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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="2-106.15" title_number="2" title_name="Maryland Department of Labor" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Fund” means the Household Goods Movers Registration Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>There is a Household Goods Movers Registration Fund in the Department.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Department shall pay all fees collected under Title 8.5 of this article to the Comptroller.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Comptroller shall distribute the fees to the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Fund shall be used to cover the actual documented direct and indirect costs of fulfilling the statutory and regulatory duties of the Department under Title 8.5 of this article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Secretary or a designee of the Secretary shall administer the Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The legislative auditor shall audit the accounts and transactions of the Fund as provided in § 2–1220 of the State Government Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>Any investment earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the General Fund of the State.</text>
  </level>
</section>
