Baltimore City Council
File #: 09-0323    Version: 0 Name: Tax Credit - Conservation Land
Type: Ordinance Status: Failed - End of Term
File created: 4/20/2009 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action:
Enactment #:
Title: Tax Credit - Conservation Land FOR the purpose of providing a real property tax credit for certain conservation land; providing for the amount and duration of the credit; defining certain terms; and generally relating to property tax credits.
Sponsors: Warren Branch, James B. Kraft, Bill Henry, President Young, Agnes Welch, Mary Pat Clarke
Indexes: Conservation Land, Tax Credits
Attachments: 1. 09-0323 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. BDC - 09-0323.pdf, 3. Sustainability - 09-0323.pdf, 4. Real Estate - 09-0323.pdf, 5. Law - 09-0323.pdf, 6. HCD - 09-0323.pdf, 7. Finance - 09-0323.pdf, 8. Law - 09-0323 - Follow-up report.pdf
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: Councilmember Branch
At the request of: Charm City Land Trusts, Inc.
Address: c/o Michael Li or Joseph Stocks, 600 North Port Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
Telephone: 410-837-5713

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
title
Tax Credit - Conservation Land

FOR the purpose of providing a real property tax credit for certain conservation land; providing for the amount and duration of the credit; defining certain terms; and generally relating to property tax credits.
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BY authority of
Article - Tax-Property
Section(s) 9-220
Annotated Code of Maryland

BY adding
Article 28 - Taxes
Section(s) 10-16
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

§ 10-16. CONSERVATION LAND.

(A) DEFINITIONS.

(1) IN GENERAL.



IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.

(2) CONSERVATION LAND.

“CONSERVATION LAND” HAS THE MEANING STATED IN STATE TAXPROPERTY ARTICLE § 9220.

(3) DIRECTOR.

“DIRECTOR” MEANS THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OR THE DIRECTOR’S DESIGNEE.

(4) LAND TRUST.

“LAND TRUST” HAS THE MEANING STATED IN STATE TAXPROPERTY ARTICLE § 9220.

(B) CRE...

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