Ch. 120                                    1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

4-103.

The Division shall:

(1)     Stimulate development of tourist business in Maryland;

(2)     Promote Maryland business and job opportunities;

(3)     Encourage development of recreational areas and facilities;

(4)     Make the public aware of the State's heritage and historical
development;

(5)     Advertise the State and disseminate information about the State;

(6)     Encourage the promotion and development of amateur and professional
sports in this State; [and]

(7)      ENCOURAGE THE ENJOYMENT ADVANCEMENT OF AND
PARTICIPATION IN THE PERFORMING, VISUAL, AND CREATIVE ARTS; AND

[(7)](8) Administer those programs assigned to the Division by law or
designated by the Secretary.

4-104.                                                                                                    ....

The Director of the Division shall receive the salary and have such deputies,
assistants, employees, and professional consultants as provided in the State budget.

4-105.

The Department may establish a consolidated publications account. Excess.
revenues remaining at the end of the fiscal year, derived from publications of the
Department or any agency in the Department, may be placed in this account.
Expenditures from the account are restricted to cost of producing, distributing, and
promoting publications of the Department and agencies within the Department, including
the cost of free publications. Unexpended moneys in the account at the end of fiscal 1975
and any subsequent fiscal year shall not revert, but shall be maintained as a special fund,
up to a maximum of [$40,000] $100,000. Any excess over [$40,000] $100,000 shall revert
to the general funds of the State.

[4-106.

(a)     A nonprofit educational publication known as Maryland Magazine is in the
Department for the purpose of educating the public on the quality of life in Maryland,
including its historical, cultural, recreational, and economic attributes through the
publication of the Magazine.

(b)     There is a Maryland Magazine Fund which consists of special funds that are
obtained from revenues of the Magazine and that are not expended or obligated in the
fiscal year during which the funds are received.

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