H.B. 677

VETOES

1. 30% OF THE TOTAL HIGHWAY USER REVENUES FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR MINUS THE GREATER OF $156,000,000 $157,500,000 OR 11.5% OF THE
TOTAL HIGHWAY USER REVENUES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR; EXCEEDS

2. 30% OF THE TOTAL HIGHWAY USER REVENUES FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR THAT BEGAN JULY 1. 1997 MINUS THE GREATER OF $156.000.000
$157,500,000 OR 11.5% OF THE TOTAL HIGHWAY USER REVENUES FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR THAT BEGAN JULY 1, 1997.

(2)     IF THE AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED TO BALTIMORE CITY UNDER
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR IS LESS THAN 12.25% OF
THE TOTAL HIGHWAY USER REVENUES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, THE AMOUNT
DISTRIBUTED TO BALTIMORE CITY FOR ANY SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEAR THAT
BEGINS BEFORE JULY 1, 2007 MAY NOT EXCEED 12.25% OF THE TOTAL HIGHWAY
USER REVENUES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR FOR WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION IS MADE.

(3)     THE AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE
DISTRIBUTED in monthly installments.

(b) Subject to §§ 3-307 and 3-308 of this article, during each fiscal year, [15
percent] 30% of the total highway user [revenues] REVENUES, LESS THE AMOUNT
DISTRIBUTED TO BALTIMORE CITY UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, shall
be distributed to the counties and municipalities of this State at the times specified in §
8-407 of this subtitle.

13-208.

(A) The Administration shall deposit $9 $14 of each filing fee received under this
subtitle in the General Fund.

(B) (1) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL DEPOSIT $5 OF EACH FILING FEE
RECEIVED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE TO A SPECIAL FUND.

(2) FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR, THE COMPTROLLER SHALL DISTRIBUTE TO
BALTIMORE CITY THE AMOUNT DEPOSITED IN THE SPECIAL FUND.

13-209.

(a) The Administration shall maintain an Assurance Fund and deposit in it that
part of the filing fees collected under this subtitle that is not [credited to the General
Fund] DEPOSITED under § 13-208 of this subtitle.

(b) When the Assurance Fund reaches $25,000, any money in excess of that
amount shall be transferred to the Transportation Trust Fund.

(B) FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR THE COMPTROLLER SHALL DISTRIBUTE TO
BALTIMORE CITY AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO $5 FOR EACH FILING FEE RECEIVED UNDER
THIS SUBTITLE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That for the fiscal year that
begins July 1, 1996 1997, the amount to be distributed to Baltimore City under §
8-403(a)(1) of the Transportation Article is the greater of $155,000,000 $156,000,000
$157,500,000 or 11.5% of the total highway user revenues for the fiscal year.

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