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Ch. 883
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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(3) THE VALUE OF THE EASEMENT IS DETERMINED
AT THE TIME THE FOUNDATION IS REQUESTED IN WRITING TO
PURCHASE THE EASEMENT. THE VALUE SHALL BE DETERMINED BY
THE BOARD FOUNDATION BASED ON ONE OR MORE APPRAISALS BY
THE STATE APPRAISERS, AND APPRAISALS, IF ANY, OF THE
LANDOWNER.
(4) IF THE LANDOWNER AND FOUNDATION DO NOT
AGREE ON THE VALUE OF THE EASEMENT AS DETERMINED BY A
STATE APPRAISAL, EITHER THE LANDOWNER OR THE FOUNDATION
MAY REQUEST THAT THE MATTER BE REFERRED TO THE COUNTY
BOARD OF REVIEW AS ESTABLISHED UNDER ARTICLE 81, SECTION
248, FOR ARBITRATION AS TO THE VALUE OF THE EASEMENT.
THE VALUE DETERMINED BY THAT ARBITRATION SHALL BE BINDING
UPON THE OWNER AND THE FOUNDATION IN A PURCHASE OF THE
EASEMENT MADE SUBSEQUENT TO THE ARBITRATION FOR A PERIOD
OF TWO YEARS, HOWEVER, UNLESS THE LANDOWNER AND THE
FOUNDATION MAY AGREE UPON A LESSER VALUE OR THE LANDOWNER
APPEALS THE RESULTS OF THE ARBITRATION TO THE CIRCUIT
COURT OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE LAND IS LOCATED.
2-512.
(A) THE BOARD FOUNDATION MAY NOT APPROVE MATCHING
ALLOTTED PURCHASES OF EASEMENTS FOR LAND LOCATED IN ANY
COUNTY WHICH HAS NOT SECURED APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD
FOUNDATION FOR A LOCAL PROGRAM OF AGRICULTURAL LAND
PRESERVATION.
(B) THE BOARD FOUNDATION MAY APPROVE A LOCAL
PROGRAM OF AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION UPON REQUEST OF
A COUNTY, PROVIDED THAT:
(1) THE COUNTY SHALL AGREE TO MAKE PAYMENTS
UP TO A SPECIFIED AGGREGATE AMOUNT TO THE MARYLAND
AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION FUND TO EQUAL AT LEAST 40
PERCENT OF THE VALUE OF ANY EASEMENT ACQUIRED BY THE
BOARD FOUNDATION AS A RESULT OF A MATCHING ALLOTTED
PURCHASE, MADE DURING THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR; AND
(2) THE COUNTY SHALL SHOW EVIDENCE THAT ANY
COUNTY PROGRAM FOR THE ACQUISITION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND
FOR PRESERVATION, OR EASEMENTS FOR PURPOSES OF
PRESERVATION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND, WILL NOT RESULT IN
PRESERVATION OF LAND WHICH DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMUM
STANDARDS SET BY THE BOARD FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 2-509
OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND
(3) THE REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A LOCAL
PROGRAM MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD FOUNDATION,
TOGETHER WITH ANY NECESSARY AGREEMENTS NOT LATER THAN 90
DAYS PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR FOR WHICH
APPROVAL IS BEING SOUGHT.
(C) APPROVAL OF A LOCAL PROGRAM BY THE BOARD
FOUNDATION IS VALID ONLY DURING THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR
FOLLOWING THE FISCAL YEAR OF THE REQUEST FOR APPROVAL BY
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