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<section article="gtp" article_name="Tax - Property" number="9-320" title_number="9" title_name="Property Tax Credits and Property Tax Relief" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Counties to Which General Provisions Are Applicable">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The governing body of St. Mary’s County may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against county property tax imposed on:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>property that is:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>owned by the St. George’s Island Improvement Association, Incorporated; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>used only for community or civic purposes;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>real property that is owned by the Seventh District Optimist Youth Foundation, Inc.;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>real property, including any improvements, that is subject to a State or a county land preservation program; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>real property that:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>was formerly used solely as a tobacco barn; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>is subject to a tobacco buyout agreement.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In authorizing a credit under paragraph (1)(iv) of this subsection, the governing body of the county may provide, by law, for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the amount of the credit;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the duration of the credit; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>any other provision necessary to administer the credit.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The governing body of St. Mary’s County may grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on personal property.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A law adopted under paragraph (1) of this subsection may provide for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the amount of a credit;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the subclasses of personal property under § 8–101(c) of this article to which the credit applies; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>other provisions necessary to administer the credit.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The governing body of St. Mary’s County or of a municipal corporation in St. Mary’s County may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on real property that is:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>leased to a nonprofit school; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>used exclusively for primary or secondary educational purposes.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A property tax credit granted under this subsection shall continue as long as the property is in compliance with the terms of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>To encourage the location and development of business operations and expansion of the employment base in St. Mary’s County, the governing body of St. Mary’s County or of a municipal corporation in St. Mary’s County may grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on any property owned or leased by a new or expanding business that creates 10 or more full–time jobs in an industry targeted for expansion by the St. Mary’s County Economic Development Commission.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A tax credit granted under this subsection may not be granted for more than 10 years.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The governing body of St. Mary’s County may grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on commercial real property that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is located in an eligible area of the county; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>has had improvements made on the property on or after July 1, 2020.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The amount of the credit authorized under this subsection may not exceed 25% of the county property tax assessed on the property.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The duration of the credit authorized under this subsection may not exceed 10 years.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If the governing body of St. Mary’s County authorizes a credit under this subsection, the governing body of St. Mary’s County:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>may provide, by law, for:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>subject to paragraph (2)(i) of this subsection, the amount of the credit;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>subject to paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection, the duration of the credit; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>any other provision necessary to administer the credit; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>shall define, by law, the areas in the county and the improvements to the property that are eligible for a credit authorized under this subsection.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
