Impact tax funds may be used for any:
(a) new road or total reconstruction of all or part of an existing road that adds an additional lane or turn lane or improves transit service or bicycle commuting, such as bus lanes or bike lanes;
(b) new or expanded transit center or park-and-ride lot,
(c) bus added to the Ride-On bus fleet, but not a replacement bus;
(d) new bus shelter, but not a replacement bus shelter;
(e) hiker-biker trail and protected bike lanes used primarily for transportation;
(f) bicycle locker that holds at least 8 bicycles;
(g) bikesharing station (including bicycles) approved by the Department of Transportation;
(h) sidewalk connector in a public right-of-way to or within a major activity center or along an arterial or major highway; or
(i) element of bus rapid transit, including exclusive bus lanes, shelters, and buses. (1986 L.M.C., ch. 54, § 1; 1989 L.M.C., ch. 17, § 1; 1990 L.M.C., ch. 40, § 1; 1992 L.M.C., ch. 17, § 1; 1995 L.M.C., ch. 25, § 1; 1999 L.M.C., ch. 3; § 1; 2001 L.M.C., ch. 10, § 1; 2002 L.M.C., ch. 4, § 1; 2003 L.M.C., ch. 27, § 1; 2007 L.M.C., ch. 16, § 1; 2012 L.M.C., ch. 22, § 1; 2015 L.M.C., ch. 56, § 1; 2016 L.M.C., ch. 7, § 2; 2016 L.M.C., ch. 36, § 1; 2020 L.M.C., ch. 37, § 1.)
Editor’s note—Section 52-50 (formerly Section 52-58, 2016 L.M.C., ch. 7, § 1) is cited in F.D.R. Srour Partnership v. Montgomery County, 179 Md. App. 109, 944 A.2d 1149 (2008), aff’d., 407 Md. 233, 964 A.2d 650 (2009).
2018 L.M.C., ch. 18, § 1, states: Sec. 2. Effective date; Transition. This Act takes effect on March 1, 2017. The amendments to the development impact tax for transportation improvements and the development impact tax for public school improvements added by Section 1 of this Act, must apply to any application for a building permit filed on or after March 1, 2017. If a property owner is required to pay the development impact tax rates for transportation or public school improvements that take effect on March 1, 2017, the Director of Finance:
(a) must not require the payment of a transportation mitigation payment or a school facilities payment for the same development; and
(b) must refund the payment or give the property owner a credit against the development impact tax for transportation due for the development in the amount of any transportation mitigation payment made for the same development prior to March 1, 2017.
2018 L.M.C., ch. 18, § 2 states: Expedited Effective Date. .... This Act takes effect on the date on which it becomes law and must apply to any transportation mitigation payment made on or after November 29, 2016.
2016 L.M.C., ch. 36, § 2, states: Effective date; Transition. This Act takes effect on March 1, 2017. The amendments to the development impact tax for transportation improvements and the development impact tax for public school improvements added by Section 1 of this Act, must apply to any application for a building permit filed on or after March 1, 2017. Any property owner who is required to pay the development impact tax rates for transportation or public school improvements that take effect on March 1, 2017 must not be required to pay a transportation mitigation payment or a school facilities payment.
Formerly § 49A-13.