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changes to the allocation formula that would benefit this area. If there are changes, I think it will give • country boys a rough row to hoe,” he said, pledging to oppose formula revisions that don't help rural counties such as Rappahannock.
Uranium, Taxes, Water
On other issues likely to come up in the General Assembly session which begins this week. Guest:
—supports an extension of the statewide moratorium on uranium mining. ‘‘They haven’t convinced me that they’re not going to contaminate ground water,” said the Front Royal delegate.
— supports enabling legislation that would permit localities to levy a local tax on transient lodging (hotels, motels and boarding houses) and restaurant receipts. He noted, however, that local governments should be aware that a restaurant tax will affect local residents more than tourists. —supports inclusion of a balanced budget requirement in Virginia’s constitution and also endorses a constitutional cap on state spending. —opposes a bill which would permit interbasin transfers of water, legislation sought by the rapidly growing Hampton Roads communities.
In the area of land use legislation. Guest expects to see proposals arising from the General Assembly’s recent study on the powers of local governments. “But I don’t know what they’ll be,” he added. As of last Friday, the Division of Legislative Services had received 1,050 bill and resolution drafting requests. Director John A. Banks said he anticipated 1,000 or more additional requests before the anticipated Jan. 19 cut-off. In the 1982 60-day Assembly session, 1,403 bills and resolutions were introduced. According to Banks, the number in this year’s 46-day short session should approach last year’s total.
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