PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 87

(IX) SNACK MIXTURES THAT CONTAIN ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE
FOODS LISTED IN ITEMS (I) THROUGH (VIII) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.

(2) THE SALES AND USE TAX DOES NOT APPLY TO THE SALE OF SNACK
FOOD THROUGH A VENDING MACHINE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1996 1997.

Approved April 30, 1996.

CHAPTER 87

(Senate Bill 217)

AN ACT concerning

Information Technology Investment Fund

FOR the purpose of creating the Information Technology Investment Fund within the
Department of Budget and Fiscal Planning; consolidating the Information
Processing Equipment Replacement Fund into the Information Technology
Investment Fund; requiring certain moneys to be credited to the Fund under certain
conditions; requiring that certain savings and revenues be distributed to certain
agencies and the General Fund under certain conditions; providing that the Chief of
Information Technology shall administer the Fund; authorizing the Chief of
Information Technology to accept certain gifts, contributions, and grants under
certain circumstances; requiring that expenditures from the Fund be made in
accordance with certain procedures; authorizing the Fund to be used for certain
purposes; defining certain terms; requiring the Chief of Information Technology to
make a certain report; requiring the Department of Transportation to establish an
information technology investment program and account for certain resources;
requiring the Department to coordinate the expenditure of certain moneys with the
Chief of Information Technology and the State Information Technology Board; and
generally relating to the Information Technology Investment Fund.

FOR the purpose of requiring certain information technology proposals to be subject to a
certain process including advertisement, review, comment by the Legislative Policy
Committee, and approval by the Board of Public Works: defining certain terms;
altering the Information Processing Equipment Replacement Fund to be the
Information Technology Investment Fund within the Department of Budget and
Fiscal Planning; setting a certain State policy; specifying that the Fund consists of
certain moneys under certain conditions; requiring the Comptroller to account for
the Fund: making the Fund subject to a certain ceiling; assigning certain powers and
responsibilities to the Chief of Information Technology; requiring the Governor to
submit certain information; authorizing use of the Fund for certain purposes;
requiring that expenditures from the Fund be made in accordance with certain
procedures; establishing a certain process for projects to be eligible for certain
funding; requiring a certain annual report: requiring the Department of

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