1100                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                     [CH. 433

FOR THAT PORTION OF THE LAND SO REZONED AND A
TAX SHALL BECOME DUE THEREON EQUAL TO THE DIF-
FERENCE BETWEEN THE TAX BASED UPON THE SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT AND THE AMOUNT OF TAX THAT WOULD
HAVE BEEN DUE THEREOF THEREON IF BASED UPON
THE "FULL CASH VALUE" ASSESSMENT FOR EACH YEAR
IN WHICH THE TAX WAS COMPUTED UPON SAID SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TAX EXCEED TEN
PER CENT (10%) OF THE "FULL CASH VALUE" ASSESS-
MENT IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF SAID REZONING.

(7) THE PLANNING OR ZONING AUTHORITIES IN THE
COUNTIES SHALL PROVIDE THE SUPERVISORS OF ASSESS-
MENTS WITH COPIES OF ANY OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS,
PLANS, OR MAPS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PRO-
VISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION.

256A.

(a) There is established an Agricultural Assessment Commission,
which shall consist of five members appointed by the Governor. One
shall be a resident of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, one a resident
of Southern Maryland (Anne Arundel, Calvert, St. Mary's, or Charles
Counties), and one a resident of Central Maryland (Harford, Balti-
more, Howard, or Carroll Counties or Baltimore City), one a resident
of Western Maryland (Frederick, Washington, Allegany, or Garrett
Counties), and one a resident of the Washington Metropolitan Area
(Prince George's or Montgomery Counties). The Governor shall
designate one member as chairman and all members must have dem-
onstrated background and competence in agriculture, or an agricul-
ture related field, or land use planning. The members shall be ap-

pointed originally to two, three, four, five, and six year terms and

thereafter all oppointments shall be for six-year terms. In case of
any vacancy the Governor shall appoint a member to fill the un-
expired term. The members shall have such staff as provided for in

the budget and the members and staff shall receive such compensa-

tion as provided in the budget.

(b) Subject to regulations promulgated by the Commission, any
taxpayer, county, or the Attorney General or Department on behalf
of the State, or a supervisor of assessments, or the county commis-
sioners of any county claiming to be aggrieved because of assessment

of property by any final assessing authority under Section 255 of

this Article, for agricultural use of the non-assessment of property
for such use may appeal to the Commission and the Commission shall

hear and determine all such appeals within sixty days from the

receipt of the appeal by the Commission.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any provision of this
Act of the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held
invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall not affect the other pro-
visions or any other application of this Act which can be given effect
without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end, all the
provisions of this Act are hereby declared to be severable.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1969.

Approved May 2, 1969.