5142

VETOES

of the aforesaid owners, nor shall it apply to any personal
property which is owned by the federal or State governments
and which is in the possession of any person, persons or
corporation pursuant to a contract with such federal or
State governments for (1) the manufacture, construction or
assembling of equipment, supplies or component parts
thereof, to be used for national defense purposes, or (2)
research or development for national defense purposes, nor
shall it apply to port facilities owned by the federal or
State governments (or any agencies or instrumentality
thereof) or by any political subdivision of the State of
Maryland. The foregoing shall apply to an international
trade center (referred to in § 6-101 (d) (4) of the
Transportation Article) owned by the State government (or
any agency or instrumentality thereof) unless negotiated
payments in lieu of taxes or voluntary contributions are
made by the aforesaid owner. Provided further that for the
purposes of municipal and county taxation in the counties of
Allegany, Anne Arundel, DORCHESTER, FREDERICK, Montgomery,
PRINCE GEORGE'S, and Washington, the [county commissioners
or] governing body of ANY THE COUNTY OR OF any A
municipality may, by adoption of [an appropriate] A
resolution or AN ordinance, exempt such property from county
or municipal taxation, OR PROVIDE FOR A PAYMENT IN LIEU OF
COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL TAXES but the valuation shall be carried
on the assessment books as though it is taxable for the
purposes of computing payments to the several political
subdivisions which are provided for in the laws of this
State and which in any manner are based upon or related to
assessments and assessed valuations. PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT
IN ANNE ARUNDEL, DORCHESTER, FREDERICK, AND PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTIES THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COUNTY OR OF A
MUNICIPALITY MAY PROVIDE FOR A PAYMENT IN LIEU OF COUNTY OR
MUNICIPAL TAXES. Provided further, that for purposes of
municipal taxation in Baltimore City the Mayor and City
Council may by ordinance authorize the exemption from
taxation of, and acceptance of a negotiated payment in lieu
of taxes on, property owned by the city and leased to a
private business conducted for profit if the net income from
the property is to be shared with the Mayor and City
Council, but the valuation shall be carried on the
assessment books as though it is taxable for the purposes of
computing payments to the several political subdivisions
which are provided for in the laws of this State and which
in any manner are based upon or related to assessments and
assessed valuations. This authorization of Baltimore City
to enter into an agreement for a payment in lieu of taxes
expires on July 1, 1980, but the expiry shall not affect
such an agreement executed prior to that date. As used
herein, the term "port facilities" shall mean and shall
include, without intending thereby to limit the generality
of such term, any one or more of the following or any
combination thereof: lands, piers, docks, wharves,
warehouses, sheds, transit sheds, elevators, compressors,