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<subtitle article="glg" title_number="16" subtitle_number="5" title_name="In General" subtitle_name="Grants to Counties">
  <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="16-501" title_number="16" title_name="In General" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Grants to Counties">
    <level label="a">
      <text>Subject to subsection (e) of this section, for each fiscal year, the Comptroller shall pay to an eligible county a grant in the amount determined under subsection (c)(3) of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>A county may not receive a grant under subsection (a) of this section if any of the county’s income tax rates were less than 2.6%:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>for the taxable year that ended in the second prior fiscal year; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>for any subsequent taxable year through the taxable year that ends in the current fiscal year.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <level label="1">
        <text>For each fiscal year, the Comptroller shall determine for each county:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>the county income tax collected from individuals for the taxable year that ended in the second prior fiscal year, based on tax returns filed through November 1 of the year following the applicable taxable year; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>the amount of county income tax that the county would have received if the county income tax rate was 2.54%.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>For each fiscal year, the Comptroller shall determine as rounded to the nearest cent:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>the per capita yield of the county income tax for each county, based on:</text>
          <level label="1">
            <text>the population of the county as last projected by the Maryland Department of Health for July 1 of the applicable taxable year or the latest decennial census for the applicable taxable year; and</text>
          </level>
          <level label="2">
            <text>the amount specified in paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection; and</text>
          </level>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>the per capita statewide yield of the county income tax, based on:</text>
          <level label="1">
            <text>the State population as last projected by the Maryland Department of Health for July 1 of the applicable taxable year or the latest decennial census for the applicable taxable year; and</text>
          </level>
          <level label="2">
            <text>the amount of county income tax specified in paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection for all counties.</text>
          </level>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>If the per capita yield of the county income tax for a county determined under paragraph (2)(i) of this subsection is less than 75% of the per capita statewide yield of the county income tax determined under paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection, the Comptroller shall determine the amount that would increase the county per capita yield to equal 75% of the statewide per capita yield, as rounded to the nearest dollar.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>The Comptroller shall pay to an eligible county the amount determined under subsection (c)(3) of this section in quarterly payments during each fiscal year.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <level label="1">
        <text>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, for fiscal year 2011 and each subsequent fiscal year, the distribution provided to any county or Baltimore City under this section may not exceed the amount distributed to the county or Baltimore City for fiscal year 2010.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <level label="i">
          <text>This paragraph applies to a county or Baltimore City if the county or Baltimore City has a single county income tax rate.</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>If a county or Baltimore City has a county income tax rate of at least 2.8% but less than 3%, the county or Baltimore City may receive a minimum of 20% of the amount determined under subsection (c)(3) of this section.</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>If a county or Baltimore City has a county income tax rate of at least 3% but less than 3.2%, the county or Baltimore City may receive a minimum of 40% of the amount determined under subsection (c)(3) of this section.</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iv">
          <text>If a county or Baltimore City has a county income tax rate of at least 3.2%:</text>
          <level label="1">
            <text>on or before June 30, 2017, the county or Baltimore City may receive a minimum of 60% of the amount determined under subsection (c)(3) of this section;</text>
          </level>
          <level label="2">
            <text>in fiscal year 2018, the county or Baltimore City may receive a minimum of 63.75% of the amount determined under subsection (c)(3) of this section;</text>
          </level>
          <level label="3">
            <text>in fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021, the county or Baltimore City may receive a minimum of 67.5% of the amount determined under subsection (c)(3) of this section; and</text>
          </level>
          <level label="4">
            <text>in fiscal year 2022, and each fiscal year thereafter, the county or Baltimore City may receive a minimum of 75% of the amount determined under subsection (c)(3) of this section.</text>
          </level>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <level label="i">
          <text>This paragraph applies to a county or Baltimore City if the county or Baltimore City has more than one county income tax rate.</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>If each county income tax rate imposed by a county or Baltimore City is at least 2.8% but less than 3.0%, the county or Baltimore City may receive a minimum of 20% of the amount determined under subsection (c)(3) of this section.</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>If the lowest county income tax rate imposed by a county or Baltimore City is at least 2.9% and each county income tax rate imposed on Maryland taxable income greater than $100,000 is at least 3.0%, the county or Baltimore City may receive a minimum of 40% of the amount determined under subsection (c)(3) of this section.</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iv">
          <text>If the lowest county income tax rate imposed by a county or Baltimore City is at least 3.1% and each county income tax rate imposed on Maryland taxable income greater than $100,000 is at least 3.2%, the county or Baltimore City may receive a minimum of 75% of the amount determined under subsection (c)(3) of this section.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="16-502" title_number="16" title_name="In General" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Grants to Counties">
    <level label="a">
      <text>The intent of this section is to:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>reimburse Anne Arundel County for the supporting facilities and services that it provides for private development that is not related to aviation on State–owned land at Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>eliminate any competitive advantage that Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport might have over private property in attracting new development or construction.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 6–102, 7–211, and 7–401 of the Tax – Property Article, for all private development that is not related to aviation on State–owned land at Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, the State shall pay to Anne Arundel County annually an amount that:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>is agreed on by the Secretary of Transportation and the County Executive of Anne Arundel County; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>does not exceed an amount equal to the local property taxes that would have been paid to Anne Arundel County if the private development were not constructed on State–owned land.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>To fund the payments required under subsection (b) of this section, the State shall charge a special user fee to the private development described in subsection (b) of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>The Maryland Aviation Administration shall specify what constitutes private development that is not related to aviation on State–owned land at Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="16-503" title_number="16" title_name="In General" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Grants to Counties">
    <text>** IN EFFECT UNTIL JULY 1, 2026 PER CHAPTER 604 OF 2025 **</text>
    <level label="a">
      <text>The Governor shall include in the budget bill for fiscal year 2025 a General Fund appropriation for the following teacher retirement supplemental grants to the following counties:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>Allegany County – $1,632,106;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Baltimore City – $10,047,596;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>Baltimore County – $3,000,000;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>Caroline County – $685,108;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="5">
        <text>Dorchester County – $308,913;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="6">
        <text>Garrett County – $406,400;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="7">
        <text>Prince George’s County – $9,628,702;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="8">
        <text>Somerset County – $381,999; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="9">
        <text>Wicomico County – $1,567,837.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>For fiscal year 2026, the Governor shall include in the budget bill a General Fund appropriation for the following teacher retirement supplemental grants to the following counties:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>Allegany County – $816,053;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Baltimore City – $5,023,798;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>Baltimore County – $1,500,000;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>Caroline County – $342,554;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="5">
        <text>Dorchester County – $154,457;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="6">
        <text>Garrett County – $203,200;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="7">
        <text>Prince George’s County – $4,814,351;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="8">
        <text>Somerset County – $191,000; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="9">
        <text>Wicomico County – $783,919.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="16-504" title_number="16" title_name="In General" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Grants to Counties">
    <level label="a">
      <text>If on or before January 1, 2020, the Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission license for the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant expires and is not extended or renewed, for each of the 5 taxable years following the expiration, the State shall pay as a grant to Calvert County an amount equal to the applicable percentage, specified in subsection (b) of this section, of the difference between:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>the product of multiplying $14,554,000 times the percentage specified for the taxable year under § 7–237(b) of the Tax – Property Article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>the sum of:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>$2,000,000; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>the county’s property tax revenue for the taxable year derived from personal property that is machinery or equipment used to generate electricity for sale.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>For purposes of determining the amount of a grant provided under subsection (a) of this section, the applicable percentage is:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>100% for the first taxable year;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>80% for the second taxable year;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>60% for the third taxable year;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>40% for the fourth taxable year; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="5">
        <text>20% for the fifth taxable year.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>For each taxable year for which a grant is provided under subsection (a) of this section, the Department of Assessments and Taxation shall determine and certify to the Comptroller Calvert County’s property tax revenue for the taxable year that is derived from personal property that is machinery or equipment used to generate electricity for sale.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>The Comptroller shall pay to Calvert County the amount specified in subsection (a)(1) of this section in equal payments, at the end of each quarter of each taxable year for which a grant is payable.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="16-505" effective_note="EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTER 791 OF 2023" title_number="16" title_name="In General" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Grants to Counties">
    <level label="a">
      <level label="1">
        <text>For each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $500,000 to the Prince George’s County Office of the County Executive to be used for the Prince George’s County Reentry Employment Incentive Program under § 10–334 of the Prince George’s County Code.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>For each of fiscal years 2027 and 2028, the Governor shall include in the budget bill an appropriation of $350,000 to the Prince George’s County Office of the County Executive to be used for the Prince George’s County Reentry Employment Incentive Program under § 10–334 of the Prince George’s County Code.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The funds provided under this section shall be supplemental to, and may not supplant, funds otherwise available for reentry employment incentives in Prince George’s County.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
</subtitle>