Description: PDA (Pre-determined Area) = IN (if polygon in the Priority Funding Area as a Pre-determined area) PDAtype = DGN (Designated Neighborhood) = INNERBELT (Innerbeltway) = MUN (Municipality) = ENZ (Enterprise Zone) = HA (Heritage Areas) = EMP (Empowerment Zone) PDAName = Name of Municipality CPFA = IN (if polygon is a Certified Priority Funding Area) CPFAtype = RV (Rural Village) = WC (Watercom) Community with water = COUNTY (County Certified PFA) CPFAName = Name of Rural Village MunCOm = COM (Municipal COmment Area) Comment = YES (Comment Area) = NO (Area in PFA)Comment Areas - Comment = "YES" area does not meet Smart Growth Criteria.Comment = "NO" means area met Smart Growth Criteria. PFAs showing a comment means State agencies should not target funding.PFA Note: Priority Funding Areas that are designated by "comment" refer to areas certified by the counties but do not meet the PFA requirements according to MDP, and thus are so noted to advise other state agencies that they should not target "comment" areas for funding.The following areas qualify as Priority Funding Areas:- every municipality, as they existed in 1997;- areas inside the Washington Beltway and the Baltimore Beltway;- areas already designated as enterprise zones, neighborhood revitalization areas, heritage areas and existing industrial land;
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