Section 8-402 - Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-402. Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account.
 

(a)  Account established.- There is a Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account in the Transportation Trust Fund. 

(b)  Account receipts.- All revenues collected from the following, after deductions provided by law, shall be credited to the Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account: 

(1) All of the motor vehicle fuel tax; 

(2) Except as otherwise provided by law, two-thirds of the vehicle titling tax; 

(3) Except for revenues collected under Parts III and IV of Title 13, Subtitle 9 of this article, vehicle registration fees; 

(4) The revenue disbursed to this Account under § 2-614 of the Tax - General Article; and 

(5) 80 percent of the funds distributed on short-term vehicle rentals under § 2-1302.1 of the Tax - General Article to the Transportation Trust Fund from the sales and use tax. 

(c)  Uses of Account.-  

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, for each fiscal year: 

(i) 19.3% of the revenue credited to the Account shall be distributed to the General Fund of the State; 

(ii) 71.5% of the revenue credited to the Account may be used as provided in § 3-216 of this article; and 

(iii) The balance of the Account shall be used to pay the allocations of highway user revenues provided by this subtitle to the counties, municipalities, and Baltimore City. 

(2) For fiscal years 2010 through 2012, the Account shall be distributed as follows: 

(i) A portion to the General Fund of the State as follows: 

1. 19.5% for fiscal year 2010; 

2. 23% for fiscal year 2011; and 

3. 20.4% for fiscal year 2012; 

(ii) A portion to be used as provided in § 3-216 of this article, as follows: 

1. 70% for fiscal year 2010; 

2. 68.5% for fiscal year 2011; and 

3. 71.5% for fiscal year 2012; and 

(iii) The balance to be used to pay the allocations of highway user revenues provided under this subtitle to the counties, municipalities, and Baltimore City. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 89B, § 38A; art. 94A, § 11; 1977, ch. 13, § 2; 1980, ch. 532; 1985, ch. 607; 1987, ch. 291, § 4; 1988, ch. 110, § 1; 1991, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 2; 1994, ch. 643; 1998, ch. 706; 2000, ch. 295, § 1; ch. 296, § 1; 2001, ch. 386; ch. 568, § 2; 2002, ch. 440, §§ 8, 14; 2007 Sp. Sess., ch. 6, § 5; 2008, ch. 36; 2010, ch. 484, § 10.]