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VETOES

May 15, 1975.
Honorable Steny H. Hoyer
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis, Maryland

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the
Maryland Constitution, I have today vetoed Senate Bill
211.

This bill exempts from the titling tax certain motor
vehicles loaned to public or private schools for use in a
State approved driver education program.

The Department of Fiscal Services, based on
information received from the Department of
Transportation, advises that this bill would decrease
State revenues annually by approximately $32,000 in
General Funds and $96,000 in Transportation Trust Funds.
Subsequent information which I have received from the
Department of Transportation indicates that based on
current practice, approximately 800 vehicles per calendar
quarter would qualify for the exemption. Conservatively
translating this estimate to 2,500 vehicles per year with
an average of $4,000 per vehicle, the titling tax
generated computes to $400,000, $300,000 of which would
be from the Transportation Trust Fund and $100,000 from
the General Fund.

Because of the Financial impact presented by Senate
Bill 211, and since auto dealerships at present already
receive certain tax benefits through the depreciation
they may take on such motor vehicles, I have decided to
veto Senate Bill 211.

Sincerely,

/s/ Marvin Mandel

Governor

Senate Bill No. 214 — Small Claims Division in District

Courts

AN ACT concerning

Small Claims — District Court