Md. Code, Agriculture § 2-510.1
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§2–510.
Official statutory text
§2–510.1.
(a) The Foundation may make a grant to purchase an easement on a property selected by the Foundation to a county with a program, approved by the Foundation, to purchase easements using installment purchase agreements.
(b) The Foundation may only approve a county’s installment purchase program if the program is used to purchase easements using installment purchase agreements that:
(1) Require the county to make annual equal payments to the landowner of interest on the outstanding balance of the purchase price;
(2) Require that the county pay the landowner the remainder of the purchase price at the end of the term;
(3) State the total amount of money the county will pay the landowner, the interest rate, and the terms of the agreement; and
(4) Require that the easement be recorded within 30 days of settlement.
(c) An easement purchased using a grant provided under this section shall be jointly held by the county and the Foundation.
(d) An easement purchased using a grant provided under this section may not terminate.
(a) The Foundation may make a grant to purchase an easement on a property selected by the Foundation to a county with a program, approved by the Foundation, to purchase easements using installment purchase agreements.
(b) The Foundation may only approve a county’s installment purchase program if the program is used to purchase easements using installment purchase agreements that:
(1) Require the county to make annual equal payments to the landowner of interest on the outstanding balance of the purchase price;
(2) Require that the county pay the landowner the remainder of the purchase price at the end of the term;
(3) State the total amount of money the county will pay the landowner, the interest rate, and the terms of the agreement; and
(4) Require that the easement be recorded within 30 days of settlement.
(c) An easement purchased using a grant provided under this section shall be jointly held by the county and the Foundation.
(d) An easement purchased using a grant provided under this section may not terminate.
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