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SENATE BILL 589
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By: Senators Bailey, Jackson, Benson, Elfreth, Ellis, and Rosapepe
Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2024
Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland – Southern Maryland Agricultural 2
Development Commission – Funding 3
FOR the purpose of altering the amount of an appropriation that the Governor is required 4
to include in the annual budget bill each year for the Tri–County Council for 5
Southern Maryland; repealing the termination of certain provisions of law that 6
require the Governor to include the appropriation in the annual budget bill each year 7
and the Council to use the appropriation to fund the activities of the Southern 8
Maryland Agricultural Development Commission; and generally relating to the 9
Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland and the Southern Maryland Agricultural 10
Development Commission. 11
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 12
Article – Economic Development 13
Section 13–601(a) and (c) 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 16
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 17
Article – Economic Development 18
Section 13–611(b)(3) 19
Annotated Code of Maryland 20
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 21
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 22
Chapter 187 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2022 23
Section 2 24
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 25
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 26
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Article – Economic Development 1
13–601. 2
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 3
(c) “Council” means the Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland. 4
13–611. 5
(b) (3) (i) The Governor shall include in the State budget for the following 6
fiscal year an appropriation to partially support the Council. 7
(ii) 1. For fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 8
Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of [$900,000] 9
$1,000,000 to the Council from the Cigarette Restitution Fund established under § 7–317 10
of the State Finance and Procurement Article. 11
2. THE GOVERNOR MAY INCLUDE IN THE ANNUAL 12
BUDGET BILL AN APPRO PRIATION EQUAL TO 5% OF THE AMOUNT ALLOCA TED TO 13
THE STATE FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR UNDER THE MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 14
AS DEFINED IN § 16–402 OF THE BUSINESS REGULATION ARTICLE TO THE COUNCIL 15
FROM THE CIGARETTE RESTITUTION FUND ESTABLISHED UNDER § 7–317 OF THE 16
STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 17
[2.] 3. The Council shall use funds appropriated from the 18
Cigarette Restitution Fund for the purpose of funding the activities of the Southern 19
Maryland Agricultural Development Commission. 20
[3.] 4. The appropriation required under subsubparagraph 1 of 21
this subparagraph shall be in addition to, and may not supplant, any funding appropriated 22
to the Council. 23
Chapter 187 of the Acts of 2022 24
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 25
1, 2022. [It shall remain effective for a period of 3 years and, at the end of June 30, 2025, 26
this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 27
of no further force and effect.] 28
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 29
1, 2024. 30