§ 25-605. Regulations.

   (a) In general. -- The county planning board and the District shall adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.

(b) Required contents. -- The regulations shall:

   (1) establish an application process for the Program;

   (2) establish criteria for assigning priorities to applications for easements to purchase;

   (3) establish a process for negotiating the purchase of easements;

   (4) allow the District to procure any appraisals necessary for valuation of each easement; and

   (5) specify a method for appraising and valuing easements to encourage landowners to participate in the Program and maximize the acreage for easements to be purchased.

(c) Permissible contents. -- The regulations may provide for the adjudication and appeal of any disputed easement valuation by the county Property Tax Assessment Appeal Board in accordance with § 2-511 of the Agriculture Article.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 28, § 5-505; 2012, ch. 426, § 2.