City of Baltimore - File #: 06-0384

• File #: 06-0384
• Version: 0
• Name: Energy Tax - Exemption for Residential Users
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Withdrawn
• File created: 4/10/2006
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 11/20/2006
• Title: Energy Tax - Exemption for Residential Users FOR the purpose of reinstating an exemption from the energy tax for residential users; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the imposition and collection of an energy tax.
• Sponsors: Keiffer Mitchell, Mary Pat Clarke, Kenneth Harris, Belinda Conaway, Nicholas C. D'Adamo
• Indexes: Energy, Exemptions, Residential, Tax

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/20/2006	0	City Council	Withdrawn
4/13/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/13/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/10/2006	0	City Council	Introduced
4/10/2006	0	City Council	Assigned

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 Mitchell

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Energy Tax - Exemption for Residential Users

FOR the purpose of reinstating an exemption from the energy tax for residential users; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the imposition and collection of an energy tax.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 28 - Taxes
Section(s) 25-14(e)(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 Taxes

Part 2. Energy Tax

§ 25-14. Rates.

(e) Percentage to be paid.

For each of the following classes of users, the user is required to pay the following percentage of that year's tax rate:

(1) residential energy users subject to residential schedules on file with the Public Service Commission of Maryland -

- Fiscal [Year] YEARS 2005 and [subsequent] 2006, 25%; FISCAL YEAR 2007 AND SUBSEQUENT, 0%.



SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the date it is enacted for all units o...