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<section article="gtp" article_name="Tax - Property" number="7-211.3" title_number="7" title_name="Property Tax Exemptions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="General Property Tax 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>“Federal enclave property” means real property improvements or an interest in real property improvements:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>that are located within the defined boundaries of federally owned land where:</text>
        </level>
        <level label="A">
          <text>the federal jurisdiction would preclude taxation by the State; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="B">
          <text>the federal government has waived its immunity from State property taxation by law or other form of consent;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>that are either:</text>
        </level>
        <level label="A">
          <text>owned by a person other than the federal government; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="B">
          <text>held by a person that is taxable under § 6–102(e) of this article; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>that are not otherwise exempt under this title or any other provision of law.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Federal enclave property” does not include any property owned by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs that is leased to a person through an enhanced use lease.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Local jurisdiction” means a county and, where appropriate, a municipal corporation in which federal enclave property is located.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Private developer” means a person, other than the federal government or an agency thereof, that owns federal enclave property or holds an interest or privilege under § 6–102(e) of this article in federal enclave property.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to the provisions of this section and on initiation by the local jurisdiction where the federal enclave property is located, the local jurisdiction and the State may jointly enter into a payment in lieu of tax agreement with a private developer for federal enclave property.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An agreement authorized under paragraph (1) of this subsection is not effective until it is approved by the federal government.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A local jurisdiction shall initiate any discussions to negotiate a payment in lieu of tax agreement with a private developer of federal enclave property no later than 30 days after receiving written notice by the private developer or the federal government that a development has been proposed for the federal enclave property.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>When any discussions to negotiate a payment in lieu of tax agreement have commenced, the Maryland Department of Transportation shall notify the Legislative Policy Committee within 30 days.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Federal enclave property is not subject to property tax if a private developer enters into a payment in lieu of tax agreement with the State and the local jurisdiction where the federal enclave property is located.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The parties to an agreement under this subsection and the federal government shall consider the total impact and benefits of the development of the federal enclave property on the State and on local jurisdictions, including but not limited to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the impact on local and regional transportation;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>future economic development;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the financial resources of the local jurisdiction;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the environment;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>natural resource allocation;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>infrastructure capacity;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>employment;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>disadvantaged business enterprises, minority business enterprises, and small business enterprises;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>the availability and use of public services;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="x">
        <text>in–kind contributions related to the development, including the services, facilities, personal and real property, traffic mitigation, rights–of–way, and other assets and benefits of the federal government or the private developer made available to and used by the public; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xi">
        <text>any other matter impacted by the development of the federal enclave property.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <level label="i">
        <text>An agreement under this subsection shall be approved and signed by the Maryland Department of Transportation, on behalf of the State, any party responsible for making a required payment or fulfilling any other provision of the agreement, and the governing body of the local jurisdiction where the federal enclave property is located.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The Maryland Department of Transportation shall seek consultation with any local jurisdiction impacted by the development of the federal enclave property.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>The private developer shall make a payment, if any, in lieu of property taxes to the county tax collector for the county where the federal enclave property is located in an amount and at a time determined by the agreement under this subsection.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>The payment required by an agreement under this subsection may not exceed the property tax that would otherwise be due to the State and local jurisdiction if the payment in lieu of tax agreement were not in effect.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>The payment received under paragraph (7) of this subsection shall be distributed by the tax collector in accordance with the agreement under this subsection to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a dedicated fund specifically designated in the agreement as a contribution to the cost of a specific public improvement associated with the development of the federal enclave property; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the State, county, and, if applicable, municipal corporation where the federal enclave property is located in the ratio stated in the agreement.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>An agreement under this subsection may provide for abating or reducing property tax previously imposed on the federal enclave property.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="11">
      <text>The Maryland Department of Transportation may adopt regulations to implement this section, in consultation with:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the Department;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the Department of Commerce;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the Department of the Environment;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the Department of Housing and Community Development; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>the Department of Planning.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
