MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                           2819

problems of operation."

House Bill 764 would commit the State to a program
which at least some evidence to date indicates may be
undesirable in advance of the desired legislative study.
since the bill would not become effective until July,
1977, in any event, I can see no great harm in allowing
the General Assembly to proceed with its study, and to
enact such legislation as the study indicates is
appropriate.

For these reasons, I have vetoed House Bill 764.

Sincerely,

Marvin Mandel
Governor

House Bill No. 935 - Kent County Boat Slip Tax

AN ACT concerning

Kent County - Boat Slip Tax

FOR the purpose of [[empowering the Kent County
Commissioner to enact a sales or use tax on boat
slips or moorings]] authorizing Kent County to enact

a sales or use tax on boat slips or moorings,

subject to a limitation on the rate of tax imposed.

May 17, 1976.
Honorable John Hanson Briscoe
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the
Maryland Constitution, I have today vetoed House Bill
935.

This bill authorizes Kent County to enact a 10
percent tax on boat slip rentals. It has created a storm
of protest from the boat owners in the State, to the
point that the bill's sponsor has indicated his
acquiescence in a veto. Since House Bill 935 is a local
one, and in light of the many objections to it, the
sponsor is willing to recede, I have decided to veto the
bill.