1848 JOINT RESOLUTIONS

No. 13
(Senate Joint Resolution 10)

Joint Resolution requesting the Governor and the State
Roads Commission to study the feasibility and the possi-
bility of establishing and authorizing round-trip rates
for the same price as one-way rates on the Chesapeake
Bay Bridge for motorists making one complete round-
trip across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge within a twenty-
four hour period, and authorizing the establishment of
such round-trip rates not later than July 31, 1954.

WHEREAS, The Governor in his message to the 1953 Ses-
sion of the General Assembly reported that the revenues
received from the tolls on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge far
exceed those that had been expected; and

WHEREAS, Tolls are presently maintained on the Susque-
hanna River Bridge and the Potomac River Bridge for the
purpose of augmenting those tolls received on the Chesa-
peake Bay Bridge; and

WHEREAS, It appears that sufficient revenues will be
received prior to the date when all bonds issued for con-
struction of the Bay Bridge have matured; and

WHEREAS, By its very nature a round-trip rate on the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge would favorably affect the people
of Maryland, and maintain the same structure of rates for
transients; and

WHEREAS, It is quite probable that the introduction of
round-trip rates on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge might
actually increase the revenue received on the Bridge in
that many persons would desire to avail themselves of such
a rate; and

WHEREAS, Such a round-trip would actually tend to more
strongly unite the Eastern and Western Shores of Mary-
land, thus further effecting the primary purpose of con-
structing the Bridge; and

WHEREAS, such a round-trip rate would keep much com-
merce within the State that now seeks outlets in neighbor-

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EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.