, at the end of June 30, 2025, 30
94+this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 31
95+of no further force and effect.] 32
96+ HOUSE BILL 812 3
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99+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 1
100+1, 2024. 2
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103+
104+Approved:
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106+ Governor.
107+________________________________________________________________________________
108+ Speaker of the House of Delegates.
109+________________________________________________________________________________
110+ President of the Senate.