Ch. 429                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Legislative                                           General                                            255,268

Judiciary                                             General                                         1,031,285

Judiciary                                             Federal                                               16,755

Authorization for executive agencies to expend $400,076 in reimbursable funds
for subobject 0172 is hereby withdrawn. Allocation of the reduction to reimbursable
funds shall be made by the Governor prior to July 1, 2004.

SECTION 30. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That whenever the Joint
Audit Committee, through its review and evaluation process of audit reports issued
by the Legislative Auditor, and after consultation with the Legislative Auditor,
determines, based upon exceptions contained in the audit reports, that a particular
agency (to include department, administration, division, bureau, board, or
commission) does not adequately comply with State laws, rules, and regulations
regarding the agency's fiscal and accounting record and procedures and/or fiscal
administration activities, that the committee may recommend to the Governor that
the Comptroller withhold up to 25 percent of the salary of the Secretary of the
department and/or of the State official deemed responsible. The amount to be
withheld, the duration of such withholding, and the date of release of any amount
withheld shall be recommended by the committee after consultation with the
Legislative Auditor, including any recommendations that the Legislative Auditor
deems appropriate. The Governor shall advise the committee as to the decision
regarding the committee's recommendations. If the Governor directs that the salary of
the head of the agency and/or salary of the Secretary of the department and/or salary
of the State official deemed responsible be withheld, the Governor may recommend
the date on which the salary shall be restored to the full amount as provided in the
budget and the amount withheld to be paid. The committee shall consider the
recommendations of the Governor and advise the Governor as to its decision whether
or not to allow the salary to be restored to the full amount as provided in the budget
and the amount withheld to be paid.

SECTION 31. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED. That the Comptroller of the
Treasury's General Accounting Division (GAD) shall establish a subsidiary ledger
control account to debit all State agency funds budgeted under subobject 0174
(workers' compensation coverage) and to credit all payments disbursed to the Injured
Workers' Insurance Fund (IWIF) via transmittal. The control account shall also
record all funds withdrawn from, the IWIF and returned to the State and
subsequently transferred to the general fund. GAD and/or the Treasurer's Office shall
submit monthly reports to the Department of Legislative Services concerning the
status of the account.

SECTION 32. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Department of
Budget and Management (DBM) Governor's Office of Homeland Security shall be
required to submit a report to the General Assembly by October 1, 2004, detailing
specific spending for purposes related to homeland security by agency and by funding
source for fiscal 2004 and estimated for fiscal 2005. Information on pass-through

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