WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 543
CHAPTER 543
(House Bill 180)

AN ACT concerning

Washington County - Impact Fees

FOR the purpose of authorizing, under certain conditions, the County Commissioners
of Washington County to fix, impose, and collect development impact fees for
financing, in whole or in part, the capital costs of certain public works,
improvements, and facilities; requiring the County Commissioners to create a
certain public works entity and adopt an adequate facilities plan and a plan for
periodic review and modification of a certain adequate facilities plan and
comprehensive plan; requiring the County Commissioners to hold a certain public
hearing prior to the adoption of an impact fee ordinance or resolution; providing
that the impact fee be levied only on certain property and that the funds collected
be used only for certain purposes; requiring that certain funds collected be
returned to certain persons if the funds are not used for public works,
improvements, and facilities within a certain period; providing for a delayed
effective date; and generally relating to development impact fees in Washington
County.

BY adding to

Article 25 - County Commissioners

Section 9-1

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1987 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 25 - County Commissioners

9-1.

(A) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION, THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, BY ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION, MAY FIX, IMPOSE, AND COLLECT DEVELOPMENT IMPACT
FEES FOR FINANCING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, THE CAPITAL COSTS OF
ADDITIONAL OR EXPANDED PUBLIC WORKS, IMPROVEMENTS, AND
FACILITIES REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE NEW CONSTRUCTION OR
DEVELOPMENT.

(B) BEFORE THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY MAY EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY PROVIDED UNDER
SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SHALL:

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