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Terms Used In Maryland Code, LAND USE 21-107

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • 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
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section and Subtitle 2 of this title, the Commission may adopt a plan that identifies and designates sites, structures and their appurtenances and environmental settings, or districts that have historical, archaeological, architectural, or cultural value.

(b) The criteria used for making an identification or designation under subsection (a) of this section may not be inconsistent with the criteria applicable to the Maryland Historical Trust under § 5A-323 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(c) The Commission may establish an advisory committee to assist the Commission in the performance of its duties with respect to adopting a plan in accordance with this section.

(d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a plan adopted under this section is an amendment to the general plan.

(e) (1) A plan adopted under this section may include sites, structures and their appurtenances and environmental settings, or districts located in a municipal corporation in Montgomery County or Prince George’s County that is not subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, with the consent of the governing body of that municipal corporation.

(2) The consent of the governing body shall constitute the agreement of the municipal corporation to be bound by all rules and regulations governing the sites, structures and their appurtenances and environmental settings, or districts as the appropriate district council may enact.