Miles-Traveled Tax And Associated Mandated GPS Devices

The information below may sound like an internet urban legend, but it is real! I am testifying tomorrow to the Maryland House Ways and Means committee in favor of HB 682 to prohibit the state of Maryland from creating a fee or tax on every vehicle for miles driven in the state. They would require a GPS device to be installed in every vehicle to measure the miles to assess the tax! HB682 is an attempt to preempt the state from what I consider a huge invasion of privacy.

The state does not want to raise the gasoline tax, so they want to do this instead. They also keep tapping into the gasoline tax fund and use over 50% of it for non-road purposes.

Oh, they want to create this program to "clean the environment," because people will drive less if they are paying per mile!

I urge you to determine (from the attached document) if your delegate is on the Ways & Means committee and if so, contact him or her to vote FOR HB682.

Starting in 2020, Big Brother, in the form of the state of Maryland, could be riding along with you!

Jim Donohue

The state of Maryland is considering a requirement of a GPS device in all vehicles and then imposing a tax per mile traveled in Maryland. This is in the interest of “clean air” because MD citizens will then travel less. There does not appear to have been a legislative bill. (How that can be is unexplainable). The law would go into effect in 2020. (There are already some states in the N.W. US that are testing such a program).
To preempt such an executive order from taking place, a bill has been introduced in the Maryland House to prohibit a miles-traveled tax and the installation of a GPS device to track in-state mileage. The bill is now before the House Ways and Means Committee. The bill is HB682 – Prohibition of Miles-Traveled Tax and Associated Mandated Devices.
If you feel strongly about preventing a miles-traveled tax and the installation of a GPS device to track those miles, you are asked to contact your Maryland state delegate if they are on the House Ways and Means Committee and urge them to vote FOR the bill. The first hearing on this legislation will be held on February 28th.
2013 Maryland House of Delegates - Ways and Means Committee
District County
Chair: Sheila E. Hixson 20 Montgomery 
Vice Chair: Frank Turner 13 Howard 
Kathryn L. Afzali 4A Frederick
Jolene Ivey 47 Prince Georges 
Kumar P. Barve 17 Montgomery
Anne R. Kaiser 14 Montgomery
Joseph C. Boteler III 8 Baltimore County 
Eric G. Luedtke 14 Montgomery 
Talmadge Branch 45 Baltimore City
Aruna Miller 15 Montgomery 
Jon S. Cardin 11 Baltimore County
LeRoy E. Myers, Jr. 1C Allegheny and Washington 
Don Dwyer, Jr. 31 Anne Arundel 
Andrew Serafini 2A Washington
Mark N. Fisher 27B Calvert
Melvin L. Stukes 44 Baltimore City 
C. William Frick 16 Montgomery 
Michael Summers 47 Prince Georges
Ron George 30 Anne Arundel 
Jay Walker 26 Prince Georges 
Carolyn J. B. Howard 24 Prince Georges
Alonzo T. Washington 22 Prince Georges
You can easily find and contact your delegate on the internet.

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov

Click LEGISLATORS icon

On the right side of the page, click “Who represents me?”

Enter your address or zip code and your delegates name will appear.

You can then send him or her a message on-the-spot regarding the legislation.