MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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standards determined by the Police Training Commission
under authority of § 70A of Article 41, Annotated Code of
Maryland, shall be applied. The Police Training
Commission shall print and distribute to all
municipalities its rules and regulations setting forth
the minimum standards of police qualifications. In the
event a municipality [shall fail] FAILS to meet [said]
THE minimum standards for two successive years, the
Superintendent shall withhold payments to [said] THE
municipality with respect to the second year. ANY
PAYMENT WITHHELD FOP NONCOMPLIANCE IS FORFEITED, AND A
CLAIM MAY NOT BE MADE BY THE MUNICIPALITY FOR THE FUNDS.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1975.

Approved April 8, 1975.

CHAPTER 198
(House Bill 163)

AN ACT concerning

Tax Credits — Open Space or Open Areas

FOR the purpose of increasing the maximum tax credit
which a county or municipal corporation may grant
for land determined to be "open space" or "open
area", and correcting a reference to a government
agency,

BY repealing and re—enacting, with amendments,

Article 81 — Revenue and Taxes

Section 12E(c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1969 Replacement Volume and 1974 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 12E(c) of Article 81 - Revenue and
Taxes, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969
Replacement Volume and 1974 Supplement) be and it is
hereby repealed and re—enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

Article 81 — Revenue and Taxes