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Connecticut Delaware Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Regional Rhode Island Vermont West Virginia Connecticut CERC CERC, http://www.cerc.com/home.html Description: A group of agricultural businesspeople, representing Connecticut's major agricultural commodities, working to raise the awareness, productivity and competitiveness of the state's agricultural businesses. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Connecticut Connecticut Agricultural Businesses Cluster Connecticut Agricultural Businesses Cluster, http://www.ctagcluster.com/ Description: A group of agricultural businesspeople, representing Connecticut's major agricultural commodities, working to raise the awareness, productivity and competitiveness of the state's agricultural businesses. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Connecticut Connecticut Brownfields Redevelopment Authority Brownfields Redevelopment Authority, http://www.ctbrownfields.com/ Description: Connecticut Brownfields Redevelopment Authority offers redevelopment grants, assessment grants, financing and the one-stop center for programs that encourage and stimulate the development of Connecticut's brownfield sites. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Connecticut Connecticut Conference of Municipalities Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, http://www.ccm-ct.org/ Description: The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities is Connecticut's association of cities and towns. CCM provides member cities and towns with a wide array of other services, including management assistance, individualized inquiry service, assistance in municipal labor relations, technical assistance and training, policy development, research and analysis, publications, information programs, and service programs such as workers' compensation, liability-automobile-property, risk management, energy cost containment, and revenue collection assistance. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do Jurisdiction: Connecticut Return to top of page Connecticut Farm Bureau Connecticut Farm Bureau, http://www.cfba.org/index.php Description: Farm Bureau is a non-governmental, voluntary organization of farm families united to find solutions for concerns facing production agriculture in our counties, state and nation. Connecticut Farm Bureau provides farmers with a strong clear voice in state and national issues. Volunteer leaders and staff work closely with state and federal regulatory agencies and elected officials on issues ranging from economic viability, property rights, taxation, land use planning to labor laws and farmland preservation. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Connecticut Connecticut Farmland Trust Connecticut Farmland Trust, http://www.ctfarmland.org/ Description: The Connecticut Farmland Trust (CFT) was formed to: protect Connecticut's remaining farmland for agricultural use by current and future farmers; enhance agricultural diversity, economic development, environmental quality, and rural character; and assist landowners, local land trusts, towns, and state agencies in protecting agricultural land. To further this mission, the Connecticut Farmland Trust purchases and accepts donations of farmland and agricultural conservation easements. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Connecticut Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, http://www.chfa.org/mainpages Description: For over 34 years, Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) has provided affordable homebuyer programs and rental housing opportunities for Connecticut families and the elderly. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation, Housing Jurisdiction: Connecticut Connecticut Rural Development Council Connecticut Rural Development Council, http://www.ruralct.org/ Description: The mission of the Rural Development Council is to develop strategies to help improve employment opportunities, incomes and the well-being of rural communities in Connecticut. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Connecticut Return to top of page Connecticut State Judicial Branch Court Opinions, http://www.jud.state.ct.us/external/supapp/aro.htm#Supreme Description: The Connecticut Judicial Branch website provides public access to Supreme Court and Appellate Court opinions prior to their publication in the Connecticut Law Journal. The "officially released" date that appears near the beginning of each opinion is the date the opinion will be published in the Connecticut Law Journal or the date it was released as a slip opinion. A searchable archive of court opinions is also available. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut Connecticut State Library General Statutes of Connecticut, http://www.cslib.org/psaindex.htm Description: The Legislative Commissioners' Office is responsible for compiling the General Statutes of Connecticut and publishing a printed edition every other year. The browseable version of the General Statutes of Connecticut is the electronic version of the printed volumes and is also prepared under our direction. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut Department of Agriculture Act 490, http://www.ct.gov/doag/cwp/view.asp?a=1366&q=259834 Description: Public Act 490 is Connecticut's law (Connecticut General Statutes Sections 12-107a through 107-f) that allows your farm, forest, or open space land to be assessed at its use value rather than its fair market or highest and best use value for purposes of local property taxation. Without use value assessment, most landowners would have to sell the land because they would not be able to afford the property taxes on farm, forest, or open space land. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Connecticut Municipal Public Access Initiative Municipal Public Access Initiative, http://www.munic.state.ct.us/ Description: The Municipality Websites Page is intended to be a comprehensive listing of Municipally designated Official Websites as are available for the 169 towns and cities in Connecticut. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Connecticut Return to top of page Sierra Club Connecticut Chapter Homepage, http://connecticut.sierraclub.org/ Description: The mission statement of the Sierra Club is to explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth; practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; and educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Connecticut State Office of Policy and Management Neighborhood Revitalization Zone Program, http://www.opm.state.ct.us/igp/services/nrz.HTM Description: Public Act 95-340, as amended by Public Act 99-35, established a process for the development of Neighborhood Revitalization Zones (NRZs). The objective of the NRZ process is to revitalize neighborhoods through the collaborative involvement of residents, businesses and government to determine the vision and priorities of the individual neighborhoods. The NRZ process provides a mechanism for local stakeholders, along with local municipal officials, to develop a strategic plan to revitalize their neighborhood. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Connecticut State Office of Policy and Management Statutes Governing Property Taxation and Assessment, http://www.opm.state.ct.us/igp/services/sgat.htm Description: Property Tax Statutes is a compendium of laws compiled and published in odd-numbered years by the Office of Policy and Management (OPM). These statutes relate to the assessment and taxation of property and are germane to Connecticut's assessors, tax collectors and/or boards of assessment appeals. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation Jurisdiction: Connecticut Return to top of page Delaware Delaware Forest Service Delaware Forest Service, http://www.state.de.us/deptagri/forestry/index.htm Description: The Delaware Forest Service provides a wide range of services to help Delawareans manage and improve their forest resources. These services are divided into three categories: conservation, protection, and education. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Delaware Delaware State Courts and Orders Court Opinions and Orders, http://courts.state.de.us/Opinions/(1233arvs105twzvg51mz0g30)/List.aspx Description: A listing with links to court decisions. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Delaware Delaware State Government Delaware Administrative Code, http://www.delcode.state.de.us/ Description: The Delaware Administrative Code is a topically oriented compilation of all regulations in effect. Administrative regulations have the force and effect of law. They effect each Delawareans daily life from the water we drink, to the air we breathe as well as many other topics. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Delaware Department of Agriculture Land Use Planning and Preservation, http://www.state.de.us/deptagri/aglands/index.htm Description: The Delaware Department of Agriculture's Planning Section is a technical and professional enterprise within the Department which includes land use planning, agricultural lands preservation and computer operations. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Delaware Return to top of page Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Brownfields, http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/dnrec2000/Divisions/AWM/sirb/brownfield.asp Description: Brownfields are industrial or commercial properties which have been abandoned or under utilized as a result of hazardous substance contamination. While these properties have an enormous potential for economic development, they have failed to attract the private market because of the liability associated with the brownfields and the potential costs involved with their cleanup. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Delaware Economic Development Office Brownfields Redevelopment, http://www.state.de.us/dedo/new_web_site/frames/brownfield.html Description: Brownfields provide DEDO with a unique opportunity to create quality jobs, and revitalize urban communities. This initiative is a key part of Governor Minner's Livable Delaware Agenda, which aims to reduce sprawl and congestion by directing growth to areas where the state, counties and local governments have planned for it. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Delaware Economic Development Office Tax Incentives, http://www.state.de.us/dedo/new_web_site/frames/tax.html Description: The State of Delaware has adopted a clear, bipartisan policy to attract new business and encourage the expansion of existing operations with key tax incentives. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation Jurisdiction: Delaware Historic Preservation Office State Historic Preservation Office, http://www.state.de.us/shpo/default.shtml Description: The Delaware State Historic Preservation Office coordinates preservation efforts throughout Delaware and serves as an advocate for the preservation of Delaware's historic places and unique cultural identity. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation Jurisdiction: Delaware Return to top of page Maine Department of Conservation Forest Policy and Management Division, http://www.state.me.us/doc/mfs/fpmhome.htm Description: The Forest Policy and Management Division provides technical assistance, information and educational services to the public, forest landowners, forest products processors and marketers, municipalities and other stakeholders. The division also implements the Forest Practices Act, providing outreach and enforcement services. The division anticipates and responds to forest policy issues and reports to the public on the state of the forest resource. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Maine Department of the Secretary of State Online Rules of Maine State Government Agencies, http://www.state.me.us/sos/cec/rcn/apa/depts.htm Description: Rule chapters in the Code of Maine Rules (CMR) are arranged by unique numbers which identify the department, departmental unit, and chapter. For example, 01-015 CMR Chapter 1 represents Chapter 1 of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Maine Milk Commission. Click on the highlighted departmental designation to reach a complete list of its current chapters. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine Greater Portland Neighborhoods Coalition Greater Portland Neighborhoods Coalition, http://www.maineneighborhoods.org/ Description: The Greater Portland Neighborhoods Coalition (GPNC) was founded and established by Carol R. Schiller in April 2003 to unify and strengthen community work. The GPNC mission is to provide a forum for residents, neighborhood associations, businesses, and institutions to communicate, educate, and collaborate on common issues. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Maine Maine Downtown Center Maine Downtown Center, http://www.mdf.org/downtown/index.html Description: The Maine Downtown Center is a program of the Maine Development Foundation devoted to fostering new vitality at the heart of Maine Communities. The mission of the Maine Downtown Center is to foster downtown development that is dynamic and community-based, and results in economic development, business growth, job creation, housing revitalization, historic preservation, and cultural enhancement. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Maine Return to top of page Maine Historic Preservation Commission Maine Historic Preservation Commission, http://www.state.me.us/mhpc/ Description: The Maine Historic Preservation Commission is the state agency which functions as the State Historic Preservation Office in Maine. As such, the Commission is responsible for the identification, evaluation, and protection of Maine's significant cultural resources. The Commission oversees the statewide survey program, nominates properties to the National Register of Historic Places, reviews development activities for their effect on cultural resources, co-ordinates rehabilitation projects under the Preservation Tax Incentives Program, assists local governments in survey work and the design of preservation guidelines, and is involved in a variety of public education activities. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation, What You Can Do Jurisdiction: Maine Maine Judicial Branch Supreme Court Opinions, http://www.courts.state.me.us/opinions/supreme/index.html Description: The opinions of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court sitting as the Law Court have been published on this site since January 1, 1997. The permanent official version of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court's opinions is that published in Atlantic Reporter, 2d Series, which has been Maine's Official Reporter since 1966. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine Maine Municipal Association Maine Municipal Association, http://www.memun.org/ Description: The Maine Municipal Association is a voluntary membership organization of the State's cities, towns, plantations and organized townships to provide a unified voice for Maine's municipalities to promote and strengthen local government. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Maine Maine Preservation Maine Preservation, http://www.mainepreservation.com/ Description: For over 30 years, Maine Preservation has encouraged the recognition and preservation of Maine's historic buildings, neighborhoods, landscapes, downtowns and communities. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation Jurisdiction: Maine Return to top of page Maine Revenue Services Property Tax Division, http://www.state.me.us/revenue/propertytax/homepage.html Description: Information about property taxes. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Maine Maine Revenue Services Tax Relief, http://www.state.me.us/revenue/taxrelief/homepage.html Description: Information about property taxes relief. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Maine Maine State Housing Authority Maine State Housing Authority, http://www.mainehousing.org/ Description: The Maine State Housing Authority assists the people of Maine to obtain and maintain decent, safe, affordable housing and services suitable to their unique housing needs. MSHA provides leadership, maximum resources, and promotes partnerships to develop implement sound housing policy. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Housing Jurisdiction: Maine State Planning Office Floodplain Management Program, http://www.state.me.us/spo/flood/ Description: The NFIP is a voluntary program that offers community residents the opportunity to purchase flood insurance provided by the Program in exchange for the community's commitment to practice sound land use management. Currently, there are over 6,900 flood insurance policies in effect in Maine with coverage totaling over $899 million. Mortgage loans and disaster assistance are severely limited in communities that do not participate in the NFIP. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine Return to top of page Maryland 1000 Friends of Maryland 1000 Friends of Maryland, http://www.friendsofmd.org/friends2.html Description: Formed in 1996, 1000 Friends of Maryland is a coalition of business and development companies, architectural and historical preservation organizations, community and environmental groups. Our mission is twofold: to preserve what is best about Maryland and to encourage sensible growth. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do Jurisdiction: Maryland Coalition for Smarter Growth Coalition for Smarter Growth, http://www.smartergrowth.net/ Description: The Coalition for Smarter Growth is dedicated to preserving quality of life in the Washington Region for current and future generations. We believe that suburban sprawl is contributing to higher taxes in developing jurisdictions and to disinvestment and blight in older communities. We oppose public spending for an Outer Beltway which will contribute to sprawl without reducing traffic gridlock; destroy farmland, open space, and the environment; and subsidize the continued movement of jobs and residents from our Nation's Capital and older suburbs. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Planning/Zoning, Transportation Jurisdiction: Maryland Code of Maryland Regulations Code of Maryland Regulations, http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/ Description: Maryland State agency regulations are compiled in the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR). COMAR contains 33 Titles, with each Title usually corresponding to a department or agency. Each regulation is assigned a unique four-part codification number. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maryland Department of the Environment Maryland Brownfields and Voluntary Cleanup Program, http://www.mde.state.md.us/Programs/LandPrograms/ERRP_Brownfields/index.asp Description: The Maryland Brownfields and VCP program was established in February 1997 to encourage the cleanup and redevelopment of industrial and commercial properties, promote economic development, create new job opportunities, and prevent urban sprawl. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Maryland Return to top of page Department of Housing and Community Development Maryland Historical Trust, http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/index.html Description: The Maryland Historical Trust was formed in 1961 to assist the people of Maryland in identifying, studying, evaluating, preserving, protecting, and interpreting the state's significant prehistoric and historic districts, sites, structures, cultural landscapes, heritage areas, cultural objects, and artifacts, as well as less tangible human and community traditions. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation Jurisdiction: Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Stewardship, http://www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/programapps/stewcon.asp Description: Information about programs that promote sustainable forest management practices. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maryland Department of Natural Resources Maryland Environmental Trust, http://www.dnr.state.md.us/met/ Description: The Maryland Environmental Trust (MET) is a statewide local land trust governed by a citizen Board of Trustees. Our goal is the preservation of open land, such as farmland, forest land, and significant natural resources. Our primary tool for doing this is the conservation easement, a voluntary agreement between a landowner and MET. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Maryland Live Baltimore Home Center Live in Baltimore, http://www.livebaltimore.com/index.html Description: Live Baltimore Home Center is an independent non-profit organization founded in 1997 to promote the benefits of city living. As the single source for information about living in Baltimore City, Live Baltimore provides comprehensive information about city neighborhoods, real estate professionals and home buying incentive programs. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Transportation Jurisdiction: Maryland Return to top of page Maryland Judiciary Maryland Appellate Court Opinions, http://www.courts.state.md.us/opinions.html Description: Only reported opinions are available here. Reported opinions appearing on this website may not be the final, official version of the text of Appellate Court opinions/orders. Only the bound volumes of the Maryland Reports and Maryland Appellate Reports contain the final, official texts of the reported opinions of the Maryland Court of Appeals and the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maryland Office of Smart Growth Office of Smart Growth, http://www.smartgrowth.state.md.us/ Description: The Office of Smart Growth will continue and build upon its mission to coordinate the Priority Places efforts of state agencies, work with developers and local officials to help them bring smart growth projects to fruition, and educate and informe the public. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maryland Preservation Howard County Preservation Howard County, http://preservationhowardcounty.org/ Description: The mission of Preservation Howard County is to actively pursue the preservation of the historical and cultural heritage of Howard County, Maryland and to increase public awareness and appreciation of our non-renewable resources. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation Jurisdiction: Maryland Preservation Maryland Preservation Maryland, http://www.preservemd.org/ Description: Preservation Maryland is a statewide 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving Maryland's rich and diverse heritage of buildings, landscapes, and archeological sites. Through advocacy, outreach, and funding programs Preservation Maryland assists individuals and communities with efforts to protect and utilize their historic resources. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation Jurisdiction: Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation Real Property Information, http://www.dat.state.md.us/sdatweb/real.html Description: Information about property taxes, assessments, and tax credits for homeowners, property owners, and farmers. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Maryland Return to top of page Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Brownfields, http://www.state.ma.us/dep/bwsc/brownfld.htm Description: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is committed to the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields properties as a way to stimulate the economy and promote environmental protection goals. While there is no formal definition of the term "brownfields" in Massachusetts, these properties often have certain characteristics in common: they are typically abandoned or for sale or lease; they typically have been used for commercial or industrial purposes; they may have been reported to DEP because contamination has been found; or they may not have been assessed due to fear of unknown contamination conditions. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Massachusetts Department of Revenue Bureau of Local Assessment, http://www.dls.state.ma.us/bla.htm Description: The Bureau of Local Assessment is responsible for regulation, oversight, training and technical assistance to cities and towns in the areas of real and personal property valuation and classification. Consequently, one of the main duties of the Bureau is to review and recertify each municipality's property values once every three years to ensure they are at full and fair market value. The Bureau also values properties for state mandated programs. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation Jurisdiction: Massachusetts Department of Revenue Property Tax Bureau, http://www.dls.state.ma.us/ptb.htm Description: In Conjunction with the Division's other bureaus, the Property Tax Bureau issues periodic Legislative Bulletins summarizing recent legislation affecting property taxation and municipal finance. The Informational Guideline Releases (IGRs) detail changes in particular areas of law. We also offer manuals for local officials and an index of recent letter opinions of the Bureau and of the Informational Guideline Releases.