Farmland
US Congress 113th Congress
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013 [HB-1727]
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend: (1) the conservation reserve and related programs, and (2) assistance to disadvantaged or beginning farmers or ranchers for access to the environmental quality incentives and the conservation stewardship programs. Permits conservation reserve contract modification to facilitate transfers from retiring owners to limited resource farmers or ranchers. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to: (1) reduce the number of operating years
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FARMER Act of 2013 [HB-1448]
Farmers and Ranchers Minimizing Estate Regulations Act of 2013 or the FARMER Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the special use valuation of farms and other property used in a trade or business for estate tax purposes, to: (1) increase to $2 million the allowable reduction in the fair market value of such property for valuation purposes, (2) reduce the required holding period for such property for eligibility and recapture purposes, (3) allow rentals of such property by controlled entities to qualify as a special use,
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Tax Reform Act of 2014 [HB-1]
Tax Reform Act of 2014
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Food Processing Plants - License Fees - Farms and Civic and Nonprofit Organizations [SB-821]
Limiting to $150 the fee that may be charged for a food processing plant license under specified provisions of law to specified farms and civic and nonprofit organizations that process animals for human consumption.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Income Tax Credit - Agricultural Land - Diminution in Value of Real Property [SB-427]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for the diminution in value of specified agricultural land resulting from enactment of the Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012 and adoption of specified regulations related to nutrient management; providing for the determination of the amount of the credit; requiring an owner of agricultural land to provide specified information with the owner's tax return in order to claim the credit; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012 - Repeal [SB-391]
Repealing the Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012; repealing specified provisions of law relating to the adoption of specified growth tier designations by specified local jurisdictions; repealing a prohibition against the sale or development of specified land unless specified documentation is provided to the Department of the Environment; repealing the requirement that under specified circumstances a local jurisdiction alter the contents of a specified plan; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Agriculture - Management-Intensive Farming and Grazing [SB-364]
Requiring the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service to provide a dedicated extension agent to assist individuals with the adoption of management-intensive farming and grazing practices; requiring the Governor to provide at least $500,000 each year to support the Department of Agriculture's activities related to management-intensive farming and grazing, beginning in fiscal year 2015; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013 [SB-275]
Altering the Maryland renewable energy portfolio standard program to include a specified amount of energy derived from offshore wind energy; prohibiting the portion of the renewable energy portfolio that represents offshore wind energy from applying to retail electricity sales by a supplier in excess of specified amounts of specified loads; defining "offshore wind renewable energy credit" for specified purposes; establishing an application process for specified proposed offshore wind energy projects; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Maryland Agricultural Certainty Program [SB-1029]
Establishing the Maryland Agricultural Certainty Program; stating the intent of the General Assembly; establishing the purpose of the Program; requiring the Department of Agriculture to develop the Program in coordination with the Department of the Environment; requiring that the Program be self-sustaining and revenue neutral; requiring the Department of Agriculture to administer the Program; authorizing the Department of Agriculture to establish by regulation reasonable fees to cover operation of the Program; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Family Farm - Prevailing Party - Attorney's Fees and Expenses [HB-837]
Authorizing a court to award reasonable attorney's fees and expenses in a civil suit against a family farm alleging that the family farm caused water pollution in any waters of the State as the result of an agricultural operation; and applying the Act prospectively.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Income Tax Credit - Agricultural Land - Diminution in Value of Real Property [HB-796]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for the diminution in value of specified agricultural land resulting from enactment of the Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012 and adoption of specified regulations related to nutrient management; providing for the determination of the amount of the credit; requiring an owner of agricultural land to provide specified information with the owner's tax return in order to claim the credit; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Agriculture - Management-Intensive Farming and Grazing [HB-400]
Requiring the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service to provide a dedicated extension agent to assist individuals with the adoption of management-intensive farming and grazing practices; requiring the Governor to provide at least $500,000 each year to support the Department of Agriculture's activities related to management-intensive farming and grazing, beginning in fiscal year 2015; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund - Easement Restriction - Reimbursement [HB-378]
Authorizing the Comptroller to disburse money from the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund for the reimbursement of specified money paid by a landowner to the Fund for a specified release of a specified lot in accordance with specified requirements; and authorizing the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, subject to specified approval and in accordance with specified regulations, to reimburse specified money paid into the Fund under specified circumstances.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013 [HB-226]
Altering the Maryland renewable energy portfolio standard program to include a specified amount of energy derived from offshore wind energy; prohibiting the portion of the renewable energy portfolio that represents offshore wind energy from applying to retail electricity sales by a supplier in excess of specified limits; defining "offshore wind renewable energy credit"; establishing an application process for proposed offshore wind energy projects; establishing the Clean Energy Technical Education Program Task Force; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations [HB-1372]
Amending specified prior authorizations of State Debt to alter the requirement that specified grantees provide specified matching funds; extending the deadline for specified grantees to present evidence that a matching fund will be presented; providing that specified grants may not terminate before specified dates; changing the locations of specified capital projects; altering the purpose of specified grants; changing the names of specified grantees; making technical corrections; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Food Processing Plants - License Fees - Farms and Civic and Nonprofit Organizations [HB-1104]
Limiting to $150 the fee that may be charged for a food processing plant license under specified provisions of law to specified farms and civic and nonprofit organizations that process animals for human consumption.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012 - Repeal [HB-106]
Repealing the Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012; repealing specified provisions of law relating to the adoption of specified growth tier designations by specified local jurisdictions; repealing a prohibition against the sale or development of specified land unless specified documentation is provided to the Department of the Environment; repealing the requirement that under specified circumstances a local jurisdiction alter the contents of a specified plan; etc.
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US Congress 116th Congress
Organizational Fee Fairness Act [HB-8630]
Revises the annual land use fee for organizational camps for their occupancy and use of National Forest System lands in counties in which less than 2% of land is used for farming.
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US Congress 116th Congress
CTF Act China Task Force Act [HB-12]
Enacts specified legislation related to China and other issues, including legislation (1) authorizing activities to counter the global malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party, (2) prohibiting certain imports from China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region and imposing sanctions on those responsible for human rights violations there, (3) authorizing the Department of State to make publicly available certain records relating to a visa denial based on an alien's involvement in human rights violations, (4) authorizing the State Department and
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Estate Tax - Exemption for Family Farm or Small Business [SB-795]
Altering the determination of the Maryland estate tax to exclude up to $3,000,000 from the value of the gross estate the value of specified agricultural property and the value of a specified interest in a small business; providing for the recapture of specified Maryland estate tax if specified agricultural property is sold under specified circumstances; requiring the Comptroller to adopt specified regulations; defining specified terms; and applying the Act to decedents dying after December 31, 2011.