Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 12-1007
Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 12-1007
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
(b) (1) A local jurisdiction may adopt amendments to the MBRC that apply only to the local jurisdiction.
(2) A municipal corporation whose authority to adopt or amend a building code is limited, by law, by the authority of the county in which it is located, is not subject to an amendment to the MBRC adopted by the county unless the municipal corporation also adopts the amendment.
(c) To keep current the central database established under § 12-506 of this title, a local jurisdiction that amends the MBRC shall provide a copy of the amendment to the Department:
(1) at least 15 days before the effective date of the amendment; or
(2) within 5 days after the adoption of an emergency local amendment.
(d) A local jurisdiction that amends the MBRC is not eligible for any funding appropriated above the appropriation in fiscal year 2000 for:
(1) circuit rider MBRC inspectors provided under the circuit rider program in the Department;
(2) training for the local jurisdiction’s code enforcement officials, as provided for in § 12-1003(h)(4) of this subtitle;
(3) a smart growth mortgage program, to be established by the Department under Title 4, Subtitles 2 and 8 of the Housing and Community Development Article;
(4) the Neighborhood Conservation Program in the Department of Transportation; and
(5) the Rural Legacy Program established under Title 5, Subtitle 9A of the Natural Resources Article.
(e) A local jurisdiction that amends the MBRC is not eligible for a priority under the Department of Transportation’s transportation enhancements programs.