Sec. 10-192.11. Public safety and behavioral health surcharge

Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000); or

Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) for construction in:

In the vicinity of the property that is the subject of a Preliminary Subdivision Plan application; and

In areas that are within reasonable proximity of the property.

If the property that is the subject of a Preliminary Subdivision Plan application is located in the Rural and Agricultural Areas as defined by the Prince George's County Approved General Plan, payment of the public safety surcharge requires that any test concerning the adequacy of the County's police facilities be based on response times from within the Rural and Agricultural Areas.

Be based solely on a response time for the first due station in the vicinity of the property that is the subject of a Preliminary Subdivision Plan; and

May not require less than seven (7) minutes travel time as determined by the County Fire Chief.

At least twenty five percent (25%) of the revenue collected from a surcharge imposed on construction that is located in a municipal corporation that maintains a police department shall be distributed to that municipal corporation's police department.

The revenue collected from a surcharge imposed on construction that is located in the City of Laurel shall be distributed as follows:

The construction or rehabilitation of public safety facilities;

The purchase of equipment or communications devices used in connection with law enforcement, fire fighting, or emergency services activities, including protective body armor, surveillance devices, weapons, ladder trucks, ambulances, police cruisers, and rescue vehicles;

The operation of behavioral health programs offered by the County; or

The construction or rehabilitation of behavioral health program facilities in the County.