The money comes from reducing the state sales tax incentive on ethanol from 20 to 10 percent.

I'd rather have to pay that then a sales tax.

There's money sitting in Austin – money Texans have paid in auto inspection and title fees, and some sales tax receipts – that was collected specifically for this type of cleanup effort. We need the Legislature to see that this is one of the most tangible air quality projects it could fund. They need to free up the money needed to protect the health of our kids.

If you've paid at least 90 percent of your current tax liability by April 15 or 100 percent of the previous year's taxes, you won't have to pay the late payment [0.5 percent] fee.

All of the money generated from sales tax, business licenses fees and property taxes on the island is put in this fund, none of it goes to the city's general fund. Other revenue is generated from assessment fees charged to developers.

We don't view this as any kind of setback. We knew that there were some concerns about the proposal.