[(10)] (9) Talbot County, on or before the 20th day of each month;
[(11)] (10) Washington County, on or before the 25th day of each month;

and

[(12)] (11) Wicomico County, on or before the 20th day of each month.

9-318.

(a) Except for Talbot County [, Harford County,] and Washington County, an
authorized county shall distribute the hotel rental tax revenue as follows:

(1) From the total revenue, a reasonable sum for hotel rental tax
administrative costs to the general fund of the county;

(2) In a code county and Calvert, Cecil, Garrett, and St. Mary's Counties,
after the distribution in item (1) of this subsection, the revenue attributable to a hotel
located in a municipal corporation to the municipal corporation; and

(3) The remaining balance to the general fund of the county.

(b) [(5) Harford County:

(i) May distribute to the general fund of the county not more than
5% of the revenue for administrative costs;

(ii) After the distribution under item (i) of this paragraph, shall
distribute 20% of the revenues collected in a municipal corporation located in Harford
County to that municipal corporation for use on tourism or tourism-related projects;
and

(iii) Shall distribute all remaining revenues after the distributions
under items (i) and (ii) of this paragraph to the Harford County Tourism Council.]

9-325.

Unpaid hotel rental tax in a code county, Cecil County, Charles County,
Dorchester County, [Harford County,] Somerset County, Talbot County, Washington
County, and Wicomico County is a lien against the real and personal property of the
person owing the tax and is collectible in the same manner as the property tax may be
collected under the Tax - Property Article.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1999.

May 27, 1999

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. President: