Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT 5-606

  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(a) The Plan may not be used to deny:

(1) a State-issued permit; or

(2) State funding:

(i) mandated by statute or regulation; or

(ii) provided for in the State operating budget or capital budget.

(b) The Plan does not:

(1) supersede any State statute or regulation;

(2) supersede any local ordinance or regulation;

(3) affect the delegation of planning and zoning powers granted by the State to local jurisdictions under Division II, Title 9, Subtitles 2 or 3, Title 10, or Title 11 of the Local Government Article and Division I of the Land Use Article; or

(4) overturn or prevent a decision of a local jurisdiction to fund a project.

(c) The Plan may not require a local government to change or alter a local ordinance, regulation, or comprehensive plan.