Maryland Code, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 6.5-108
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- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
(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.