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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="5-1305" title_number="5" title_name="Economic Development and Financial Assistance Programs" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Brac Revitalization and Incentive Zones">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A political subdivision may apply to the Secretary to expand an existing BRAC Revitalization and Incentive Zone in the same manner as the political subdivision would apply to designate a new BRAC Revitalization and Incentive Zone.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Secretary may grant an expansion of a BRAC Revitalization and Incentive Zone into an area that meets the requirements of § 5–1303 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>For purposes of § 5–1304(a) of this subtitle, an expansion of a BRAC Revitalization and Incentive Zone that does not exceed 50% of the existing geographic area of the BRAC Revitalization and Incentive Zone does not count towards the limit on the number of BRAC Revitalization and Incentive Zones that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the Secretary may designate in a calendar year; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a county may receive.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Secretary may grant an extraordinary expansion of a BRAC Revitalization and Incentive Zone in the State each calendar year for an area that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>meets the requirements of § 5–1303 of this subtitle; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>in the determination of the Secretary, is of strategic importance to the economic development interests of the county in which the BRAC Revitalization and Incentive Zone is located.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For purposes of § 5–1304(a) of this subtitle, an extraordinary expansion of a BRAC Revitalization and Incentive Zone does not count towards the limit on the number of BRAC Revitalization and Incentive Zones that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the Secretary may designate in a calendar year; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a county may receive.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Secretary may not grant more than two extraordinary expansions in the State during a single calendar year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
