H.B. 563                                                 VETOES

(B) A LOCAL SURCHARGE UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION MAY NOT
BE IMPOSED ON:

(1)      A QUALIFIED ELECTRIC VEHICLE AS DEFINED IN § 30 OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE; OR

(2)      A QUALIFIED HYBRID VEHICLE AS DEFINED UNDER § 13-815 OF THIS
TITLE.

(C) IF A PERSON IS A RESIDENT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, THE COUNTY
COUNCIL MAY IMPOSE A LOCAL SURCHARGE ON A VEHICLE OWNED BY THE PERSON
ONLY IF THE VEHICLE IS BASED AND OPERATED IN THE COUNTY.

(D) THE AGGREGATE LOCAL SURCHARGE IMPOSED ON THE OWNER OF
RENTAL VEHICLES MAY NOT EXCEED $10,000 ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

13-1003.

(A)     THE COUNTY SHALL COLLECT AND DEPOSIT ALL REVENUE GENERATED
BY THE LOCAL SURCHARGE IN A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE
MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEDICATED TRANSPORTATION FUND.

(B)     (1) SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND
PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE FUND SHALL BE USED SOLELY TO
FINANCE TRANSPORTATION-RELATED INITIATIVES IN THE COUNTY, INCLUDING
MASS TRANSIT INITIATIVES, LOCAL HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS,
HIKER-BIKER TRAILS, AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PROGRAMS THAT ARE DESIGNED
TO:

(I)      ALLEVIATE TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND PREVENT GRIDLOCK
ON HIGHWAYS IN THE COUNTY;

(II)     OPTIMIZE THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO ASSIST IN THE
MONITORING AND REGULATION OF TRAFFIC;

(III)    IMPROVE AIR QUALITY IN THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN
AREA BY MINIMIZING ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH
TRANSPORTATION; AND

(IV)    CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY THAT IS SAFE, EFFICIENT,
AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND.

(2) THE FUND SHALL BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT COUNTY
EXPENDITURES FOR TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND MAY NOT SUPPLANT STATE
CONSTRUCTION FUNDING FOR TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVES IN THE COUNTY.

13-1004.

(A) IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE COUNTY TO IMPLEMENT THIS SUBTITLE, THE
ADMINISTRATION SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THE COUNTY:

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