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<section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="25-606" title_number="25" title_name="Prince George's County Provisions" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Agricultural Preservation Easement Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Prince George’s County Agricultural Preservation Easement Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The county planning board shall administer the Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Fund consists of revenues from county metropolitan district taxes or county regional district taxes.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The purposes of the Fund are to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>preserve, protect, and enhance agricultural properties; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>implement the purposes of the Program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Fund shall be used to purchase easements to implement the Program.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In deciding which easements to purchase using the Fund, the county planning board shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>exercise prudence and due diligence; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>consider the recommendations of the District.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
