ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 5

(III) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION,
A COUNTY THAT FAILS TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBSECTION MAY
NOT RECEIVE MONEY UNDER THIS SUBTITLE FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR

(2) FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR, EACH COUNTY THAT FAILS TO SATISFY THE
REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION MAY RECEIVE MONEY
UNDER THIS SUBTITLE SUBJECT TO A PENALTY EQUAL TO THE PERCENTAGE BY
WHICH THE COUNTY FAILS TO MEET THE COUNTY'S MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT FOR
THAT FISCAL YEAR.

(B)     MATCHING STATE MONEY.

(1)      EACH COUNTY SHALL MAKE EXPENDITURES FOR FIRE PROTECTION
FROM ITS OWN SOURCES THAT ARE AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF STATE
MONEY TO BE RECEIVED.

(2)     A COUNTY MAY RECEIVE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT INITIALLY
ALLOCATED.

(3)      IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF EXPENDITURES FOR FIRE
PROTECTION MADE BY A COUNTY, BEFORE CERTIFICATION, THE SECRETARY SHALL
REVIEW THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE COUNTY FOR THE FIRST COMPLETED
FISCAL YEAR BEFORE THE FISCAL YEAR FOR WHICH STATE MONEY IS
APPROPRIATED.

(4)      MONEY RECEIVED FROM THE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TRUST
FUND UNDER § 8-204 OF THIS TITLE OR OTHER STATE MONEY MAY NOT BE USED AS
THE MATCH REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION.

(C)     ALLOCATION OF UNDISTRIBUTED MONEY.

(1)      MONEY NOT DISTRIBUTED TO A COUNTY BECAUSE THE
REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTIONS (A) AND (B) OF THIS SECTION ARE NOT SATISFIED
SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE COUNTIES THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF
SUBSECTIONS (A) AND (B) OF THIS SECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS
SUBSECTION.

(2)      (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, EACH
COUNTY THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTIONS (A) AND (B) OF THIS
SECTION SHALL RECEIVE AN ALLOCATION OF THE MONEY DISTRIBUTED UNDER
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION BASED ON A PERCENTAGE TO BE DETERMINED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 8-103(A) OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(II) FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE PERCENTAGE
ALLOCATED TO EACH COUNTY UNDER THIS SUBSECTION, THE PROPERTY TAX
ACCOUNTS OF EACH COUNTY THAT FAILS TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF
SUBSECTION (A) OR (B) OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE
STATEWIDE TOTAL.

(3)      EACH COUNTY SHALL DISTRIBUTE MONEY PROVIDED UNDER THIS
SUBSECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 8-103(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE.

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