Bay Restoration Fund still vulnerable to future raids
Most Marylanders will see their flush tax bill double from $30 to $60 beginning July 1, but the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund will remain vulnerable to raids that have climbed to $290 million since 2010. The Senate approved the fee increase in 28-18 vote late Saturday, with an amendment that exempts residents far western Maryland and the Ocean City area that are not part of the Chesapeake Bay drainage area.
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4 comments:
Why aren't people raising cane? The only reason this fund was "broke" was because they stole, uh I mean, borrowed (yea right!) over $25 MILLION to help pay for a western shore road! This is truth!
Yes but that ICC will repay in tolls in a few years then will generate mass revenues for the state in years beyond.
Sounds like another referendum item....change the constitution (State or Federal) to add...:
"All revenues generated will be dedicated to the purpose for which originally intended and may not be reallocated." This would mean that the flush tax could not be used to pay for roads - and the ICC tolls could not be used to clean up the bay....but I digress - they're all being stolen in to the general fund already.....
Laura Mitchell and Jim Ireton have been working hard to get this passed. Laura was quite up to date on it at last night's council meeting and lamenting that its not higher.
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