City of Baltimore - File #: 18-0193

• File #: 18-0193
• Version: 0
• Name: Food Desert Incentive Areas - Expenditure Requirements for Tax Credit
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 2/26/2018
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 6/20/2018
• Enactment #: 18-151
• Title: Food Desert Incentive Areas - Expenditure Requirements for Tax Credit For the purpose of establishing a new minimum expenditure requirement for substantially renovated supermarkets that is lower than the expenditure requirement for newly constructed supermarkets; and generally relating to the qualifications for a tax credit granted to certain supermarkets in a Food Desert Incentive Area.
• Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
• Indexes: Food Desert, Incentives, Tax Credits

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/25/2018	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
6/7/2018	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
6/4/2018	0	City Council	3rd Reader, for final passage
6/4/2018	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Recommended Favorably
5/17/2018	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Recommended Favorably	Pass
4/16/2018	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
3/1/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
3/1/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Board of Estimates
3/1/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Health
3/1/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Baltimore Development Corporation
3/1/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Real Estate
3/1/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
3/1/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Planning
3/1/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Housing and Community Development
2/26/2018	0	City Council	Assigned
2/26/2018	0	City Council	Introduced

Explanation: Capitals indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.

Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill

Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Baltimore Development Corporation)

A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
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Food Desert Incentive Areas - Expenditure Requirements for Tax Credit
For the purpose of establishing a new minimum expenditure requirement for substantially renovated supermarkets that is lower than the expenditure requirement for newly constructed supermarkets; and generally relating to the qualifications for a tax credit granted to certain supermarkets in a Food Desert Incentive Area.
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By repealing and reordaining, without amendment
Article 28 - Taxes
Section 10-30(a)(7)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

By repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 28 - Taxes
Section 10-30(b) and (c)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)


Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:


Baltimore City Code

Article 28. Taxes

Subtitle 10. Credits

§ 10-30. Food Desert Incentive Areas (Personal Property Tax Credit)

(a) Definitions.

(7) Qualified supermarket.

“Qualified supermarket’ means a supermarket that has been newly constructed or newly substantially renovated to meet the qualifications imposed by this subtitle.

(b) Credit granted.

In accordance with [state tax-property article § 9-304] State Tax-Property Article § 9-304(h), a tax credit is granted against the City personal property tax imposed on qualified superm...