Feds want to study land border-crossing fee
Posted Apr 22, 2013 08:19:09 AM.
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BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants Congress to authorize the study of a fee that could be collected from everyone who enters this country at land crossings.
The Bellingham Herald reports (http://is.gd/rDP8av ) the department’s 2014 budget proposal seeks increases in existing fees charged for services, including fees air and sea travellers pay when they enter the country.
But the agency also wants to study the feasibility of collecting a land border crossing fee for pedestrians and passenger vehicles along the northern and southwest borders of the United States. Until now, no fees have been imposed on those who enter by car, bus or train.
The budget request says the study should consider a fee that could be added to existing tolls or to ticket prices for those arriving by bus or train.
Local officials say they’re skeptical.
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Information from: The Bellingham Herald, http://www.bellinghamherald.com
