Community Development

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Maryland Arts Capital Grant Program [SB-287] [Arts and Culture ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Maryland Arts Capital Grant Program to provide grants for the expansion of, the renovation of, or major repairs to a facility operated by a certain eligible organization; requiring the Governor, for fiscal years 2022 through 2027, to include $3,000,000 for the Program in the State budget; requiring the establishment of a competitive application process and a quantitative system to evaluate each application; prohibiting an organization from receiving a grant for a single project that exceeds $1,000,000 in any fiscal year; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe Referred Appropriations on 03/12/2020

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Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Charles County - Tax Increment Financing and Special Taxing Districts [HB-345] [Taxes ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Infrastructure ]
Authorizing Charles County to use the proceeds from the issuance of certain tax increment financing bonds for convention centers, conference centers, or visitors' centers, to maintain infrastructure improvements at the centers, and to market development district facilities; making certain financing, refinancing, and reimbursement contingent on the review and approval of the Board of County Commissioners of Charles County; authorizing Charles County to establish minority participation goals for development projects; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 175 on 05/08/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Baltimore County - Nuisance Actions - Community Association Standing [SB-247] [Community Development ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Altering the definitions of "community association" and "local code violation" for purposes of certain provisions of law authorizing community associations to seek judicial relief for nuisance abatement in Baltimore County; repealing a provision of law requiring a certain court to determine in what amount and under what conditions a bond must be filed by a community association in a certain nuisance action; including in the definition of "community association" an association that represents two or more individual community associations; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley Third Reading Passed (41-6) on 03/12/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Baltimore Regional Neighborhood Initiative Program - Eligible Organizations - Alteration of Geographic Boundaries [HB-160] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Housing ]
Expanding the eligibility requirements for the Baltimore Regional Neighborhood Initiative Program to include community development organizations serving a neighborhood or set of neighborhoods outside the Interstate 695 beltway if the organization's revitalization strategy includes a sustainable community that is contiguous with a neighborhood or set of neighborhoods that are adjacent to Interstate 695.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Hearing 2/04 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/17/2020

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Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Maryland Arts and Culture Capital Grant Program [HB-127] [Arts and Culture ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Maryland Arts and Culture Capital Grant Program to provide grants for the expansion of, the renovation of, or major repairs to a facility operated by a certain eligible organization; requiring the Governor, in fiscal years 2022 through 2027, to include $10,000,000 for the Program in the budget; requiring the establishment of a competitive application process and a quantitative system to evaluate each application; limiting to no more than $1,000,000 a grant to any organization for a single project; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh Hearing Canceled on 01/17/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Expansion of Commercial Gaming - Sports and Event Wagering Referendum and Minority Business Enterprise Disparity Study [SB-4] [Gaming ] [Education ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Small Business ] [Sports ] [Elections ]
Providing that the General Assembly may authorize, by law, the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain sports and event wagering licenses; requiring certain implementing legislation to include certain criteria; declaring the intent of the General Assembly that certain revenues be used to fund public education; requiring certain State entities to contract with an appropriate expert to review a certain disparity study for certain purposes; submitting the Act to a referendum of the qualified voters of the State; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 492 on 05/08/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Maryland Neighborhood Revitalization Funding [SB-85] [Community Development ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
Requiring that, in fiscal years 2022 through 2031, the Governor include in the annual budget bill or the capital budget bill at least $235,000,000 for certain eligible community development programs; providing that, subject to a certain requirement, the Governor's appropriation may include funds required to be appropriated under other provisions of law; and requiring that certain funds are used for certain purposes and distributed in a certain manner.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs And Budget And Taxation on 01/08/2020

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2020 Regular Session

Relating To Sustainability. [HB-859] [Housing ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Climate Change ] [Economic Development ]
Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to develop a plan to establish a net zero, self-sustaining community development within the east Kapolei neighborhood transit-oriented development region.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sharon Har Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

National Capital Strategic Economic Development Fund [HB-1345] [Economic Development ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Construction ] [Nonprofit ]
Establishing the National Capital Strategic Economic Development Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide grants to government agencies and nonprofit community development organizations for commercial or residential development projects for site acquisition, land assembly, architecture and engineering, and site development for revitalization in an area designated as a sustainable community; requiring an appropriation to the Fund to be allocated in a specified manner; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey Approved By The Governor - Chapter 523 on 05/04/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Housing and Community Development - Community Development Program Act [HB-1514] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Real Estate ] [Construction ] [Economic Development ]
Establishing the Community Development Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to administer the Program; establishing the Community Development Board in the Department; establishing the Community Development Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; specifying the purpose of the Fund; providing for the imposition of a specified community development transfer fee on residential and commercial property under specified circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 03/07/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Task Force to Study Tax Sales in Maryland [SB-823] [Taxes ] [Water ] [Property Tax ] [Housing ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Tax Sales in Maryland to examine the tax sale system to maximize resources, facilitate properties getting to productive use, and protect residents; requiring the Task Force to evaluate the impact of tax sales, how tax sales are conducted in each county, and tax sales to collect delinquent water charges and alternative methods of collecting delinquent water charges; requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2017; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson Approved By The Governor - Chapter 616 on 05/25/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Economic Development - County Economic Development Tax Incentives Program and One Maryland Tax Credit [SB-796] [Economic Development ] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Property Tax ]
Establishing the County Economic Development Tax Incentives Program to encourage businesses to locate and expand in specified counties of the State; providing that after a business is designated as a qualified business, the business is eligible for a specified State property tax exemption, income tax subtraction modification, and sales and use tax exemption; authorizing a county and municipal corporation to provide a specified exemption from the county and municipal corporation property tax; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Housing and Community Development - Community Development Program Act [SB-812] [Community Development ] [Housing ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Establishing the Community Development Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to administer the Program; establishing the Community Development Board in the Department; establishing the Community Development Fund to provide financial assistance to community development projects and community development organizations around the State; requiring the Board to report its recommendations and on the activities of the fund to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31 of each year.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/06/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Task Force to Study Tax Sales in Maryland [HB-659] [Taxes ] [Water ] [Property Tax ] [Housing ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Tax Sales in Maryland to examine the tax sale system to maximize resources, facilitate properties getting to productive use, and protect residents; requiring the Task Force to evaluate the impact of tax sales, how tax sales are conducted in each county, and tax sales to collect delinquent water charges and alternative methods of collecting delinquent water charges; requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2017; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks Approved By The Governor - Chapter 615 on 05/25/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Housing and Community Development - Neighborhood and Community Assistance Program Tax Credit - Maximum Contributions [HB-690] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Taxes ] [Economic Development ]
Increasing from $3,500,000 to $6,000,000 the maximum sum of contributions for specified projects under the Neighborhood and Community Assistance Program that are eligible for the Neighborhood and Community Assistance Program tax credit.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Gaming - Video Lottery Facilities - Operation License Renewal Term and Local Development Council Membership [SB-497] [Gaming ]
Altering the period of time, from 1 year to 2 years, by which a video lottery operation licensee must notify the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission of its intent to reapply for a video lottery operation license; altering the membership of specified video lottery facility local development councils to include 15 members appointed by the chief executive of the specified county, in consultation with the Senators and Delegates who represent the communities surrounding the facility and specified other entities; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Approved By The Governor - Chapter 446 on 05/04/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Baltimore County - Property Tax Credit - Revitalization Districts [HB-114] [Property Tax ] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Taxes ] [Community Development ]
Authorizing the governing body of Baltimore County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on a dwelling that is located in a revitalization district and is owned by a homeowner who made substantial improvements to the dwelling on or after June 1, 2017, that cause the dwelling to be reassessed at a higher value; requiring the credit to equal the amount of the county property tax attributable to the improvements made to the property multiplied by a specified percentage; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long Hearing 2/07 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/07/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Department of Housing and Community Development - Funding for Newly Constructed Single-Family Homes [HB-107] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Safety ] [Firearms/Gun Control ]
Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide funding under specified programs for a growth-related project not in a priority funding area without receiving approval from the Board of Public Works for the construction or purchase of newly constructed single-family homes if the Department determines that the cost of compliance with building and fire codes makes it difficult for a low- or moderate-income family to purchase a newly constructed single-family home.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2017

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