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Re: California considering fee on hazardous material trains
Author: E9A
Date: 07-22-2016 - 15:18
Edward Wrote:
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> But the California legislature at least talked to
> their lawyers. They say the $45 dollars per tank
> car of dangerous materials is to be paid by the
> shipper, not the railroad, but the railroad is
> required to collect it from the shipper.
>
> In theory this avoids the interstate commerce
> clause problem. We shall see how this flies in the
> courts.
As with all taxes and fees on corporations, the
end consumer will be paying it, in the form of
higher prices.
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> But the California legislature at least talked to
> their lawyers. They say the $45 dollars per tank
> car of dangerous materials is to be paid by the
> shipper, not the railroad, but the railroad is
> required to collect it from the shipper.
>
> In theory this avoids the interstate commerce
> clause problem. We shall see how this flies in the
> courts.
As with all taxes and fees on corporations, the
end consumer will be paying it, in the form of
higher prices.
