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Maryland House Bill HB1388 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4		[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7		-	amendment.
8	5		hb1388
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 1388
11	8		C8, B1 2lr2251
12	9		CF SB 594
13	10		By: Delegate Guyton
14	11		Introduced and read first time: February 15, 2022
15	12		Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations
16		-	Re–referred to: Appropriations, March 5, 2022
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable
18		-	House action: Adopted
19		-	Read second time: April 1, 2022
20	13
21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
22	15
23	16		AN ACT concerning 1
24	17
25	18		Winery and Vineyard Economic Development Grant Program 2
26	19
27	20		FOR the purpose of establishing the Winery and Vineyard Economic Development Grant 3
28	21		Program within the Department of Commerce; authorizing certain individuals and 4
29	22		corporations to receive a grant in connection with establishing certain wineries and 5
30	23		vineyards or completing capital improvements at certain existing wineries and 6
31	24		vineyards; and generally relating to the Winery and Vineyard Economic 7
32	25		Development Grant Program. 8
33	26
34	27		BY adding to 9
35	28		Article – Economic Development 10
36	29		Section 5–1901 through 5–1903 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 19. Winery 11
37	30		and Vineyard Economic Development Grant Program” 12
38	31		Annotated Code of Maryland 13
39	32		(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 14
40	33
41	34		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
42	35		That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
43	36
44	37		Article – Economic Development 17
45	38
46	39		SUBTITLE 19. WINERY AND VINEYARD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT 18
47	40		PROGRAM. 19
48		-	2 HOUSE BILL 1388
	41	+
	42	+	5–1901. 20
	43	+
	44	+	(A) IN THIS SUBTITL E THE FOLLOWING WORD S HAVE THE MEANINGS 21
	45	+	INDICATED. 22
	46	+
	47	+	(B) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE WINERY AND VINEYARD ECONOMIC 23 2 HOUSE BILL 1388
49	48
50	49
51		-	5–1901. 1
	50	+	DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED U NDER § 5–1902 OF THIS 1
	51	+	SUBTITLE. 2
52	52
53		-	(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 2
54		-	INDICATED. 3
	53	+	(C) “QUALIFIED CAPITAL EXP ENSES” MEANS ALL EXPENDITUR ES MADE BY 3
	54	+	AN INDIVIDUAL OR A CORPORATION FOR THE PURCHASE AND INS TALLATION OF 4
	55	+	EQUIPMENT OR AGRICUL TURAL MATERIALS FOR USE IN THE PRODUCTIO N OF 5
	56	+	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT S AT A VINEYARD OR A WINERY, INCLUDING: 6
55	57
56		-	(B) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE WINERY AND VINEYARD ECONOMIC 4
57		-	DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED U NDER § 5–1902 OF THIS 5
58		-	SUBTITLE. 6
	58	+	(1) BARRELS; 7
59	59
60		-	(C) “QUALIFIED CAPITAL EXP ENSES” MEANS ALL EXPENDITUR ES MADE BY 7
61		-	AN INDIVIDUAL OR A C ORPORATION FOR THE P URCHASE AND INSTALLA TION OF 8
62		-	EQUIPMENT OR AGRICUL TURAL MATERIALS FOR USE IN THE PRODUCTIO N OF 9
63		-	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AT A VINEYARD OR A WINE RY, INCLUDING: 10
	60	+	(2) BINS; 8
64	61
65		-	(1) ~~BARRELS~~; 11
	62	+	(3) BOTTLING EQUIPMENT ; 9
66	63
67		-	(2) ~~BINS~~; 12
	64	+	(4) CANOPY MANAGEMENT MACHINES ; 10
68	65
69		-	(3) ~~BOTTLING~~ EQUIPMENT ; 13
	66	+	(5) CAPSULING EQUIPMENT ; 11
70	67
71		-	(4) ~~CANOPY MANAGEMENT MA CHINES~~; 14
	68	+	(6) CHEMICALS; 12
72	69
73		-	(5) ~~CAPSULING EQUIPMENT~~ ; 15
	70	+	(7) CORKERS; 13
74	71
75		-	(6) ~~CHEMICALS~~; 16
	72	+	(8) CRUSHERS; 14
76	73
77		-	(7) ~~CORKERS~~; 17
	74	+	(9) DESTEMMERS ; 15
78	75
79		-	(8) ~~CRUSHERS~~; 18
	76	+	(10) FERMENTERS OR OTHER RECOGNIZED FERMENTAT ION DEVICES; 16
80	77
81		-	(9) ~~DESTEMMERS~~ ; 19
	78	+	(11) FERTILIZER AND SOIL AMENDMENTS ; 17
82	79
83		-	(10) ~~FERMENTERS OR OTHER RECOGNIZED FERMENTAT ION DEVICES~~; 20
	80	+	(12) FILTERS; 18
84	81
85		-	(11) ~~FERTILIZER AND SOIL AMENDMENTS~~ ; 21
	82	+	(13) FRUIT HARVESTERS ; 19
86	83
87		-	(12) ~~FILTERS~~; 22
	84	+	(14) FRUIT PLANTS; 20
88	85
89		-	(13) ~~FRUIT HARVESTERS~~ ; 23
	86	+	(15) HOSES; 21
90	87
91		-	(14) ~~FRUIT PLANTS~~; 24
	88	+	(16) IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT ; 22
92	89
93		-	(15) HOSES; 25 HOUSE BILL 1388 3
	90	+	(17) LABELING EQUIPMENT ; 23
	91	+
	92	+	(18) LUGS; 24 HOUSE BILL 1388 3
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95	94
96	95
97		-	(16) ~~IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT~~ ; 1
	96	+	(19) MOWERS; 1
98	97
99		-	(17) ~~LABELING EQUIPMENT~~ ; 2
	98	+	(20) POLES; 2
100	99
101		-	(18) ~~LUGS~~; 3
	100	+	(21) POSTS; 3
102	101
103		-	(19) ~~MOWERS~~; 4
	102	+	(22) PRESSES; 4
104	103
105		-	(20) ~~POLES~~; 5
	104	+	(23) PRUNING EQUIPMENT ; 5
106	105
107		-	(21) ~~POSTS~~; 6
	106	+	(24) PUMPS; 6
108	107
109		-	(22) ~~PRESSES~~; 7
	108	+	(25) REFRACTOMETERS ; 7
110	109
111		-	(23) ~~PRUNING EQUIPMENT~~ ; 8
	110	+	(26) REFRIGERATION EQUIPM ENT; 8
112	111
113		-	(24) ~~PUMPS~~; 9
	112	+	(27) SEEDERS; 9
114	113
115		-	(25) ~~REFRACTOMETERS~~ ; 10
	114	+	(28) SOIL; 10
116	115
117		-	(26) ~~REFRIGERATION EQUIPM ENT~~; 11
	116	+	(29) SMALL TOOLS; 11
118	117
119		-	(27) ~~SEEDERS~~; 12
	118	+	(30) TANKS; 12
120	119
121		-	(28) ~~SOIL~~; 13
	120	+	(31) TRACTORS; 13
122	121
123		-	(29) ~~SMALL TOOLS~~; 14
	122	+	(32) VATS; 14
124	123
125		-	(30) ~~TANKS~~; 15
	124	+	(33) WEEDING AND SPRAYING EQUIPMENT; 15
126	125
127		-	(31) ~~TRACTORS~~; 16
	126	+	(34) WINE TANKS; 16
128	127
129		-	(32) ~~VATS~~; 17
	128	+	(35) WIRE; AND 17
130	129
131		-	(33) ~~WEEDING AND SPRAYING EQUIPMENT;~~ 18
	130	+	(36) ANY OTHER ITEMS AS A PPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT . 18
132	131
133		-	(34) ~~WINE TANKS;~~ 19
134		-
135		-	~~(35) WIRE;~~ ~~AND 20~~
136		-
137		-	~~(36) ANY OTHER ITEMS AS A PPROVED BY~~ THE ~~DEPARTMENT~~ . 21
	132	+	(D) “VINEYARD” MEANS AGRICULTURAL L ANDS LOCATED IN THE STATE 19
	133	+	CONSISTING OF AT LEA ST 1 CONTIGUOUS ACRE DEDI CATED TO THE GROWING OF 20
	134	+	GRAPES THAT ARE USED OR ARE INTENDED TO B E USED IN THE PRODUC TION OF 21
	135	+	WINE BY A WINERY AS WELL AS ANY PLANTS O R OTHER IMPROVEMENTS LO CATED 22
	136	+	ON THE AGRICULTURAL LANDS. 23
138	137		4 HOUSE BILL 1388
139	138
140	139
141		-	(D) “VINEYARD” MEANS AGRICULTURAL L ANDS LOCATED IN THE STATE 1
142		-	CONSISTING OF AT LEA ST 1 CONTIGUOUS ACRE DEDI CATED TO THE GROWING OF 2
143		-	GRAPES THAT ARE USED OR ARE INTENDED TO B E USED IN THE PRODUC TION OF 3
144		-	WINE BY A WINERY AS WELL AS ANY PLANTS O R OTHER IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED 4
145		-	ON THE AGRICULTURAL LANDS. 5
	140	+	(E) “WINERY” MEANS AN ESTABLISHME NT OR A LOCATION IDE NTIFIED IN: 1
146	141
147		-	(E) “WINERY” MEANS AN ESTABLISHME NT OR A LOCATION IDE NTIFIED IN: 6
	142	+	(1) A CLASS 3 WINERY LICENSE ISSUE D UNDER § 2–205 OF THE 2
	143	+	ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARTICLE; OR 3
148	144
149		-	(1) A CLASS 3 WINERY ~~LICENSE ISSUE D~~ UNDER § 2–~~205~~ OF ~~THE 7~~
150		-	ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARTICLE~~; OR 8~~
	145	+	(2) A CLASS 4 LIMITED WINERY LICEN SE ISSUED UNDER § 2–206 OF 4
	146	+	THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARTICLE. 5
151	147
152		-	(2) A CLASS 4 LIMITED WINERY LICEN SE ISSUED UNDER § 2–206 OF 9
153		-	THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARTICLE. 10
	148	+	5–1902. 6
154	149
155		-	5–1902. 11
	150	+	(A) THERE IS A WINERY AND VINEYARD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT 7
	151	+	PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT . 8
156	152
157		-	(A) ~~THERE~~ IS ~~A WINERY AND VINEYARD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT 12~~
158		-	~~PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT . 13~~
	153	+	(B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL 9
	154	+	ASSISTANCE TO INDIVI DUALS AND CORPORATIO NS TO: 10
159	155
160		-	(B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL 14
161		-	ASSISTANCE TO INDIVI DUALS AND CORPORATIO NS TO: 15
	156	+	(1) ESTABLISH A NEW WINE RY OR VINEYARD IN TH E STATE; OR 11
162	157
163		-	(1) ESTABLISH A NEW WINE RY OR VINEYARD IN TH E STATE; OR 16
	158	+	(2) COMPLETE CAPITAL IMP ROVEMENTS AT AN EXIS TING WINERY OR 12
	159	+	VINEYARD. 13
164	160
165		-	(2) COMPLETE CAPITAL IMP ROVEMENTS AT AN EXIS TING WINERY OR 17
166		-	VINEYARD. 18
	161	+	5–1903. 14
167	162
168		-	5–1903. 19
	163	+	(A) SUBJECT TO THE LIMITA TIONS OF THIS SECTIO N, THE DEPARTMENT 15
	164	+	SHALL PROVIDE A GRAN T TO AN INDIVIDUAL O R A CORPORATION EQUAL TO 25% OF 16
	165	+	THE QUALIFIED CAPITA L EXPENSES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH : 17
169	166
170		-	(A) SUBJECT TO THE LIMITA TIONS OF THIS SECTIO N, THE DEPARTMENT 20
171		-	SHALL PROVIDE A GRAN T TO AN INDIVIDUAL O R A CORPORATION EQUA L TO 25% OF 21
172		-	THE QUALIFIED CAPITA L EXPENSES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH : 22
	167	+	(1) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW WINERY OR VINE YARD; OR 18
173	168
174		-	(1) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW WINERY OR VINE YARD; OR 23
	169	+	(2) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO AN EXISTING WINERY OR 19
	170	+	VINEYARD. 20
175	171
176		-	(2) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO AN EXISTING WINERY OR 24
177		-	VINEYARD. 25
	172	+	(B) (1) BY SEPTEMBER 15 OF THE CALENDAR Y EAR IN WHICH THE 21
	173	+	QUALIFIED CAPITAL EX PENSES ARE PAID OR I NCURRED, AN INDIVIDUAL OR A 22
	174	+	CORPORATION MAY SUBM IT AN APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR A GRAN T 23
	175	+	AUTHORIZED UNDER THI S SECTION. 24
178	176
179		-	(B) (1) BY SEPTEMBER 15 OF THE CALENDAR YEAR IN WHICH THE 26
180		-	QUALIFIED CAPITAL EX PENSES ARE PAID OR I NCURRED, AN INDIVIDUAL OR A 27
181		-	CORPORATION MAY SUBM IT AN APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR A GRAN T 28
182		-	AUTHORIZED UNDER THI S SECTION. 29
183		-	HOUSE BILL 1388 5
	177	+	(2) (I) FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR , THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF GRANTS 25
	178	+	APPROVED BY T HE DEPARTMENT UNDER THIS SECTION MAY NOT EXCE ED 26
	179	+	$1,000,000. 27
	180	+
	181	+	(II) IF THE TOTAL AMOUNT O F GRANTS APPLIED FOR UNDER 28
	182	+	THIS SECTION EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM SPECIFIE D UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF 29 HOUSE BILL 1388 5
184	183
185	184
186		-	~~(2) (I) FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR~~ , THE ~~TOTAL AMOUNT OF GRANTS~~ 1
187		-	~~APPROVED BY~~ THE ~~DEPARTMENT UNDER THIS SECTION MAY NOT EXCE ED~~ 2
188		-	~~$1,000,000.~~ 3
	185	+	THIS PARAGRAPH , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL APPR OVE A GRANT FOR EACH 1
	186	+	APPLICANT IN AN AMOU NT EQUAL TO THE PROD UCT OF MULTIPLYING T HE AMOUNT 2
	187	+	APPLIED FOR BY THE A PPLICANT TIMES A FRA CTION: 3
189	188
190		-	(II) IF THE TOTAL AMOUNT O F GRANTS APPLIED FOR UNDER 4
191		-	THIS SECTION EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM SPECIFIED UNDER SUBP ARAGRAPH (I) OF 5
192		-	THIS PARAGRAPH , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL APPR OVE A GRANT FOR EACH 6
193		-	APPLICANT IN AN AMOU NT EQUAL TO THE PROD UCT OF MULTIPLYING T HE AMOUNT 7
194		-	APPLIED FOR BY THE A PPLICANT TIMES A FRA CTION: 8
	189	+	1. THE NUMERATOR OF WHI CH IS THE MAXIMUM 4
	190	+	SPECIFIED UNDER SUBP ARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH ; AND 5
195	191
196		-	1. THE ~~NUMERATOR~~ OF ~~WHICH~~ IS THE ~~MAXI MUM 9~~
197		-	~~SPECIFIED UNDER SUBP ARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH ; AND 10~~
	192	+	2. THE DENOMINATOR OF W HICH IS THE TOTAL OF ALL 6
	193	+	GRANTS APPLIED FOR B Y ALL APPLICANTS FOR THAT CALENDAR YEAR . 7
198	194
199		-	2. THE DENOMINATOR OF W HICH IS THE TOTAL OF ALL 11
200		-	GRANTS APPLIED FOR B Y ALL APPLICANTS FOR THAT CALENDAR YEAR . 12
	195	+	(3) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 15 EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT 8
	196	+	SHALL AWARD THE GRAN TS AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS SECTION TO EACH ELIGIBLE 9
	197	+	APPLICANT. 10
201	198
202		-	(3) ~~ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 15~~ EACH YEAR, THE ~~DEPARTMENT 13~~
203		-	~~SHALL AWARD~~ THE ~~GRANTS AUTHORIZED UNDER THI S SECTION TO EACH EL IGIBLE 14~~
204		-	~~APPLICANT~~. 15
	199	+	(C) FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR , THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUDE IN THE 11
	200	+	ANNUAL BUDGET BILL A N APPROPRIATION OF A T LEAST $1,000,000 TO THE 12
	201	+	DEPARTMENT TO AWARD G RANTS UNDER THE PROGRAM. 13
205	202
206		-	(C) FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR , THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE 16
207		-	ANNUAL BUDGET BILL A N APPROPRIATION OF A T LEAST $1,000,000 TO THE 17
208		-	DEPARTMENT TO AWARD G RANTS UNDER THE PROGRAM. 18
	203	+	(D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS TO : 14
209	204
210		-	(D) THE ~~DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS TO : 19~~
	205	+	(1) IMPLEMENT THE PROVIS IONS OF THIS SECTION ; AND 15
211	206
212		-	(1) IMPLEMENT THE PROVIS IONS OF THIS SECTION ; AND 20
	207	+	(2) SPECIFY CRITERIA AND PROCEDU RES FOR APPLICATION FOR, 16
	208	+	APPROVAL OF , AND MONITORING CONTI NUING ELIGIBILITY FO R THE GRANTS 17
	209	+	AUTHORIZED UNDER THI S SECTION. 18
213	210
214		-	(2) SPECIFY CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR APPLI CATION FOR, 21
215		-	APPROVAL OF , AND MONITORING CONTI NUING ELIGIBILITY FO R THE GRANTS 22
216		-	AUTHORIZED UNDER THI S SECTION. 23
217		-
218		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 24
219		-	1, 2022. 25
	211	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 19
	212	+	1, 2022. 20
220	213