Maryland Code, TAX – PROPERTY 9-233
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, TAX - PROPERTY 9-233
- 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
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation may grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on property owned by the Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States, Inc. that is used solely for:
(1) the environmental education of the public; or
(2) the maintenance of:
(i) a natural area for public use; or
(ii) a sanctuary for wildlife.
(b) If a taxing jurisdiction grants a property tax credit under this section, the credit shall also apply to the State property tax in that jurisdiction in the same percentage and for the same duration as provided for the property tax of the taxing jurisdiction.