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<section article="gtg" article_name="Tax - General" number="11-238" effective_note="EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2030 PER CHAPTER 639 OF 2020" title_number="11" title_name="Sales and Use Tax" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Exemptions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>“Construction material” means an item of tangible personal property that is used to construct or renovate a building, a structure, or an improvement on land and that typically loses its separate identity as personal property once incorporated into the real property.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Construction material” includes building materials, building systems equipment, landscaping materials, and supplies.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Qualified opportunity zone” means any real property owned or leased by a person in Baltimore County that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>as of January 1, 2020, was designated as:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>an enterprise zone under Title 5, Subtitle 7 of the Economic Development Article; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>an opportunity zone under § 1400Z–1 of the Internal Revenue Code; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>was previously owned at any time by the United States or its subsidiaries, successors, or assigns.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Target redevelopment area” means any real property owned or leased by a person in Washington County that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>as of January 1, 2020, was designated as:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>an enterprise zone under Title 5, Subtitle 7 of the Economic Development Article; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>was previously owned at any time by CSX Railroad or its subsidiaries, successors, or assigns; or</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>was previously owned at any time by the United States or its subsidiaries, successors, or assigns.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>“Warehousing equipment” means equipment used for material handling and storage, including racking systems, conveying systems, and computer systems and equipment.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The sales and use tax does not apply to a sale of construction material or warehousing equipment if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the material or equipment is purchased by a person solely for use in a qualified opportunity zone or target redevelopment area; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the buyer provides the vendor with evidence of eligibility for the exemption issued by the Comptroller.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
