§ 2-517.1. Farmland Preservation Partnership Program
West's Annotated Code of MarylandAgricultureEffective: October 1, 2011
Effective: October 1, 2011
MD Code, Agriculture, § 2-517.1
§ 2-517.1. Farmland Preservation Partnership Program
(a)(1) The Foundation may establish a Farmland Preservation Partnership Program that is governed by the requirements of this section.
(ii) Except for the Critical Farms Program where State funds may be made available as determined by the Foundation, the Foundation's partners shall cover the full purchase price, which may include the administrative costs of any easement for which the Foundation will be the grantee or the co-grantee.
(b)(1) The Foundation shall develop criteria that determine when a farm qualifies for the Partnership Program.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, an easement acquired by the Foundation in accordance with this section is not subject to the ranking, valuation, or development restrictions of this subtitle, except as determined by the Foundation's board of trustees.
Credits
Added by Acts 2010, c. 36, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010. Amended by Acts 2011, c. 581, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011.
MD Code, Agriculture, § 2-517.1, MD AGRIC § 2-517.1
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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