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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="5-710" title_number="5" title_name="Economic Development and Financial Assistance Programs" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Enterprise Zones">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In accordance with § 2.5–109 of this article, the Department shall submit a report on the effectiveness of the tax credits provided under § 5–707(b) of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>On or before September 15 each year, the State Department of Assessments and Taxation shall submit to the Department a report that includes the following information for the immediately preceding taxable year:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the number of properties claiming a property tax credit under § 9–103 of the Tax – Property Article calculated in accordance with § 9–103(d)(1) of the Tax – Property Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the number of properties claiming a property tax credit under § 9–103 of the Tax – Property Article calculated in accordance with § 9–103(d)(4) of the Tax – Property Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the number of properties newly certified as qualified properties eligible for the property tax credit under § 9–103 of the Tax – Property Article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>for each taxpayer claiming or receiving a property tax credit under § 9–103 of the Tax – Property article:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the name of the taxpayer;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>the location of the qualified property for which the credit was claimed; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>the amount of tax savings received by each qualified property.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>On or before September 15 each year, the Comptroller shall submit to the Department a report that includes the following information for the immediately preceding taxable year:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the name and address of each business entity that claimed an income tax credit under § 10–702 of the Tax – General Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the business activity code or North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of the business entity;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the number of qualified employees and focus area employees employed by the business entity;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the number of economically disadvantaged individuals employed by the business entity and the number of years for which those economically disadvantaged individuals have been employed by the business entity; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>the total amount of the income tax credit claimed by the business entity.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>On or before September 15 each year, each county within which an enterprise zone is located shall submit to the Department a detailed report on each enterprise zone in the county to assist the Department in the assessment required under subsection (a) of this section.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The county shall include in the report required under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph the following information for the immediately preceding fiscal year:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the number of properties newly certified as qualified properties;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>notable examples of redevelopment or new businesses relocating or expanding in the enterprise zone due to the tax credits provided under this subtitle; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>a description of future economic development projects that might claim a tax credit provided under this subtitle, including with respect to each project:</text>
        </level>
        <level label="A">
          <text>whether the project is located within a focus area;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="B">
          <text>whether the project may qualify for a credit under this subtitle against the tax imposed on real property, personal property, or income; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="C">
          <text>anticipated capital or personal property expenditures for the project.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>If a county fails to provide the report required under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Department shall notify the county that the report is due.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If, after the Department has provided a county the notice described under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the county fails to promptly provide the overdue report, the Secretary may not designate a new enterprise zone in the county or grant the expansion of an existing enterprise zone in the county until the report is received by the Department.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Department shall develop formal metrics and a framework for analyzing:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the cost–effectiveness of each enterprise zone; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the effectiveness of each enterprise zone in attracting businesses and increasing employment.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
