H.B. 471                                                 VETOES

[(11)] (12) Wicomico County.

(c)     "Code county":

(1)     Means a county that has adopted home rule under Article XI-F of the
Maryland Constitution; and

(2)     Includes:

(i)     Allegany County;

(ii)    Caroline County;

(iii)   Kent County;

(iv)   Queen Anne's County; and

(v)     Worcester County.

(d)     (1) "Hotel" means an establishment that offers sleeping accommodations
for compensation.

(2) "Hotel" includes:

(i) An apartment;

(ii) A cottage;

(iii) A hostelry;

(iv) An inn;

(v) A motel;

(vi) A rooming house; or

(vii) A tourist home.

(e)     "Hotel rental tax" means the tax authorized under this subtitle.

(f)      (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, "transient
charge" means a hotel charge for sleeping accommodations for a period not exceeding
4 consecutive months.

(2)     In FREDERICK COUNTY AND Washington County, "transient charge"
means a hotel charge for sleeping accommodations for a period not exceeding 30 days.

(3)     "Transient charge" does not include any hotel charge for services or
for accommodations other than sleeping accommodations.

9-302.

This subtitle allows a hotel rental tax for an authorized county.

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