WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 319

CHAPTER 319

(Senate Bill 556)

AN ACT concerning

Highway User Revenues - Baltimore City

FOR the purpose of permitting a certain use of highway user funds
by Baltimore City for certain fiscal years.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Transportation
Section 8-408(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1977 Volume and 1987 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Transportation

8-408.

(a) Highway user revenues distributed to Baltimore City and
Kent County may be used only to pay or finance:

(1)  Costs incurred in the construction,
reconstruction, or maintenance of its highways and streets;

(2)  Costs incurred by its police department for
carrying out traffic functions and enforcing the traffic laws;

(3)  Costs incurred in its other highway related
activities for:

(i) Lighting the highways;

(ii) Storm water drainage of the highways; and

(iii) Street cleaning, but not including the
cost of collection of garbage, trash, and refuse;

(4)  The payment of its debt service on bonds or other
evidences of obligation for:

(i) The construction, reconstruction, or
maintenance of its highways and streets; and

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