Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB889 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	5	hb0889
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 889
8	8	C2, Q1 3lr2796
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10	10	By: Delegate Ruth
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 9, 2023
12	12	Assigned to: Environment and Transportation and Ways and Means
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Retail Service Stations – Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Property Tax 2
19	19	Credit for Service Station Conversions 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring, for the approval of a new retail service station on or after a 4
22	22	certain date, the person constructing the station to install at the station a certain 5
23	23	number of electric vehicle charging stations; authorizing the Mayor and City Council 6
24	24	of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, 7
25	25	by law, a credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on 8
26	26	real property if use of the real property has been converted from a retail service 9
27	27	station to other certain uses; requiring the State to pay to each county or municipal 10
28	28	corporation that grants the property tax credit under this Act an amount equal to a 11
29	29	certain percentage of certain foregone revenue of the county or municipal 12
30	30	corporation; and generally relating to retail service stations. 13
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32	32	BY adding to 14
33	33	Article – Business Regulation 15
34	34	Section 10–504 16
35	35	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
36	36	(2015 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 18
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38	38	BY adding to 19
39	39	Article – Tax – Property 20
40	40	Section 9–268 21
41	41	Annotated Code of Maryland 22
42	42	(2019 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 23
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44	44	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 24
45	45	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 25
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47	47	Article – Business Regulation 26
48	48	2 HOUSE BILL 889
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51	51	10–504. 1
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53	53	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 2
54	54	INDICATED. 3
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56	56	(2) “APPROVING BODY ” MEANS A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY THAT 4
57	57	EXERCISES FINAL CONS TRUCTION APPROVAL AU THORITY FOR RETAIL S ERVICE 5
58	58	STATIONS. 6
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60	60	(3) “ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHAR GING STATION ” HAS THE MEANING 7
61	61	STATED IN § 12–205 OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ARTICLE. 8
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63	63	(4) “FAST CHARGING ” MEANS DIRECT CURRENT CHARGING THAT 9
64	64	CAN PROVIDE A MINIMU M OF 150 KILOWATTS OF POWER T O AN ELECTRIC VEHICL E. 10
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66	66	(5) “FINAL CONSTRUCTION AP PROVAL” MEANS FINAL APPROVAL BY 11
67	67	AN APPROVING BODY TO CONSTRUCT A RETAIL S ERVICE STATION . 12
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69	69	(B) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A RETAIL SE RVICE STATION THAT 13
70	70	RECEIVED FINAL CONST RUCTION APPROVAL FRO M AN APPROVING BODY BEFORE 14
71	71	OCTOBER 1, 2023. 15
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73	73	(C) (1) ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2023, A PERSON CONSTRUCTIN G A 16
74	74	RETAIL SERVICE STATI ON THAT IS PROJECTED TO SELL MORE THAN 1,000,000 17
75	75	GALLONS OF GASOLINE PER YEAR SHALL INSTA LL ONE ELECTRIC VEHI CLE 18
76	76	CHARGING STATION CAP ABLE OF PROVIDING FAST CHARGING FOR EACH GASOLINE 19
77	77	DISPENSER OPERATED BY THE RETA IL SERVICE STATION . 20
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79	79	(2) THE INSTALLATION OF A N ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING 21
80	80	STATION REQUIRED UND ER THIS SUBSECTION M UST BE PERFORMED BY AN 22
81	81	INDIVIDUAL WHO IS CE RTIFIED BY THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE 23
82	82	TRAINING PROGRAM TO INSTALL EL ECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPL Y EQUIPMENT. 24
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84	84	(D) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2024, EACH APPROVING BOD Y SHALL 25
85	85	ADOPT REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS SECTI ON. 26
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87	87	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 27
88	88	as follows: 28
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90	90	Article – Tax – Property 29
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92	92	9–268. 30
93	93	HOUSE BILL 889 3
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96	96	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 1
97	97	INDICATED. 2
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99	99	(2) “DISCOUNT STORE ” MEANS A RETAIL STORE THAT OFFERS FOR 3
100	100	SALE: 4
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102	102	(I) A COMBINATION AND VA RIETY OF CONVENIENCE AND 5
103	103	CONSUMER SHOPPING GO ODS; AND 6
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105	105	(II) THE MAJORITY OF THE ITEMS IN THE INVENTO RY AT A 7
106	106	PRICE NOT TO EXCEED $5. 8
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108	108	(3) “RETAIL USE” DOES NOT INCLUDE USE AS A DISCOUNT ST ORE OR 9
109	109	A SELF–SERVICE STORAGE FACI LITY. 10
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111	111	(B) THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY OR THE 11
112	112	GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MAY GRAN T, BY LAW, 12
113	113	A PROPERTY TAX CREDI T UNDER THIS SECTION AGAINST THE COUNTY O R 13
114	114	MUNICIPAL CORPORATIO N PROPERTY TAX IMPOS ED ON REAL PROPERTY IF THE USE 14
115	115	OF THE REAL PROPERTY HAS BEEN CONVERTED F ROM A RETAIL SERVICE STATI ON 15
116	116	TO ANOTHER RETAIL US E, A RESIDENTIAL USE , OR A MIXED RETAIL AND 16
117	117	RESIDENTIAL USE . 17
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119	119	(C) THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL O F BALTIMORE CITY OR THE 18
120	120	GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MAY PROV IDE, BY 19
121	121	LAW, FOR: 20
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123	123	(1) THE AMOUNT AND DURAT ION OF THE TAX CREDI T UNDER THIS 21
124	124	SECTION; 22
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126	126	(2) ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILI TY CRITERIA FOR THE TAX CREDIT; 23
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128	128	(3) REGULATIONS AND PRO CEDURES FOR THE APPL ICATION AND 24
129	129	UNIFORM PROCESSING O F REQUESTS FOR THE T AX CREDIT; AND 25
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131	131	(4) ANY OTHER PROVISION NECESSARY TO CARRY O UT THE TAX 26
132	132	CREDIT UNDER THIS SE CTION. 27
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134	134	(D) AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET , THE STATE SHALL PAY TO EACH 28
135	135	COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATIO N THAT GRANTS THE TAX CREDIT UNDER THIS 29
136	136	SECTION AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 50% OF THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE THAT WOULD 30
137	137	HAVE BEEN COLLECTED IF THE TAX CREDIT UN DER THIS SECTION HAD NOT BEEN 31
138	138	GRANTED. 32 4 HOUSE BILL 889
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142	142	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Se ction 2 of this Act shall be 1
143	143	applicable to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2023. 2
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145	145	SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 1 of this Act shall take 3
146	146	effect October 1, 2023. 4
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148	148	SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That , except as provided in Section 5
149	149	4 of this Act, this Act shall take effect June 1, 2023. 6