ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 474

[(i)] (1) 50% of the money deposited in the fund to the Washington
County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association; and

[(ii)] (2) subject to any restriction that the county commissioners
adopt by regulation, 50% of the money deposited in the fund to bona fide charitable
organizations in the county.

[(2) (i) In any year, the gaming commission may not distribute a total
of more than $100,000 to each applicant per application.

(ii) If the gaming commission makes two distributions during a year, for
each distribution, the gaming commission may not distribute more than $50,000 to
each applicant per application.]

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s) 4 of Chapter
479 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2000 be repealed.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall
take effect July 1, 2005.

SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, except as provided in
Section 4 of this Act, this Act shall take effect July 1, 2003.

Approved May 22, 2003.

CHAPTER 474
(House Bill 1148)

AN ACT concerning

Code Home Rule Counties - Development Excise Taxes

FOR the purpose of altering the maximum amount per lot of a development excise tax
that a code home rule county is authorized to impose; providing for the
termination of this Act; and generally relating to authorization for code home
rule counties to impose a certain development excise tax.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 25B - Home Rule for Code Counties
Section 13F

Annotated Code of Maryland
(2001 Replacement Volume and 2002 Supplement)

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

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