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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Water and Power Infrastructure Grant Program and Fund - Establishment [HB-855]
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; 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 agricultural equipment associated with water supply and irrigation and electric power access; etc.
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Corporations and Associations - Annual Reports - Filing Fees [HB-852]
Altering the filing fees paid by certain business entities to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation for certain annual reports filed electronically; eliminating the filing fee paid by certain business entities for certain annual reports; requiring the Department to waive the filing fee for an annual report filed by certain family farms; and applying the Act to annual reports due on or after April 15, 2023.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act) [HB-727]
Addressing infrastructure, capacity, and accessibility needs within the Maryland Park Service and State parks, including establishing systems and processes for surveying infrastructure and critical maintenance needs, increasing the number of Maryland Park Service full-time employees, requiring the Department of Budget and Management to conduct certain staff reviews, and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a certain capital improvement plan and a comprehensive long-range strategic plan; etc.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Winery and Vineyard Economic Development Grant Program [SB-594]
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 or 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
Baltimore City Soil Conservation District - Establishment - Requirements [SB-601]
Providing for the establishment of a Baltimore City Soil Conservation District with boundaries that correspond to the boundaries of the City; adding Baltimore City to a geographic area from which the Secretary of Agriculture appoints the soil conservation district supervisors; requiring the Mayor of Baltimore City to take certain actions to form the District; requiring the Secretary of State to take certain actions to record the organization of the District; and providing for the appointment of the supervisors for the District.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Property Tax - Agricultural Accessory Use Improvements - Study and Report [SB-567]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture and the State 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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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Land Use - Agritourism - Definition [HB-673]
Altering the definition of "agritourism" to include special events and occasions conducted on a farm that generates income from an agricultural activity.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Right to Repair - Farm Equipment [HB-562]
Requiring a farm equipment manufacturer to make available certain documentation, updates, or information to an independent repair provider or owner of farm equipment to allow for the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of the farm equipment; prohibiting a farm equipment manufacturer from knowingly misrepresenting or withholding farm equipment part numbers from a customer for a certain purpose; applying the Act prospectively: etc.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Conservation Finance Act [HB-653]
Providing that the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Maryland Environmental Trust must allow participants in certain cost-sharing programs to participate in and receive compensation from greenhouse gas markets, carbon credits, or soil carbon programs under certain circumstances; authorizing certain units to enter into pay-for-success contracts with certain aggregators to procure certain environmental outcomes projects or already certified environmental outcomes; etc.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act) [SB-541]
Addressing infrastructure, capacity, and accessibility needs within the Maryland Park Service and State parks, including establishing systems and processes for surveying infrastructure and critical maintenance needs, increasing the number of Maryland Park Service full-time employees, requiring the Department of Budget and Management to conduct certain staff reviews, and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a certain capital improvement plan and a comprehensive long-range strategic plan; etc.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Land Use - Agritourism - Definition [SB-538]
Altering the definition of "agritourism" to include special events and occasions conducted on a farm that generates income from an agricultural activity.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Agriculture - University of Maryland Extension - Urban Farmer Assistance [HB-540]
Requiring the University of Maryland Extension to hire an extension agent dedicated to urban farm production methods and crop management and an extension agent dedicated to urban farm and agribusiness management; requiring the agents to perform certain applied research and provide certain education to urban farmers; and requiring the Governor to annually include $300,000 in the annual budget bill for the extension agents hired under the Act.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Agriculture - University of Maryland Extension - Urban Farmer Assistance [SB-437]
Requiring the University of Maryland Extension to hire an extension agent dedicated to urban farm production methods and crop management and an extension agent dedicated to urban farm and agribusiness management; requiring the agents to perform certain applied research and provide certain education to urban farmers; and requiring the Governor to annually include $300,000 in the annual budget bill for the extension agents hired under the Act.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Conservation Finance Act [SB-348]
Providing that the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Maryland Environmental Trust must allow participants in certain cost sharing programs to participate in and receive compensation from greenhouse gas markets, carbon credits, or soil carbon programs under certain circumstances; authorizing certain units to enter into pay-for-success contracts with certain aggregators to procure certain environmental outcomes projects or already certified environmental outcomes; etc.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Environment – On–Farm Composting Facilities – Permit Exemption [SB-229]
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 40,000 square feet of area or less for active food scrap composting, composts only certain materials, records certain information and retains the records for 3 years, and meets any other condition for a permit exemption specified in regulations.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Environment - On-Farm Composting Facilities - Permit Exemption [HB-184]
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 40,000 square feet or less in support of food scrap composting and meets any other condition for a permit exemption specified in regulations.
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US Congress 117th Congress
National Heritage Area Authority Extension Act of 2021 [S.3435]
An original bill to extend the authorizations for certain National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes.
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National Heritage Area Authority Extension Act of 2021 [S.3425]
A bill to extend the authorizations for certain National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes.
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 [S.3075]
A bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.
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US Congress 117th Congress
Preserving Family Farms Act of 2021 [S.3077]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on the estate tax valuation of certain real property used in farming or other trades or businesses.