Legislation Details

Reference No. CB-075-2020    Draft No. 1
Type: Council Bill Status: Enacted
Meeting Body County Council
Meeting Date 11/17/2020
Introduced Date 10/20/2020 Public Hearing Date 11/17/2020 @ 10:00 AM
Effective date: 1/11/2021    
Title: AN ACT CONCERNING GROCERY STORE REAL PROPERTY TAX CREDIT FOCUS AREA for the purpose of modifying the definition of a Grocery Store Focus Area and making Healthy Food Priority Areas eligible for the Grocery Store Real Property Tax Credit.
Proposers/Sponsors: Mel Franklin, Dannielle M. Glaros, Sydney J. Harrison, Derrick Leon Davis, Deni L. Taveras, Jolene Ivey, Thomas E. Dernoga, Rodney C. Streeter, Calvin S. Hawkins, Todd M. Turner, Monique Anderson-Walker
Code sections: 10-310 -
Attachments: 1. B2020075, 2. CB-075-2020 AIS, 3. CB-075-2020 Report, 4. CB-075-2020 OOL Comments, 5. CB-075-2020 Fiscal & Policy Note
Contact: Colette Gresham, Legislative Officer

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING GROCERY STORE REAL PROPERTY TAX CREDIT FOCUS AREA for the purpose of modifying the definition of a Grocery Store Focus Area and making Healthy Food Priority Areas eligible for the Grocery Store Real Property Tax Credit.

 

Background

The County Council enacted CB-18-2014 on November 12, 2014 to establish a tax credit for real property that is used for a grocery store located in an economically disadvantaged or under served area.  The Council also enacted CB-3-2020 on July 14, 2020 that established a Healthy Food Priority Area Tax Credit Program.  The program authorizes a property tax credit against the County property tax imposed on personal property of a grocery store that completes certain construction and is located in a certain healthy food priority area.  The proposed legislation modifies the definition of a Grocery Store Focus Area to include a Healthy Food Priority Area.