Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB637 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0637
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 637
8	8	R1 5lr2010
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10	10	By: Delegate Allen
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Appropriations and Environment and Transportation
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Transportation – Highway User Revenue s Capital Grants – Calculation 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of altering the amounts of certain capital grants calculated based on 3
21	21	highway user revenues that are required to be appropriated to Baltimore City, 4
22	22	counties, and municipalities in certain fiscal years; and generally relating to revenue 5
23	23	for and distributions of highway user revenues. 6
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25	25	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
26	26	Article – Transportation 8
27	27	Section 8–402 9
28	28	Annotated Code of Maryland 10
29	29	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
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31	31	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
32	32	Article – Transportation 13
33	33	Section 8–403 14
34	34	Annotated Code of Maryland 15
35	35	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 16
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37	37	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
38	38	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
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40	40	Article – Transportation 19
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42	42	8–402. 20
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44	44	(a) There is a Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account in the Transportation 21
45	45	Trust Fund. 22
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47	47	(b) All revenues collected from the following, after deductions provided by law, 23
48	48	shall be credited to the Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account: 24 2 HOUSE BILL 637
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52	52	(1) All of the motor vehicle fuel tax; 1
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54	54	(2) Except as otherwise provided by law, two–thirds of the vehicle titling 2
55	55	tax; 3
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57	57	(3) Except for revenues collected under Title 13, Subtitle 9, Parts III and 4
58	58	IV of this article, vehicle registration fees; 5
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60	60	(4) The revenue disbursed to this Account under § 2–614 of the Tax – 6
61	61	General Article; and 7
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63	63	(5) 80% of the funds distributed on short–term vehicle rentals under § 8
64	64	2–1302.1 of the Tax – General Article to the Transportation Trust Fund from the sales and 9
65	65	use tax. 10
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67	67	(c) For fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, revenue credited to the 11
68	68	Account shall be used as provided in § 3–216 of this article. 12
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70	70	8–403. 13
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72	72	(a) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, for fiscal years 2020 through 2023, 14
73	73	capital grants shall be appropriated from the Transportation Trust Fund as provided in § 15
74	74	3–216 of this article based on the following calculations: 16
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76	76	(1) An amount equal to 8.3% of funds credited to the Gasoline and Motor 17
77	77	Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to Baltimore City; 18
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79	79	(2) An amount equal to 3.2% of funds credited to the Gasoline and Motor 19
80	80	Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the counties to be distributed as provided 20
81	81	in § 8–404 of this subtitle; and 21
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83	83	(3) An amount equal to 2.0% of funds credited to the Gasoline and Motor 22
84	84	Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the municipalities to be distributed as 23
85	85	provided in § 8–405 of this subtitle. 24
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87	87	(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, capital grants shall be appropriated 25
88	88	from the Transportation Trust Fund as provided in § 3–216 of this article based on the 26
89	89	following calculations: 27
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91	91	(1) For fiscal year 2024: 28
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93	93	(i) An amount equal to 9.5% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 29
94	94	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to Baltimore City; 30
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98	98	(ii) An amount equal to 3.7% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 1
99	99	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the counties to be distributed as 2
100	100	provided in § 8–404 of this subtitle; and 3
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102	102	(iii) An amount equal to 2.4% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 4
103	103	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the municipalities to be 5
104	104	distributed as provided in § 8–405 of this subtitle; 6
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106	106	(2) For fiscal year 2025: 7
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108	108	(i) An amount equal to 11% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 8
109	109	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to Baltimore City; 9
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111	111	(ii) An amount equal to 4.3% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 10
112	112	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the counties to be distributed as 11
113	113	provided in § 8–404 of this subtitle; and 12
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115	115	(iii) An amount equal to 2.7% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 13
116	116	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the municipalities to be 14
117	117	distributed as provided in § 8–405 of this subtitle; AND 15
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119	119	(3) [For fiscal year 2026: 16
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121	121	(i) An amount equal to 12.2% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 17
122	122	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to Baltimore City; 18
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124	124	(ii) An amount equal to 4.8% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 19
125	125	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the counties to be distributed as 20
126	126	provided in § 8–404 of this subtitle; and 21
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128	128	(iii) An amount equal to 3.0% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 22
129	129	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the municipalities to be 23
130	130	distributed as provided in § 8–405 of this subtitle; 24
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132	132	(4) For fiscal year 2027: 25
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134	134	(i) An amount equal to 12.2% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 26
135	135	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to Baltimore City; 27
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137	137	(ii) An amount equal to 4.8% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 28
138	138	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the counties to be distributed as 29
139	139	provided in § 8–404 of this subtitle; and 30
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141	141	(iii) An amount equal to 3.0% of funds credited to the Gasoline and 31
142	142	Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the municipalities to be 32
143	143	distributed as provided in § 8–405 of this subtitle; and 33
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147	147	(5)] For fiscal year [2028] 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter: 1
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149	149	(i) An amount equal to [9.5%] 12.1% of funds credited to the 2
150	150	Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to Baltimore City; 3
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152	152	(ii) An amount equal to [3.7%] 15.3% of funds credited to the 4
153	153	Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the counties to be 5
154	154	distributed as provided in § 8–404 of this subtitle; and 6
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156	156	(iii) An amount equal to [2.4%] 2.6% of funds credited to the Gasoline 7
157	157	and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account shall be appropriated to the municipalities to be 8
158	158	distributed as provided in § 8–405 of this subtitle. 9
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160	160	(c) The capital grants made under this subtitle shall be appropriated only 10
161	161	if all debt service requirements and departmental operating expenses have been funded 11
162	162	and sufficient funds are available to fund the capital program. 12
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164	164	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 13
165	165	1, 2025. 14