§6.5–108.    IN EFFECT

    // EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2030 PER CHAPTER 74 OF 2021 //

    (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.