(3) generally to promote conservation; or

(4) for the maintenance of:

(i) a natural area for public use; or

(ii) a sanctuary for wildlife.

(c) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a
county or municipal corporation may provide, by law, for:

(1) the amount and duration of the property tax credit under this section;

and

(2) any other provision necessary to carry out the property tax credit
under this section.

(d) To qualify for a property tax credit under this section, a land trust shall:

(1) be certified by the Maryland Environmental Trust to be a land trust
in good standing and to have a cooperative agreement in effect; and

(2) obtain a written certification every 5 years beginning July 1, 1998, or
as scheduled by the Maryland Environmental Trust.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1999.

Approved April 27, 1999.

CHAPTER 246
(House Bill 522)

AN ACT concerning

Worcester County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class I License

FOR the purpose of creating in Worcester County a Class I beer, wine and liquor
license for on-sale privileges only; establishing the terms and conditions for the
license; limiting where a license may be issued to a certain area; and generally
relating to alcoholic beverages in Worcester County.

BY adding to

Article 2B — Alcoholic Beverages
Section 8-224

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1998 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: