1. (1) a municipal corporation, including Baltimore City, except that:

   1. (i) those areas annexed by a municipal corporation after January 1, 1997 but before October 1, 2006 shall satisfy requirements relating to density and service by water and sewer set forth in § 5-7B-03 of this subtitle; and
   2. (ii) those areas annexed by a municipal corporation after September 30, 2006, shall satisfy all of the requirements set forth in § 5-7B-03 of this subtitle;
2. (2) an enterprise zone as designated under Title 5, Subtitle 7 of the Economic Development Article, or by the United States government;
3. (3) a certified heritage area as defined in §§ 13-1101 and 13-1111 of the Financial Institutions Article that is located within a locally designated growth area;
4. (4) those areas of the State located between Interstate Highway 495 and the District of Columbia;
5. (5) those areas of the State located between Interstate Highway 695 and Baltimore City; and
6. (6) an area designated by the governing body of a county or municipal corporation under § 5-7B-03 of this subtitle.

The following areas shall be considered priority funding areas under this subtitle:

Added by Acts 1997, c. 759, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 347, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2005, c. 44, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Acts 2006, c. 381, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Acts 2008, c. 307, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2011, c. 145, § 1, eff. June 1, 2011.