The Enterprise Zones Program shall be administered by the Secretary of Commerce. Certain activities shall be subject to approval by both the Secretary of Commerce and the Board of Public Works. Activities relating to revenue and taxes shall be administered by the Department of Assessments and Taxation and the Comptroller. The procedures set forth in these regulations are applicable to the designation of enterprise zones and focus areas in enterprise zones and the administration of the State Enterprise Zones Program. The State Enterprise Zones Program is independent of any federal enterprise zone program or designation.

Authority: Economic Development Article, §2-108 and Title 5, Subtitle 7, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: September 13, 1982 (9:18 Md. R. 1798)

Regulation .05I adopted effective April 25, 1983 (10:8 Md. R. 1798)

Regulations .05D, E and .08C amended effective April 25, 1983 (10:8 Md. R. 1724)

Regulation .09 amended effective July 2, 1984 (11:13 Md. R. 1175)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 05.04.04 to COMAR 24.05.01

Chapter revised effective August 3, 1992 (19:15 Md. R. 1394)

Chapter revised effective June 26, 2000 (27:12 Md. R. 1142)

Regulation .06 amended effective March 16, 2026 (53:5 Md. R. 246)

Regulation .08E amended effective March 16, 2026 (53:5 Md. R. 246)

Regulation .08F adopted effective March 16, 2026 (53:5 Md. R. 246)

Regulation .10 amended effective August 13, 2007 (34:16 Md. R. 1433)

Regulation .10B amended effective March 16, 2026 (53:5 Md. R. 246)

Regulation .14A amended effective December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2284)