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MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-1501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 15 - General Enforcement Authority|Part I - Civil Actions|Section 8A-1501 - Civil Actions

    (a)    This title and each rental agreement made under it impose an obligation of good faith in performance and enforcement.    (b)    (1)    A resident or a park owner may enforce by civil action any right or duty under this title.        (2)    If either the park owner or the resident fails to comply with the rental agreement or with this title, the aggrieved party may recover the damages caused by the noncompliance.        (3)    In an action by or against a resident, if the resident prevails and if the rental agreement contains a provision that allows attorney’s fees to the park owner, the court also may allow reasonable attorney’s fees to the resident.        (4)    In an action by a resident, the court may award equitable relief that it considers necessary, including the enjoining of further violations. The losing party may be liable for court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the prevailing party.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-1502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 15 - General Enforcement Authority|Part II - Specific Enforcement Authority|Section 8A-1502 - Unconscionability of Rental Agreement or Park Rule

    (a)    If it is claimed or appears to the court that a rental agreement or park rule may be unconscionable, the court may give to the parties a reasonable opportunity to present evidence as to the meaning of the rental agreement or park rule, relationship of the parties, purpose, and other relevant factors to aid the court in making a determination.    (b)    A park rule that does not apply uniformly to all residents in a park creates a rebuttable presumption of unfairness.    (c)    In determining if a provision of a rental agreement or of a park rule is unconscionable the court may consider if the provision:        (1)    Promotes the convenience, safety, or welfare of residents;        (2)    Preserves from abusive use property of the park owner;        (3)    Promotes a fair distribution of services or facilities held out to residents generally;        (4)    Relates reasonably to its purpose;        (5)    Applies to all residents in a fair manner;        (6)    Are sufficiently explicit for a resident to comply; and        (7)    Is for the purpose of evading an obligation of the park owner.    (d)    If a court finds that any provision of a rental agreement or park rule is unconscionable, the court may:        (1)    Refuse to enforce the rental agreement or park rule;        (2)    Enforce the remainder of the rental agreement or park rule without the unconscionable provision; or        (3)    Limit the application of any unconscionable provision as to avoid any unconscionable result.    (e)    If the effect of any provision of a rental agreement is to indemnify the park owner, hold him harmless, or preclude or exonerate him from any liability to a mobile home resident, or to any other person, for any injury, loss, damage, or liability arising from any omission, fault, negligence, or other misconduct of the park owner on or about the leased premises not within the exclusive control of the mobile home resident, the provision is against public policy and void. An insurer may not claim a right of subrogation by reason of the invalidity of this provision.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 1 - Finances|Section 2-101 - Fiscal Year

    (a)    The fiscal year for the State and its officers and units begins on July 1 of a calendar year and ends on June 30 of the next calendar year.    (b)    Each officer and unit of the State government shall use the fiscal year for:        (1)    appropriating money;        (2)    authorizing expenditures;        (3)    keeping records;        (4)    balancing books and accounts; and        (5)    making reports.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 1 - Finances|Section 2-102 - Annual Report of Comptroller

    (a)    On or before the 10th day of each regular session of the General Assembly, the Comptroller shall submit to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly an annual report on the fiscal operations of the State.    (b)    The report shall state:        (1)    for the fiscal year in which the report is made:            (i)    the estimated State revenues; and            (ii)    the estimated State expenditures; and        (2)    for the preceding fiscal year:            (i)    the total State funds;            (ii)    the total State revenues;            (iii)    the amount of revenues that the State received from each source;            (iv)    the total State expenditures;            (v)    the purposes of the expenditures;            (vi)    each amount that the State claims is due from a political subdivision;            (vii)    each amount that the State claims is due from an officer of a political subdivision who, by law, collects revenues for the State;            (viii)    the total funds, from all State sources, that the State transferred to each political subdivision; and            (ix)    the amount of those transferred funds, as calculated for each $100 of assessed value of property in a political subdivision.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 1 - Finances|Section 2-103 - Statement of Receipts and Expenditures

    After each regular session of the General Assembly, the Comptroller shall deliver to the printer who is designated to print the session laws an accurate statement of receipts and expenditures of public money for the last full fiscal year preceding that session.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 1 - Finances|Section 2-104 - Annual Report of Treasurer

    (a)    On or before January 1 of each year, the Treasurer shall submit an annual report to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly.    (b)    (1)    The report shall describe the activities and operation of the Office of the Treasurer during the preceding fiscal year.        (2)    The report shall include:            (i)    a statement on the management of State funds;            (ii)    a statement on the interest earned on investments; and            (iii)    a statement on the administration of the State Insurance Program and the State Insurance Trust Fund, including any recommendations for changes in their operation.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 1 - Finances|Section 2-106 - Reports on Anticipated Debt

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Bond” means any evidence of debt.        (3)    “Official” includes:            (i)    a comptroller;            (ii)    a chief financial officer; and            (iii)    a treasurer.        (4)    “Public body” means:            (i)    a unit of the State government; or            (ii)    a county, municipal corporation, public corporation, special authority, or other political subdivision of the State.    (b)    If a public body is authorized to incur debt to be redeemed from the proceeds of any tax or levy, an authorized official of the public body shall submit to the State Treasurer:        (1)    on or before January 1 of each year, a report on bonds anticipated to be issued during the next 7-month period; and        (2)    on or before July 1 of each year, a report on bonds anticipated to be issued during the next 7-month period.    (c)    (1)    A report under this section shall be in the form the State Treasurer requires.        (2)    The report shall include:            (i)    a statement of the amount of bonds that the public body expects to issue during the period that the report covers; and            (ii)    for each issue of bonds, a statement of:                1.    the month and part of the month during which the bonds will be issued;                2.    the term for which the bonds will be outstanding; and                3.    whether the bonds will be sold at a public or private sale.    (d)    (1)    The State Treasurer shall prepare:            (i)    on or before January 31 of each year, a compilation of the information in the reports submitted for the current January 1 to July 31 period; and            (ii)    on or before July 31 of each year, a compilation of the information in the reports submitted for the current July 1 to January 31 period.        (2)    The compilation shall include any additions or corrections to the information in the reports.        (3)    The State Treasurer shall send a copy of the compilation to each official who submitted a report included in the compilation.    (e)    The State Treasurer shall:        (1)    make the reports and compilations available for inspection during normal business hours; and        (2)    provide a copy of a report or compilation to any person who first pays to the State Treasurer a fee to cover costs.    (f)    (1)    An official is not personally liable for failure to submit a report under this section.        (2)    Failure to submit the report or to comply with other requirements of this section does not affect:            (i)    the authority of a public body to incur debt; or            (ii)    the validity of any debt that the public body incurs.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 1 - Finances|Section 2-107 - Data and Records on State Fees

    (a)    As provided by the Comptroller by regulation, each unit of State government that imposes fees of any kind shall maintain and make available to the Comptroller up-to-date data regarding:        (1)    the services or functions for which fees are imposed and the associated levels of the fees; and        (2)    a comparison of the actual revenues generated by the fees and the total costs of providing the service or performing the function for which the fees are imposed.    (b)    The Comptroller shall prepare and submit to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly, on a biennial basis on or before December 1 of every other year, a report compiling the data made available to the Comptroller under subsection (a) of this section.    (c)    (1)    The Comptroller shall adopt regulations to implement this section.        (2)    The regulations adopted by the Comptroller under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall specify:            (i)    that the data required for the Maryland Port Administration of the Department of Transportation shall be the data included in the port tariff;            (ii)    that the Maryland Aviation Administration and the Maryland Port Administration shall disclose aggregate information on fees and costs, provided that such disclosure does not include information that is proprietary in nature; and            (iii)    that any other department, agency, or governmental unit which collects fees or user charges that may contain privileged or proprietary information may aggregate or standardize the information submitted as needed to preserve the sensitive nature of the information.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 2 - Gifts and Grants|Section 2-201 - Gifts

    (a)    In this section, “gift” has the meaning stated in § 1–109 of the General Provisions Article.    (b)    Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, an officer or unit of the State government may not spend any money that derives from a gift until the Governor assents to the acceptance of the gift.    (c)    If the Governor assents to the acceptance of a gift by an officer or unit, the officer or unit may use the gift in accordance with its terms. If the gift is money or generates money, the officer or unit may not spend the money until it is appropriated as provided in Title 7 of this article.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 2 - Gifts and Grants|Section 2-202 - Block Grants

    (a)    In this section, “block grant” means any federal grant–in–aid that:        (1)    contains consolidated funding for 1 or more programs;        (2)    includes any change in the financing of a program that includes any kind of capped allocations or specific spending targets; or        (3)    is designated by Congress as a block grant.    (b)    It is the policy of the State that the General Assembly and the Governor should consult before the Executive Branch of the State government adopts State policy on block grants.    (c)    (1)    This section is in addition to and not in derogation of any other power or duty of the General Assembly.        (2)    This section applies to the adoption of State policy to:            (i)    participate in a block grant;            (ii)    set a date on which the State will accept responsibility for a block grant; or            (iii)    transfer money between block grants.    (d)    The Governor shall send, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the Legislative Policy Committee each proposal for the adoption of State policy on a block grant.    (e)    Within 60 days after the Legislative Policy Committee receives the proposal or, if the Committee sets a shorter period, within that period, the Committee:        (1)    may hold a public hearing on the proposal;        (2)    may refer the proposal to another committee for review; and        (3)    for the General Assembly, may send the Governor comments on the proposal.    (f)    The Governor may act on the proposal only after the expiration of the 60–day period or any shorter period set under subsection (e) of this section.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 2 - Gifts and Grants|Section 2-203 - Notices on Federal Aid

    (a)    (1)    After consultation with the Department of Budget and Management, the Secretary of Planning shall adopt regulations that require a unit of the State government to submit information, as required in this section, on federal aid, including grants, instructional contracts, loans, research contracts, or other assistance.        (2)    The regulations shall require a unit of the State government to obtain a State Application Identifier (SAI) from the Department of Planning.    (b)    (1)    Each 6 months, a unit shall submit a summary notice to the Department of Planning if, during the 6-month period that the notice covers, the unit has received an award of federal aid in the form of an instructional contract, instructional grant, research contract, or research grant.        (2)    The summary notice shall state the amount of the award.    (c)    (1)    This subsection does not apply to an instructional contract, instructional grant, research contract, or research grant.        (2)    When a unit applies for federal aid, the unit shall send to the Department of Planning a copy of the application.        (3)    Within 30 days after a unit receives an award of federal aid, the unit shall submit to the Department of Planning a summary notice that states:            (i)    the amount of the award; and            (ii)    if the award is conditioned on matching funds:                1.    the amount of those funds;                2.    the source of those funds; and                3.    the period for which those funds are required.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 2 - Gifts and Grants|Section 2-205 - Surplus Food

    The Governor may designate any unit of the State government:         (1)    to accept any surplus food that, under an act of Congress, is available to the State; and        (2)    to manage and dispose of the food in accordance with federal law.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 2 - Gifts and Grants|Section 2-208 - Nonprofit Organizations -- Reimbursement of Indirect Costs

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Indirect costs” means any costs that would be considered to be indirect costs under OMB Uniform Guidance.        (3)    “Nonprofit organization” means an organization that is tax exempt under § 501(c)(3), (4), or (6) of the Internal Revenue Code.        (4)    “OMB Uniform Guidance” means the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards adopted by the Office of Management and Budget in 2 C.F.R. 200 and any related guidance published by the Office of Management and Budget.    (b)    (1)    This section applies only to:            (i)    a grant or contract awarded on or after October 1, 2018;            (ii)    a multi–year grant or contract awarded before October 1, 2018, if:                1.    the grant or contract continues to be in effect on or after October 1, 2018; and                2.    funding for the grant or contract is required to be authorized separately for each fiscal year; and            (iii)    an extension or a renewal of a grant or contract if the extension or renewal is awarded on or after July 1, 2019.        (2)    This section applies whether or not the funds awarded through the grant or contract are transferred directly by the State or through a third party to the nonprofit organization.        (3)    This section does not require the reimbursement of indirect costs incurred under a multi–year grant or contract described under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection during any fiscal year that begins before July 1, 2019.    (c)    If a nonprofit organization is a direct recipient or subrecipient of a grant or contract for the provision of services that is funded wholly with State funds or with a combination of State and other nonfederal funds, the terms of the grant or contract shall allow for reimbursement of indirect costs:        (1)    at the same rate the nonprofit organization has negotiated and received:            (i)    for indirect costs under a direct federal award; or            (ii)    from a nonfederal entity based on the cost principles in Subpart E of OMB Uniform Guidance; or        (2)    if the nonprofit organization has not negotiated and received an indirect cost rate described in item (1) of this subsection, at a rate of at least 10% of the costs that would be considered modified total direct costs under OMB Uniform Guidance.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Facsimile Signatures and Seals|Section 2-301 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Authorized officer” means any official of the State or any of its political subdivisions whose signature to a public security or instrument of payment is required or permitted.    (c)    “Facsimile signature” means a reproduction by engraving, imprinting, stamping, or other means of the manual signature of any authorized officer.    (d)    “Instrument of payment” means a check, draft, warrant, or order for the payment, delivery, or transfer of funds.    (e)    “Public security” means a bond, note, certificate of indebtedness, or other obligation for the payment of money, issued by the State or by any of its political subdivisions.    (f)    “State” means the State or any of its departments, agencies, public bodies, or other instrumentalities.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Facsimile Signatures and Seals|Section 2-302 - Construction of Subtitle

    This subtitle shall be construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states that enact it.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Facsimile Signatures and Seals|Section 2-303 - Use of Facsimile Signature

    (a)    Any authorized officer, after filing with the Secretary of State the manual signature of the authorized officer certified under oath, may execute or cause to be executed with a facsimile signature instead of a manual signature:        (1)    any public security, if the signature of at least 1 authorized officer required or permitted to be placed on the public security is manually subscribed; and        (2)    any instrument of payment.    (b)    If a public security is required to be manually signed by a trustee, issuing agent, fiscal agent, registrar, or other agent or custodian, any other signature required or permitted to be placed on the public security may be a facsimile signature.    (c)    Upon compliance with this subtitle by the authorized officer, the facsimile signature of the authorized officer has the same legal effect as the manual signature of the authorized officer.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Facsimile Signatures and Seals|Section 2-304 - Use of Facsimile Seal

    (a)    When the seal of the State or of any of its political subdivisions is required in the execution of a public security or instrument of payment, the authorized officer may cause the seal to be printed, engraved, stamped, or otherwise placed in facsimile on the public security or instrument of payment.    (b)    The facsimile seal has the same legal effect as the impression of the seal.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Facsimile Signatures and Seals|Section 2-305 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties

    (a)    A person may not use, with intent to defraud, on a public security or an instrument of payment:        (1)    a facsimile signature, or any reproduction of it, of any authorized officer; or        (2)    a facsimile seal, or any reproduction of it, of the State or of any of its political subdivisions.    (b)    A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or both.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Facsimile Signatures and Seals|Section 2-306 - Short Title

    This subtitle may be cited as the “Maryland Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act”.