§ 5-706. Focus area
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEconomic DevelopmentEffective: October 1, 2008
Effective: October 1, 2008
MD Code, Economic Development, § 5-706
§ 5-706. Focus area
(a) A political subdivision may request the Secretary to designate all or part of an enterprise zone as a focus area for the lesser of:
(b) The request may be made on or before a submission date when the political subdivision applies for the designation of a new enterprise zone or after the Secretary has designated an enterprise zone.
(c) The Secretary may grant the request if the area is located in an enterprise zone and meets at least three of the following criteria:
(1) the average unemployment rate in the area, or within a reasonable proximity to the area but in the same county, for the most recent 18-month period for which data are available is at least 150% of the greater of the average rate of unemployment in either the State or the United States during that same period;
(4) the percentage of substandard housing in the area, or within a reasonable proximity to the area but in the same county, is at least 200% of the percentage of housing units in the State that are substandard, according to data from the United States Bureau of the Census or other State or federal government data the Secretary considers appropriate; or
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Added by Acts 2008, c. 306, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2008.
MD Code, Economic Development, § 5-706, MD ECON DEV § 5-706
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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