Ch. 291                                    LAWS OF MARYLAND

(4) OF THE NEW REVENUES DERIVED UNDER THE PROVISIONS
OF CHAPTER (HB 256/SB 233) OF THE ACTS OF 1987 FROM THE
VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEE INCREASE AND CREDITED TO THE DEPARTMENT,
$31,000,000 SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE MARYLAND EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICE SYSTEM FUND AT SUCH TIME AS DETERMINED BY THE
SECRETARY OF BUDGET AND FISCAL PLANNING.

(f) (1) No part of the Transportation Trust Fund may revert
or be credited to the general funds of this State. NO PART OF
THE TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND MAY REVERT OR BE CREDITED TO A
SPECIAL FUND OF THE STATE, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW. NO
PART OF THE TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND MAY REVERT OR BE CREDITED
TO A SPECIAL FUND OF THE STATE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 7-20-9 (E) (2) OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE,
UNLESS THE TRANSFER IS APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE POLICY
COMMITTEE. FAILURE OF THE LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE TO REJECT
THE TRANSFER WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PRESENTATION BEFORE THE
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE APPROVAL.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, for
fiscal year 1984 only, $29,000,000 of the funds in the
Transportation Trust Fund which are not required by law to be
distributed to the counties or Baltimore City and which have not
been pledged or otherwise committed to the payment of or as
security for the payment of any bonds or debt issued or incurred
pursuant to this article shall be transferred and credited to the
general funds of the State on or before June 30, 1984 and shall
be available for appropriation from the general funds in fiscal
year 1984.                                                                                    

8-401.

(d) "Highway user revenues" means the funds credited to the
Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account of the Transportation
Trust Fund[, except the net proceeds of that part of the motor
vehicle fuel tax collected under Article 56, § 136(c) of the Code
and, effective July 1; 1986, except the net proceeds received
from the registration of vehicles included in the staggered
registration system during the months of July, August, and
September of each year as provided in § 13-912 of this article].

8-402.

(b) All revenues collected from the following, after
deductions provided by law, shall be credited to the Gasoline and
Motor Vehicle Revenue Account;

(1) All of the motor vehicle fuel tax;

(2) All fees from oversize and overweight permits
issued by the Administration;

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