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§ 13-606. Agricultural preservation districts--Washington County

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLocal GovernmentEffective: October 1, 2013

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Local Government (Refs & Annos)
Division III. Counties [Titles 9-15] (Refs & Annos)
Title 13. Other Powers of Counties--Regulatory (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Agriculture and Seafood Industries (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2013
MD Code, Local Government, § 13-606
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 25, § 9-I
§ 13-606. Agricultural preservation districts--Washington County
Currentness
Authority of county commissioners
(a) By ordinance, the County Commissioners of Washington County:
(1) may establish methods to:
(i) provide supplemental payments to the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, independently or under a lease arrangement with an outside funding source; or
(ii) purchase development rights in an agricultural preservation district; and
(2) in accordance with regulations and procedures adopted by the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, may provide for:
(i) the establishment of agricultural preservation districts; and
(ii) standards and guidelines under which real property is eligible for inclusion in an agricultural preservation district.
Installment purchase agreements
(b)(1) The methods to provide supplemental payments or purchase development rights under subsection (a)(1) of this section may include the creation of a long-term obligation of Washington County in the nature or form of an installment purchase agreement.
(2) An obligation authorized under paragraph (1) of this subsection is exempt from §§ 19-205 and 19-206 of this article.

Credits

Added by Acts 2013, c. 119, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
MD Code, Local Government, § 13-606, MD LOCAL GOVT § 13-606
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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