{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-economic-development-13-719","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Economic Development § 13–719","heading":"","body":"The objectives of the plan are to:\n(1) guide a coordinated, adjusted, efficient, and economic development of the region in a manner that will best promote the health, safety, order, convenience, prosperity, and welfare of the residents of the region in accordance with present and future needs and resources;\n(2) provide for patterns of urbanization and the uses of land and resources for trade, industry, recreation, forestry, agriculture, and tourism;\n(3) create conditions favorable to the development of human resources;\n(4) identify the public interest and the necessity for public action and intergovernmental cooperation and coordination in the region;\n(5) coordinate with the efforts of the private sector in the region;\n(6) recognize any State comprehensive planning and development activities;\n(7) reflect the plans and programs of the participating governmental units; and\n(8) take into account economic and demographic factors, conditions, and trends that are relevant to the future development of the region.","path":["Article - Economic Development"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gec\u0026section=13-719","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:28Z","sha256":"424983cf4d005816e3f081dc5b79d6eb4dff0687b61a734d322b1512b3a1c14f","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-economic-development-13-718","next":"us-md/md.-code-economic-development-13-720"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}