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MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-217 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures|Part III - Warrants|Section 7-217 - Unestimated and Excess Receipts

    (a)    An officer or unit of the State government may spend money from a special fund or the federal government that is not estimated or included in the State budget or exceeds the estimate in the State budget and is paid into the State Treasury for a program after an approved amendment of a special or federal fund appropriation for the program:        (1)    for the specific purpose to which the money is dedicated by State law or act of Congress; or        (2)    if the money is not dedicated to a specific purpose, with the approval of the Governor and as authorized in an approved budget amendment, for necessary current operations.    (b)    Money that is derived from a source estimated and included in an appropriation act and that is in excess of the estimate shall remain in the General Fund of the State until appropriated by a subsequent appropriation act.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-218 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures|Part III - Warrants|Section 7-218 - Audit of Bills

    Before issuance of a warrant for payment of a bill, the Comptroller may have the bill audited.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-219 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures|Part III - Warrants|Section 7-219 - Issuance of Warrants Generally

    (a)    The Comptroller, the Chief Deputy Comptroller, or a deputy comptroller may not sign a blank warrant.    (b)    A warrant for payment of a bill is not valid unless the following information appears on the face of the warrant:        (1)    the amount of the warrant;        (2)    the date of issue;        (3)    a reference to the document that identifies:            (i)    the payee; and            (ii)    the officer or unit of the State government that submitted the bill; and        (4)    the certification of the Comptroller, the Chief Deputy Comptroller, or a deputy comptroller that:            (i)    the amount of the warrant is correct; and            (ii)    the officer or unit submitted the bill for which the warrant is issued.    (c)    A warrant for an advance of money to an officer or unit of the State government is not valid unless the following information appears on the face of the warrant:        (1)    the amount of the warrant;        (2)    the date of issue;        (3)    the identity of the officer or unit; and        (4)    the certification of the Comptroller, the Chief Deputy Comptroller, or a deputy comptroller that the amount of the warrant is correct.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-220 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures|Part III - Warrants|Section 7-220 - Appropriation to Be Charged

    A warrant shall charge an applicable appropriation to the officer or unit that:         (1)    has submitted a bill for payment; or        (2)    is to receive an advance.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-221 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures|Part III - Warrants|Section 7-221 - Issuance of Warrants to Institutions and Corporations

    (a)    The Comptroller, the Chief Deputy Comptroller, or a deputy comptroller may not issue a warrant for disbursement of an appropriation to an institution or corporation unless the Comptroller has on file an affidavit that complies with the requirements of this section.    (b)    An affidavit under this section shall state that the affiant personally knows that no money from State funds has been paid or promised to any legislative agent, lawyer, or lobbyist for any service to obtain the appropriation.    (c)    An affidavit under this section shall be signed by:        (1)    the president and the treasurer of the institution or corporation; or        (2)    if there is no president or treasurer, another officer or individual who has charge of and disburses the money of the institution or corporation.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-222 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures|Part III - Warrants|Section 7-222 - Issuance of Warrants to Debtors

    Unless a person and the Comptroller or any duly authorized agent or representative designated by the Comptroller have entered into an agreement for the payment of the person’s indebtedness to the State and the payments are current or unless, for good cause shown, the Board of Public Works grants a waiver, the Comptroller, the Chief Deputy Comptroller, or a deputy comptroller may not issue to a person a warrant for payment of a claim due to the person in the person’s own right, if the person owes $50 or more to the State, a unit of the State government, or any governmental entity under the control of the State.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-223 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures|Part III - Warrants|Section 7-223 - Records of Warrants

    (a)    (1)    The Comptroller may not allow a warrant to be issued until a record is made in the books of the Office of the Comptroller.        (2)    The record shall:            (i)    state the amount of the warrant;            (ii)    state the account against which the warrant is charged; and            (iii)    identify:                1.    the payee and the officer or unit of the State government that submitted the bill; or                2.    for an advance, the officer or unit.    (b)    The Comptroller shall keep an abstract of each warrant.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-226 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures|Part IV - Disbursements|Section 7-226 - General Authority

    Subject to the limitations in this Part IV of this subtitle and any other law, the Treasurer, the Chief Deputy Treasurer, or a deputy treasurer may disburse money from the State Treasury in accordance with a warrant.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-227 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures|Part IV - Disbursements|Section 7-227 - Checks

    A check that is drawn to disburse money from the State Treasury shall be:         (1)    signed by the Treasurer, the Chief Deputy Treasurer, or a deputy treasurer; and        (2)    countersigned by the Comptroller, the Chief Deputy Comptroller, or a deputy comptroller.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-227.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures|Part IV - Disbursements|Section 7-227.1 - Additional Means for Transfer of Funds

    In addition to disbursement of money by check authorized under § 7–227 of this subtitle, the Treasurer, upon warrant of the Comptroller, may disburse money by those means generally recognized and accepted by the banking industry for transferring funds. Such disbursements shall be made in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Treasurer, after concurrence by the Comptroller, in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-228 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures|Part IV - Disbursements|Section 7-228 - Receipts

    The Treasurer, the Chief Deputy Treasurer, or a deputy treasurer shall keep a receipt for money disbursed from the State Treasury.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-229 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures|Part IV - Disbursements|Section 7-229 - Undeliverable Checks Fund

    (a)    In this section, “Fund” means the Undeliverable Checks Fund.    (b)    There is an Undeliverable Checks Fund.    (c)    If a check that the Treasurer, the Chief Deputy Treasurer, or a deputy treasurer issues is returned to the Comptroller as undeliverable, the Comptroller:        (1)    shall keep the check for a period of not more than 30 days;        (2)    during that period, shall try diligently to find the correct address of the payee and to deliver the check; and        (3)    if unable to deliver the check during that period, shall send the check to the Treasurer.    (d)    Whenever the Comptroller returns a check as undeliverable, the Treasurer shall:        (1)    cancel the check; and        (2)    request the Comptroller to credit the amount of the canceled check to the Fund.    (e)    On a warrant charged against the Fund, the Treasurer, the Chief Deputy Treasurer, or a deputy treasurer may issue a check to replace a check canceled under this section.    (f)    As required by State or federal law, or as considered proper by the Treasurer, the Treasurer, the Chief Deputy Treasurer, or a deputy treasurer shall:        (1)    on a warrant charged against the Fund, disburse to the original source any money in the Fund required to be returned to the source; or        (2)    request the Comptroller to transfer any money in the Fund to another fund or account.    (g)    At the end of each fiscal year, the Treasurer:        (1)    shall identify the checks that have been credited to the Fund and remain unclaimed for 2 years;        (2)    determine a reasonable balance to retain in the Fund that will be needed to honor each replacement check that may be issued on a warrant charged against the Fund; and        (3)    request the Comptroller to transfer the balance in the Fund, after subtraction of the amount determined as provided in item (2) of this subsection, to the General Fund of the State.    (h)    Undeliverable checks credited to the Fund are not subject to Title 17 of the Commercial Law Article.    (i)    Notwithstanding Title 4, Subtitle 3, Part III of the General Provisions Article, at the end of each fiscal year, the Treasurer may electronically publish on the Treasurer’s Web site the names of payees of checks that have remained unclaimed for 2 years or more.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-230 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures|Part IV - Disbursements|Section 7-230 - Unpresented Checks Fund

    (a)    In this section, “Fund” means the Unpresented Checks Fund.    (b)    There is an Unpresented Checks Fund.    (c)    At the end of each fiscal year, the Treasurer shall:        (1)    identify each check that:            (i)    has been issued against the money of the State; and            (ii)    has remained unpresented for 2 years; and        (2)    request the Comptroller to credit the aggregate amount of the checks to the Fund.    (d)    At the end of each fiscal year, the Treasurer shall:        (1)    determine a reasonable minimum balance to retain in the Fund that will be needed to honor each check that is presented after its amount has been credited to the Fund; and        (2)    request the Comptroller to transfer the balance in the Fund to the General Fund of the State.    (e)    After the amount of a check has been credited to the Fund, on a warrant charged against the Fund, the Treasurer, the Chief Deputy Treasurer, or a deputy treasurer may reissue a check that is presented for payment.    (f)    As required by State or federal law, or as considered proper by the Treasurer, the Treasurer, the Chief Deputy Treasurer, or a deputy treasurer shall:        (1)    void an unpresented check; and        (2)    request the Comptroller to transfer the amount of the voided check to:            (i)    the original source of the money; or            (ii)    another fund or account.    (g)    Unpresented checks credited to the Fund are not subject to Title 17 of the Commercial Law Article.    (h)    Notwithstanding Title 4, Subtitle 3, Part III of the General Provisions Article, at the end of each fiscal year, the Treasurer may electronically publish on the Treasurer’s Web site the names of payees of checks that have remained unpresented for 2 years or more.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-233 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures|Part V - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 7-233 - Lump Sum Appropriation

    An officer or unit of the State government may not spend any part of a lump sum appropriation to the officer or unit until the Board of Public Works approves the schedule for apportionment and disbursement of the appropriation, as provided in § 7-207 of this subtitle.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-234 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures|Part V - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 7-234 - Expenditures in Excess of Appropriation

    (a)    An officer or unit of the State government may not spend money:        (1)    in excess of the total appropriation to the officer or unit; or        (2)    in excess of the amounts set forth in the current schedule for apportionment and disbursement of the appropriation.    (b)    (1)    The State may not reimburse any expenditure to the extent that the expenditure violates subsection (a) of this section.        (2)    The State is not obligated to appropriate money to pay an expenditure that violates subsection (a) of this section.    (c)    Each employee or member of a unit and each officer of the State government who makes an expenditure that violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of neglect of official duty and is subject to removal.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-235 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures|Part V - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 7-235 - Administrative Actions

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this section applies to:            (i)    each unit of the State government; and            (ii)    each unit that:                1.    is created by general law; and                2.    operates in 2 or more counties.        (2)    This section does not apply to a bicounty commission that county governing bodies appoint if those bodies also review the budget of the commission.    (b)    A unit may not adopt a rule or regulation or take any other administrative action that would result in expenditures in excess of the limitations in the State budget unless:        (1)    the General Assembly expressly approves the administrative action;        (2)    if the General Assembly is not in session, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates:            (i)    consult with the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee; and            (ii)    after receiving the written advice of the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, jointly give written approval for the administrative action; or        (3)    the Governor declares, by proclamation, that the administrative action is necessary and a matter of emergency.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-236 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures|Part V - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 7-236 - Additional Permanent Staff Positions

    (a)    A unit of the Executive Branch of the State government may not create a permanent staff position that is in addition to the positions for which the State budget and its supporting documents specifically provide unless:        (1)    the Board of Public Works gives its approval; and        (2)    money for the position is available:            (i)    from the General Emergency Fund; or            (ii)    by budget amendment, from other special or federal funds.    (b)    On the 1st day of each regular session of the General Assembly, the Secretary of Budget and Management shall submit, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, to the appropriate committees of the General Assembly a report that:        (1)    states the total number of additional staff positions for which the Board of Public Works has given approval since the last regular session; and        (2)    for each position, states:            (i)    the type;            (ii)    the salary or wages; and            (iii)    the reasons for the approval.    (c)    The approval of a new position under this section is temporary. However, unless the General Assembly deletes the position from the budget bill, the position continues with the compensation provided in the State budget.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-237 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures|Part V - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 7-237 - Contracts

    (a)    This section applies to any officer or agent of the State who is charged with:        (1)    construction, improvement, or maintenance of a building or work; or        (2)    management of or provision for a State institution.    (b)    An officer or agent to whom this section applies may not:        (1)    make or participate in making for any purpose a contract that purports to bind the State to pay any amount unless money has been appropriated for that purpose and remains unspent;        (2)    create a deficiency; or        (3)    incur a liability or spend money in excess of the applicable appropriation.    (c)    (1)    The State is not liable on any contract made in violation of subsection (b) of this section.        (2)    An officer or agent who willfully or knowingly violates subsection (b)(1) of this section is personally liable on the contract.    (d)    If an officer or agent to whom this section applies is found guilty of willfully or knowingly violating any provision of subsection (b)(2) or (3) of this section:        (1)    the officer or agent is personally liable to the State for the amount of the deficiency or excess; and        (2)    the officer or agent is subject:            (i)    for a 1st offense, to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding 2 years or both; and            (ii)    for a subsequent offense, to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding 2 years or both.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-238 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures|Part V - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 7-238 - Department of Transportation

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Capital project” means a project for which funds are spent for:            (i)    the construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of a transportation facility, as defined in § 3-101(l) of the Transportation Article; or            (ii)    capital equipment as defined by the Secretary of Transportation.        (3)    “Major capital project” has the meaning stated in § 2-103.1 of the Transportation Article.        (4)    “Modal administration” has the meaning stated in § 1-101 of the Transportation Article.    (b)    Except for an emergency project, the Department of Transportation, including the Office of the Secretary and the modal administrations, may not use an appropriation for a major capital project for any capital project that was not included in the Consolidated Transportation Program when the appropriation was made.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  7-239 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 7 - Appropriations|Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures|Part V - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 7-239 - Use of Appropriation for Settlement of Antiharassment Claim Prohibited

    An officer or unit of State government may not use any part of an appropriation to settle a claim of unlawful harassment or discrimination, based on any characteristic protected by law, filed against an official or employee of State government in the individual’s personal capacity.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  8-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 8 - Debt|Subtitle 1 - General Obligation Debt|Part I - Definitions|Section 8-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Board” means the Board of Public Works.    (c)    “Capital appreciation bond” means a State bond that accrues interest payable only on the date of maturity.    (d)    “Enabling act” means a law that authorizes the creation of a general obligation debt of the State and the sale of State bonds to evidence that debt.    (e)    “State bond” means a general obligation bond of the State.    (f)    “State debt” means the general obligation debt of the State.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  8-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 8 - Debt|Subtitle 1 - General Obligation Debt|Part II - Management Program|Section 8-104 - Definitions

    (a)    In this Part II of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Committee” means the Capital Debt Affordability Committee.    (c)    (1)    “Tax supported debt” means:            (i)    State debt; and            (ii)    other forms of debt, including State agency capital leases supported in whole or part by State tax revenues and debt of the Department of Transportation, the Maryland Stadium Authority, and other units of State government which, in the opinion of the Committee, are supported directly or indirectly by State tax revenues.        (2)    “Tax supported debt” includes debt issued by the Department of Transportation under Title 3, Subtitle 6 of the Transportation Article or by the Maryland Transportation Authority under Title 4, Subtitle 3 of the Transportation Article that is secured by a pledge of future federal aid from any source.        (3)    “Tax supported debt” does not include capital leases used to finance energy performance contracts entered into under § 12–301 of this article, if, as determined by the Committee, energy savings that are guaranteed by the contractor:            (i)    equal or exceed the capital lease payments on an annual basis; and            (ii)    are monitored in accordance with reporting requirements adopted by the Committee.