City of Baltimore - File #: 20-0509

• File #: 20-0509
• Version: 0
• Name: Energy Tax - Proceeds
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed
• File created: 3/9/2020
• In control: Budget and Appropriations Committee
• Final action: 12/3/2020
• Title: Energy Tax - Proceeds For the purpose of requiring that certain proceeds from the City’s Energy Tax are dedicated to the Fair Election Fund established by Section 15 of the City Charter; and providing for a special effective date.
• Sponsors: Kristerfer Burnett, Mayor Brandon M. Scott, John T. Bullock, Bill Henry, Zeke Cohen, Ryan Dorsey, Mary Pat Clarke, Shannon Sneed
• Indexes: Energy, Proceeds, Tax

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/3/2020	0	City Council	Failed
3/12/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Board of Elections
3/12/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
3/12/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
3/12/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Public Works
3/9/2020	0	City Council	Assigned
3/9/2020	0	City Council	Introduced

Explanation: Capitals indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill

Introduced by: Councilmember Burnett


A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
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Energy Tax - Proceeds
For the purpose of requiring that certain proceeds from the City’s Energy Tax are dedicated to the Fair Election Fund established by Section 15 of the City Charter; and providing for a special effective date.
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By repealing and re-ordaining, without amendments
Article 28 - Taxes
Section 25-12
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

By adding
Article 28 - Taxes
Section 25-12.1
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 28. Taxes

Subtitle 25. Public Utilities

Part 2. Energy Tax

§ 25-12. Tax imposed.

There is levied and imposed a tax on energy delivered through pipes, wires, or conduits to all users in the City other than those exempted by this Part.



§ 25-12.1. Dedication of tax proceeds.

$2.5 million of the proceeds from the tax imposed by this subtitle shall be deposited in the continuing, nonlapsing fund created by authority of City Charter, Article I, § 15 {“Special fund for fair elections”}, to be used exclusively for the purposes specified in that section, subject to appropriation pursuant to the annual Ordinance of Estimates.

Section 2. And be it further ordained, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may...