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MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-325 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 3 - Unspent Balances|Section 7-325 - Maryland State Arts Council Appropriation

    (a)    (1)    In each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill submitted to the General Assembly a General Fund appropriation for the Maryland State Arts Council of not less than $13,298,434.        (2)    For fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill submitted to the General Assembly a General Fund appropriation for the Maryland State Arts Council in an amount not less than the amount of the General Fund appropriation for the Council as approved in the State budget as enacted by the General Assembly for the prior fiscal year, increased by not less than the percentage by which the projected total General Fund revenues for the upcoming fiscal year exceed the revised estimate of total General Fund revenues for the current fiscal year, as contained in the report of estimated State revenues submitted by the Board of Revenue Estimates to the Governor under § 6–106(b) of this article.    (b)    The Legislative Auditor has the authority to conduct a review or audit of any recipient of a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-326 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 3 - Unspent Balances|Section 7-326 - Public School Construction Fund

    (a)    In this section, “Fund” means the Public School Construction Fund.    (b)    The Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing fund which is not subject to § 7–302 of this subtitle.    (c)    The Fund consists of money transferred by the Camden Yards Financing Funds as required under § 10–652 of the Economic Development Article.    (d)    The Treasurer shall separately hold, and the Comptroller shall account for, the Fund.    (e)    Subject to the approval of the Interagency Commission on School Construction, money credited to the Fund shall be used only for public school construction projects and public school capital improvements consistent with the provisions of Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the Education Article.    (f)    Money from the Fund may only be transferred from the Fund to the extent authorized by an appropriation as enacted in the annual State budget bill and are not subject to transfer by budget amendment.    (g)    It is the intent of the General Assembly that the funds provided for school construction in the Fund be in addition to and not in substitution of general funds or any other funds provided in the Governor’s allowance for public school construction.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-327 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 3 - Unspent Balances|Section 7-327 - Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund

    (a)    In this section, “Fund” means the Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund.    (b)    There is a Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund.    (c)    The purpose of the Fund is to provide loans to civilian employees of the federal government who are:        (1)    required to report to work at a work site located in the State; and        (2)    not being paid because of a full or partial federal government shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations.    (d)    The Maryland Department of Labor shall administer the Fund.    (e)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of this subtitle that shall be available in perpetuity for the purpose of providing loans in accordance with the provisions of this section.        (2)    The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.    (f)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;        (2)    any interest earnings of the Fund;        (3)    money transferred from the Catastrophic Event Account in accordance with § 7–324 of this subtitle;        (4)    repayments on loans made from the Fund; and        (5)    any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.    (g)    The Fund shall be used only to provide no–interest loans to civilian employees of the federal government who are:        (1)    required to report to work at a work site located in the State; and        (2)    not being paid because of a full or partial federal government shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations.    (h)    (1)    The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.        (2)    Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.    (i)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Maryland Department of Labor shall establish procedures and eligibility criteria for loans from the Fund.        (2)    The eligibility criteria shall include that:            (i)    the federal government is in a full or partial shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations; and            (ii)    an individual applying for a loan from the Fund is:                1.    a civilian employee of the federal government;                2.    required to report to work at a work site located in the State; and                3.    not being paid because of the full or partial federal government shutdown due to the lapse in appropriations.        (3)    The procedures shall include:            (i)    application procedures;            (ii)    payment procedures from the Fund; and            (iii)    repayment procedures, including timelines, for an individual to repay a loan from the Fund.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 4 - Supervision of Recipients|Section 7-401 - Accounting Systems for State Units

    (a)    The Comptroller may direct the units of the State government to use the method that the Comptroller sets for:        (1)    keeping books and accounts;        (2)    adopting uniform systems of accounting; or        (3)    making reports.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Comptroller shall require a unit of the State government to comply with each recommendation of the Legislative Auditor in an audit report on the unit concerning:            (i)    its record keeping;            (ii)    its use of a uniform system of accounting; and            (iii)    its submission of reports.        (2)    The Comptroller may waive compliance with a recommendation of the Legislative Auditor if the unit satisfies the Comptroller that the recommendation should not be carried out.        (3)    The Comptroller shall report to the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee on actions under this subsection.        (4)    The report shall include the reasons for waiving compliance with a recommendation of the Legislative Auditor.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 4 - Supervision of Recipients|Section 7-402 - State Aid to Social Organizations

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Social organization” means an association or corporation that is operated for a charitable, cultural, educational, historical, humane, industrial, medical, or military purpose.        (3)    “State aid” means a contribution, grant, or subsidy of money from the State Treasury.    (b)    (1)    Each social organization that, by statute, is to receive State aid shall make an agreement:            (i)    with the unit of the State government to which the money for the State aid has been appropriated; or            (ii)    if the money is not appropriated to a unit, with the Comptroller.        (2)    An agreement under this subsection shall:            (i)    define the purposes and terms of the State aid; and            (ii)    require the social organization to submit to the unit or Comptroller a report on expenditure of the State aid.    (c)    (1)    Unless the agreement sets another date for submission of the report, a social organization shall submit the report on or before September 1 after the close of the fiscal year in which the social organization received the State aid.        (2)    The report shall:            (i)    contain an itemized statement that fully and accurately accounts for how the State aid was spent; and            (ii)    be verified:                1.    by an officer of the social organization; or                2.    for a military organization, by the commanding officer.    (d)    After a unit or the Comptroller receives a report under this section, the unit or Comptroller:        (1)    shall determine whether the social organization has spent and accounted for the State aid in accordance with the agreement; and        (2)    if the unit or Comptroller finds inconsistencies between the agreement and the expenditures or operations of the social organization, shall give the Department of Budget and Management and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the Department of Legislative Services notice of the inconsistencies.    (e)    To ensure compliance with this section, the unit or the Comptroller may audit the financial records of a social organization.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 4 - Supervision of Recipients|Section 7-404 - Review of Account of Providers of Care

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Department” means a principal department of the Executive Branch of the State government.        (3)    “Independent unit” means a unit of the State government that is not in a department.    (b)    This section does not apply to:        (1)    a private provider who provides care for 4 or fewer individuals;        (2)    a provider from another state;        (3)    a provider of family child care for 6 or fewer children; or        (4)    a foster parent with whom a child is placed by the Social Services Administration.    (c)    (1)    After consultation with the Legislative Auditor, the head of each department or independent unit that contracts with a private provider for care of an individual in a nongovernmental facility shall specify the intervals and manner of examination of the accounts of the private provider.        (2)    The examination shall determine whether costs of care for which the private provider has received reimbursement are in accordance with the guidelines of the department or unit for allowable costs.    (d)    The department or independent unit shall pay for the examination from the appropriation to the department or independent unit in the State budget.    (e)    If an independent certified public accountant is to examine the accounts of a private provider, the head of the department or independent unit shall choose the accountant in accordance with a procedure that the Legislative Auditor has reviewed.    (f)    (1)    Whenever an examination under this section shows that the reimbursement that a provider has received during the period covered by the examination exceeds the total allowable costs, the department or independent unit shall collect:            (i)    the full amount of the excess; or            (ii)    a lesser amount if the department or independent unit finds that the collection of the full amount would impair seriously the financial condition of the provider.        (2)    Whenever an examination under this section shows that the allowable costs exceed the reimbursement that the provider has received, the department or independent unit shall pay to the provider the difference between the reimbursement and the lesser of the allowable costs or the maximum rate of payment as provided in the State budget.    (g)    The head of a department or independent unit shall send to the Secretary of Budget and Management and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the Legislative Auditor:        (1)    a copy of a report of each examination under this section; and        (2)    a written statement that contains the basis for any finding made under subsection (f)(1)(ii) of this section.    (h)    A provision of this section has effect only to the extent that the provision does not conflict with federal law.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 4 - Supervision of Recipients|Section 7-405 - State Funded Corporations Serving Elderly or Developmentally Disabled Subject to Audit

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Developmentally disabled individual” means a severe chronic disability of an individual that:            (i)    is attributable to a physical or mental impairment, other than the sole diagnosis of mental illness, or to a combination of mental and physical impairments;            (ii)    is manifested before the individual attains the age of 22;            (iii)    is likely to continue indefinitely;            (iv)    results in an inability to live independently without external support or continuing and regular assistance; and            (v)    reflects the need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic care, treatment, or other services that are individually planned and coordinated for the individual.        (3)    “Elderly individual” means an individual who is 60 years old or older.    (b)    In addition to any other requirement of this subtitle, each corporation that administers services to elderly or developmentally disabled individuals and receives funds from the State shall be subject to audit of its financial records by:        (1)    the State Comptroller; or        (2)    the State Legislative Auditor.    (c)    This section does not apply to services administered by a nonprofit hospital corporation.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 4 - Supervision of Recipients|Section 7-406 - Reporting Requirements for State Aid Provided

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Department” means the Department of Budget and Management.        (3)    (i)    “Grantee” means a for profit or nonprofit entity or association that receives State aid during a fiscal year.            (ii)    “Grantee” does not include a unit of State or local government.        (4)    “Grantor” means a unit of State government or other State entity that provides State aid to a grantee.        (5)    (i)    “State aid” means a contribution, grant, or subsidy of $50,000 or more provided through the State operating or capital budget or by the action of a unit of State government from State funds appropriated to that unit.            (ii)    “State aid” does not include reimbursements to providers participating in a State program.    (b)    (1)    (i)    A grantor shall submit a report as provided in this subsection to the Department on or before September 1 after the close of each fiscal year in which the grantor provided State aid to a grantee.            (ii)    The report shall contain:                1.    the name, address, and zip code of each grantee that received State aid from the grantor during the previous fiscal year;                2.    the amount of any State aid provided to the grantee; and                3.    a description of the State aid provided to the grantee.        (2)    The reports required under this subsection shall be in the form and format, including electronic format, that the Department, after consultation with the Department of Information Technology, requires.    (c)    (1)    The Department of Information Technology, in consultation with the Department of Budget and Management, shall develop and operate a searchable Web site, accessible to the public at no cost through the Internet.        (2)    The searchable Web site shall contain:            (i)    the name of the grantor that provided the State aid;            (ii)    the name of the grantee that received the State aid;            (iii)    the amount of the State aid that was provided to the grantee;            (iv)    the zip code of the grantee that received the State aid; and            (v)    a description of the State aid that was provided to the grantee.        (3)    The searchable Web site shall allow a user to search by the following data fields:            (i)    the grantee that received the State aid;            (ii)    the grantor that provided the State aid; and            (iii)    the zip code of any grantee that received State aid.    (d)    The Office of Legislative Audits may conduct an audit or review of a grantee in accordance with §§ 2–1221 through 2–1227 of the State Government Article.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  8-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 8 - Debt|Subtitle 3 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 8-301 - Contract to Spend General Obligation Loan Proceeds

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section or in other law, a contract to spend the proceeds of a general obligation loan that has been authorized by any act of the General Assembly may not be executed until the Board of Public Works approves the contract.    (b)    (1)    Approval by the Board of Public Works is not required if the act merely authorizes a county or municipal corporation to borrow money and no State funds are involved.        (2)    Approval by the Board of Public Works is not required for a contract or other authorization to spend the proceeds of a general obligation loan for public school construction projects.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  8-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 8 - Debt|Subtitle 3 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 8-302 - Bonds to Be Considered Investment Securities

    (a)    In this section, “bond” means an obligation of the State or of any of its units or instrumentalities.    (b)    If a bond otherwise complies with the requirements of the Commercial Law Article for investment securities, the bond shall be considered to be an investment security notwithstanding that:        (1)    the resolution or other authority under which the bond is issued subjects the bond to an indenture or agreement that is separate from the resolution or authority;        (2)    the resolution or other authority under which the bond is issued limits payment of principal and interest to:            (i)    the proceeds of limited sources of revenue; or            (ii)    a special fund established for that purpose;        (3)    any law limits payment of principal and interest to a certain amount or rate of tax that may be imposed; or        (4)    principal or interest are registrable.    (c)    A bond that is considered to be an investment security under subsection (b) of this section has all the attributes of an investment security that are possessed by a bond that is:        (1)    issued on the full faith and credit of the issuer;        (2)    payable to bearer; and        (3)    secured as to the payment of principal and interest by the unlimited taxing power of the issuer.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  8-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 8 - Debt|Subtitle 3 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 8-303 - Use of Appropriation for Reimbursement of Grant Recipient on or Before Effective Date of Enabling Act

    (a)    In this section, “enabling act” has the meaning stated in § 8–101 of this title.    (b)    (1)    Unless otherwise prohibited by law and subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an appropriation authorized by an enabling act may be used to reimburse a grant recipient for an expenditure incurred on or before the effective date of the enabling act.        (2)    An appropriation may not be used to reimburse a grant recipient for an expenditure if the expenditure is not consistent with the public purpose of the appropriation.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  8-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 8 - Debt|Subtitle 3 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 8-304 - Annual Report on Deferred Maintenance -- Information Included

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Convention facility” has the meaning stated in § 10–601 of the Economic Development Article.        (3)    “Institution of higher education” has the meaning stated in § 10–101 of the Education Article.    (b)    This section applies to a convention facility and a facility at an institution of higher education that receives State capital funding totaling at least $2,000,000 in the operating or capital budget bills in the prior fiscal year.    (c)    Subject to subsection (d) of this section, on or before October 1 each year, the entity responsible for facilities maintenance for a facility specified in subsection (b) of this section shall submit a report in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations Committee on the entity’s deferred maintenance plan.    (d)    The report required under subsection (c) of this section shall include:        (1)    the dollar amount that the entity spends per square foot on deferred maintenance;        (2)    the total dollar value of the backlog for deferred maintenance;        (3)    the process for facility condition assessment, including the process for rating and assessing deferred maintenance projects;        (4)    the number of staff hours devoted to inspecting and analyzing the need for facility repair and maintenance; and        (5)    the entity’s plan to address all deferred maintenance projects.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  8-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 8 - Debt|Subtitle 4 - Capital Leases|Section 8-401 - Purpose

    The purpose of this subtitle is to codify the authority of the State Treasurer to enter into a capital lease agreement and to establish a method for financing a capital lease as defined in this subtitle.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  8-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 8 - Debt|Subtitle 4 - Capital Leases|Section 8-402 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following terms have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Capital equipment” means any item of equipment that, by generally accepted accounting principles, is capitalized for purposes of accounting.    (c)    (1)    “Capital lease” means any lease, conditional sale, installment sale, or similar agreement, defined as a capital lease in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, that is used to finance:            (i)    the acquisition or construction of improvements to real property, under § 3-602 of this article; or            (ii)    the acquisition of capital equipment.        (2)    “Capital lease” includes a master lease.