Ch. 336

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR, A COUNTY THAT FALLS TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION may receive disbursements under this subtitle
subject to a penalty in an amount equal to the percentage by which the [County]
COUNTY fails to meet the [County's] COUNTY'S maintenance of effort for [Fiscal Years
1995 and 1996] THAT FISCAL YEAR.

(c) (1) Funds not distributed to a county because the requirements of
subsections (a) and (b) of this section are not satisfied shall be [reverted to the general
funds of this State] DISTRIBUTED TO THOSE COUNTIES MEETING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTIONS (A) AND (B) OF THIS SECTION AS PROVIDED IN
THIS SUBSECTION.

(2) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, EACH
COUNTY THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTIONS (A) AND (B) OF THIS
SECTION SHALL RECEIVE AN ALLOCATION OF THE FUNDS DISTRIBUTED UNDER
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION BASED ON A PERCENTAGE TO BE
DETERMINED AS PROVIDED IN § 45C(A) OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(II) FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE PERCENTAGE
ALLOCATED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION TO EACH COUNTY, THE PROPERTY TAX
ACCOUNTS OF EACH COUNTY THAT FAILS TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF
SUBSECTION (A) OR (B) OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE
STATEWIDE TOTAL

(3) EACH COUNTY SHALL DISTRIBUTE FUNDS PROVIDED UNDER THIS
SUBSECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 45(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE.

Chapter 424 of the Acts of 1996

[SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall remain
effective until the end of June 30, 1997 and, at the end of June 30, 1997 with no further
action required by the General Assembly, this Act shall be abrogated and of no further
force and effect.]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1997 and shall be applicable to all fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 1996.

Approved May 8, 1997.

CHAPTER 336
(House Bill 836)

AN ACT concerning

State Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund

FOR the purpose of altering a certain provision regarding distribution of certain State
fire, rescue, and ambulance funds and repealing a termination date applicable to
the provision; providing that instead of reverting to the general funds of the State

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