Martin O'Malley, Governor

Ch. 6

(a)       Of each filing fee received under this subtitle, the Administration shall
deposit $14 in the General Fund.

(b)       For each fiscal year, the Comptroller shall distribute to Baltimore City an
amount equal to $5 for each filing fee received under this subtitle.]

13-613.

(d) [Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, of the] THE proceeds
collected annually from the additional fees charged under this section[:

(1)       The first $180,000 shall be paid into a special fund administered by
the Maryland Higher Education Commission for use in the medical, dental, legal,
nursing, social work, and pharmaceutical scholarship programs provided by this State;

(2)       The next $200,000 shall be used solely for the purposes of the
scholarship program authorized by §§ 18-1101 through 18-1105 of the Education
Article; and

(3)       Except as otherwise provided by law, any balance shall be
distributed to the General Fund of the State] SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE

Transportation Trust Fund.

[(e) (1) The Administration shall keep $12.50 of the fee payable with the
original application for special registration under this section to recover the
administrative and production costs of the special registration.

(2) Funds kept by the Administration under this subsection may not
be credited to the Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account for distribution under
§ 8-403 or § 8-404 of this article.]

SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED. That, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, from the sales and use tax revenue collected from January 1.
2008, through the end of June 30, 2008, the Comptroller shall distribute $110.000,000
to the State Police Helicopter Replacement Fund established under § 2-801 of the
Public Safety Article. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Governor
include in the annual budget bill in fiscal years 2009 through 2012, an amount
sufficient from the Fund, to purchase 3 helicopters each fiscal year. It is the further
intent of the General Assembly that the State Police purchase a flight simulator to use
for helicopter pilot training.

SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:

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