(a) (1) At the end of each calendar year, the Department of Legislative Services shall ask each charter county whether the county has enacted any part of its local laws under the Express Powers Act, Title 10 of this article, during that calendar year or its latest fiscal year. (2) The charter county promptly shall: (i) answer the inquiry; and (ii) verify that copies of the requested enactments of local laws have already been sent to the Department of Legislative Services. (b) (1) The Department of Legislative Services promptly shall certify to the Comptroller if a charter county does not comply with subsection (a) of this section or § 9-206(c) or (d) of this subtitle. (2) If the Department of Legislative Services certifies noncompliance, the Comptroller may discontinue all funds, grants, or State aid that the charter county is entitled to under State law relating to: (i) the income tax; (ii) the tax on racing; (iii) the recordation tax; (iv) the admissions and amusement tax; and (v) license taxes or fees. (c) The Department of Legislative Services shall: (1) arrange in a logical and convenient order the titles or the full text of the laws of each charter county that amends its county code; and (2) publish on the General Assembly website each title, identified as a title of the laws of a charter county that amends its county code, or the full text of the laws of each charter county that amends its county code.
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