Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB589 Compare Versions

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1		-	WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 575
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3		-	– 1 –
4		-	Chapter 575
5		-	(Senate Bill 589)
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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	+	Italics indicate opposite chamber/conference committee amendments.
	9	+	sb0589
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9		-	Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland – Southern Maryland Agricultural
10		-	Development Commission – Funding
	11	+	SENATE BILL 589
	12	+	M4, C8 (4lr2786)
	13	+	ENROLLED BILL
	14	+	— Budget and Taxation/Environment and Transportation —
	15	+	Introduced by Senators Bailey, Jackson, Benson, Elfreth, Ellis, and Rosapepe
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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.
	17	+	Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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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)
	19	+	_______________________________________________
	20	+	Proofreader.
	21	+	_______________________________________________
	22	+	Proofreader.
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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	+	Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
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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
	26	+	_______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M.
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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:~~
	28	+	______________________________________________
	29	+	President.
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40		-	~~Article – Economic Development~~
	31	+	CHAPTER ______
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42		-	~~13–601.~~
	33	+	AN ACT concerning 1
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44		-	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
	35	+	Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland – Southern Maryland Agricultural 2
	36	+	Development Commission – Funding 3
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46		-	(c) “Council” means the Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland.
	38	+	FOR the purpose of altering the amount of an appropriation that the Governor is required 4
	39	+	to include in the annual budget bill each year for the Tri–County Council for 5
	40	+	Southern Maryland; repealing the termination of certain provisions of law that 6
	41	+	require the Governor to include the appropriation in the annual budget bill each year 7
	42	+	and the Council to use the appropriation to fund the activities of the Southern 8
	43	+	Maryland Agricultural Development Commission; and generally relating to the 9
	44	+	Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland and the Southern Maryland Agricultural 10
	45	+	Development Commission. 11
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48		-	13–611.
49		-	Ch. 575 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND
	47	+	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 12
	48	+	Article – Economic Development 13
	49	+	Section 13–601(a) and (c) 14 2 SENATE BILL 589
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51		-	– 2 –
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.
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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.
	52	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 1
	53	+	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 2
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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.
	55	+	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 3
	56	+	Article – Economic Development 4
	57	+	Section 13–611(b)(3) 5
	58	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 6
	59	+	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 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.~~
	61	+	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
	62	+	Chapter 187 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2022 9
	63	+	Section 2 10
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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	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
	66	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12
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75		-	~~Chapter 187 of the Acts of 2022~~
	68	+	Article – Economic Development 13
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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	+	13–601. 14
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82		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June
83		-	1, 2024.
	72	+	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 15
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85		-	Approved by the Governor, May 9, 2024.
	74	+	(c) “Council” means the Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland. 16
	75	+
	76	+	13–611. 17
	77	+
	78	+	(b) (3) (i) The Governor shall include in the State budget for the following 18
	79	+	fiscal year an appropriation to partially support the Council. 19
	80	+
	81	+	(ii) 1. For fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 20
	82	+	Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of [$900,000] 21
	83	+	$1,000,000 to the Council from the Cigarette Restitution Fund established under § 7–317 22
	84	+	of the State Finance and Procurement Article. 23
	85	+
	86	+	2. THE GOVERNOR MAY INCLUDE IN THE ANNUAL 24
	87	+	BUDGET BILL AN APPRO PRIATION EQUAL TO 5% OF THE AMOUNT ALLOCA TED TO 25
	88	+	THE STATE FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR UNDER THE MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 26
	89	+	AS DEFINED IN § 16–402 OF THE BUSINESS REGULATION ARTICLE TO THE COUNCIL 27
	90	+	FROM THE CIGARETTE RESTITUTION FUND ESTABLISHED UNDE R § 7–317 OF THE 28
	91	+	STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 29
	92	+
	93	+	[2.] 3. The Council shall use funds appropriated from the 30
	94	+	Cigarette Restitution Fund for the purpose of funding the activities of the Southern 31
	95	+	Maryland Agricultural Development Commission. 32
	96	+	SENATE BILL 589 3
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	98	+
	99	+	[3.] 4. The appropriation required under subsubparagraph 1 of 1
	100	+	this subparagraph shall be in addition to, and may not supplant, any funding appropriated 2
	101	+	to the Council. 3
	102	+
	103	+	Chapter 187 of the Acts of 2022 4
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	105	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 5
	106	+	1, 2022. [It shall remain effective for a period of 3 years and, at the end of June 30, 2025, 6
	107	+	this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 7
	108	+	of no further force and effect.] 8
	109	+
	110	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 9
	111	+	1, 2024. 10
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	116	+	Approved:
	117	+	________________________________________________________________________________
	118	+	Governor.
	119	+	________________________________________________________________________________
	120	+	President of the Senate.
	121	+	________________________________________________________________________________
	122	+	Speaker of the House of Delegates.