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SENATE BILL 589
M4, C8 4lr2786
CF HB 812
By: Senators Bailey, Jackson, Benson, Elfreth, Ellis, and Rosapepe
Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2024
Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 29, 2024
CHAPTER ______
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 2 SENATE BILL 589
Chapter 187 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2022 1
Section 2 2
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 3
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 4
Article – Economic Development 5
13–601. 6
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 7
(c) “Council” means the Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland. 8
13–611. 9
(b) (3) (i) The Governor shall include in the State budget for the following 10
fiscal year an appropriation to partially support the Council. 11
(ii) 1. For fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 12
Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of [$900,000] 13
$1,000,000 to the Council from the Cigarette Restitution Fund established under § 7–317 14
of the State Finance and Procurement Article. 15
2. THE GOVERNOR MAY INCLUDE IN THE ANNUAL 16
BUDGET BILL AN APPRO PRIATION EQUAL TO 5% OF THE AMOUNT ALLOCA TED TO 17
THE STATE FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR UNDER THE MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 18
AS DEFINED IN § 16–402 OF THE BUSINESS REGULATION ARTICLE TO THE COUNCIL 19
FROM THE CIGARETTE RESTITUTION FUND ESTABLISHED UNDER § 7–317 OF THE 20
STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 21
[2.] 3. The Council shall use funds appropriated from the 22
Cigarette Restitution Fund for the purpose of funding the activities of the Southern 23
Maryland Agricultural Development Commission. 24
[3.] 4. The appropriation required under subsubparagraph 1 of 25
this subparagraph shall be in addition to, and may not supplant, any funding appropriated 26
to the Council. 27
Chapter 187 of the Acts of 2022 28
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 29
1, 2022. [It shall remain effective for a period of 3 years and, at the end of June 30, 2025, 30
this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 31
of no further force and effect.] 32
SENATE BILL 589 3
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 1
1, 2024. 2
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.