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<section article="gtg" article_name="Tax - General" number="2-606" title_number="2" title_name="Administration by Comptroller" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Income Tax Revenue Distribution">
  <level label="a">
    <text>After making the distributions required under §§ 2–604 through 2–605.3 of this subtitle, from the remaining income tax revenue from individuals, the Comptroller shall distribute to an unallocated individual revenue account the income tax revenue:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>with respect to which an income tax return is not filed; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>that is attributable to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>income tax withheld from salary, wages, or other compensation for personal services under Title 10 of this article; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>estimated income tax payments by individuals.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In June of each year, from current collections, the Comptroller shall reserve an amount of unallocated revenue that the Comptroller estimates will be claimed on returns and refunded to taxpayers within 3 years of the date the income tax return was due to be filed, and distribute to each county, municipal corporation, and special taxing district a pro rata share of the balance of the unallocated individual income tax revenue.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Comptroller shall adjust the amount distributed under paragraph (1) of this subsection to a county, municipal corporation, or special taxing district to allow for the proportionate part of tax claim payments for a prior calendar year made after a distribution is made to the county, municipal corporation, or special taxing district for that year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>To compute the pro rata share for a county, the Comptroller shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>compute the amount equal to the product of multiplying the unallocated individual income tax revenue by a fraction:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the numerator of which is the income tax for the county collected for a calendar year; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>the denominator of which is the total income tax from individuals collected for that year; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>reduce the amount computed under item (i) of this paragraph by the pro rata share computed under paragraph (2) of this subsection for municipal corporations and special taxing districts that are located in the county.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>To compute the pro rata share for a municipal corporation or special taxing district, the Comptroller shall compute the amount equal to the product of multiplying the pro rata share for a calendar year for the county where the municipal corporation or district is located by a fraction:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the numerator of which is the amount distributed under § 2–607 of this subtitle to that municipal corporation or special taxing district for that year; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the denominator of which is the total income tax for that county collected for that year.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>On or before June 30, 2009, the Comptroller shall distribute $366,778,631 from the Local Reserve Account established to comply with this section to the General Fund of the State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>On or before June 30, 2010, the Comptroller shall distribute $350,000,000 from the Local Reserve Account established to comply with this section to the Education Trust Fund established under § 9–1A–30 of the State Government Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>On or before June 30, 2011, the Comptroller shall distribute $200,000,000 from the Local Reserve Account established to comply with this section to the General Fund of the State for use in funding the Maryland Medicaid Program for fiscal year 2011.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>On or before June 30, 2013, the Comptroller shall distribute $15,379,979 from the Local Reserve Account established to comply with this section to a special fund established in the Department of Transportation for the purpose of providing transportation grants to municipalities.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The grants authorized under this subsection shall be allocated to eligible municipalities as provided in § 8–405 of the Transportation Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <level label="1">
      <text>On or before June 30, 2025, the Comptroller shall distribute $230,000,000 from the Local Reserve Account established to comply with this section to the General Fund of the State.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>On or before June 30, 2026, the Comptroller shall distribute $40,567,430 from the Local Reserve Account established to comply with this section to the General Fund of the State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <level label="1">
      <text>On or before June 1, 2026, the Comptroller shall distribute $37,300,000 from the Local Reserve Account established to comply with this section to the General Fund of the State.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Maryland Department of Labor shall reimburse the Local Reserve Account $37,300,000 within 2 years after contributions into the Department’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund begin.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>In each of fiscal years 2026 through 2060, in addition to the amounts distributed under subsection (b) of this section, the Comptroller shall distribute $10,000,000 of the remaining income tax revenue from individuals to the Local Reserve Account established to comply with this section to repay the $350,000,000 transfer to the Education Trust Fund required under subsection (e) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <text>For fiscal years 2024 through 2043, in addition to the amounts distributed under subsections (b) and (j) of this section, the Comptroller shall distribute $10,000,000 of the remaining income tax revenue from individuals to the Local Reserve Account established to comply with this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="l">
    <text>For fiscal years 2029 through 2038, in addition to the amounts distributed under subsections (b), (j), and (k) of this section, the Comptroller shall distribute $27,056,743 of the remaining income tax revenue from individuals to the Local Reserve Account established to comply with this section to repay the $270,567,430 transfer to the General Fund of the State required under subsection (h) of this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
