Md. Code Ann., Transp. § 3-217
Diversion of funds to General Fund prohibited
Effective Jun 1, 2013Added by Acts 2011, c. 397, § 1, eff. June 1, 2011. Amended by Acts 2013, c. 429, § 3, eff. June 1, 2013.State of Maryland
(a) Any funds in the Transportation Trust Fund transferred or diverted from that Fund to the General Fund or a special fund shall be repaid within 5 years after the transfer or diversion as follows:
- (1) At least 10 percent of a transfer or diversion in a fiscal year shall be repaid in the first fiscal year after the transfer or diversion;
- (2) A cumulative total of at least 30 percent of a transfer or diversion in a fiscal year shall be repaid within 2 fiscal years after the transfer or diversion;
- (3) A cumulative total of at least 55 percent of a transfer or diversion in a fiscal year shall be repaid within 3 fiscal years after the transfer or diversion;
- (4) A cumulative total of at least 80 percent of a transfer or diversion in a fiscal year shall be repaid within 4 fiscal years after the transfer or diversion; and
- (5) A cumulative total of 100 percent of a transfer or diversion in a fiscal year shall be repaid within 5 fiscal years after the transfer or diversion.
- (b) This section does not apply to a distribution of highway user revenues to counties, municipalities, and Baltimore City under § 8-403 of this article.
Added by Acts 2011, c. 397, § 1, eff. June 1, 2011. Amended by Acts 2013, c. 429, § 3, eff. June 1, 2013.