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<section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="20-415.1" title_number="20" title_name="Taxes and Development Impact Fees" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Hotel Rental Taxes">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Calvert County shall distribute the revenue from the hotel rental tax collected under this part to the Tourism Development Incentive Fund, established under this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is a Tourism Development Incentive Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Tourism Development Incentive Fund shall be distributed as follows:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>to the general fund of the county, a reasonable amount for the administration of the hotel rental tax;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>after the distribution required under item (1) of this subsection, to a municipality, the revenue attributable to a hotel located in the municipality; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the remainder to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>subject to subsection (d) of this section, provide grants to businesses and organizations to pay the application and permit fees required by the county to hold a special event in the county; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>market Calvert County to potential visitors.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Grants provided for under subsection (c)(3) of this section may be awarded only to applicants that meet criteria adopted by the county.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>After the distributions required under subsection (c) of this section, any unexpended funds at the end of each fiscal year shall be distributed to the general fund of the county.</text>
  </level>
</section>
