Md. Code, Local Government § 20–421

(a) Washington County shall distribute the hotel rental tax revenue as

follows:

(1) 50% to the general fund of the county to be used to fund the

Hagerstown/Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau; and

(2) the remaining balance to a special fund to be used only to:

(i) cover costs for wages, postage, supplies, and legal fees

incurred in administering the hotel rental tax;

(ii) develop tourism attractions;

(iii) enhance economic development; and

(iv) support cultural and recreational projects in Washington

County.

(b) A municipality in Washington County may apply to the County

Commissioners of Washington County for funding from the special fund established

under subsection (a)(2) of this section for an eligible project within the municipality.

(c) Each year before adoption of its annual budget, the

Hagerstown/Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau shall hold a public

hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(d) On or before November 1 of each year:

(1) the County Commissioners of Washington County shall post on

the county’s Web site a report on the hotel rental tax revenue collected and the use of

the hotel rental tax revenue for the previous fiscal year; and

(2) the Hagerstown/Washington County Convention and Visitors

Bureau shall report to the County Commissioners of Washington County on the

Bureau’s use of the hotel rental tax revenue for the previous fiscal year.