ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                           H.B. 753

7-203.

(d)     [(1)] Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the amount of
the surchargc for each account of each retail electric customer may not exceed the
lesser of 0.15 mill per kilowatt hour or $1,000 per month.

[(2) The Department of Natural Resources shall credit against the
amount the Commission requires each electric company to pay into the
Environmental Trust Fund 0.75% of the total surcharge amount attributed to the
electric company on the basis of the amount of the electricity distributed in the
State.]

Article—State Finance and Procurement

3-807.

(e)     The affected telephone companies shall act as collection agents for the
Universal Service Trust Fund and shall remit all proceeds monthly to the Comptroller
for deposit to the Universal Service Trust Fund. [The telephone companies shall be
entitled to credit against these proceeds in an amount equal to 1 1/2 percent of these
proceeds to cover the expenses of billing, collecting, and remitting the surcharge and
any additional charges.]

Article—Tax—General

1-205.

(A) A LICENSE OR PERMIT IS CONSIDERED RENEWED FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION IF THE LICENSE OR PERMIT IS ISSUED BY A UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT
TO A PERSON FOR THE PERIOD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A PERIOD FOR WHICH THE
PERSON PREVIOUSLY POSSESSED THE SAME OR A SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR
LICENSE.

(B) BEFORE ANY LICENSE OR PERMIT ISSUED BY THE COMPTROLLER MAY BE
RENEWED, THE COMPTROLLER SHALL VERIFY 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.

9-315.

[(a)] [A licensed dealer or licensed special fuel seller shall deduct 0.5% of the
1st 10 cents of the motor fuel tax on each gallon of motor fuel, as a discount:

(1) instead of an] THE MOTOR FUEL TAX SHALL BE PAID WITHOUT ANY
allowance for evaporation, shrinkage, [and] OR handling [; and],

[(2) to reimburse the licensed dealer or licensed special fuel seller for
expenses incurred for the State in:

(i) keeping records;

(ii) collecting and paying the tax; and

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