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<section article="gtp" article_name="Tax - Property" number="9-256" title_number="9" title_name="Property Tax Credits and Property Tax Relief" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Statewide Optional">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section, “qualifying investment” means the cost of installation or rehabilitation of building features for the purpose of bringing an existing commercial structure into compliance with current building codes relating to safety or accessibility.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Qualifying investment” includes costs incurred for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>elevators;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>fire suppression systems;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>means of ingress or egress; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>architectural or engineering services related to installation or rehabilitation of these or similar building features.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on an existing commercial structure in which a qualifying investment is made for the purpose of allowing for adaptive reuse of the structure.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The tax credit under this section may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>not exceed 50% of the amount of qualifying investment in a structure; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>be granted for up to a 10–year period in an equal amount each year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation may provide, by law, for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the maximum amount of the tax credit that may be provided to a single recipient or all recipients in a taxable year;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>additional eligibility criteria for the tax credit;</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 tax credit.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
