The following areas shall be considered priority funding areas under this subtitle:
(1) a municipal corporation, including Baltimore City, except that:
(i) those areas annexed by a municipal corporation after January 1, 1997 but before October 1, 2006 shall satisfy requirements relating to density and service by water and sewer set forth in § 5-7B-03 of this subtitle; and
(ii) those areas annexed by a municipal corporation after September 30, 2006, shall satisfy all of the requirements set forth in § 5-7B-03 of this subtitle; (2) an enterprise zone as designated under Title 5, Subtitle 7 of the Economic Development Article, or by the United States government;
(3) a certified heritage area as defined in §§ 13-1101 and 13-1111 of the Financial Institutions Article that is located within a locally designated growth area;
(4) those areas of the State located between Interstate Highway 495 and the District of Columbia;
(5) those areas of the State located between Interstate Highway 695 and Baltimore City; and
(6) an area designated by the governing body of a county or municipal corporation under § 5-7B-03 of this subtitle.