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MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-807 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part II - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Section 10-807 - Board of Directors

    (a)    A Board of Directors shall manage the Center and exercise its corporate powers.    (b)    The Board consists of the following nine members:        (1)    the Director, or the Director’s designee; and        (2)    eight members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate:            (i)    two representing the nonprofit clean energy research sector of the State;            (ii)    two with expertise in venture capital financing;            (iii)    two representing clean energy industries in the State;            (iv)    one consumer member; and            (v)    one member of the general public.    (c)    A member of the Board shall reside in the State.    (d)    In making appointments to the Board, the Governor shall consider:        (1)    diversity; and        (2)    all geographic regions of the State.    (e)    A member of the Board:        (1)    may not receive compensation as a member of the Board; but        (2)    is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.    (f)    (1)    The term of an appointed member is 4 years and begins on July 1.        (2)    The terms of the appointed members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members on October 1, 2008.        (3)    At the end of a term, an appointed member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.        (4)    A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.    (g)    The Governor may remove an appointed member for incompetence, misconduct, or failure to perform the duties of the position.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-808 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part II - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Section 10-808 - Officers

    From among the members of the Board:        (1)    the Governor shall appoint a chair; and        (2)    the Board shall elect a vice chair and a treasurer.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-809 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part II - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Section 10-809 - Meetings; Quorum

    (a)    The Board shall determine the times and places of its meetings.    (b)    (1)    A majority of the appointed and qualified members of the Board is a quorum.        (2)    The Board may act with an affirmative vote of a majority of the appointed and qualified members of the Board.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-810 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part II - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Section 10-810 - Committees

    (a)    (1)    The Board shall establish an Advisory Committee.        (2)    The Advisory Committee consists of individuals that the Board considers will assist the Center in studying and developing policies to further the purposes of this subtitle.    (b)    (1)    The Board shall establish a Financing Investment Advisory Committee.        (2)    The Financing Investment Advisory Committee consists of individuals with knowledge and expertise in financing matters relevant to borrower eligibility, terms and conditions of support, and other financing evaluation criteria of the Center.        (3)    Before the Center provides financing for a project, including a project to be funded by the Maryland Energy Innovation Fund under § 10–835 of this subtitle, the Financing Investment Advisory Committee shall review and make recommendations to the Board for qualifying project applicants.        (4)    The Maryland Economic Development Corporation and other State economic development units may provide resources and expertise to the Financing Investment Advisory Committee and the Center to assist in evaluating projects, coordinating financing for projects, and other matters.    (c)    The Board may establish other committees as appropriate.    (d)    (1)    The membership of a committee may include individuals who are not Board members.        (2)    The Board may establish the term and manner of selection of the membership of a committee.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-811 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part II - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Section 10-811 - Executive Director

    (a)    (1)    Subject to the approval of the Governor, the Board shall appoint an Executive Director.        (2)    The Executive Director serves at the pleasure of the Board.        (3)    The Board shall determine the salary of the Executive Director.    (b)    (1)    The Executive Director is the chief administrative officer of the Center.        (2)    The Executive Director shall manage the administrative affairs and technical activities of the Center in accordance with policies and procedures that the Board establishes.    (c)    The Executive Director, or the Executive Director’s designee, shall:        (1)    attend all meetings of the Board;        (2)    act as secretary to the Board;        (3)    keep minutes of all proceedings of the Board;        (4)    approve all salaries, per diem payments, and allowable expenses of the Center, its employees, and its consultants;        (5)    approve any expenses incidental to the operation of the Center; and        (6)    perform the other duties that the Board directs in carrying out this subtitle.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-812 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part II - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Section 10-812 - Legal Advisor

    (a)    The Attorney General is the legal advisor to the Center.    (b)    With the approval of the Attorney General, the Center may retain any necessary lawyers.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-813 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part II - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Section 10-813 - Staff; Consultants

    The Center may retain any necessary accountants, engineers, financial advisors, or other consultants.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-814 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part II - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Section 10-814 - Applicability of Other Laws

    (a)    Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (e) of this section, the Center is exempt from:        (1)    Title 10 and Division II of the State Finance and Procurement Article; and        (2)    §§ 3–301 and 3–303 of the General Provisions Article.    (b)    The Center is subject to the Public Information Act.    (c)    The Board and the officers and employees of the Center are subject to the Public Ethics Law.    (d)    The officers and employees of the Center are not subject to the provisions of Division I of the State Personnel and Pensions Article that govern the State Personnel Management System.    (e)    The Center, its Board, and employees are subject to Title 12, Subtitle 4 and Title 14, Subtitle 3 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.    (f)    The Center is a public body under Title 5, Subtitle 4 of this article, the Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority Act, for purposes of applying for, receiving, and making agreements in connection with:        (1)    a loan;        (2)    a grant;        (3)    insurance; or        (4)    any other form of financial assistance.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-815 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part II - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Section 10-815 - Findings of Board

    A finding by the Board concerning the public purpose of an action, the legislative intent expressed under this subtitle, or the appropriateness of the action in serving the public purpose and satisfying the legislative intent is conclusive in a proceeding that involves the validity or enforceability of:        (1)    an agreement entered into by the Center under this subtitle;        (2)    a bond; or        (3)    any security relating to a bond.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-816 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part II - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Section 10-816 - Accounting; Fiscal Year

    (a)    The Center shall establish a system of financial accounting, controls, audits, and reports.    (b)    The fiscal year of the Center begins on July 1 and ends on the following June 30.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-817 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part II - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Section 10-817 - Money of Center

    (a)    The Center may create and administer the accounts that it requires.    (b)    The Center shall deposit its money into a State or national bank or a federally insured savings and loan association that has a total paid–in capital of at least $1,000,000.    (c)    The Center may designate the trust department of a State bank, national bank, or savings and loan association as a depository to receive securities that the Center owns or acquires.    (d)    Unless an agreement or covenant between the Center and the holders of its obligations limits classes of investments, the Center may invest its money in bonds or other obligations of, or guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the United States, the State, or a governmental unit.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-818 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part II - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Section 10-818 - Inspection of Public Records

    (a)    (1)    The Executive Director and each other officer authorized by the Center may:            (i)    allow copies to be made of the minutes and records of the Center; and            (ii)    certify records under seal showing that the copies are true copies.        (2)    A person may rely on the certified record.    (b)    The records of the Center are public records subject to reasonable inspection.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-819 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part II - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Section 10-819 - Powers -- in General

    The Center may:        (1)    adopt bylaws for the conduct of its business;        (2)    adopt a seal;        (3)    maintain offices at a place it designates in the State;        (4)    accept loans, grants, or assistance of any kind from the federal or State government, a local government, a college or university, or a private source;        (5)    enter into contracts and other legal instruments;        (6)    sue or be sued;        (7)    acquire, purchase, hold, lease as lessee, and use:            (i)    a franchise, patent, or license;            (ii)    any real, personal, mixed, tangible, or intangible property; or            (iii)    an interest in the property listed in this item;        (8)    sell, lease as lessor, transfer, license, assign, or dispose of property or a property interest that it acquires;        (9)    fix and collect rates, rentals, fees, royalties, and charges for services and resources it provides or makes available;        (10)    create, own, control, or be a member of a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or other entity, whether operated for profit or not for profit;        (11)    exercise power usually possessed by a private corporation in performing similar functions unless to do so would conflict with State law; and        (12)    do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers granted by this subtitle.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-820 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part II - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Section 10-820 - Powers -- Grants and Investments

    The Center may make grants to or provide equity investment financing for clean energy technology–based businesses.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-821 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part II - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Section 10-821 - Powers -- Projects

    The Center may:        (1)    acquire, develop, improve, manage, market, license, sublicense, maintain, lease as lessor or lessee, or operate a project in the State to carry out its purposes;        (2)    acquire, directly or indirectly, from a person or governmental unit, by purchase, gift, or devise any property, rights–of–way, franchises, easements, or other interests in land, including submerged land and riparian rights:            (i)    as necessary or convenient to improve or operate a project to carry out its purposes; and            (ii)    on the terms and at the prices that it considers reasonable; and        (3)    enter into a project with a manufacturer to carry out its purposes.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-822 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part II - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Section 10-822 - Powers -- Debt

    The Center may:        (1)    borrow money and issue bonds to finance any part of the cost of a project or for any other corporate purpose of the Center;        (2)    secure the payment of any portion of the borrowing by pledge of or mortgage or deed of trust on property or revenues of the Center;        (3)    combine projects for financing, make agreements with or for the benefit of the bondholders or with others in connection with the issuance or future issuance of bonds, as the Center considers advisable; and        (4)    otherwise provide for the security of bonds and the rights of bondholders.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-823 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part II - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Section 10-823 - Dissemination of Information; Cooperation and Consultation With Other Units

    (a)    The Center may disseminate information and materials pertinent to clean energy technology, financing, and development in the State, for persons engaged in the clean energy industry as developers, manufacturers, and installers, as well as for consumers and financial institutions, including information on available federal, State, and private financial assistance and technical assistance.    (b)    The Center may:        (1)    cooperate with and provide assistance to local governments, instrumentalities, and research entities in the State; and        (2)    coordinate clean energy technology development, education, and deployment activities with programs of the federal government and of governmental units and public and private entities in and outside the State.    (c)    The Center may conduct the activities under this section in consultation with the Administration.    (d)    The Maryland Environmental Service, the Maryland Economic Development Corporation, and other State economic development units shall cooperate with the Center and may make available to the Center resources and expertise for the evaluation of project financing and coordination of financing between the Center and other economic development units.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-824 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part II - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Section 10-824 - Tax Status

    The Center is exempt from State and local taxes.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-825 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part II - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Section 10-825 - Audit

    (a)    The books and records of the Center are subject to audit:        (1)    at any time by the State; and        (2)    each year by an independent auditor.    (b)    The Center shall publish its annual audits on its website.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-826 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part II - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Section 10-826 - Annual Report

    (a)    On or before October 1 of each year, the Center shall report to the Governor, the Administration, and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.    (b)    The report shall include a complete operating and financial statement covering the Center’s operations and a summary of the Center’s activities during the preceding fiscal year.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-828 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part III - Maryland Energy Innovation Institute|Section 10-828 - Definitions

    (a)    In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Academic institution” means a public senior higher education institution or an independent institution of higher education in the State, as those terms are defined in § 10–101 of the Education Article.    (c)    “Fund” means the Maryland Energy Innovation Fund.    (d)    “Institute” means the Maryland Energy Innovation Institute.    (e)    “Institute Board” means the Advisory Board of the Maryland Energy Innovation Institute.    (f)    “Institute Director” means the Director of the Maryland Energy Innovation Institute.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-829 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part III - Maryland Energy Innovation Institute|Section 10-829 - Maryland Energy Innovation Institute Established

    (a)    There is a Maryland Energy Innovation Institute.    (b)    The Institute is a part of the A. James Clark School of Engineering of the University of Maryland.    (c)    The A. James Clark School of Engineering shall manage the Institute according to the policies of the University of Maryland and the University System of Maryland with the advice of the Institute Board.    (d)    The purposes of the Institute are to:        (1)    collaborate with academic institutions in the State to participate in clean energy programs; and        (2)    develop and attract private investment in clean energy innovation and commercialization in the State.    (e)    The exercise by the Institute of the powers conferred by this part is the performance of an essential governmental function.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-830 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part III - Maryland Energy Innovation Institute|Section 10-830 - Advisory Board of the Institute

    (a)    (1)    There is an Advisory Board of the Institute.        (2)    The Institute Board advises the University of Maryland on the management of the Institute.    (b)    The Institute Board consists of the following nine members:        (1)    the chair of the Board of Directors of the Maryland Clean Energy Center;        (2)    the Director; and        (3)    seven members selected by the University of Maryland based on expertise in energy technology commercialization, the clean energy industry, venture capital financing, and energy research.    (c)    A member of the Institute Board:        (1)    may not receive compensation as a member of the Institute Board; but        (2)    is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.    (d)    From among its members, the Institute Board shall elect a chair and a vice chair.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  10-831 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 10 - Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Clean Energy Center|Part III - Maryland Energy Innovation Institute|Section 10-831 - Meetings

    (a)    The Institute Board shall determine the times and places of its meetings.    (b)    (1)    Seven members of the Institute Board are a quorum.        (2)    The Institute Board may act with an affirmative vote of five members.