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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="4-704" title_number="4" title_name="Tourism, Film, and the Arts" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Arts and Entertainment Districts">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Secretary may designate an area as an arts and entertainment district only if the area is a contiguous geographic area that is wholly within:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a priority funding area as provided under § 5–7B–02 of the State Finance and Procurement Article; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a qualified opportunity zone designated under § 1400Z–1 of the Internal Revenue Code in Allegany County, Garrett County, Somerset County, or Wicomico County.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Within 60 days after a submission date, the Secretary may designate one or more arts and entertainment districts from among the areas in the applications timely submitted.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A county may not receive more than one arts and entertainment district designation in a calendar year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The designation of the Secretary is final.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>At any time, a political subdivision may reapply to the Secretary to designate as an arts and entertainment district an area that is not so designated.</text>
  </level>
</section>
