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

the Department's methodology for calculating the base amount of funding for each
county and Baltimore City for the tobacco and cancer initiatives funded by the
Cigarette Restitution Fund as required under §§ 13-1007(b)(1) and 13-1108(b)(1) of
the Health - General Article as enacted under Section 1 of this Act.

SECTION 24. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

Article 83B - Department of Housing and Community Development

5-801.

(I) (1) FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2003 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2003, THE
DIRECTOR MAY NOT APPROVE PLANS OF PROPOSED REHABILITATIONS REFLECTING
PROPOSED REHABILITATION EXPENDITURES FOR COMMERCIAL PROJECTS IN THE
AGGREGATE IN AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT OF EXPENDITURES THAT
IF COMPLETED WOULD RESULT IN CREDITS TOTALING $23,000,000 FOR ALL
COMMERCIAL PROJECTS FOR WHICH PLANS OF PROPOSED REHABILITATION ARE
APPROVED DURING THAT PERIOD.

(2) IN CALENDAR YEAR 2004, THE DIRECTOR MAY NOT APPROVE PLANS
OF PROPOSED REHABILITATIONS REFLECTING PROPOSED REHABILITATION
EXPENDITURES FOR COMMERCIAL PROJECTS IN THE AGGREGATE IN AN AMOUNT
GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT OF EXPENDITURES THAT IF COMPLETED WOULD
RESULT IN CREDITS TOTALING $15,000,000 FOR ALL COMMERCIAL PROJECTS FOR
WHICH PLANS OF PROPOSED REHABILITATION ARE APPROVED IN THAT YEAR

(3) IN EACH CALENDAR YEAR SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS THAT THE
DIRECTOR ADOPTS, THE DIRECTOR SHALL APPROVE PLANS OF PROPOSED
REHABILITATIONS ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS.

(4) IF A PERSON SUBMITS A PROPOSED REHABILITATION PLAN THAT IS
NOT APPROVED IN A CALENDAR YEAR AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION, THE
PERSON MAY REAPPLY IN THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR

Article - Business Occupations and Professions

1-204.

(A) Before any license or permit may be issued for renewed] under this article,
the applicant shall certify to the issuing authority that the applicant has paid all
undisputed taxes and unemployment insurance contributions payable to the
Comptroller or the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation or has provided for
payment in a manner satisfactory to the unit responsible for collection.

(B) BEFORE ANY LICENSE OR PERMIT MAY BE RENEWED UNDER THIS
ARTICLE, THE ISSUING AUTHORITY SHALL VERIFY THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE
COMPTROLLER THAT THE APPLICANT HAS PAID ALL UNDISPUTED TAXES AND
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS PAYABLE TO THE COMPTROLLER OR
THE SECRETARY OF LABOR LICENSING, AND REGULATION OR THAT THE APPLICANT
HAS PROVIDED FOR PAYMENT IN A MANNER SATISFACTORY TO THE UNIT
RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTION.

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