WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 569

(3)  design the returns and [other] forms that, on
completion, provide the information required for the
administration of [those] THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY FRANCHISE
TAX laws;

(4)  collect [revenue from estimated] THE PUBLIC
SERVICE FRANCHISE COMPANY tax [payments] REVENUE, INCLUDING
PENALTIES AND INTEREST;

(5)  pay [the] THAT revenue into the General Fund of
the State[, and account for the revenue with the Comptroller];
and

(6)   [(5) remit] CERTIFY to the Comptroller [any
other] THAT revenue [derived from the public service company
franchise tax].

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 1 of
this Act shall apply only to public service company franchise tax
returns filed and taxes paid after December 31, 1988.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Comptroller
shall continue to exercise the powers of a tax collector under
Title 13 of the Tax - General Article necessary to collect any
gross receipts taxes that were outstanding before the effective
date of this Act.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect January 1, 1989.

Approved May 27, 1988.

CHAPTER 569

(Senate Bill 258)

AN ACT concerning

Tax Procedures

FOR the purpose of providing for uniform applications of payments
to tax, interest, and penalties under the Tax - General
Article subject to compromise, abatement, or waiver and
subject to certain regulations; altering provisions allowing
disclosures of certain information relative to taxes under
Article 24 and the Tax - General Article; stating the right
of a tax collector to examine or audit certain tax returns,

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