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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="2-106.17" title_number="2" title_name="Maryland Department of Labor" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Fund” means the Sellers of Travel Services Registration Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>There is a Sellers of Travel Services Registration Fund.</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 17, Subtitle 22 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 17, Subtitle 22 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 Fund may be subject to audit 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>
