(a)   If the Secretary of State Police finds that a county is not complying
with the maintenance of effort provisions of § 4-402 of this
subtitle, the Secretary of State Police shall notify the subdivision or
qualifying municipality of such noncompliance.
  (b)   If a subdivision or qualifying municipality disputes the finding within
30 days of the issuance of such notice, the dispute shall be promptly
referred to the Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management,
who shall make a final determination.
  (c)   Upon receipt of certification of noncompliance by the Secretary of
State Police or the Secretary of the Department of Budget and
Management, as the case may be, the Comptroller shall suspend, until
notification of compliance is received, payment of any funds due the
subdivision or qualifying municipality for the current fiscal year, as
provided in § 4-403 of this subtitle, to the extent that the State's
aid due the subdivision or qualifying municipality in the current
fiscal year under that section exceeds the amount which the subdivision
or qualifying municipality received in the prior fiscal year.
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