Charles County - Property Tax Credit - Conservation Easements [HB-1054]
Authorizes the governing body of Charles County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on real property subject to a perpetual conservation easement under specified circumstances; etc.
HB-1054: Charles County - Property Tax Credit - Conservation Easements
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
Rs 2477 Rights-of-way [HJR-40]
Commending the governor and the administration for aggressively working to protect the interests of the state in rights-of-way under R.S. 2477; urging the governor and the attorney general to develop a working alliance with the governors, attorneys general, and legislatures in other western states to protect and enforce the states' interests in ensuring access using rights-of-way authorized by R.S. 2477; urging the governor and the attorney general to support the interests of the State of Utah and southern counties of Utah in R.S. 2477 rights-of-way
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Maryland Estate Tax - Payment Deferral for Qualified Agricultural Property - [SB-513]
Authorizing the Comptroller to grant an extension to a specified deferred tax payment period if a qualified recipient has a pending application to place specified land under a permanent land conservation easement with the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation or the Rural Legacy Board; requiring the Comptroller to adopt specified regulations; etc.
Maryland Environmental Trust - Easements - Local Approval [SB-442]
Prohibiting the Maryland Environmental Trust from acquiring a perpetual conservation easement on property planned or zoned for development unless the appropriate governing body approves the transaction.
SB-442: Maryland Environmental Trust - Easements - Local Approval
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs Withdrawn on 03/03/2011
Agriculture - Easements - Separate Parcels [SB-412]
Providing that, if specified parcels of land under a specified deed of easement meet specified requirements, the separate conveyance of the parcels is not a subdivision for a specified purpose and does not require approval by the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation.
SB-412: Agriculture - Easements - Separate Parcels
Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph Getty
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 03/21/2011
Land Preservation - Land Draining to a Reservoir [HB-890]
Requiring a local governing body to consider whether specified land drains into a reservoir in the State in prioritizing applications to sell specified easements under the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Program; and adding to the list of land conservation priorities that the Secretary of Natural Resources is required to consider in allocating the State's share of funds under Program Open Space.
HB-890: Land Preservation - Land Draining to a Reservoir
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lafferty
Approved By The Governor on 04/12/2011
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Critical Farms Fund and [HB-214]
Authorizing the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation to acquire specified interests in property for specified purposes and to dispose of property under specified circumstances in accordance with the Critical Farms Program; requiring the development of a specified method and procedure for a specified purpose; establishing a Critical Farms Fund; requiring the Foundation to submit a specified report; and exempting specified dispositions of real property from approval by the Board of Public Works.
HB-214: Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Critical Farms Fund and
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Easements - Allowable [HB-209]
Authorizing the purchase of agricultural land preservation easements if the land meets specified requirements and is subject to specified regulations governing the use of the land; clarifying that specified provisions of the Act do not exempt a landowner from complying with specified local laws or State or local requirements; prohibiting land subject to agricultural easement from being used for specified purposes; allowing a landowner to reserve up to three 1-acre lots to construct single-family residential dwellings, etc.
HB-209: Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Easements - Allowable
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2011
Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications [HB-1308]
Repealing specified credits allowed against specified State taxes; altering specified tax benefits provided under law by allowing income tax subtraction modifications in specified amounts under specified circumstances for purposes of determining Maryland taxable income instead of allowing credits against income tax liability; repealing obsolete provisions; etc.
HB-1308: Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2011
Property Tax Exemption - Farm or Agricultural Property Subject to an Easement [SB-960]
Providing a State property tax exemption for property that is actively used for farm or agricultural purposes and is subject to an easement or other interest that is conveyed or assigned to specified entities; and applying the Act to tax years beginning after June 30, 2010.
SB-960: Property Tax Exemption - Farm or Agricultural Property Subject to an Easement
Sponsored by: Sen. David Brinkley
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2010
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Farmland Preservation [SB-95]
Authorizing the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation to establish a Farmland Preservation Partnership Program to preserve productive agricultural and forested lands; authorizing the Foundation to form partnerships to purchase easements on specified qualifying properties; requiring the Foundation's partners to cover specified costs associated with the purchase of easements; requiring properties that qualify for the Partnership Program to meet specified criteria developed by the Foundation; etc.
SB-95: Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Farmland Preservation
Sponsored by: Sen. Education
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusions for Family Farms Subject to Agricultural [SB-790]
Altering the determination of the Maryland estate tax under specified circumstances to exclude from the value of the gross estate the value of qualified agricultural property subject to specified agricultural preservation easements; requiring a phased-in implementation of the exclusion for qualified agricultural property subject to specified agricultural preservation easements; etc.
SB-790: Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusions for Family Farms Subject to Agricultural
Sponsored by: Sen. James DeGrange
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2010
Agricultural Land Transfer Tax - Distribution and Use of Revenue [SB-59]
Altering the distribution of revenues attributable to the agricultural land transfer tax; repealing a provision altering the distribution of State transfer tax revenues under specified circumstances; altering the authorized uses of specified revenues from the agricultural land transfer tax; etc.
SB-59: Agricultural Land Transfer Tax - Distribution and Use of Revenue
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm Subject to Agricultural [SB-155]
Altering the determination of the Maryland estate tax to exclude from the value of the gross estate the value of specified real property that is subject to a perpetual agricultural preservation easement that has been granted to the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation and passes from the decedent to or for the use of specified relatives of the decedent; and applying the Act to decedents dying after December 31, 2009.
SB-155: Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm Subject to Agricultural
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Hearing Cancelled on 01/26/2010
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Amounts Received for Agricultural [HB-25]
Providing a subtraction modification under the Maryland individual and corporate income tax for income received from the State for specified agricultural preservation purposes; defining "State agricultural program"; applying the Act to tax years beginning after December 31, 2009; etc.
HB-25: Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Amounts Received for Agricultural
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Smigiel
Hearing 1/21 At 11:00 A.m. on 01/15/2010