Ch. 759

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article - Transportation

2-103.1.

(a) (4) "Major capital project" means any new, expanded, or significantly
improved facility or service that involves planning, environmental studies, design,
right-of-way, construction, or purchase of essential equipment related to the facility or
service.

(5)     "Minor capital project" means any project for the preservation or
rehabilitation of an existing facility or service, including the planning, design,
right-of-way, construction, or purchase of equipment essential to the facility or service,
and generally not requiring the preparation of an environmental impact assessment.

8-610.

(g) "Project planning phase" means the phase in which engineering and
environmental studies and analyses are conducted with full participation of the public, in
addition to local, State, and federal agencies, to determine the scope and location of a
proposed highway project.

(h) "Initial project planning phase" means that portion of the project planning
phase which includes:

(1)     Notification of local, State, and federal officials;

(2)     Initial interagency review;

(3)     Initial systems planning;

(4)     Identification of alternatives, as set forth in § 8-102 of this article, for
the scope and the location of the project;

(5) Estimates of right-of-way requirements, including available detail with
respect to specific properties affected, and of cost;

(6)     Public meetings for discussion of the foregoing; and

(7) Reports of consultants, if any have been retained for the analysis of
preliminary alternatives.

Article - State Finance and Procurement

SUBTITLE 7B. PRIORITY FUNDING AREAS.
5-7B-01.

(A)    IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(B)     "DESIGNATED LOCALLY DESIGNATED GROWTH AREA" MEANS AN AREA
DETERMINED BY THE COUNTY TO BE SUITABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT IN
COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE 66B, § 3.05 OF THE CODE.

(B) (C) "FUNDING" INCLUDES ANY FORM OF ASSURANCE, GUARANTEE,

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