(1994 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

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

Article - Tax - Property

9-322.

(a) The governing body of Talbot County and the governing body of a
municipal corporation in Talbot County shall grant a property tax credit under this
section against the county and municipal corporation property tax imposed on:

(1) property that:

(i) is owned by the Academy of the Arts, Easton, Maryland,

Incorporated;

(ii) is used primarily for the purpose of the organization; and

(iii) is not used primarily for revenue or income-producing

purposes;

(2) property that is:

(i) owned by the Bailey's Neck Park Association; and

(ii) used for charitable purposes;

(3) property that is owned by the Maryland Ornithological Society,
Incorporated, or any of its chapters; [and]

(4) property that is owned by the Tuckahoe Steam and Gas Association,
Incorporated; AND.

(b) The governing body of Talbot County or of a municipal corporation in
Talbot County may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against the
county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on [property that]:

(1) PROPERTY THAT is owned by the Chesapeake Audubon Society,
Inc.[;] and

[(2)] is used solely for:

(i) the environmental education of the public; and

(ii) the maintenance of:

1. a natural area for public use; or

2. a sanctuary for wildlife[.]; AND

(5) (2) PERSONAL PROPERTY THAT IS:

(I) OWNED BY CHESAPEAKE WILDLIFE. HERITAGE,
INCORPORATED;