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VETOES

(2) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION, IS SUBJECT
TO THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER THE PROGRAM AS PROVIDED FOR
RETIREES UNDER § 48B OF THIS SUBTITLE, WITH THE EMPLOYEE'S SERVICE WITH THE
MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE BEING INCLUDED AS PART OF THE EMPLOYEE'S
STATE SERVICE.

(D) FOR EACH PARTICIPANT UNDER THIS SECTION, THE MARYLAND
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE SHALL PAY TO THIS STATE AN EMPLOYER SHARE OF THE
COSTS OF THE PROGRAM BASED ON THE STATE SUBSIDY ALLOWED UNDER THIS
SUBTITLE.

Article 73B - Pensions

1-310.

(A)     FOR AN EMPLOYEE OF THE MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE WHO
IS A MEMBER OF THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND OR THE PENSION SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND, THE MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE SHALL:

(1) PAY TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS
OTHERWISE REQUIRED TO BE MADE BY THE STATE ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBER;
AND

(2) DEDUCT FROM THE COMPENSATION PAYABLE TO THE MEMBER
AND PAY TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE REQUIRED EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS.

(B)     THE MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS AND BE SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES AS PROVIDED BY § 1-105
OF THIS ARTICLE.

(C) EACH . YEAR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL CERTIFY TO THE
MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE THE STATE'S NORMAL CONTRIBUTION RATE
AND THE STATE'S ACCRUED LIABILITY CONTRIBUTION RATE AND THE AMOUNTS
PAYABLE UNDER SUBSECTION (A)(1) OF THIS SECTION.

(D) THE MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE SHALL PAY TO THE BOARD
OF TRUSTEES THE AMOUNT OF THE CHARGES CERTIFIED TO THE MARYLAND
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS PROVIDED IN
SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION. THE AMOUNTS CERTIFIED BY THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES SHALL BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE RECEIPT OF THE
CERTIFICATE. IF THE MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE FAILS TO PAY THE
AMOUNTS CERTIFIED UNDER THIS SECTION WITHIN THE TIME REQUIRED BY LAW,
IT IS LIABLE FOR A PENALTY OF 10 PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT DUE. HOWEVER, THE
SECRETARY OF THE BOARD MAY ALLOW A GRACE PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED 10
ADDITIONAL CALENDAR DAYS. ALL AMOUNTS DUE AND UNPAID ON THE DATE OF
PAYMENT ALSO SHALL BEAR INTEREST AT THE RATE OF 10 PERCENT A YEAR UNTIL
THE DATE OF PAYMENT. THE STATE COMPTROLLER, ON NOTIFICATION BY THE
SECRETARY THAT A DELINQUENCY EXISTS; IMMEDIATELY SHALL EXERCISE THE
RIGHT OF SETOFF AGAINST ANY MONEY DUE OR TO BECOME DUE TO THE
MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE.

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