ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 415

(F) This section does not apply to a violation of § 11-512, § 11-513, or § 11-514
of this subtitle.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2003.

Approved May 22, 2003.

CHAPTER 415
(House Bill 256)

AN ACT concerning

Smart Growth - Priority Funding Areas - Designation by Two or More

Counties

FOR the purpose of authorizing the governing bodies of two or more counties to
designate a priority funding area under the State Smart Growth law State
smart growth laws that is made up of contiguous areas located in each of the
designating counties; requiring the State—Economic—Growth,—Resource
Protection, and Planning Commission Department of Planning to develop and
adopt regulations on or before a certain date to govern the designation of a
priority funding area under this Act; requiring that the designating county
governments comply with certain certification requirements relating to Smart
Growth smart growth; requiring that the Department of Planning include areas
designated under this Act within a certain map; requiring certain certification
by the county governments; authorizing a State funding agency to give priority
consideration to funding a project in a priority funding area designated by two
or more county governments; and generally relating to priority funding areas
designated by two or more county governments under the Smart Growth law
State smart growth laws.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - State Finance and Procurement
Section 5-7B-03 and 5-7B-08
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2001 Replacement Volume and 2002 Supplement)

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

Article - State Finance and Procurement

5-7B-03.

(a) (1) The governing body of a county may designate priority funding areas
as provided in this section.                                                                                   

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