ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 203

(a)     For fiscal 2004, $6,000,000 $5,000,000 of the balance of the Maryland
Emergency Medical System Operations Fund established under § 13-955 of the
Transportation Article may be transferred by approved budget amendment to the Low
Interest Revolving Loan Account established under Article 38A, § 46E of the
Annotated Code of Maryland.

(b)     If the transfer authorized under subsection (a) of this section is not made
for fiscal 2004, the Governor shall include in the fiscal 2005 annual budget bill a
special fund appropriation from the Maryland Emergency Medical System
Operations Fund to the Low Interest Revolving Loan Account in the amount of
$6,000,000 $5,000,000.

(c)      For each of the first 6 5 fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year after the
fiscal year for which the transfer is made under subsection (a) of this section or the
appropriation under subsection (b) of this section is included in the annual budget,
$1,000,000 of the funds in the Low Interest Revolving Loan Account shall be
transferred to the Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund.

(d)     For fiscal year 2004 only, $403,744 of the funds in the Maryland Emergency
Medical System Operations Fund established under § 13-955 of the Transportation
Article may be transferred by approved budget amendment to the Emergency
Assistance Trust Account established under Article 38A, § 46A of the Code and used for
the authorized purposes of the Emergency Assistance Trust Account.

SECTION 14. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:

(a) For fiscal year 2004, prior to making the reimbursements required under §
9-104(q) of the Tax - Property Article, the Department of Assessments and Taxation
shall deduct from the funds due each county the following amounts to reimburse a
portion of the State's cost of property tax administration:

Allegany                                                                                $77,328

Anne Arundel                                                                     1,054,330

Baltimore City                                                                       564,840

Baltimore County                                                               1,312,406

Calvert                                                                                   176,951

Caroline                                                                                   38,820

Carroll                                                                                   283,760

Cecil                                                                                       144,585

Charles                                                                                  241,950

Dorchester                                                                               46,104

Frederick                                                                               388,249

Garrett                                                                                     58,536

Harford                                                                                  379,418

Howard                                                                                  638,601

Kent                                                                                         40,879

Montgomery                                                                       2,419,823

Prince George's                                                                   1,233,298

Queen Anne's                                                                           98,138

St. Mary's                                                                               154,180

Somerset                                                                                  21,574

Talbot                                                                                     110,398

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