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<section article="gtp" article_name="Tax - Property" number="9-324" 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 Wicomico County and the governing body of a municipal corporation in Wicomico County may grant a property tax credit under this section against the county and municipal corporation property tax imposed on property that is owned by the East Side Men’s Club, Inc.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The governing body of Wicomico County may grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on agricultural land and agricultural easements, not including any improvements, that are located in an agricultural preservation district.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In establishing a tax credit under this subsection, the governing body of Wicomico County shall specify:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the amount and duration of the credit;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the qualification and application procedures for the credit;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the circumstances under which the credit shall terminate;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the liability of the property owner in the event of termination of the credit; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>any other requirement or procedure related to the credit and considered necessary.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The governing body of Wicomico County or the governing body of a municipal corporation in Wicomico County may grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on property that is owned by the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The governing body of Wicomico County or of a municipal corporation in Wicomico County may provide, by law, for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the amount and duration of a property tax credit under this subsection; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>any other provision necessary to carry out this subsection.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The governing body of Wicomico County or the governing body of a municipal corporation in Wicomico County may grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on real property that is:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>owned by Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc., with the intention of relinquishing ownership in the near future;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>used for the purposes of development, rehabilitation, and transfer to a private owner; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>not occupied by administrative or warehouse buildings owned by Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the governing body of Wicomico County or the governing body of a municipal corporation in Wicomico County grants a property tax credit under this subsection, Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc., shall submit an annual written report to the governing body that documents the following:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>all real property holdings of Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc., in the jurisdiction granting the tax credit; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>all transactions involving real property holdings of Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc., in the jurisdiction granting the tax credit.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The governing body of Wicomico County or the governing body of a municipal corporation in Wicomico County may provide, by law, for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the amount, terms, scope, and duration of the tax credit under this subsection; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>any other provision necessary to carry out this subsection.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
