Gov. Martin O'Malley
signed bills into law on Wednesday, including legislation that will
limit use of septic systems and double the state’s so-called “flush
tax.”
Mr. O'Malley, a Democrat, joined Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. and House Speaker Michael E. Busch at the bill signing where they signed nearly 300 bills passed during this year’s General Assembly session.
The septic and flush tax bills were among several notable pieces of environmental legislation.
The
septic bill requires counties to set guidelines limiting installation
of septic systems in larger residential developments, while the flush
tax bill will double the state’s Bay Restoration Fund fee to pay for upgrades to sewage treatment plants.
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I thought the flush tax was originally put in place to help clean up the bay. Why should rural areas have to pay for cities sewer plants. Now if I need to have my septic replaced it's going to cost me 10-15 thousand dollars. Are cities going to start anexing one house at a time in the middle of a development in the county? Are they going to help pay for it?
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