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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Estate Tax - Qualified Agricultural Property - Forest Banking Operations [SB-783]
Altering the definition of "qualified agricultural property" under an alternative payment schedule allowed under the Maryland estate tax for qualified agricultural property to include specified property operated by a forest banking operation, as defined; requiring the Comptroller to adopt regulations; applying the Act to decedents dying after December 31, 2010; etc.
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Estate Tax - Exclusion of Qualified Agricultural Property [SB-764]
Altering the determination of the Maryland estate tax under specified circumstances to exclude from the value of the gross estate up to $5,000,000 of the value of qualified agricultural property; providing that the Maryland estate tax on qualified agricultural property may not exceed 5% of the value of specified agricultural property exceed $5,000,000; etc.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Carroll County - Abatement of Nuisances [SB-535]
Altering from 10 to 15 the number of days' advance notice the County Commissioners of Carroll County must give to an owner or occupant of property before removing a specified nuisance or menace; authorizing a property owner or occupant to file an appeal of a specified determination that a nuisance or menace exists to a specified hearing officer or board of appeals within 10 business days after receiving notice of the determination under specified circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
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.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
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.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
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.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Carroll County - Abatement of Nuisances [HB-826]
Altering from 10 to 15 the number of days' advance notice the County Commissioners of Carroll County must give to an owner or occupant of property before removing a specified nuisance or menace; authorizing a property owner or occupant to file an appeal of a specified determination that a nuisance or menace exists to a specified hearing officer or board of appeals within 10 business days after receiving notice of the determination under specified circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Estate Tax - Exclusion of Qualified Agricultural Property [HB-721]
Altering the determination of the Maryland estate tax under specified circumstances to exclude from the value of the gross estate up to $5,000,000 of the value of qualified agricultural property; providing that the Maryland estate tax on qualified agricultural property may not exceed 5% of the amount by which the value of specified agricultural property exceeds $5,000,000; etc.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Montgomery County - On-Site Sewage Disposal System and Well Easements - Rural [HB-536]
Providing that, with specified exceptions, in Montgomery County an on- site sewage disposal system or well located in a rural zone may only serve one additional lot or parcel that has been subdivided from a single property under specified circumstances.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
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.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
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.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
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.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Rural Legacy Area - Prohibited Uses [HB-1241]
Prohibiting construction for a new shopping center, electric power station or substation, or other nonagricultural use in a Rural Legacy Area if the new use will exceed 5 acres.
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A resolution congratulating the Soil Science Society of America on its 75th anniversary. [SR-224]
Congratulates the Soil Science Society of America on its 75th anniversary. Commends the Soil Science Society of America for its dedicated service to advance soil science and management. Supports the promise of the Soil Science Society of America to continue to enrich the lives of all people of the United States by improving stewardship of the environment, combating world hunger, and enhancing the quality of life for the future.
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US Congress 112th Congress
Farmers Protection Act of 2012 [S.3674]
Farmers Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of any migratory game bird, including waterfowl, coots, and cranes, on or over land that: (1) is not a baited area; and (2) contains a standing crop (including an aquatic crop), standing, flooded, or manipulated natural vegetation, flooded harvested cropland, or an area on which seed or grain has been scattered solely as the result of a normal agricultural practice.
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US Congress 112th Congress
Ditch and Irrigation Company Tax Reform Act [S.3650]
Ditch and Irrigation Company Tax Reform Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit tax-exempt mutual ditch or irrigation companies to earn income from dispositions of certain real property and stock interests without affecting their tax exempt status. Requires that such income be used to pay the operational and maintenance expenses of such a company.
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US Congress 112th Congress
National Heritage Area Authorizations Extension Act of 2012 [S.3623]
Amends the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to extend through FY2016 the authority of the Secretary to provide grants or other assistance for the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. Amends the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 to extend through FY2016 the authorization of appropriations for the management action plan respecting the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania. Extends the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
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US Congress 112th Congress
Drought Information Act of 2012 [S.3584]
Drought Information Act of 2012 - Amends the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006 to specify that: (1) the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall continue to support the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Program, and (2) the program's purpose shall be to better inform and provide for more timely decisionmaking to reduce drought related impacts and costs. Revises NIDIS functions to require the NIDIS to, among other things: (1) provide certain information, forecasts, and assessments
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US Congress 112th Congress
Family Farmer Bankruptcy Tax Clarification Act of 2012 [S.3545]
Family Farmer Bankruptcy Tax Clarification Act of 2012 - Amends chapter 12 (Debt Adjustment of a Family Farmer or Fisherman with Regular Annual Income) of federal bankruptcy law to revise the exclusion from the requirement of full payment under a discharged debtor's plan of any claim owed to a governmental unit arising as a result of the sale, transfer, exchange, or other disposition of a farm asset used in the debtor's farming operation (in which case the claim is treated as unsecured and not entitled to priority payment). Requires the debtor's
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US Congress 112th Congress
Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 [S.3240]
Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 - Repeals, but continues for crop year 2012: (1) direct payments, (2) countercyclical payments, and (3) the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). Establishes the agriculture risk coverage program through crop year 2017 for covered crops to make payments to producers for each planted crop when actual farm or county-wide crop revenue is below the agriculture risk coverage guarantee (89% of historical revenue). Requires producers to choose individual or county coverage. Authorizes: (1) nonrecourse
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