Easements
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Construction of Overhead Transmission Lines - Location [HB-794]
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[Construction ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the Public Service Commission from issuing a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of an overhead transmission line that is designed to carry a voltage in excess of 69,000 volts unless the overhead transmission line will be located on certain sites or on property subject to an existing easement; authorizing the Commission to issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of an overhead transmission line at a location other than certain locations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/15/2018
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Electric Facilities – Construction of Overhead Transmission Lines – Additional Notice Requirements [HB-784]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to provide certain notice of an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity on its website and social media platforms; requiring a certain applicant to identify whether a certain overhead transmission line is located on certain sites or on land subject to a certain easement under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa Reilly
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 773 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Carroll County - Public Facilities Bonds [HB-609]
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[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
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Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Carroll County, from time to time, to borrow not more than $32,700,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of certain public facilities in Carroll County, including water and sewer projects, to finance loans for fire or emergency-related equipment, buildings, and other facilities of volunteer fire departments in the County, and to effect such borrowing by the issuance and sale at public or private sale of its general obligation bonds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 89 on 04/10/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Perpetual Conservation Easements [HB-43]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Environmental ]
[Property Tax ]
Providing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for the first $50,000 in proceeds from the sale of a perpetual conservation easement on real property in the State; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Turner
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 303 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Inheritance Tax – Perpetual Conservation Easement – Farming Purposes – Exemption [HB-198]
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[Agriculture ]
[Real Estate ]
[Environmental ]
[Property Tax ]
Providing an exemption from the inheritance tax for real property subject to a certain perpetual conservation easement that passes from a decedent to a niece or nephew of the decedent; requiring the recapture of certain inheritance tax under certain circumstances; and applying the Act to decedents dying after December 31, 2017.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Jameson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 293 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Lot Release [HB-1736]
[Agriculture ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Real Estate ]
Clarifying that certain provisions of law that govern the release of a lot from certain easement restrictions by the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation for the use of a child of a certain landowner apply to the release of a lot for the use of a stepchild of the landowner; and applying the Act retroactively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Ann Lisanti
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/21/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Agriculture – Easements – Special Occasion Events [HB-1351]
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[Real Estate ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing a landowner to use a portion of the land subject to an easement to hold certain special occasion events for commercial purposes under certain circumstances; specifying that a certain approval granted by the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation to a landowner to use the land subject to an easement for certain special occasion events for commercial purposes automatically terminates on the sale or transfer of the land subject to the easement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 492 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Sewerage Systems - Residential Major Subdivisions in Tier III and Tier IV Areas [HB-1345]
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[Housing ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing a local jurisdiction to authorize a residential major subdivision served by on-site sewage disposal systems, community sewerage systems, or shared systems in Tier III and Tier IV areas under certain circumstances; exempting certain residential major subdivisions from certain provisions of law; and specifying that the Act does not create new development rights.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Afzali
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/16/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Maryland Historical Trust - Property Subject to Historic Preservation Easement - Application for Change or Alteration [HB-1230]
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[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the Maryland Historical Trust to notify a certain applicant of the decision of the Director of the Maryland Historical Trust on an application for the change or alteration of a property subject to a certain historic preservation easement on or before the earlier of the expiration of a certain time period specified in the easement documentation or 90 days after the date the application or any supplement to an application is submitted to the Trust; and defining "general repair and maintenance".
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 170 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation – Use of Land – Signs and Outdoor Advertising Displays [HB-1229]
[Agriculture ]
Authorizing a landowner, without the approval of the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, to erect and display on land subject to a certain easement a certain sign or outdoor advertising display for a certain purpose; authorizing the Foundation to authorize a landowner to erect and display on land subject to a certain easement a certain sign or outdoor advertising display for the purpose of providing certain information; providing that the Act supersedes certain provisions of a certain deed or agreement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 66 on 04/10/2018
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Agricultural Land Preservation Easements - Surface Mining [HB-1168]
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[Mining ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
[Energy ]
Authorizing a landowner whose land is subject to an agricultural land preservation easement to use the land for surface mining activities in accordance with certain provisions of law under certain circumstances notwithstanding the terms of the easement; and providing for the application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Adams
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/05/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Land Use - Zoning - Agritourism Activities [HB-1120]
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[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Tourism ]
Requiring a local jurisdiction to authorize, by local ordinance, resolution, law, or rule, certain agritourism activities; defining "agritourism activity" as an activity conducted on a farm that is offered to a member of the general public or to invited guests for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Herbert McMillan
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/12/2018
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Real Property - Agricultural Land Preservation Easements - Separate Parcels [SB-978]
[Agriculture ]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
Extending the termination date to June 30, 2021, for certain provisions establishing that, unless a deed expressly provides otherwise, the grant of a certain agricultural land preservation easement governing certain parcels of land does not consolidate the parcels for any other purpose, and that a certain parcel subject to a certain easement may be conveyed separately to a certain child with certain approval of the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, but remains subject to the easement in perpetuity; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew Serafini
Favorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/08/2019
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Secretary of Planning – Adaptive Reuse of Historic Properties – Study [SB-741]
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[Community Development ]
[Arts and Culture ]
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[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Secretary of Planning to contract with a certain consultant to conduct a certain study on the adaptive reuse of certain historic properties; authorizing the Secretary to use up to $75,000 to pay for the costs of the study; requiring that the study identify certain factors and obstacles, develop a certain historic resource package, develop certain case studies, and provide certain recommendations; requiring a final report to be submitted by December 15, 2019, to the Secretary; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 334 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Electric Cooperatives - Powers - Conducting or Communications Facilities [SB-634]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
Authorizing an electric cooperative to construct, maintain, or operate or allow others to construct, maintain, or operate conducting or communications facilities for telecommunications and broadband Internet services along, on, under, or across various types of property; requiring an electric cooperative to give certain notice to certain property owners at least 60 days before constructing certain facilities in a certain electric easement or making capacity available for certain services in the electric easement; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 277 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation – Board of Trustees and Elimination of District Agreements [SB-58]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Authorizing each ex officio member of the board of trustees of the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation to appoint a designee to serve in the member's place on the board; deleting obsolete references to district agreements within the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation program; and codifying the elimination of certain district agreements and the continuation of certain agricultural land preservation districts.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 130 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Carroll County - Public Facilities Bonds [SB-376]
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[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Carroll County, from time to time, to borrow not more than $28,500,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of certain public facilities in Carroll County, including water and sewer projects, to finance loans for fire or emergency-related equipment, buildings, and other facilities of volunteer fire departments in the County, and to effect such borrowing by the issuance and sale at public or private sale of its general obligation bonds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 184 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Real Property - Conservation Easements, Covenants, Restrictions, and Conditions - Recording Notice [SB-25]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Real Estate ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
Authorizing the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, the Maryland Historical Trust, the Maryland Environmental Trust, certain other land trusts, a county, and the Department of Natural Resources to record notice of certain easements, covenants, restrictions, and conditions in the land records of the county in which the property interest is located; specifying the information required to be provided in the notice; requiring that the notice be indexed for recording in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 127 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Agricultural Land Preservation Easements - Use of Land - Signs Forbidding Trespassing, Hunting, or the Destruction of Property [HB-935]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
[Animals ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring a landowner to locate certain signs forbidding trespassing, hunting, or the destruction of property at least 500 feet apart on land subject to an agricultural land preservation easement under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/15/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Carroll County - Public Facilities Bonds [HB-574]
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[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Carroll County, from time to time, to borrow not more than $28,500,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of certain public facilities in Carroll County, including water and sewer projects, to finance loans for fire or emergency-related equipment, buildings, and other facilities of volunteer fire departments in the County, and to effect such borrowing by the issuance and sale at public or private sale of its general obligation bonds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019