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2. $2,000,000 TO THE VEHICLE THEFT PREVENTION FUND;

3. $3,000,000 TO THE MARYLAND AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
FUND; AND

4. THE BALANCE TO THE GENERAL FUND.

Chapter 637 of the Acts of 1998

[SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding §
7-310(f)(1) of the State Finance and Procurement Article, the unspent balance of
funds appropriated to the Dedicated Purpose Account for the Family Investment
Program may not revert to the Revenue Stabilization Account even if those funds are
unspent 4 years after the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation was
made.]

[SECTION 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding §
7-310(f)(1) of the State Finance and Procurement Article, the unspent balance of
funds appropriated to the Dedicated Purpose Account for the Purchase of Child Care
Program may not revert to the Revenue Stabilization Account even if those funds are
unspent 4 years after the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation was
made.]

Chapter 121 of the Acts of 1999

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That for fiscal year [2001]
2004 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include not less than
[$21,000,000] $18,000,000 in the annual budget in appropriations for activities aimed
at reducing tobacco use in Maryland as recommended by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, including: .

(1)     Media campaigns aimed at reducing smoking initiation and
encouraging smokers to quit smoking;

(2)     Media campaigns educating the public about the dangers of
secondhand smoke exposure;

(3)     Enforcement of existing laws banning the sale or distribution of
tobacco products to minors;

(4)     Promotion and implementation of smoking cessation programs; and

(5)     Implementation of school-based tobacco education programs.

Chapter 309 of the Acts of 2000

[SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

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