This is from our friends at American Farmland Trust and Maryland Environmental Trust...
Here is some GREAT news for Maryland! The Program Open Space-Transfer Tax Repayment Act has passed both the House and the Senate and was signed by Governor Hogan on April 4. This will mean full funding for the creation of parks and playgrounds and the protection of farms, forests and historic places for future generations to enjoy.
Thank you to everyone who signed the petition, wrote to their legislators and helped to make this happen! We're very grateful to the General Assembly and in particular Delegate Barbara Frush, Delegate Tawanna Gaines, Senator Nancy King, Delegate Maggie McIntosh, and Senator Thomas “Mac” Middleton.
A copy of the bill as it passed both houses (unanimously) is attached and can be found online at:
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/hb/hb0462e.pdf
Thank you to everyone who signed the petition, wrote to their legislators and helped to make this happen! We're very grateful to the General Assembly and in particular Delegate Barbara Frush, Delegate Tawanna Gaines, Senator Nancy King, Delegate Maggie McIntosh, and Senator Thomas “Mac” Middleton.
A copy of the bill as it passed both houses (unanimously) is attached and can be found online at:
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/hb/hb0462e.pdf
