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MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - Water and Sewerage Systems|Section 2-401 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Annual operating costs” include the cost of:        (1)    the production, treatment, pumping, storage, transmission, and distribution of water and the maintenance and repair of equipment associated with these functions;        (2)    the collection, pumping, transmission, and treatment of wastewater, and the maintenance and repair of equipment associated with these functions;        (3)    administrative overhead;        (4)    debt service;        (5)    depreciation; and        (6)    servicing customer accounts.    (c)    “Lateral system construction costs” include:        (1)    any cost necessary to plan, design, acquire, construct, inspect, test, and put into operation the lateral system to serve a State facility; and        (2)    any indirect cost incurred by the local jurisdiction that is necessary to construct water and sewer lines.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - Water and Sewerage Systems|Section 2-402 - State to Pay Costs

    (a)    The State shall pay its share of:        (1)    the annual operating costs of furnishing water and sewer service to any State facility; and        (2)    the lateral system construction costs associated with the installation of any water or sewer line that directly serves the State facility.    (b)    The State shall pay the cost of expanding a water or sewage treatment facility if the expansion is necessitated by the use of the facility by the State. However, the amount the State pays may not exceed the cost of the capacity required by the State.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - Water and Sewerage Systems|Section 2-403 - State to Pay Assessments, Charges, and Fees

    The State shall pay any assessment, charge, or fee that is:         (1)    levied by the local jurisdiction in which the State facility is located; and        (2)    designated as the State’s share of annual operating costs or lateral system construction costs.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - Water and Sewerage Systems|Section 2-404 - State Connecting to Publicly Owned Utility System

    (a)    If the State has agreed to pay the costs set out in § 2-402 of this subtitle and any additional construction costs associated with the connection, the State may connect a State facility, regardless of its location, to a publicly owned utility system.    (b)    If an existing publicly owned utility system is inadequate to handle proposed State utility needs, the State shall pay all costs that are:        (1)    associated with the expansion of the publicly owned utility system to meet the needs of the State; and        (2)    in excess of available federal funds.    (c)    Before connecting to any publicly owned utility system, the State shall:        (1)    coordinate with the owner of the publicly owned utility system; and        (2)    consider any existing master plan in establishing the fiscal obligation of the State under this section.    (d)    (1)    After determining the need of the State for water or sewerage capacity, the State shall provide the information to the appropriate local jurisdictions.        (2)    The local jurisdictions shall include State facility needs in developing their master plans for water and sewerage systems.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 5 - Facilities for Handicapped|Section 2-501 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Facility for handicapped individuals” includes any door, elevator, handrail, ramp, specially treated surface, or similar design, convenience, or device that facilitates the health, safety, or comfort of a handicapped individual.    (c)    “Handicapped individual” means an individual with a measurable limitation of mobility caused by disease, trauma, or congenital defect.    (d)    (1)    “Public building” means a building, structure, or improved area that is:            (i)    owned by the State or any political subdivision of the State; or            (ii)    constructed for lease by the State or a political subdivision of the State.        (2)    “Public building” includes:            (i)    an educational facility constructed with public funds or owned or operated by the State or a political subdivision of the State;            (ii)    a public mass transportation accommodation, such as a terminal or station, that is supported by public funds; and            (iii)    an improvement of a public area used for gathering or amusement, including a public park, recreation center, or the like.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 5 - Facilities for Handicapped|Section 2-502 - Legislative Findings

    The General Assembly finds that public buildings that lack facilities for handicapped individuals:         (1)    create a substantial risk of death or injury to handicapped individuals and others in both normal and emergency conditions; and        (2)    impair the full use and enjoyment of the public buildings by handicapped individuals for education, employment, recreation, training, or treatment.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 5 - Facilities for Handicapped|Section 2-503 - Scope of Subtitle

    The design of any public building by the State or a political subdivision of the State is governed by this subtitle.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 5 - Facilities for Handicapped|Section 2-504 - Plans and Specifications for Buildings to Provide for Facilities

    Plans and specifications for the construction of any public building, other than a building to be used as a penal institution, shall provide for facilities for handicapped individuals.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-505 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 5 - Facilities for Handicapped|Section 2-505 - Ramps or Curb Cuts Required

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, if curbs or sidewalks at the intersection of 2 or more streets or roads are constructed or reconstructed by the State Highway Administration, by a political subdivision, or by a private contractor for dedication to a political subdivision, the curbs or sidewalks shall have ramps or curb cuts:        (1)    graded onto the crosswalks of the intersection;        (2)    at least 40 inches wide; and        (3)    constructed to allow reasonable access to the crosswalks by physically handicapped individuals.    (b)    Ramps or curb cuts are not required under this section if, for a particular intersection outside Baltimore City, the State Highway Administration determines or, for a particular intersection in Baltimore City, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works determines that:        (1)    ramps or curb cuts would be contrary to public safety;        (2)    the cost of ramps or curb cuts would be too great considering the need for them or their probable use; or        (3)    the sparsity of population, the existence of other ways, or other factors show the lack of a need for ramps or curb cuts.    (c)    Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent the State Highway Administration from certifying any project described in this section for the purpose of determining statewide eligibility for federal assistance.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-506 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 5 - Facilities for Handicapped|Section 2-506 - Braille or Raised Print Numbers Required

    Braille numbers or raised print numbers that indicate floors or levels shall be installed on the control panels in each elevator located in a public building.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-507 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 5 - Facilities for Handicapped|Section 2-507 - Teletypewriters Required

    (a)    As provided in the State budget, the Secretary of General Services shall provide, in central locations in units of the State and local government and other public facilities jointly recommended by the Secretary of Health and the State Superintendent of Schools, teletypewriters for the use of deaf individuals. These locations shall provide access to emergency police, fire, and rescue services.    (b)    The teletypewriters shall be connected electronically so as to provide a means of communication between deaf individuals and the offices of major public and private facilities equipped with similar machines within a toll–free telephone district.    (c)    Whenever a unit of the State or a local government gives out conventional public service telephone numbers to the public on written material, it shall also give out corresponding teletypewriter numbers on the written material. The teletypewriter numbers may be included at the time of stock replenishment.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-508 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 5 - Facilities for Handicapped|Section 2-508 - Symbols Required on Certain Facilities

    In any place to which this subtitle applies, any toilet facility, ramp, building entrance, drinking fountain, parking, or walk that is usable by handicapped individuals shall be marked with a suitable symbol.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-509 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 5 - Facilities for Handicapped|Section 2-509 - Standards

    (a)    The Board of Public Works, through the Department of General Services, shall publish minimum standards for facilities for handicapped individuals in public buildings. The standards shall conform to American Standards Association specification A 117.1-1961, as modified by the Department of General Services.    (b)    The standards may not require facilities for handicapped individuals in any part of a public building that is not open to or used by the general working force or the general public.    (c)    The appropriate contracting authority shall determine whether the plans and specifications for any public building built by the State, a political subdivision of the State, or a public authority meet the standards adopted under this section.    (d)    The standards shall be filed with the Secretary of State.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-510 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 5 - Facilities for Handicapped|Section 2-510 - Enforcement of Subtitle

    (a)    The Department of General Services is responsible for the enforcement of this subtitle if:        (1)    any State capital nonschool funds are used; or        (2)    construction is on State-owned land.    (b)    The governing body of a political subdivision is responsible for the enforcement of this subtitle if:        (1)    construction is not on State-owned land;        (2)    funds of the political subdivision are used; and        (3)    no State funds are used, except for State funds for school construction.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-511 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 5 - Facilities for Handicapped|Section 2-511 - Short Title

    This subtitle may be cited as the “Maryland Facilities for the Handicapped Act”.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 6 - Securities|Section 2-601 - Transmission to Treasurer

    Each officer and unit of the State government shall send to the Treasurer, for inventory and safekeeping, each certificate of stock or other security certificate that the officer or unit holds.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 6 - Securities|Section 2-602 - Storage of Physical Securities

    (a)    The Treasurer shall deposit in a box or vault as provided in subsection (b) of this section:        (1)    all of the physical securities that the State owns; and        (2)    all of the physical securities that, by State law, the Treasurer holds, in trust or otherwise, for a corporation or individual.    (b)    (1)    With the approval of the Board of Public Works, the Treasurer shall procure a box or vault.        (2)    The box or vault shall be located in the offices of the Treasurer.        (3)    Each box or vault in which securities are kept shall be built so that 2 different keys are needed to gain access to the securities.        (4)    The Comptroller and the Treasurer each shall have 1 of these keys.        (5)    Access to a box or vault in which physical securities are kept under this section shall be permitted only:            (i)    when the Governor, the Comptroller, the Chief Deputy Comptroller, or a Deputy Comptroller accompanies the Treasurer; or            (ii)    if access is needed and the Treasurer cannot be present:                1.    when the Governor, the Comptroller, the Chief Deputy Comptroller, or a Deputy Comptroller accompanies the Chief Deputy Treasurer; or                2.    when the Governor, the Comptroller, or the Chief Deputy Comptroller accompanies a Deputy Treasurer.    (c)    The Treasurer shall determine which physical securities are deposited or held in each box or vault.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-602.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 6 - Securities|Section 2-602.1 - Storage of Securities Not in Physical Form

    The Treasurer shall maintain all securities other than physical securities with:         (1)    any institution incorporated under the laws of the State as a State bank, trust company, or savings bank;        (2)    any national banking association that has its principal office in the State; or        (3)    any trust company, as defined in § 1-101 of the Estates and Trusts Article.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 6 - Securities|Section 2-603 - Loans of Securities

    (a)    Subject to the limitations in this section and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Treasurer may lend to a bank or securities broker any security that is owned by the State and is in the custody of the Treasurer.    (b)    (1)    The Treasurer and the bank or broker to whom a loan is to be made under this section shall make a written contract that governs the loan.        (2)    The contract shall set forth:            (i)    the term of the loan;            (ii)    the consideration for the loan;            (iii)    any provisions that the Treasurer determines are needed to protect the interests of the State; and            (iv)    any other conditions of the loan.    (c)    Consideration for a loan under this section may not be less than the current market lending rate for the securities on loan.    (d)    (1)    The bank or broker to whom a loan is to be made under this section shall deposit with the Treasurer collateral with a value that equals or exceeds the value of the securities on loan.        (2)    Collateral that may be used under this section shall be:            (i)    money; or            (ii)    a security in which the Treasurer may invest under § 6-222 or § 6-223 of this article.    (e)    (1)    The Treasurer may enter into a contractual agreement with a financial institution to lend, as agent, securities owned by the State and in the custody of the Treasurer.        (2)    The financial institution shall provide security or indemnification acceptable to the Treasurer.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 6 - Securities|Section 2-604 - Duplicate Certificates of Stock

    (a)    Whenever a certificate of stock that the State owns and holds has been lost or misplaced, the Treasurer, at the direction of the Board of Public Works, may obtain a duplicate certificate.    (b)    The State shall indemnify the corporation that issues the duplicate certificate.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 7 - Funding for Ethnic Affairs Units|Section 2-701 - "Ethnic Affairs Unit" Defined

    In this subtitle, “ethnic affairs unit” means:        (1)    the Commission on African American History and Culture;        (2)    the Commission on Indian Affairs; and        (3)    the Office of Asian–Pacific American Affairs.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 7 - Funding for Ethnic Affairs Units|Section 2-702 - Funding

    (a)    In order to become more financially self-sufficient, an ethnic affairs unit:        (1)    may receive funds from any person or organization; and        (2)    may not receive funds either directly or indirectly from the use of any gaming device or raised through a gaming event or activity.    (b)    An ethnic affairs unit receiving funds under this section shall be subject to audit by the Legislative Auditor as provided in § 2–1220 of the State Government Article.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 8 - Changing Facilities|Section 2-801 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Diaper–changing facility” means a table or other device suitable for changing the diaper of a child under the age of 4 years.    (c)    (1)    “Public building” means a building, a structure, or an improved area that is:            (i)    owned by the State or a political subdivision of the State; or            (ii)    constructed for lease by the State or a political subdivision of the State.        (2)    “Public building” includes:            (i)    a public mass transportation accommodation, such as a terminal or station, that is supported by public funds; and            (ii)    an improvement of a public area used for gathering or amusement, including a public park or recreation center.        (3)    “Public building” does not include a facility that is primarily used to provide primary or secondary education.    (d)    “Public restroom” means a sanitary facility available to the general public that contains at least one toilet or urinal.    (e)    “Substantial renovation” means a construction or renovation project with an estimated cost of  $30,000 or more.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-802 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 8 - Changing Facilities|Section 2-802 - Installation of Changing Facility

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, in a public building, a diaper–changing facility shall be installed in at least one public restroom or, if the restrooms are divided by gender, in at least one men’s public restroom and one women’s public restroom if:        (1)    the public building is constructed on or after October 1, 2019;        (2)    a public restroom is constructed in a public building on or after October 1, 2019; or        (3)    a public restroom in a public building undergoes substantial renovation on or after October 1, 2019.    (b)    (1)    The Board of Public Works, through the Department of General Services, shall adopt standards that a diaper–changing facility must meet in order to comply with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.        (2)    The standards shall be filed with the Secretary of State.    (c)    A diaper–changing facility is not required to be installed under this section if a building inspector that has jurisdiction over the public building  determines that the installation of a diaper–changing facility:        (1)    is not  practicable; or        (2)    would result in a failure to comply with applicable building standards governing the right of access for individuals with disabilities.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  2-803 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 2 - General Provisions|Subtitle 8 - Changing Facilities|Section 2-803 - Enforcement

    (a)    The Department of General Services, the University System of Maryland, and the Department of Transportation are responsible for the enforcement of this subtitle in the public buildings under each entity’s control if:        (1)    any State capital nonschool funds are used; or        (2)    construction is on State–owned land.    (b)    The governing body of a political subdivision is responsible for the enforcement of this subtitle if:        (1)    construction is not on State–owned land;        (2)    funds of the political subdivision are used; and        (3)    no State funds are used, except for State funds for school construction.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  3-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 3 - Budget and Management|Subtitle 1 - Definitions|Section 3-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Department” means the Department of Budget and Management.    (c)    “Secretary” means the Secretary of Budget and Management.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  3-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division I - State Finance|Title 3 - Budget and Management|Subtitle 2 - Organization and General Authority of Department|Section 3-201 - Department Established

    There is a Department of Budget and Management, established as a principal department of the State government.