Section 5-7B-03 – Designating Priority Funding Areas
(a) (1) The governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation may designate priority funding areas as provided in this section. (2) The governing bodies of two or more adjoining counties, two or more municipal corporations, or any combination of adjoining counties and municipal corporations may designate, as provided in this section and in accordance with […]
Section 5-7B-04 – No Funding of Projects Not Located Within Priority Funding Area
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, beginning October 1, 1998, the State may not provide funding for a growth-related project if the project is not located within a priority funding area. (b) In a priority funding area established under § 5-7B-03(c) or (e) of this subtitle in which water and sewer service is planned, a […]
Section 5-606 – Denial of Permit of Funding
(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 […]
Section 5-7B-05 – Funding for Growth-Related Projects Not Within Priority Funding Area
(a) (1) The State may provide funding for a growth-related project not in a priority funding area if: (i) the Board of Public Works determines that extraordinary circumstances exist in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (2) of this subsection; or (ii) the Board of Public Works approves the project as a transportation project that meets the requirements of […]
Section 5-608 – Objectives, Standards, and Principles
The Plan shall contain a statement of the objectives, standards, and principles sought to be expressed in the Plan.
Section 5-7B-06 – Funding for Growth-Related Projects Not Within Priority Funding Area — Approval
(a) The State may provide funding for a growth–related project not in a priority funding area without receiving approval from the Board of Public Works as provided under § 5–7B–05 of this subtitle for: (1) a project that is required to protect public health or safety; (2) a project involving federal funds, to the extent compliance with this […]
Section 5-609 – Capital Plans and Programs
The Plan shall contain a comprehensive analysis and evaluation of the capital plans and programs of each unit of the State government.
Section 5-7B-07 – Public School Construction Projects
(a) It shall be the policy of the State that the emphasis of funding for public school construction projects shall be to target the rehabilitation of existing schools to ensure that facilities in established neighborhoods are of equal quality to new schools. (b) This section may not be construed to prohibit the provision of school construction funding […]
Section 5-610 – Grants, Loans, and Services
The Plan shall contain a review and analysis of: (1) all federal grants, loans, or services available to the State; (2) all State grants to local governments; and (3) the impact of any existing or proposed federal program on the State.
Section 5-7B-08 – Eligibility
(a) To be eligible for funding for growth-related projects, a local government or two or more county governments shall certify to the Department of Planning any area designated by the local government or county governments as a priority funding area under § 5-7B-03 of this subtitle, which shall be consistent with the local comprehensive plan and […]