HARRY HUGHES, Governor                               1707

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1981.

Approved May 12, 1981.

CHAPTER 347

(House Bill 128)

AN ACT concerning

Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation
Foundation - Easement Restrictions

FOR the purpose of extending the coverage of an agricultural
land preservation easement restriction to include
existing dwellings; and providing a 1 acre exception
for certain dwellings on the request of a certain
property owner who assumes certain expenses; and
providing a certain restriction.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Agriculture

Section 2-510(a), 2-511(3), and 2-513(b)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1974 Volume and 1980 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article - Agriculture

2-510.

(a) An owner of agricultural land located in an
agricultural district established under this subtitle may
offer by written application to sell an easement to the
foundation on the entire contiguous acreage of such
agricultural land [less one acre per single dwelling].

2-511.

(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 foundation
based on one or more appraisals by the State appraisers, and
appraisals, if any, of the landowner. THE VALUE OF THE
EASEMENT IS DETERMINED BY AN APPRAISAL ON THE ENTIRE
CONTIGUOUS ACREAGE, LESS 1 ACRE PER SINGLE DWELLING;
HOWEVER, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN § 2-513(B)(2) OF THIS
SUBTITLE, THE ENTIRE CONTIGUOUS ACREAGE, INCLUDING THE 1