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Terms Used In Maryland Code, TAX - PROPERTY 9-224

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(a) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation may grant, by law, a tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on real property on which there is located a sediment control pond or stormwater management structure that has been:

(1) required by law to be built and maintained on the property; and

(2) built and maintained in compliance with the applicable law.

(b) A county or municipal corporation may provide, by law, for:

(1) the amount of a property tax credit under this section;

(2) the duration of a property tax credit under this section;

(3) subject to subsection (a) of this section, the definition of a sediment control pond or stormwater management structure qualifying for the credit; and

(4) any other provision necessary to carry out this section.