Maryland Statutes
Title 6.5 - Office of Statewide Broadband
Section 6.5-108 - Extending Broadband Access -- Adoption of Locally Appropriate Policies

(a)    This section does not apply to a county or municipal corporation within the Washington Suburban Sanitary District.
    (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:
        (1)    expedited consideration of locally imposed permits or approvals customarily applied to comparable projects;
        (2)    the waiver or reduction of fees or charges customarily associated with comparable projects;
        (3)    using project–based or region–based authority for public–private partnerships of related projects; and
        (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.

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