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<section article="gtp" article_name="Tax - Property" number="9-251" title_number="9" title_name="Property Tax Credits and Property Tax Relief" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Statewide Optional">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>“marine trade waterfront property” means real property that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is adjacent to the tidal waters of the State;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>is used primarily for an activity or business that requires direct access to, or location in, marine waters due to the nature of the activity or business; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>for the most recent 3–year period, has produced an average annual gross income of at least $1,000; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“marine trade waterfront property” includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>marinas, boat ramps, boat hauling and repair facilities, fishing facilities, and any other boating facilities; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>land that is adjacent to or under improvements used primarily for an activity or business that requires access to, or location in, marine waters due to the nature of the activity or business.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation may grant, by law, a tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on marine trade waterfront property.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation may provide, by law, for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the amount and duration of the tax credit under this section;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>additional eligibility criteria for the tax credit under this section;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>regulations and procedures for the application and uniform processing of requests for the tax credit; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>any other provision necessary to carry out the credit under this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
