H.B. 945                                                 VETOES

Montgomery County and to be repaid solely from rental or other payments provided by
Montgomery County shall not be considered "tax supported debt" as defined in § 8-104
of the State Finance and Procurement Article the Maryland Stadium Authority may not
expend any funds authorized by this Act relating to the Montgomery County Conference
Center until the Maryland Stadium Authority has received certification from
Montgomery County that all necessary local approvals, including applicable local
planning and zoning approvals, for the Montgomery County share of the project have
been obtained.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1996.

May 23, 1996

The Honorable Casper R. Taylor, Jr.
Speaker of the House
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed House Bill 945.

This bill alters the sales and use tax exemption for machinery and equipment by removing
the provision which limits the exemption to machinery or equipment not used in
administration, management, sales, or any other nonoperative activity and allowing the
exemption for machinery or equipment used predominantly in a production activity.

Senate Bill 189, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on April 30,
1996, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign House
Bill 945.

Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening

Governor

House Bill No. 945

AN ACT concerning

Sales and Use Tax - Machinery or Equipment Used Predominantly in a Production

Activity

FOR the purpose of altering an exemption under the sales and use tax for certain
machinery and equipment used in a production activity to require that the
machinery or equipment be predominantly used in a production activity and to
eliminate a requirement that the machinery or equipment not be used in certain
activities; providing for the termination of this Act; making a section of this Act
contingent on the taking effect of another Act; and providing for the effective date of
this Act.

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