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§ 6.5-108. Local policies to extend broadband access to underserved areas

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHousing and Community DevelopmentEffective: July 1, 2021

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Housing and Community Development (Refs & Annos)
Division I. Housing and Community Programs [Titles 1-11] (Refs & Annos)
Title 6.5. Office of Statewide Broadband (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2021
MD Code, Housing & Community Development, § 6.5-108
§ 6.5-108. Local policies to extend broadband access to underserved areas
Currentness
Scope of section
(a) This section does not apply to a county or municipal corporation within the Washington Suburban Sanitary District.
In general
(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.

Credits

Added by Acts 2021, c. 632, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 633, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021.
MD Code, Housing & Community Development, § 6.5-108, MD HOUS & CMTY DEV § 6.5-108
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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