WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 557

COMMONWEALTH OF THE UNITED STATES, OR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
THAT PROVIDE FOR:

(I)  FUEL TAX REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES BY MOTOR
CARRIERS;

(II)  ESTABLISHMENT OF PERIODIC FUEL USE
REPORTING AND FUEL USE TAX PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS BY MOTOR
CARRIERS;

(III)  DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS COLLECTED BY THE
COMPTROLLER WHICH ARE DUE TO OTHER STATES OR JURISDICTIONS BASED
ON MILEAGE TRAVELLED AND FUEL USED IN THOSE STATES OR
JURISDICTIONS; AND

(IV)  DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS COLLECTED WHICH ARE
DUE TO OTHER STATES OR JURISDICTIONS BASED ON THE RESPECTIVE
REGISTRATION FEES OF THOSE STATES OR JURISDICTIONS.

(2) THE COMPTROLLER SHALL NOT ENTER INTO ANY
RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT THAT WOULD AFFECT:

(I)  THIS STATE'S MOTOR CARRIER TAX RATE; OR

(II)  THIS STATE'S REGISTRATION FEE FOR MOTOR
CARRIERS.

(C)  IN EXERCISING THE AUTHORITY GRANTED HEREIN, THE
COMPTROLLER IS EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO:

(1)  ENTER INTO REGIONAL OR NATIONAL FUEL USE TAX
AGREEMENTS;

(2)  BECOME A MEMBER OF ANY REGIONAL OR NATIONAL
CONFERENCE, GROUP, COMPACT, OR SIMILAR ORGANIZATION OF MOTOR
CARRIER FUEL USE TAX ADMINISTRATORS; AND

(3)  ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN ANY REGIONAL
OR NATIONAL FUEL USE TAX AGREEMENTS.

(D)  THE AGREEMENT PROVISIONS SHALL APPLY TO THE FUEL USE
TAXATION, REGISTRATION, AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF MOTOR
CARRIERS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT WITHOUT
REFERENCE TO OR APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER STATUTES OF THIS STATE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of
Maryland read as follows:

Article - Tax - General

9-205.

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