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<section article="gtg" article_name="Tax - General" number="11-242" effective_note="EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2031 PER CHAPTERS 281 AND 282 OF 2021" 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:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>is used to construct or renovate:</text>
        </level>
        <level label="A">
          <text>a building;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="B">
          <text>a structure;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="C">
          <text>an improvement on land; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="D">
          <text>infrastructure, including water, sewer, and other utility systems; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>typically loses its separate identity as personal property once incorporated into the real property.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Construction material” includes building materials, building systems equipment, landscaping materials, and supplies.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Federal facilities redevelopment area” means any real property in Cecil County that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>was previously owned at any time by the federal government;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>was transferred from the federal government to the State or to an entity established under Title 11, Subtitle 4 of the Economic Development Article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>is entirely under the environmental oversight and management of:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the State Hazardous Substance Response Plan under Title 7, Subtitle 2 of the Environment Article; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>the Voluntary Cleanup Program under Title 7, Subtitle 5 of the Environment Article.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <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 federal facilities 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>
