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Maryland Code, Tax-Property § 7-517

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The governing body of Calvert County may enter into an agreement with the owner of a facility for the liquefaction of natural gas that is located or locates in the county for a negotiated payment by the owner in lieu of taxes on the facility.

(b) An agreement for a negotiated payment in lieu of taxes under this section shall provide that, for the term specified in the agreement:

(1) the owner shall pay to the county a specified amount each year in lieu of the payment of county real, operating real, personal, or operating personal property tax; and

(2) all or a specified part of the real, operating real, personal, or operating personal property at the facility shall be exempt from county property tax for the term of the agreement.

(c) As specified in an agreement for a negotiated payment in lieu of taxes under this section, for the term specified in the agreement, the real, operating real, personal, or operating personal property at a facility for the liquefaction of natural gas that is located or locates in the county is exempt from county property tax.

(d) On the written request of the governing body of Calvert County, the supervisor shall assess the real, operating real, personal, or operating personal property of the owner of a facility for the liquefaction of natural gas with whom the county has entered into a payment in lieu of taxes agreement under this section.

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