H.B. 368                                                 VETOES

(2) The district served by each volunteer fire company shall be
determined by the Cecil County Firemen's Association and the assessed valuation of
taxable property within each district shall be certified by the Supervisor of
Assessments for Cecil County based on the date of finality prior to the fiscal year in
which the distribution is to be made.

E.      The sum equivalent to [$.004 per one hundred dollars ($100.) of assessed
valuation of taxable property in the county] ONE-SIXTH OF THE REVENUE FROM THE
TAX LEVIED UNDER THIS SECTION shall be distributed by the Board of County
Commissioners to the nine (9) volunteer fire or fire and ambulance companies in
equal allocations.

F.       In order to be eligible for any of the funds provided for in this section, each
of the nine (9) volunteer fire or fire and ambulance companies named herein shall
meet the minimum specifications and standards approved by the Cecil County
Firemen's Association.

G.      Each volunteer fire or fire and ambulance company shall file, annually
with the Board of County Commissioners, a statement of:

(1)     The fair value of the company's fire fighting apparatus;

(2)     The fair value of the company's ambulance;

(3)     The number of fires and other emergencies to which their respective
company was called;

(4)     The estimated value of the property in which the fires occurred; and

(5)     The estimated loss to the property caused by the fires.

Article 9 - Charles County

54-1.1.

A. The County Commissioners shall levy for each fiscal year a fire, rescue,
and emergency medical services tax at the rate of 6.4 cents per $100 of assessed value
[on the assessed value] of all taxable real property OTHER THAN OPERATING REAL
PROPERTY OF A PUBLIC UTILITY and 16 cents per $100 of assessed value [on the
assessed value] of all personal property AND OPERATING REAL PROPERTY OF A
PUBLIC UTILITY in Charles County.

Article 12 - Garrett County

41-1.

A. Amount of levy established; amounts paid to departments determined
jointly. The Board of County Commissioners of Garrett County is authorized and
directed to levy annually a tax of [five cents ($0.05)] TWO CENTS ($0.02) per one
hundred dollars ($100.) [on the assessable property basis in Garrett County] OF
ASSESSED VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY IN GARRETT COUNTY OTHER THAN
OPERATING REAL PROPERTY OF A PUBLIC UTILITY AND FIVE CENTS ($0.05) PER ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100) OF ASSESSED VALUE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AND

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