Ch. 2

2007 Laws of Maryland

S00A2402     Community Legacy Program

S00A2507    Rental Housing Program

S00A2508    Homeownership Program

S00A2509    Special Loan Program

U00A0103    Environment - Water Quality

U00A0104    Environment - Hazardous Waste

U00A0105 Environment - Drinking Water

SECTION 11. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED. That it is the intent of the
General Assembly that:

(a) In developing the fiscal 2009 budget. the Governor make reductions of at
least $550,000,000 in general funds from the fiscal 2009 current services baseline
budget after the reductions made by the Board of Public Works in July 2007. including
the items specified in this Act.

(b) In implementing the reduction specified in subsection (a) of this section.
the Governor shall consider proposing legislation at the 2008 session of the General
Assembly to defer formula increases and alter funding mandates in order to slow
growth in the baseline budget.

SECTION 15. 12. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, by action of the governing body of a county, property tax
revenues in an amount equal to payments that a county would have been entitled to
receive under Article 24, § 9-1102 of the Code before its repeal under Section 1 of this
Act shall be excluded from the calculation of any limitation on the ability of a county to
impose property taxes.

SECTION 16. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Police and
Correctional Training Commissions recover 95% of its cost to provide training courses
from non-State agencies.

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SECTION 11. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, it is the intent of the General Assembly that in developing the
fiscal 2009 budget. the Governor include a 2% cost of living increase for certain
community providers in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's human
services programs and a 2% cost of living increase for certain providers in the
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Medical Assistance programs. It is the
further intent of the General Assembly that bonus payments to Managed Care
Organizations be phased out as the Medicaid physician rate schedule increases to 90%
of the Medicare rate schedule by 2010. However, funding for the Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene's quality of care initiative should be preserved.