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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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H.B. 991
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(e) [(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, for any fiscal year
beginning before July 1, 2002, the rate of any hotel room tax imposed by the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore may not exceed 7.5%.]
[(2)] (1) For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 1997 but
before [July 1, 2007,] JULY 1, 2012, the Mayor and City Council shall appropriate
from its General Fund TO THE BALTIMORE AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS
ASSOCIATION specifically for Convention Center marketing and tourism promotion
an amount equal to at least 40% of the proceeds of any hotel room tax imposed.
[(3)] (2) If the appropriation made for any fiscal year pursuant to
paragraph [(2)] (1) of this subsection is less than the amount required when compared
to actual receipts for the completed fiscal year, the difference shall be added to the
appropriation to be made for the second succeeding fiscal year. If the appropriation
made for any fiscal year pursuant to paragraph [(2)] (1) of this subsection is more
than the amount required when compared to actual receipts for the completed fiscal
year, the difference may be deleted from the appropriation to be made for the second
succeeding fiscal year.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 2007.
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May 16, 2007
The Honorable Michael E. Busch
Speaker of the House
State House
Annapolis, MD 21401
Dear Mr. Speaker:
In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, today I have
vetoed House Bill 992 - Criminal Procedure - Drug-Related Offenses - Parole Eligibility
for Second Offenders.
The current law, introduced in 1982 by Governor Harry Hughes and overwhelmingly
passed by the General Assembly, mandates a minimum 10 year non-suspendable,
non-parolable sentence for offenders convicted a second time of distributing,
manufacturing, creating or dispensing Schedule I or Schedule II narcotics or
hallucinogens. House Bill 992 would repeal the prohibition against parole if the
person was not convicted of a crime of violence arising out of the incident that resulted
in the mandatory minimum sentence.
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