Section 1730-F - Department of Revenue.The following shall apply to appropriations for the Department of Revenue:
(1) The Enhanced Revenue Collection Account shall continue as a restricted account within the General Fund through fiscal year 2019-2020. Revenues collected and the amount of refunds avoided as a result of expanded tax return reviews and tax collection activities shall be deposited into the restricted account. The following shall apply: (i) Of the money transferred under this paragraph in the account, for each of the fiscal years 2017-2018 through 2019-2020, up to $30,000,000 is appropriated to the department to fund the costs associated with expanded tax return reviews and tax collection activities. The balance of the money in the account shall be returned proportionately to the General Fund revenue or refund accounts that were the source of the money no later than the 28th day of each month of the fiscal year.(ii) The department shall issue a report to the Governor, the chairperson and the minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives by June 1, 2018, and by each June 1 thereafter, with the following information: (A) A detailed breakdown of the department's administrative costs in implementing expanded tax return reviews and tax collection activities.(B) The amount of revenue collected and the amount of refunds avoided as a result of the expanded tax return reviews and tax collection activities, including the type of tax generating the revenue and avoided refunds.Added by P.L. TBD 2017 No. 44, § 19, eff. 10/30/2017.