Ch. 661

1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

                                                     Article - Environment

9-503.                                                                             

(b) Except as provided in § 9-5.15 of this subtitle, each county governing body
shall review its county plan at least once every [2] 3 years in accordance with a schedule
set by the Department.                       

9-515.

(b) The county council of each county shall at least once every [2] 3 years:

  (1) Prepare a county plan;          

(2) Prepare, review, and revise, as the county council considers necessary, a
separate statement of objectives and policies to be achieved and implemented by the
county plan in the county; and                                         

          (3) Consider the following in the statements of objectives and policies of the

county plans:

         (i)      Planning;

(ii)     Zoning;

(iii)    Population estimates;                                                                           

(iv)   Engineering;

(v)    Economics; and                                           

(vi)    State, regional, municipal, local, and area plans.

EXPLANATION Section 9-503(b) of the Environment Article requires counties to
conduct at least a biennial review of their ten-year plans concerning water and
sewage systems and solid waste facilities. Staff recommends this requirement
be modified to require review at least every three years. The Department of
the Environment has agreed with this change; the triennial review would be
consistent with the review of several other programs under the Department of
the Environment. Section 9-515(b) of the Environment Article is modified for
consistency.                 

Article—Tax—Property

1-101.                                                                            

(q) "Law" includes any enactment, order, resolution, or ordinance of a county or
municipal corporation.

[9-106.].9-224.

(A) The governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation [shall] MAY
grant, BY LAW, a property tax credit under this section against county or municipal
corporation property tax imposed on property that is:                             

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