MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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[[SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF MARYLAND, That new Sections 1 and 2 be and they are
hereby added to Article 88C - State Planning, of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Replacement Volume and
197.3 Supplement) to read as follows:

1.

Article 88C
DEFINITIONS.

State Planning

(A)    IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE

MEANINGS INDICATED UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY REQUIRES
OTHERWISE.

(B)    "BOARD" MEANS THE STATE LAND USE BOARD.

(C)    "COMMISSION" MEANS THE STATE PLANNING
COMMISSION.

(D)

"COUNTY" INCLUDES BALTIMORE CITY.

(E)    "DEPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PLANNING.

(F)    "DEVELOPMENT REGULATION" MEANS A ZONING
ORDINANCE, SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, OFFICIAL MAP ORDINANCE
OR OTHER REGULATION FOR THE USE, OR DEVELOPMENT OF OR
CONSTRUCTION ON LAND, OR AMENDMENT, REVISION OR CHANGE
THERETO. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE A BUILDING CODE OF GENERAL
APPLICATION.

(G) "LOCAL GOVERNMENT" MEANS ANY COUNTY, BALTIMORE
CITY, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, OR
MULTI-COUNTY UNIT OF THE STATE, OR ANY OF THEIR UNITS,
WHICH HAS AUTHORITY TO ADOPT METHODS TO CONTROL LAND USE,
DEVELOPMENT OR CONSTRUCTION BY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION.

(H) "MAJOR PUBLIC FACILITY" MEANS      ANY PUBLICLY

OWNED FACILITY, STATE LICENSED AIRPORT,      OR WATER AND

SEWERAGE FACILITY, OF REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE   BUT DOES NOT
INCLUDE:

(1)    ANY PUBLIC FACILITY     OPERATED BY A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, EXCEPT A WATER     AND SEWERAGE FACILITY,
PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE   RESIDENTS OF THAT LOCAL
GOVERNMENT;

(2)    ANY STREET OR HIGHWAY EXCEPT AN INTERCHANGE ON
A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY; OR