ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 361

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Finance and Procurement

2-107.

(a)     As provided by the Comptroller by regulation, each unit of State
government that imposes fees of any kind shall maintain and make available to the
Comptroller up-to-date data regarding:

(1)     the services or functions for which fees are imposed and the
associated levels of the fees; and

(2)     a comparison of the actual revenues generated by the fees and the
total costs of providing the service or performing the function for which the fees are
imposed.

(b)     The Comptroller shall prepare and submit to the Governor and, subject to
§ 2-1246 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly, on a biennial basis
on or before [October] DECEMBER 1 of every other year, a report compiling the data
made available to the Comptroller under subsection (a) of this section.

(c)      (1) The Comptroller shall adopt regulations to implement this section.

(2) The regulations adopted by the Comptroller under paragraph (1) of
this subsection shall specify:

(i) that the data required for the Maryland Port Administration of
the Department of Transportation shall be the data included in the port tariff;

(ii) that the Maryland Aviation Administration and the Maryland
Port Administration shall disclose aggregate information on fees and costs, provided
that such disclosure does not include information that is proprietary in nature; and

(iii) that any other department, agency, or governmental unit which
collects fees or user charges that may contain privileged or proprietary information
may aggregate or standardize the information submitted as needed to preserve the
sensitive nature of the information.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect October 1, 2003.

Approved May 22, 2003.

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