Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 6.5-108
Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 6.5-108
in effect§6.5–108. IN EFFECT
// 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.
(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.
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