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JOINT RESOLUTIONS

No. 9

No. 9

(Senate Joint Resolution No. 21)

A Senate Joint Resolution concerning

The Commuter Tax on Maryland Citizens

FOR the purpose of urging the Congress of the United
States to reject any effort by the District of
Columbia to impose a commuter tax on Maryland
citizens.

This Body has recently become aware of the attempt

by the District of Columbia City Council to impose a

commuter tax on Maryland citizens who work in the

District. This Body looks with disfavor upon such an
attempt.

Thousands of Maryland citizens each day cross the
District of Columbia line to work in our Nation's capital
with the Federal government and with private enterprise.
They contribute to the economy of the District of
Columbia by their conducting business there and by the
money they spend while they are in the District.
Furthermore, if they drive in by their own automobile and
park in a District of Columbia parking lot, they
contribute to the Treasury of the District by the parking
tax. Therefore, it is clear that the Maryland citizens
who work in the District of Columbia pay their fair share
of the load through their financial contribution.

Any attempt to impose an additional tax on these
citizens of this State, would be an unfair imposition and
Congress should and must reject any attempt by the City
Council to do so; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That
the Congress of the United States is urged to reject any
effort and attempt by the City Council of the District of
Columbia to impose a commuter tax on Maryland citizens;
and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be sent to
the Maryland Congressional Delegation; Senators Charles
McC. Mathias, Jr. and J. Glenn Beall, Jr., Senate Office
Building, Washington, D. C. 20510; and Members of the
House of Representatives Robert E. Bauman, Clarence D.
Long, Paul S. Sarbanes, Marjorie S. Holt, Gladys N.
Spellman, Goodloe E. Byron, Parren J. Mitchell and
Gilbert Gude, House Office Building, Washington, D. C.
20515.

Approved April 13, 1976.