{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-6.5-108","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 6.5–108","heading":"","body":"// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2030 PER CHAPTER 74 OF 2021 //\n(a) This section does not apply to a county or municipal corporation within the Washington Suburban Sanitary District.\n(b) A county or municipal corporation may adopt, by ordinance or resolution, locally appropriate policies to advance progress of infrastructure, equipment, and systems needed to extend broadband access to underserved areas, including:\n(1) expedited consideration of locally imposed permits or approvals customarily applied to comparable projects;\n(2) the waiver or reduction of fees or charges customarily associated with comparable projects;\n(3) using project–based or region–based authority for public–private partnerships of related projects; and\n(4) measures consistent with other county laws, implemented to accelerate deployment of infrastructure and equipment necessary or desirable to promote broadband deployment into underserved areas.","path":["Article - Housing and Community Development"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghs\u0026section=6.5-108","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:07Z","sha256":"8938bc8524910ccc747ae6a7044acb12a09e97571d4cedbbacc722e9e37d34e6","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-6.5-107","next":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-7-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}