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<section article="gtp" article_name="Tax - Property" number="9-322" 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">
    <text>The governing body of Talbot County and the governing body of a municipal corporation in Talbot County shall grant a property tax credit under this section against the county and municipal corporation property tax imposed on:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>property that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is owned by the Academy of the Arts, Easton, Maryland, Incorporated;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>is used primarily for the purpose of the organization; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>is not used primarily for revenue or income–producing purposes;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>property that is:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>owned by the Bailey’s Neck Park Association; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>used for charitable purposes;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>property that is owned by the Maryland Ornithological Society, Incorporated, or any of its chapters; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>property that is owned by the Tuckahoe Steam and Gas Association, Incorporated.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The governing body of Talbot County or of a municipal corporation in Talbot County may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>property that is owned by the Chesapeake Audubon Society, Inc. and is used solely for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the environmental education of the public; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the maintenance of:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>a natural area for public use; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>a sanctuary for wildlife; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>personal property that is:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>owned by Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage, Incorporated;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>used primarily for the purpose of the organization; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>not used primarily for revenue or income–producing purposes.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The governing body of Talbot County may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against the county property tax imposed on real property that is:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>owned or occupied by a commercial or industrial business that is currently or will be doing business in Talbot County; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>new construction or a substantial improvement to the real property.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The governing body of Talbot County may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>set, by law, the amount, terms, scope, and duration of a credit granted under paragraph (1) of this subsection;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>adopt any provision necessary to administer a credit granted under paragraph (1) of this subsection; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>provide for any other restriction or condition considered desirable on the granting of a credit under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The governing body of Talbot County or of a municipal corporation in Talbot County may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on personal property.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The governing body of Talbot County or of a municipal corporation in Talbot County may, by law:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>set the amount, terms, scope, and duration of a credit granted under paragraph (1) of this subsection;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>designate subclasses of personal property under § 8–101(c) of this article to which a credit granted under paragraph (1) of this subsection applies;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>provide for any restriction or condition considered desirable on the granting of a credit under paragraph (1) of this subsection; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>adopt any other provisions necessary to administer a credit granted under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The governing body of Talbot County or of a municipal corporation in Talbot County may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against the county or municipal corporation property tax that is imposed on real property that is:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>owned by Habitat for Humanity of Talbot &amp; Dorchester Counties, Inc. with the intention of relinquishing ownership in the immediate future;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>used exclusively for the purpose of rehabilitation and transfer to a private owner; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>not occupied by administrative or warehouse buildings owned by Habitat for Humanity.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Habitat for Humanity of Talbot &amp; Dorchester Counties, Inc. shall submit an annual written report to the governing body of Talbot County documenting:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>all of Habitat for Humanity of Talbot &amp; Dorchester Counties, Inc.’s real property holdings in Talbot County; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>all transactions involving Habitat for Humanity of Talbot &amp; Dorchester Counties, Inc.’s real property holdings in Talbot County.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The governing body of Talbot County or of a municipal corporation in Talbot County may, by law:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>set the amount, terms, scope, and duration of a credit granted under paragraph (1) of this subsection; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>adopt any provision necessary to administer a credit granted under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
