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(3) IN NO YEAR SHALL THE LICENSEE'S EXPENDITURE FOR
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, PROMOTIONS,
AND MAINTENANCE BE LESS THAN THE AVERAGE EXPENDITURE OF THE
LICENSEE FOR THE 3 FISCAL YEARS PRECEDING THE ENACTMENT OF THIS
LEGISLATION FOR EACH OF THE ABOVE LISTED AREAS. IN CALCULATING
THE MINIMUM REQUIRED EXPENDITURE, A LICENSEE MAY NOT INCLUDE IN
THE CALCULATION ANY ALLOWANCE FOR INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
RESULTING FROM THE INCREASED FUNDS.                                                     

(4) THE REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION AND TO THE
FISCAL COMMITTEES UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE
SUBMITTED UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY.

(B-5) (1) A LICENSEE MAY NOT WILLFULLY AND KNOWINGLY MAKE
OR CAUSE 10 BE MADE ANY FALSE STATEMENT OR ENTRY IN THE REPORT
REQUIRED TO BE FILED UNDER SUBSECTION (B-4)(2) OF THIS SECTION.

(2) A LICENSEE WHO WILLFULLY AND KNOWINGLY VIOLATES
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND,
UPON CONVICTION, PUNISHABLE BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $1,000 OR
IMPRISONMENT NOT TO EXCEED 1 YEAR, OR BOTH.                             

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall

take effect July 1, 1987.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED That this Act shall
take effect on July 1, 1987, contingent on the taking effect of
Chapter ___ of the Acts of 1987 (S.B. 100) (7lr3399), and if

Chapter ___ does not become effective, this Act shall be null and

void without the necessity of further action by the General
Assembly.

Approved June 2, 1987.

CHAPTER 7 56

(Senate Bill 403)

AN ACT concerning

Anne Arundel County - Erosion Control Tax Levy

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Anne Arundel County Council to
impose a certain tax under certain conditions for the
construction, maintenance, repair, or reconstruction of
erosion control works, to pay for certain costs related to a
project authorized by the County Council; requiring that the
tax be imposed in the same manner as other county taxes; and

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