Md. Code Ann., Hous. & Cmty. Dev. § 6.5-108
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Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2022
// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2030 PER CHAPTER 74 OF 2021 //
(a) This section does not apply to a county or municipal corporation within the Washington Suburban Sanitary District.
(a) This section does not apply to a county or municipal corporation within the Washington Suburban Sanitary District.
(b) A county or municipal corporation may adopt, by ordinance or resolution, locally appropriate policies to advance progress of infrastructure, equipment, and systems needed to extend broadband access to underserved areas, including:
(1) expedited consideration of locally imposed permits or approvals customarily applied to comparable projects;
(2) the waiver or reduction of fees or charges customarily associated with comparable projects;
(3) using project–based or region–based authority for public–private partnerships of related projects; and
(4) measures consistent with other county laws, implemented to accelerate deployment of infrastructure and equipment necessary or desirable to promote broadband deployment into underserved areas.
(b) A county or municipal corporation may adopt, by ordinance or resolution, locally appropriate policies to advance progress of infrastructure, equipment, and systems needed to extend broadband access to underserved areas, including:
(1) expedited consideration of locally imposed permits or approvals customarily applied to comparable projects;
(2) the waiver or reduction of fees or charges customarily associated with comparable projects;
(3) using project–based or region–based authority for public–private partnerships of related projects; and
(4) measures consistent with other county laws, implemented to accelerate deployment of infrastructure and equipment necessary or desirable to promote broadband deployment into underserved areas.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.