2017 - Spending Affordability Committee Report and Recommendations to the Governor and the ...

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Spending Affordability
Committee
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2017 Interim Report
Annapolis, Maryland
December 2017
Contributing Staff

Writers
Matthew J. Bennett
Hiram L. Burch, Jr.
Patrick S. Frank
Scott P. Gates
David B. Juppe
Matthew D. Klein
Steven D. McCulloch
Simon G. Powell
Michael C. Rubenstein
Rebecca J. Ruff
Michael Sanelli
Theresa M. Tuszynski
Laura M. Vykol

Reviewers
J. Ryan Bishop
Warren G. Deschenaux
David C. Romans

Support Staff
Kimberly J. Landry

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Maryland General Assembly
Spending Affordability Committee
2017 Interim
Membership Roster

Senator Roger Manno, Presiding Chair
Delegate Ben Barnes, House Chair

Senators
James E. DeGrange, Sr.
George C. Edwards
J. B. Jennings
Edward J. Kasemeyer
Nancy J. King
Richard S. Madaleno, Jr.
Nathaniel J. McFadden
Thomas M. Middleton
Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
Douglas J. J. Peters

Delegates
Wendell R. Beitzel
Michael E. Busch
C. William Frick
Tawanna P. Gaines
Sheila E. Hixson
Adrienne A. Jones
Anne R. Kaiser
Nicholaus R. Kipke
Maggie McIntosh
Kirill Reznik

Citizens Advisory Committee
John L. Bohanan
Dana M. Jones

Committee Staff
Rebecca J. Ruff

Support Staff
Kimberly J. Landry
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Contents

Governor’s Letter of Transmittal ................................................................................................... iii

Legislative Policy Committee’s Letter of Transmittal .....................................................................v

Membership Roster ....................................................................................................................... vii

2017 Spending Affordability Committee Report and Recommendations to the Governor and
the Legislative Policy Committee ....................................................................................................1

Part 1 Economic Outlook ...................................................................................................9

Part 2 General Fund Revenues .........................................................................................13

Part 3 Federal Tax Changes..............................................................................................23

Part 4 General Fund Budget and Forecast ........................................................................27

Part 5 Local Government Assistance ...............................................................................45

Part 6 Capital Program .....................................................................................................51

Part 7 Transportation ........................................................................................................67

Part 8 State Employment and Employee Benefits............................................................73

Part 9 Supporting Material ...............................................................................................83

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