Ch. 2

1991 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(II) 50 PERCENT TO BE ALLOCATED AMONG THE COUNTIES
AND MUNICIPALITIES IN THE SAME MANNER AS HIGHWAY USER
REVENUES ARE ALLOCATED UNDER §§ 8-404 AND 8-405 OF THIS ARTICLE;

(2)     OF THE BALANCE OF THE AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED UNDER
SUBSECTION (B)(2) OF THIS SECTION, A PERCENTAGE SHALL BE
DISTRIBUTED TO EACH COUNTY AND BALTIMORE CITY EQUAL TO THE
RATIO OF THE NUMBER OF VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS FOR THAT COUNTY
OR BALTIMORE CITY, DETERMINED ACCORDING TO THE ADDRESSES OF
THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLES, TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VEHICLE
REGISTRATIONS IN THE STATE.

(3)     THE REVENUES DISTRIBUTED TO BALTIMORE CITY, THE
COUNTIES, AND THE MUNICIPALITIES UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS
SUBSECTION ARE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS ON DISTRIBUTION,
LIMITATIONS ON USE, AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF TITLE 8, SUBTITLE 4 OF
THIS ARTICLE RELATING TO HIGHWAY USER REVENUES.

12-120.

(A)    IN THIS SECTION, "MISCELLANEOUS FEES" MEANS ALL FEES
COLLECTED BY THE ADMINISTRATION UNDER THIS ARTICLE OTHER
THAN:

(1)     THE VEHICLE TITLING TAX; AND

(2)     VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES UNDER PART II OF TITLE 13,
SUBTITLE 9 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(B)    EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, THE ADMINISTRATION
MAY NOT ALTER THE MISCELLANEOUS FEES THAT THE ADMINISTRATION
IS AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS ARTICLE TO ESTABLISH.

(C)    SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS UNDER SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS
SECTION, BEFORE JULY 1 OF ANY FISCAL YEAR THE ADMINISTRATION BY
REGULATION MAY ALTER, EFFECTIVE BEGINNING IN THE UPCOMING
FISCAL YEAR, THE LEVELS OF THE MISCELLANEOUS FEES THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION IS AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS ARTICLE TO ESTABLISH.

(D)    IF THE ADMINISTRATION ALTERS THE LEVEL OF ANY
MISCELLANEOUS FEE AS AUTHORIZED UNDER SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS
SECTION, THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL SET THE LEVELS OF
MISCELLANEOUS FEES SO THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PROJECTED
REVENUES FROM ALL MISCELLANEOUS FEES FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL
YEAR LESS THE DISTRIBUTION UNDER § 12-118(B)(2) OF THIS SUBTITLE
DOES NOT EXCEED 85 PERCENT OF THE SUM OF:

(1) THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE ADMINISTRATION FOR
THAT FISCAL YEAR AS APPROVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN THE
ANNUAL STATE BUDGET; AND

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