Section 6.5-108 - Adoption of locally appropriate policies to advance progress of infrastructure, equipment and systems(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.Added by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 633, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2021.Added by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 632, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2021.