(2) Beginning in November 1999, upon request, the State Board shall
supply to a person who is required to file reports [in an electronic storage format]
USING AN ELECTRONIC MEDIUM the computer software and the disks or other media
on which the campaign finance information is to be entered.

(3) Beginning in November 1999, the State Board shall make the
campaign finance information that is filed with and maintained by the State Board in
an electronic storage format widely and easily accessible to the public, utilizing any
existing public or private systems for data dissemination, and on terms that the State
Board considers consistent with the purposes and requirements of this article.

(e) The State Board may:

(1) Refuse to accept or process any campaign finance report that is
incomplete or not submitted in accordance with the requirements of this section; and

(2) Exempt candidates, personal treasurer accounts, and political
committees with de minimis financial activity from submitting campaign finance
reports [in an electronic storage format] USING AN ELECTRONIC MEDIUM.

(f) The State Board shall:

(1) Develop specifications for [the submission of] SUBMITTING
campaign finance reports [in an electronic storage format] USING AN ELECTRONIC
MEDIUM; and

(2) Adopt regulations necessary to implement the requirements of this

section.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1999.

Approved May 13, 1999.

CHAPTER 474
(House Bill 983)

AN ACT concerning

University of Maryland, Maryland Cooperative Extension - Dairy Farm
Nutrient and Business Management Program

FOR the purpose of establishing the Dairy Farm Nutrient and Business Management
Program administered by the University of Maryland, Maryland Cooperative
Extension; requiring the Program to develop and maintain a certain Dairy
Nutrient and Business Management Team to plan certain meetings and
workshops for State dairy farmers, their families, and their employees on
certain topics; mandating that the Program develop and maintain a certain
Dairy Advisory Team Program to organize certain local advisory teams to advise
and assist certain dairy farmers on certain matters; authorizing the Department