Ch. 230                                        1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

authorizing the County Commissioners to appoint an Agricultural Preservation
Advisory Board; and generally relating to authority for an agricultural land
preservation program in Calvert County.

BY repealing

The Public Local Laws of Calvert County

Section 12-101 through 12-111, inclusive

Article 5 - Public Local Laws of Maryland

(1986 Edition and July 1991 Supplement, as amended by Chapter 349 of

the Acts of the General Assembly of 1992, and by Chapter 5 of the Acts of the

General Assembly of 1993)

BY adding to

The Public Local Laws of Calvert County

Section 12-101

Article 5 - Public Local Laws of Maryland

(1986 Edition and July 1991 Supplement, as amended)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section(s) 12-101 through 12-111, inclusive, of Article 5 - Calvert
County of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland be repealed.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

Article 5 - Calvert County

12-101.

PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THIS SECTION AND PURSUANT TO
AUTHORITY UNDER ARTICLE 66B OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND, THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY:

(1)      ENACT AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN
AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE
TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS WITHIN CALVERT COUNTY; AND

(2)      APPOINT AN AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD
AND DELEGATE TO THE BOARD THE POWERS AND DUTIES THAT THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS CONSIDER APPROPRIATE TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THE
ORDINANCE.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1995.

Approved May 9, 1995.

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