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CardinLawMakesFederal GovernmentPayStormwaterFees
Article|01.13.11

ByLAURAE.LEE CapitalNewsService Thursday,January13,2011

COLLEGEPARKLocalandstategovernments couldseestormwatermanagementfeesfromthe federalgovernmentin"amatterofweeks,"Sen.Ben Cardin,DMd.,saidThursdayaboutanewlawhe cosponsored. CardinhostedaroundtablediscussioninCollege Parktohighlightthelawclarifyingthatthefederal governmentisnotexemptfromlocalandstate stormwaterfees,whichhelpfightpollution.Federal governmentfacilitieslikemilitarybases,prisons andagenciescouldbechargedstormwaterfees likeprivatebusinesses.

NancySutley,chairoftheU.S.CouncilonEnvironmental Quality,talkstoMarylandDemocraticSen.BenCardin "Iftheyarepartoftheproblem,theyshouldbepartof Thursdayabouttheeffectwaterrunoffhasonthehealthof waterwaysliketheChesapeakeBay.CapitalNewsService

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thesolution,"saidroundtableparticipantKenKirk, executivedirectoroftheNationalAssociationof CleanWaterAgencies.

waterwaysliketheChesapeakeBay.CapitalNewsService PhotobyKerryDavis.

About3percentoflandinMarylandandabout5 percentofthelandintheChesapeakeBaywatershedisownedbythefederalgovernment,Cardinsaid.Nowlocal municipalitiesandcountiescanassessthefederalgovernmentforthosepropertiestogeneraterevenuefor measuressuchaserosioncontrolanddrainagesystems. TheDistrictofColumbiaanticipatesrevenueof$2.6millionfromfederalgovernmentfees,accordingtotheDistrict DepartmentoftheEnvironment.EstimatesforanticipatedrevenueinMarylandarenotavailablebecausefeesvaryby jurisdiction. SomeMarylandjurisdictions,likeTakomaPark,chargeflatratefeesforsinglefamilyresidencesandfeesbasedon theamountofimperviousareaformultifamilyunitsandnonresidentialproperties. Otherjurisdictions,likePrinceGeorge'sCounty,useaportionofthepropertytaxtofundtheirprograms,saidSam Wynkoop,actingdirectorofthecounty'sDepartmentofEnvironmentalResources. Wynkoopsaidthefederalgovernmentowns8.2percentofthelandinPrinceGeorge'sCounty,whereofficialsmay reconsiderhowtoassessthefeeswiththepassageofthenewlaw. Attheevent,participantsexaminedthepotentialeffectsofthelegislationontheabilityoflocalandstategovernments tocombatpollution,particularlyintheChesapeakeBay. "TheChesapeakewatershedisparticularlyvulnerabletothissourceofpollution,"Cardinsaid."It'stheonlymajor sourceofpollutioninChesapeakeBaythatisgrowing." Pollutionbecomesamoresignificantissueasdevelopmentincreasesintheregion. "Oneacreofaparkinglotwillproduce16timesmorepollutionthanoneacreofmeadowland,"Cardinexplained. ActingSecretaryoftheMarylandDepartmentoftheEnvironmentRobertSummersspokeabouttheneedtoretrofit alreadydevelopedareaswithlowimpactmaterials. "Over70percentoftheurban/suburbanlandinMarylandwasdevelopedpriortoanystormwatercontrols,"Summers said. Revenuesgeneratedfromthefederalgovernmentfeescouldenablejurisdictionstoaddressthechallengescreated bystormwaterpollution. CongresspassedthelawinDecemberinresponsetoaGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeletterthatdeniedfederal governmentpaymenttotheDistrictofColumbiaforimpervioussurfaceareacharges.TheGAOcontendedthatthe chargeswereakintoanimpermissibletaxonthefederalgovernment. PresidentObamasignedthebillintolawlastweek. CardinpraisedthecooperationoftheObamaadministrationandthankedroundtableparticipantNancySutley,

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chairwomanoftheWhiteHouseCouncilonEnvironmentalQuality,forherworkontheissue. Withmorethan2millionemployees,500,000buildingsand600,000vehiclesnationwide,thefederalgovernment hasalargefootprintontheenvironment,Sutleysaid. "Itisimportantthatthefederalgovernmentnotonlybealeader,"Sutleysaid,"butalsoagoodneighbor." RelatedTerms: BenCardin Business ChesapeakeBay COLLEGEPARK Districtof Columbia executivedirector KenKirk Labor LAURAE.LEE Law Maryland Person Career Private Technology Logintopostcomments

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