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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 173
CHAPTER 173
(House Bill 399)
AN ACT concerning
Business and Economic Development - Enterprise Zones - Expansion
FOR the purpose of amending the provisions of the enterprise zones program to
provide that certain expansions of existing zones may not count towards the
maximum number of enterprise zones to be designated during certain periods;
modifying the period during which a certain number of enterprise zones may be
designated; and generally relating to the enterprise zones program.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 83A - Department of Business and Economic Development
Section 5-402
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2003 Replacement Volume and 2005 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article 83A - Department of Business and Economic Development
5-402.
(a) Any political subdivision may apply to the Secretary for designation of an
area within that political subdivision as an enterprise zone, but if a county seeks to
designate an area within a municipal corporation as an enterprise zone, then the
governing body of the municipal corporation must first consent.
(b) Any county may apply to the Secretary on behalf of a municipal
corporation, with the consent of such municipal corporation, for designation of any
area within that municipal corporation as an enterprise zone.
(c) Two or more political subdivisions may apply jointly to the Secretary for
designation of an area as an enterprise zone which may be located astride their
common boundaries.
(d) The application shall be in the form and manner and contain such
information as the Secretary may, by regulation, determine, provided that the
application shall:
(1) Contain information sufficient for the Secretary to determine if the
criteria established in § 5-403 have been met;
(2) Be submitted on behalf of the political subdivision by its chief elected
officer, or, if none, by the governing body of the political subdivision;
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