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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
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.
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Nutrient Trading - Voluntary Agricultural Nutrient Credit Certification Program [HB-974]
Authorizing the State Department of Agriculture to establish requirements for the voluntary certification and registration of nutrient credits on agricultural land; establishing specified certification and registration requirements; authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to suspend or revoke the approval or certification of credits under specified circumstances; declaring the intent of the General Assembly; etc.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
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.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Agricultural Property [HB-221]
Altering the determination of the Maryland estate tax under specified circumstances to exclude from the value of the gross estate the value of specified agricultural property; providing for the recapture of the Maryland estate tax under specified circumstances; requiring the Comptroller to adopt regulations; and applying the Act to decedents dying after December 31, 2009.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm Subject to Agricultural [HB-160]
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.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Maryland Estate Tax - Pilot Program for Payment Deferral for Qualified [HB-1571]
Providing for a specified payment deferral under specified circumstances for Maryland estate tax imposed on specified agricultural property; providing that Maryland estate tax subject to a payment deferral shall become due immediately under specified circumstances; providing that specified Maryland estate tax subject to a payment deferral shall be paid without interest in accordance with a specified schedule over a specified period; etc.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Property Tax Exemption - Farm or Agricultural Property Subject to an Easement [HB-1189]
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.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Agricultural and Net Energy Metering Production Act of 2010 [HB-1169]
Authorizing the Public Service Commission to adopt specified regulations that allow meter aggregation and establish a specified fee or tariff to be paid by a specified eligible customer-generator to offset specified costs; etc.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Washington County - Rural Heritage Transportation [HB-1057]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $75,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Washington County Agricultural Education Center, Inc. for the construction and capital equipping of the Rural Heritage Transportation Museum, located in Boonsboro; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan proceeds; etc.
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Maple Tapping Access Program Act of 2009 [S.552]
Maple Tapping Access Program Act of 2009 - Amends the the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a voluntary public access program under which states and tribal governments may apply for grants to encourage owners and operators of privately held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make such land available for public maple-tapping activities. Gives priority to states and tribal governments that propose to: (1) maximize participation by offering program terms likely to meet with landowner acceptance;
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Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act of 2009 [S.489]
Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act of 2009 - Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to allow an agricultural producer, or a hunter with the producer's permission, to take migratory game birds by the aid of baiting, if: (1) the manipulation occurs on the producer's land on which a crop was not harvestable during the current or immediately preceding crop year due to a natural disaster; and (2) a local representative of the Secretary of Agriculture confirms that the crop has been destroyed and that it would not be economically practicable to harvest
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Family Farm Estate Tax Deferral Act of 2010 [S.3664]
Family Farm Estate Tax Deferral Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from the value of a decedent's gross estate farmland used by the decedent or a member of the decedent's family for farming purposes for periods aggregating five years or more during the eight-year period ending on the date of the decedent's death; (2) impose a recapture tax on an heir who disposes of such farmland after the decedent's death or who ceases to use such farmland for farming purposes; and (3) increase the limitation on the estate tax exclusion
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Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 [S.22]
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 - Title I: Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System - Subtitle A: Wild Monongahela Wilderness - (Sec. 1001) Designates specified federal lands in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, as wilderness and as either a new component, or an addition to an existing component, of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to continue the competitive running event permitted from 2003 through 2007 in the vicinity of the boundaries of the Dolly Sods
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National Capital Region Land Conservation Act of 2009 [S.1525]
National Capital Region Land Conservation Act of 2009 - Amends the Capper-Cramton Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service (NPS), to make grants to Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia and their political subdivisions (the covered states and covered local governments) for assistance in acquiring lands and interests therein that affect or are within the National Capital region and will be used for: (1) parks; (2) open space; (3) green space corridors that link
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Supporting the goals of National Dairy Month. [HR-507]
Supports the goals of National Dairy Month (June). Encourages states and local governments to observe National Dairy Month. Recognizes the dairy industry's important role in the economic and nutritional well being of Americans. Commends dairy farmers for their hard work and commitment to the U.S. economy and to the preservation of open space.
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Supporting the goals of National Dairy Month. [HR-1368]
Supports the goals of National Dairy Month (June). Recognizes the dairy industry's important role in the economic and nutritional well being of Americans. Commends dairy farmers for their hard work and commitment to the U.S. economy and to the preservation of open space.
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Save Family-Owned Farms and Small Businesses Act of 2009 [HB-96]
Save Family-Owned Farms and Small Businesses Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase to $1.85 million the maximum reduction amount for alternative valuations of farmland and other business property for estate tax purposes; and (2) restore after 2009 the estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests and increase such deduction to $2 million. Allows annual inflation adjustments to such increased amounts after 2010.
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Family Farm Estate Tax Relief Act of 2010 [HB-5475]
Family Farm Estate Tax Relief Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from the value of a decedent's gross estate farmland used by an heir for farming purposes; (2) impose a recapture tax on an heir who disposes of such farmland after the decedent's death or who ceases to use such farmland for farming purposes; and (3) increase the limitation on the estate tax exclusion for land subject to a qualified conservation easement to $5 million and the percentage of the value of such land that is excludable.
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America's Commitment to Clean Water Act [HB-5088]
America's Commitment to Clean Water Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to replace the term "navigable waters," for waters subject to the Act, with the term "waters of the United States," defined to mean: (1) all waters that are currently used, were used in the past, or may be susceptible to use in interstate or foreign commerce including all waters that are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide; (2) all interstate and international waters, including interstate and international wetlands;
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Maple-Tapping Access Program Act [HB-5011]
Maple-Tapping Access Program Act - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to states and tribal governments to encourage owners and operators of privately held farm, ranch, and forest land to: (1) voluntarily make such land available for public maple-tapping activities; or (2) initiate or expand maple-tapping activities.