WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 105

(2)      ["Committee"] "COMMITTEES" means the [Joint Budget and Audit
Committee] BUDGET COMMITTEES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BUDGET AND
TAXATION COMMITTEE OF THE MARYLAND SENATE AND THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE OF THE MARYLAND HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

(3)     "Federal aid" means a federally funded contract, grant, program,
project, or reimbursement.

(c) (1) Each unit of the State government:

(i) on or before July 14 of each year, shall evaluate federal aid for
which, in the next fiscal year, the unit will request an increased appropriation from the
General Fund; and

(ii) on or before August 15, shall submit, subject to § 2-1312 of the
State Government Article, to the [Committee] COMMITTEES and to the Department of
Budget and Fiscal Planning and the Department of Fiscal Services a report on the
evaluation.

(2)     If a unit determines on or after July 15 that the unit will request an
increased appropriation from the General Fund as a supplement to or substitute for
federal aid, the unit shall evaluate the federal aid and submit, subject to § 2-1312 of the
State Government Article, a report on the evaluation within 45 days after making the
determination.

(3)     On request of a unit, the [Committee] COMMITTEES may waive the
requirements of this subsection.

Article - State Government

2-606.

(a)     In addition to any POWERS AND duties set forth elsewhere, the Committee:

(1)     shall study, systematically and in detail, all matters that relate to the
Department of Fiscal Services; and

(2)      [on the basis of the evaluation under § 2-204 of the State Finance and
Procurement Article, shall] MAY review federal aid that is received by the State and that
will require an appropriation from the General Fund in future fiscal years.

(b)      [(1) Subject to § 2-1312 of this title, the Committee shall submit to the
General Assembly an annual report that includes the recommendation of the Committee
on:

(i) the suitability of each federally funded item; and

(ii) the amount of future appropriations for the federally funded item.

(2) The Committee may send any part of the report to the Legislative Policy
Committee.

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