# Land Use (GLU)

## Title 25. Prince George's County Provisions

### Subtitle 6. Agricultural Preservation Easement Program

#### Section 25-605

(a) The county planning board and the District shall adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.

(b) The regulations shall:

  (1) establish an application process for the Program;

  (2) establish criteria for assigning priorities to applications for easements to purchase;

  (3) establish a process for negotiating the purchase of easements;

  (4) allow the District to procure any appraisals necessary for valuation of each easement; and

  (5) specify a method for appraising and valuing easements to encourage landowners to participate in the Program and maximize the acreage for easements to be purchased.

(c) The regulations may provide for the adjudication and appeal of any disputed easement valuation by the county Property Tax Assessment Appeal Board in accordance with Sec. 2-511 of the Agriculture Article.

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Md. Code Ann., Land Use (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)