1540                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND                                 Ch. 411

Approved May 2, 1978.

CHAPTER 412

(House Bill 2038)

AN ACT concerning

Prince George's County — Additional Taxing Powers
(PG 247-78)

FOR the purpose of repealing the authorization for the
County Council of Prince George's County to have and
exercise certain additional taxing powers; repealing
certain provisions for the implementation of this
additional taxing authority; repealing the
authorization for the County Council of Prince George's
County to distribute certain revenues collected
pursuant to this additional taxing authority; and
generally relating to the repeal of certain additional
taxing authority in Prince George's County.

BY repealing

The Public Local Laws of Prince George's County
Section 18—1A

Article 17 - Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1963 Edition and 1967 Supplement, as added
by Chapter 856 of the Acts of 1977)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as
follows:

Article 17 - Prince George's County

[18-1A.

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c),
the County Council of Prince George's County, within the
limits of Prince George's County and in addition to any and
all taxing powers granted by the General Assembly to Prince
George's County, may in its own discretion tax to the same
extent as the State has or could exercise its power within
the limits of the county as a part of the general taxing
power of Prince George's County; and may provide by
ordinance for the imposition, assessment, levy, and
collection of any tax or taxes authorized by this section;
and from time to time may modify, reduce, increase, or
repeal the taxes; and from time to time may grant exemptions
and modify or repeal existing or future exemptions. The
power to tax conferred upon Prince George's County by this
section shall include but not be limited to excise taxes and