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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 209
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(i) determine is necessary for an effective county agricultural land
preservation program; and
(ii) require by regulation.
(d) (1) To apply for certification under this section, a county shall file with
the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation and the [Office]
DEPARTMENT an application in the form that the [Office] DEPARTMENT and the
Foundation jointly require by regulation.
(2) Within 45 days after notification of an application for certification:
(i) the Foundation shall advise the [Office] DEPARTMENT as to
whether it approves the application; and
(ii) the [Office] DEPARTMENT shall notify the county as to whether
the county's application for certification has been approved.
(e) The [Office] DEPARTMENT and the Foundation may not certify a county
under this section unless the [Office] DEPARTMENT and the Foundation determine
that:
(1) the proposed county program for the purchase of development rights
or financial enhancements related to the purchase of development rights is likely to
be successful; and
(2) either:
(i) local expenditures prior to July 1, 1990, for the purchase of
development rights or financial enhancements related to the purchase of development
rights have equaled or exceeded the additional funds that will be available to the
county as a result of certification; or
(ii) the county has committed to spend additional local funds for the
purchase of development rights or enhancements related to the purchase of
development rights in an amount equal to or exceeding the amount of the additional
funds that will be available as a result of certification.
(f) (1) A county that has been certified under this section as having
established an effective county agricultural land preservation program is eligible for
the additional funds available to certified counties under § 2-508.1 of the Agriculture
Article and § 13-306 of the Tax - Property Article.
(2) A county that has been certified under this section may use the
additional funds available as a result of certification for the purposes stated under §
2-508.1 of the Agriculture Article and § 13-306 of the Tax - Property Article.
(g) (1) A certification under this section is effective for 2 years and the
decision by the [Office] DEPARTMENT and the Foundation as to certification is final
with no right to appeal.
(2) At the request of the county, the [Office] DEPARTMENT and the
Foundation shall recertify under this section a county that has maintained a
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