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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - On-Farm Composting Facilities - Permit Exemption [SB-262]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations to exempt an on-farm composting facility from the requirement to obtain a permit if the on-farm composting facility uses 10,000 square feet of area or less for active food scrap composting, composts only certain materials, records the amount and source of off-site type 2 organics composted and the date and time the off-site type 2 organics arrived on the farm, retains the records for 5 years, provides records on request, and meets any other condition for a permit exemption; etc.
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Real Property - Recordation and Land Records - Requirements [SB-163]
Limiting the requirement that an instrument effecting a change in ownership of real property be endorsed by the assessment office for a county to only those transfers subject to an agricultural land transfer tax; altering certain provisions relating to the filing, maintenance, and transmittal of land records; establishing that a deed of trust or mortgage presented for recordation is not required to be accompanied by an intake sheet or information that would otherwise be provided in an intake sheet unless required by a clerk; etc.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Land Use - Public Service Companies - Pollinator-Friendly Vegetation Management and Utility-Designated Pollinator Areas [SB-62]
Prohibiting local jurisdictions from imposing certain limitations and land use restrictions on utility-designated pollinator areas maintained by a public service company under certain conditions; requiring certain public service companies to mow utility-designated pollinator areas in a certain manner in order to minimize disturbances to habitats; etc.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Inheritance Tax Rate – Beneficiaries of Limited Means [HB-100]
Altering, under certain circumstances, the inheritance tax due on certain real property that passes from a decedent to or for the use of certain beneficiaries of limited means.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Land Use - Public Service Companies - Pollinator-Friendly Vegetation Management and Utility-Designated Pollinator Areas [HB-62]
Prohibiting local jurisdictions from imposing any unreasonable limitations, including land use restrictions, on utility-designated pollinator areas maintained by a public service company under certain conditions; requiring certain public service companies to mow utility designated pollinator areas in a manner which minimizes disturbances to habitats; stating the intent of the General Assembly related to State and local laws regarding weed control and vegetation management by public service companies outside of pollinator areas; etc.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - State Specialist for Value-Added Agriculture [SB-34]
Establishing the State Specialist for Value-Added Agriculture as a position in the Department of Agriculture to serve as the primary point of contact for individuals engaging in, or interested in engaging in, value-added agriculture in the State; etc.
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US Congress 117th Congress
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 [HB-8239]
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.
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US Congress 117th Congress
A resolution condemning the use of hunger as a weapon of war and recognizing the effect of conflict on global food security and famine. [SR-669]
A resolution condemning the use of hunger as a weapon of war and recognizing the effect of conflict on global food security and famine.
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US Congress 117th Congress
Recognizing the importance of stepped-up basis under section 1014 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in preserving family-owned farms and small businesses. [HR-1015]
Recognizing the importance of stepped-up basis under section 1014 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in preserving family-owned farms and small businesses.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Blue Ribbon Community Solar Land Use Commission [SB-999]
Establishing the Blue Ribbon Community Solar Land Use Commission to study and make recommendations regarding the land use needs, the total number of megawatts of solar electricity needed, and the rate of rooftop solar panels compared to ground-mounted solar panels needed to meet the full generation capacity authorized under the Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Pilot Program; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2022.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Grading and Sediment Control Plans - Agricultural Land Management Practices - Definition [HB-1415]
Defining "agricultural land management practices" as it relates to exemptions from the requirement to develop and adhere to a grading and sediment control plan under certain circumstances.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Water and Power Infrastructure Grant Program and Fund - Establishment [SB-942]
Establishing the Urban Agriculture Water and Power Infrastructure Grant Program in the Department of Agriculture to increase the viability of urban farming and community gardens and improve access to urban-grown foods; and establishing the Urban Agriculture Water and Power Infrastructure Grant Fund to provide grants to urban agricultural producers and qualified nonprofit organizations for the purchase and installation of agriculture equipment associated with water supply and irrigation and electric power access.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Winery and Vineyard Economic Development Grant Program [HB-1388]
Establishing the Winery and Vineyard Economic Development Grant Program within the Department of Commerce; authorizing certain individuals and corporations to receive a grant equal to 25% of the qualified capital expenses incurred in connection with establishing new wineries and vineyards or completing capital improvements at existing wineries and vineyards; requiring the Governor each year to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of at least $1,000,000 to be used for grants under the Program; etc.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Property Tax - Agricultural Accessory Use Improvements - Study and Report [HB-1282]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Assessments and Taxation to jointly conduct a study of the assessment of agricultural accessory use improvements to review whether agricultural accessory use improvements should be assessed using a different methodology from improvements located on nonagricultural land; and requiring the departments to submit a joint report of their findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2022.
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US Congress 117th Congress
Condemning the use of hunger as a weapon of war and recognizing the effect of conflict on global food security and famine. [HR-922]
Condemning the use of hunger as a weapon of war and recognizing the effect of conflict on global food security and famine.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Property Tax - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems - Agrivoltaics [HB-1039]
Exempting certain community solar energy generating systems from personal property taxes; requiring the Department of Assessments and Taxation to assess certain land used by a community solar energy generating system in a certain manner; requiring the governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation to grant a tax credit against the property tax imposed on real property on which a certain community solar energy generating system is installed; establishing a tax credit against the State property tax imposed on certain real property; etc.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland State Bank Task Force - Establishment [HB-984]
Establishing the Maryland State Bank Task Force to review and evaluate the creation of a Maryland State Bank; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations by December 1, 2022.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Property Tax - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems - Agrivoltaics [SB-860]
Exempting certain community solar energy generating systems from personal property taxes; requiring the Department of Assessments and Taxation to assess certain land used by a community solar energy generating system in a certain manner; requiring the governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation to grant a tax credit against the property tax imposed on real property on which a certain community solar energy generating system is installed; establishing a tax credit against the State property tax imposed on certain real property; etc.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Land Conservation - Establishment of Goals and Programs (Maryland the Beautiful Act) [SB-791]
Establishing certain goals and programs related to land conservation; establishing the Local Land Trust Revolving Loan Program to provide loans to certain land trusts to purchase land for conservation purposes; establishing a Land Preservation Rapid Response Advisory Committee to review loan applications and make recommendations on which projects to fund; establishing the Local Land Trust Revolving Loan Fund; requiring the Governor to include $10,000,000 in the fiscal year 2024 budget bill for the Fund; etc.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Blue Ribbon Community Solar Land Use Commission [HB-936]
Establishing the Blue Ribbon Community Solar Land Use Commission to study and make recommendations regarding the land use needs to meet the full generation capacity authorized under the Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Pilot Program; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2022.