ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 429

governments in the collection of the Bay restoration fee and the reasonableness of the
reimbursement authorized under § 9-1605.2(i)(2)(vi) of the Environment Article, as
enacted under by Section 1 of this Act.

SECTION 3. 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before December
31, 2006, the Department of the Environment shall, subject to § 2-1246 of the State
Government Article, jointly report to the Senate Education, Health, and
Environmental Affairs Committee and the House Environmental Matters Committee
regarding the implementation of the onsite sewage disposal system and holding tank
education, outreach, and upgrade program and the extent of administrative costs
incurred by the Department in the implementation of the program authorized under §
9-1605.2(h)(2)(i) of the Environment Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act.

SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July October July 1, 2004.

Approved May 26, 2004.

CHAPTER 429
(Senate Bill 125)

Budget Bill

(Fiscal Year 2005)

AN ACT for the purpose of making the proposed appropriations contained in the State
Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, in accordance with Article III,
Section 52 of the Maryland Constitution; and generally relating to
appropriations and budgetary provisions made pursuant to that section.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That subject to the provisions hereinafter set forth and subject to the
Public General Laws of Maryland relating to the Budget procedure, the several
amounts hereinafter specified, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to accomplish
the purposes designated, are hereby appropriated and authorized to be disbursed for
the several purposes specified for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, and ending
June 30, 2005, as hereinafter indicated.

PAYMENTS TO CIVIL DIVISIONS OF THE STATE

A15O00.01 Disparity Grants

General Fund Appropriation, provided that
$500,000 of this appropriation shall be
granted to Garrett County in addition to
the amount provided by the statutory
formula.........................................................                                        93,102,399

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