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2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 6 - Revenues › Subtitle 2 - State Treasury › Part IV - Investments › Section 6-225 - Maryland Higher Education Loan Corporation

(a)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Treasurer may invest or reinvest State money in any obligation that the Maryland Higher Education Loan Corporation guarantees if:
(1)    a financial institution holds the obligation; and
(2)    the Governor approves the financial institution.
(b)    (1)    The Treasurer may set the conditions of the investment or reinvestment, including the term and any service charge.
(2)    The investments and reinvestments under this section may not exceed:
(i)    for any 1 obligation, 80% of its principal;
(ii)    for any 1 financial institution, the amount by which its holdings in the obligations exceed 1% of the total deposits of the financial institution; and
(iii)    for all obligations, $10,000,000.
(c)    If the Treasurer invests or reinvests in an obligation under this section, the financial institution that holds the obligation is the collecting agent of the State for the investment or reinvestment.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 6 - Revenues › Subtitle 2 - State Treasury › Part V - Banking Services › Section 6-229 - Agreements

(a)    The Treasurer may make an agreement with a financial institution as to terms, conditions, and compensation for a banking service that the financial institution provides to the State or any State agency.
(b)    An agreement under this section:
(1)    shall specify the charges to be paid for a banking service;
(2)    may allow the deposit of money with the financial institution in an amount determined by the Treasurer that permits the financial institution to earn sufficient compensation to offset the charges for its banking service; and
(3)    shall require the financial institution to invest any money on deposit that exceeds any amount allowed by the Treasurer under item (2) of this subsection and unless otherwise specifically provided by law to pay to the State the proceeds of the investment to the General Fund of the State.
(c)    The Treasurer, with the concurrence of the Comptroller, may authorize a State agency to open and maintain an account with a financial institution that has an agreement with the Treasurer under this section.
(d)    An account established under subsection (c) of this section shall comply with the provisions of this subtitle and regulations and policies adopted by the Treasurer and the Comptroller.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 1 - State Operating Budget › Part I - Definitions; General Provisions › Section 7-101 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Proposed budget” means:
(1)    the budget bill; and
(2)    the budget books and other documents that support the budget bill.
(c)    “Secretary” means the Secretary of Budget and Management.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 1 - State Operating Budget › Part I - Definitions; General Provisions › Section 7-102 - Legislative Intent

(a)    The General Assembly desires that, during preparation of a proposed budget, the Governor review, thoroughly and in detail, the recommendations of the Spending Affordability Committee.
(b)    To have the complete financial program of the Governor early in a regular session, the General Assembly desires that the Governor:
(1)    submit with the proposed budget for a fiscal year:
(i)    the Governor’s complete financial program for that fiscal year; and
(ii)    each bond or revenue bill proposed to carry out the program; and
(2)    use a supplemental budget amendment only to:
(i)    correct a mechanical error in the proposed budget; or
(ii)    provide funding for legislation enacted during the session.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 1 - State Operating Budget › Part I - Definitions; General Provisions › Section 7-103 - Studies

(a)    (1)    The Secretary shall continually conduct studies on the needs of units of the Executive Branch of the State government and of private entities to which the State appropriates money.
(2)    To obtain the information that the Secretary wants in estimating the needs of the unit or entity, the Secretary may:
(i)    question any officer or employee of the unit or entity; and
(ii)    examine the records of the unit or entity.
(b)    The Secretary shall:
(1)    continually compare the needs of the units of the Executive Branch of the State government and of the private entities with the revenues that are collected;
(2)    prepare estimates of revenues that will be available for the State budget;
(3)    prepare any other estimates of revenues that the Governor requests;
(4)    study the revenue structure of the State;
(5)    evaluate the sources of State revenues; and
(6)    recommend to the Governor:
(i)    appropriate changes in the revenue structure of the State; and
(ii)    new sources of State revenues.
(c)    (1)    The studies of the units of the Executive Branch of the State government shall include:
(i)    program analyses; and
(ii)    careful consideration of the administration, organization, functions, and duties of the units, to identify duplication or overlap.
(2)    On the basis of the studies, the Secretary shall report to the Governor on changes that the Secretary believes would result in economy or efficiency or otherwise would be in the State’s best interest, including:
(i)    elimination or reduction of State programs;
(ii)    abolition of positions;
(iii)    changes in procedures; and
(iv)    reorganization or consolidation of units.
(3)    The Secretary shall send a copy of each report under this subsection, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, to the Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 1 - State Operating Budget › Part I - Definitions; General Provisions › Section 7-104 - Preparation of Draft of Proposed Budget

(a)    (1)    The Secretary shall prepare for the Governor a draft of the proposed budget.
(2)    The draft shall:
(i)    be comprehensive;
(ii)    eliminate duplication and conflict; and
(iii)    include each item that the Governor is required by law to include in a proposed budget.
(b)    The Secretary shall include in the draft items for capital improvements.
(c)    The Secretary may specify:
(1)    the form to be used by a unit of the Executive Branch of the State government or a private entity to request an appropriation from the State;
(2)    information that must be submitted with the form; and
(3)    the time for submission of the form.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 1 - State Operating Budget › Part I - Definitions; General Provisions › Section 7-106 - Submission of Bond or Revenue Bills by Governor

The Governor shall submit to the General Assembly by the third Wednesday in January each year, except in the case of a newly elected Governor, and then not later than 10 days after the convening of the General Assembly, each bond or revenue bill necessary to submit a balanced budget and to carry out the proposed budget for the next fiscal year.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 1 - State Operating Budget › Part I - Definitions; General Provisions › Section 7-107 - Publication of Itemized Statement of Revenues Dedicated to Special Funds

The Secretary shall publish on the Department of Budget and Management’s website, in a machine–readable format, an itemized statement, linked to the proposed State budget, of revenues collected by the State that are dedicated by law to a special fund, including:
(1)    the name of each special fund;
(2)    a description of the purpose of the special fund;
(3)    the source of revenue for the special fund;
(4)    the amount deposited into the special fund in the previous fiscal year; and
(5)    the balance of revenues in the special fund at the close of the previous fiscal year.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 1 - State Operating Budget › Part II - Budget Bill › Section 7-108 - Required Appropriations

(a)    In accordance with the Maryland Constitution and other law, the Governor shall include in each budget bill:
(1)    an appropriation to pay the principal of and interest on the State debt;
(2)    without revision, the appropriations requested for public schools, as certified by the State Superintendent of Schools;
(3)    without revision, the appropriations requested for the Legislative Branch of the State government, as certified by the presiding officers of the General Assembly;
(4)    without revision, the appropriations requested for the Judicial Branch of the State government, as certified by the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals;
(5)    the appropriations requested by the Governor for the Executive Branch of the State government;
(6)    the appropriations required by law to be included with the appropriations for the Executive Branch;
(7)    appropriations for the salaries required by law to be paid by the State; and
(8)    any other appropriations required by the Maryland Constitution or other law to be included in the budget bill.
(b)    The Governor shall use the current salary plan of the Secretary of Budget and Management as the basis for the appropriations to pay those salaries to which the plan applies.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 1 - State Operating Budget › Part II - Budget Bill › Section 7-109 - Executive Pay Plan

(a)    Each budget bill shall contain a separate section that includes:
(1)    the proposed salary schedule for the executive pay plan established under Title 8, Subtitle 1 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, which shall be in effect for that fiscal year; and
(2)    a listing of the job classification and title of each position in the executive pay plan, including the proposed salary grade for each position.
(b)    In addition to the separate section required under subsection (a) of this section, each budget bill shall contain a separate section that includes:
(1)    a listing, by the unit of State government, of the job classification of each position with flat rate or per diem compensation in excess of the minimum salary in the proposed executive pay plan. The listing shall include, but not be limited to, constitutional officers, positions for which salaries by law are determined by judicial salaries, and positions for which salaries are determined by an agency with independent salary setting authority that have not been included in the executive pay plan;
(2)    the number of positions in each of those job classifications; and
(3)    the amount of the salary proposed for each of those job classifications.
(c)    (1)    The salary schedule and proposed salary grade, as provided in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, shall be subject to approval by the General Assembly.
(2)    The proposed salary for job classifications, as provided in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, shall be subject to approval by the General Assembly.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 1 - State Operating Budget › Part II - Budget Bill › Section 7-110 - Department of Transportation

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Capital expenditure” means an expenditure made by the Department of Transportation 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)    “Modal administration” has the meaning stated in § 1-101 of the Transportation Article.
(4)    “Operating expenditure” means an expenditure that is made by the Department of Transportation, including the Office of the Secretary or a modal administration, and that is not a capital expenditure.
(b)    (1)    Each budget bill shall set forth as part of the appropriation for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation and for each modal administration, separate items for:
(i)    capital expenditures; and
(ii)    operating expenditures.
(2)    The budget books shall set forth, for information, a summary of the capital expenditures and operating expenditures, as defined by the Secretary of Transportation, for the Maryland Transportation Authority.
(3)    The budget books for a fiscal year shall include the appropriation for the preceding fiscal year for each modal administration, as provided in the Consolidated Transportation Program.
(c)    On submission of the budget bill to the General Assembly, the Department of Transportation shall report to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the House Appropriations Committee, and the House Committee on Ways and Means, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on the estimated costs for planning, engineering, right–of–way acquisition, and construction for all projects for which planning funds were added to the budget by the General Assembly during the previous three legislative sessions.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 1 - State Operating Budget › Part II - Budget Bill › Section 7-111 - University College

(a)    The Governor shall include in each budget bill a lump sum appropriation to the University College of the University of Maryland.
(b)    An appropriation under this section for a fiscal year shall equal the amount that University College estimates it will receive during the fiscal year from tuitions, fees, gifts, and grants and interest on those revenues.
(c)    (1)    The supporting documents for each budget bill shall include the annual financial information statement that University College prepares.
(2)    The supporting documents need not include any other information about the appropriation under this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 1 - State Operating Budget › Part II - Budget Bill › Section 7-112 - Conformity With Statutes

(a)    Unless specifically authorized by law, the Governor may not submit a budget bill that changes a State statute.
(b)    Subject to the limitations in the Maryland Constitution, a statute that sets a salary is superseded by passage of a budget bill that alters the salary.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 1 - State Operating Budget › Part II - Budget Bill › Section 7-113 - Motor Vehicle Licensing and Fuel Tax Revenues

(a)    The purposes of this section are to:
(1)    carry out the purposes of the laws relating to motor vehicle licensing and motor vehicle fuel taxes; and
(2)    prevent diversions of revenues that those laws generate.
(b)    In a budget bill, the Governor may use the revenues that are generated by motor vehicle licensing and by motor vehicle fuel taxes, including fines and penalties, only to:
(1)    construct, reconstruct, and maintain bridges, highways, roads, and streets;
(2)    pay the interest on and principal of bonds that have been issued to finance the construction of bridges, highways, roads, and streets; or
(3)    enforce those laws.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 1 - State Operating Budget › Part II - Budget Bill › Section 7-114 - Programs Funded by Cigarette Restitution Fund. [Effective Until July 1, 2025]

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Cancer Program” means the Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program established under Title 13, Subtitle 11 of the Health – General Article.
(3)    “Tobacco Program” means the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program established under Title 13, Subtitle 10 of the Health – General Article.
(b)    Each budget bill shall contain a separate section that includes the appropriation for:
(1)    each Component of the Tobacco Program;
(2)    each Component of the Cancer Program; and
(3)    any other program that is funded with money from the Cigarette Restitution Fund established under § 7–317 of this title.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 1 - State Operating Budget › Part II - Budget Bill › Section 7-114.2 - Specifying Savings in Budget Proposal That Includes Expenditure Reductions

When a proposed budget includes expenditure reductions to be applied across multiple Executive Branch agencies, the budget bill shall specify how the savings will be achieved and with the exception of position abolitions and items requiring collective bargaining shall include a separate schedule for each reduction allocating the reduction for each agency in a level of detail not less than the 3–digit R*Stars financial agency code and by each fund type.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 1 - State Operating Budget › Part II - Budget Bill › Section 7-114.3 - Proposed Appropriation Reductions Struck or Reduced by General Assembly

(a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a proposed appropriation in the annual budget bill for a unit of State government that the General Assembly has struck or reduced may not be restored for the same purpose as originally proposed.
(b)    A proposed appropriation that the General Assembly has struck or reduced may be restored for the same purpose as originally proposed if the General Assembly, in striking or reducing the appropriation, expressly authorized the restoration.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 1 - State Operating Budget › Part III - Supporting Materials › Section 7-116 - Submission of Budget Books in Machine-Readable Format

(a)    In this section, “machine–readable format” means a comma–separated values file format.
(b)    On submission of the budget bill to the presiding officers of the General Assembly, the Governor shall provide the following number of copies of the budget books required under § 7–115 of this subtitle:
(1)    one copy to each member of the General Assembly; and
(2)    80 copies to the Department of Legislative Services.
(c)    The information required under § 7–115 of this subtitle shall be provided in a machine–readable format on the website of the Department of Budget and Management simultaneously with the publication of the proposed annual State budget.
(d)    The Department of Budget and Management shall archive the information provided in a machine–readable format on the website of the Department of Budget and Management beginning with the fiscal year 2017 budget.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 1 - State Operating Budget › Part III - Supporting Materials › Section 7-117 - Effect of Tax Exemptions on Revenues

(a)    Subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the Secretary shall provide to the General Assembly on a biennial basis by no later than February 1 of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year the report covers, a report that contains a statement of the estimated amount by which exemptions from taxation reduce, for the year:
(1)    State revenues; and
(2)    revenues that the State collects for local governments.
(b)    For each exemption, the statement shall:
(1)    show the estimated amount by which the exemption reduces revenues;
(2)    identify the person or the part of the population that benefits from the exemption; and
(3)    say whether the exemption conflicts with any other State program.
(c)    The statement shall include:
(1)    each subtraction modification under § 10–207, § 10–208, or § 10–209 of the Tax – General Article; and
(2)    each exemption under:
(i)    Title 8, Subtitle 7 of the Natural Resources Article;
(ii)    § 5–104, § 6–103, § 7–203, § 7–303, § 9–203, § 9–303, § 9–304, § 10–104, § 10–211, § 10–212, § 12–104, or Title 11, Subtitle 2 of the Tax – General Article;
(iii)    Title 7 of the Tax – Property Article; and
(iv)    § 13–810 or § 13–903 of the Transportation Article.
(d)    The Comptroller, the Department of Assessments and Taxation, the Maryland Department of Labor, the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Transportation, and other units of the State government shall help the Secretary of Budget and Management to prepare a draft of the statement under this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 1 - State Operating Budget › Part III - Supporting Materials › Section 7-118 - Operating Expenses of State Units. [Effective Until July 1, 2025]

(a)    In its annual submission of the proposed budget, the Department of Budget and Management shall provide, for informational purposes, a budget presentation that includes a description of the proposed expenditures under the Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund for the:
(1)    Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems;
(2)    R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center;
(3)    Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute;
(4)    Aviation Division of the Special Operations Bureau, Department of State Police; and
(5)    grants under the Senator William H. Amoss Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund.
(b)    (1)    (i)    In this subsection the following words have the meanings indicated.
(ii)    “Cancer Program” means the Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program established under Title 13, Subtitle 11 of the Health – General Article.
(iii)    “Tobacco Program” means the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program established under Title 13, Subtitle 10 of the Health – General Article.
(2)    The budget books shall contain a budget presentation that provides an overview of the proposed expenditures for:
(i)    the Tobacco Program, including the proposed expenditures for:
1.    each Component of the Tobacco Program;
2.    each program funded under each Component of the Tobacco Program; and
3.    each Local Public Health Tobacco Grant;
(ii)    the Cancer Program, including the proposed expenditures for:
1.    each Component of the Cancer Program;
2.    each program funded under each Component of the Cancer Program;
3.    each Local Public Health Cancer Grant;
4.    each statewide Academic Health Center Public Health Grant;
5.    each statewide Academic Health Center Cancer Research Grant;
6.    each statewide Academic Health Center Tobacco–Related Diseases Research Grant; and
7.    each statewide Academic Health Center Network Grant; and
(iii)    any other program that is funded with the Cigarette Restitution Fund established under § 7–317 of this title.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 1 - State Operating Budget › Part III - Supporting Materials › Section 7-119 - General Fund Capital Appropriations

(a)    (1)    For each fiscal year, General Fund capital appropriations shall be budgeted in the operating budget in separate eight–digit programs.
(2)    When multiple projects or programs are budgeted within the same nontransportation eight–digit program, each distinct program and project shall be budgeted in a distinct subprogram.
(b)    (1)    To the extent possible, subprograms for projects spanning multiple years shall be retained to preserve funding history.
(2)    The budget detail for prior and current fiscal years submitted with each proposed budget shall be organized in the same fashion to allow comparison between fiscal years.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 1 - State Operating Budget › Part III - Supporting Materials › Section 7-120 - Requirements for Supporting Data and Calculations in Supplemental Budget Bill

On submission of a supplemental budget bill to the presiding officers of the General Assembly that includes an appropriation in accordance with § 5–202(l) of the Education Article, the Governor shall provide supporting data and the results of the calculations required under that subsection.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures › Part I - Definitions; General Provisions › Section 7-201 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Appropriation act” means:
(1)    the State budget; or
(2)    a supplementary appropriation act.
(c)    “Program” means a brief statement in an appropriation act of the purpose for which an appropriation shall be used.
(d)    “Warrant” means a warrant that the Comptroller, the Chief Deputy Comptroller, or a deputy comptroller issues for the disbursement of money from the State Treasury.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures › Part II - Appropriations › Section 7-205 - Disbursements in Accordance With Current Appropriation

Money may be disbursed from the State Treasury only in accordance with the current appropriation for a program as amended from time to time in accordance with this title.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures › Part II - Appropriations › Section 7-206 - Initial Appropriation for Program

The initial appropriation for a program is set forth in the appropriation act. However, the appropriation for a program may be increased or reduced as provided in this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures › Part II - Appropriations › Section 7-207 - Lump Sum Appropriation; Schedule of Proposed Apportionment and Disbursement

(a)    “Lump sum appropriation” means an appropriation for which the budget books or other documents that support the appropriation act contain no detailed information.
(b)    Within 90 days after the General Assembly adjourns, each officer or unit of the State government to which a lump sum appropriation is made shall submit to the Board of Public Works a schedule that shows, in the form and with the detail set by the Board, the proposed apportionment and proposed disbursement of the appropriation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures › Part II - Appropriations › Section 7-208 - Amendment of Appropriation for Program for Legislative Branch

(a)    While the General Assembly is in session the General Assembly may amend the appropriation for a program of the Legislative Branch of the State government by amendment to the budget bill.
(b)    While the General Assembly is not in session, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates jointly may authorize an amendment of an appropriation for a program of the Legislative Branch of the State government.
(c)    An amendment of an appropriation for a program of the Legislative Branch of the State government:
(1)    may not increase the sum of the appropriations from the General Fund of the State for all the programs of the Legislative Branch; and
(2)    may authorize the expenditure of money from a special fund or the federal government as provided in § 2-201 of this article or § 7-217(a) of this subtitle.
(d)    (1)    (i)    Except as provided in this subsection, an amendment under this section may not increase a salary for a nonclassified position so that the salary exceeds the amount set by the most recently enacted State budget.
(ii)    The limitation applies whether or not the most recently enacted budget is in effect.
(iii)    This subsection does not apply to salaries of positions that are included in an executive pay plan for the Legislative Branch.
(2)    While the General Assembly is not in session, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates jointly may approve an amendment that increases a salary so that it exceeds the limitation in this subsection if:
(i)    the President and the Speaker find that the salary increase is needed because an inability to obtain or to keep an essential career employee who is performing an administrative function or an essential professional or technical employee has created an acute emergency; and
(ii)    their findings are documented.
(e)    A copy of each amended appropriation for a program shall be provided promptly to:
(1)    the Comptroller; and
(2)    the Secretary of Budget and Management.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures › Part II - Appropriations › Section 7-208.1 - Amendment of Appropriation for Program of Judicial Branch

(a)    The Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals may authorize an amendment of an appropriation for a program of the Judicial Branch.
(b)    An amendment of an appropriation for a program of the Judicial Branch:
(1)    may not increase the sum of the appropriations from the General Fund of the State for all the programs of the Judicial Branch; and
(2)    may authorize the expenditure of money from a special fund or the federal government as provided in § 2-201 of this article and § 7-217(a) of this subtitle.
(c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an amendment under this section may not increase a salary for a nonclassified position so that the salary exceeds the amount set forth by the most recently enacted State budget bill. The limitation in this paragraph applies whether or not the most recently enacted budget is in effect.
(2)    The Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals may approve an amendment that increases a salary so that it exceeds the limitation of this subsection if the Chief Judge finds that the salary increase is needed because an inability to obtain or to keep an essential career employee who is performing an administrative function or an essential professional or technical employee has created an acute emergency, and the finding is documented. This paragraph does not apply to salaries of positions that are included in an executive pay plan for the Judicial Branch. Adjustments to those salaries beyond the amount included in the most recently enacted State budget shall be submitted to the Legislative Policy Committee for approval.
(d)    A copy of each amended appropriation for a program shall be provided promptly to:
(1)    the Comptroller; and
(2)    the Secretary of Budget and Management.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures › Part II - Appropriations › Section 7-210 - General Restriction on Budget Amendments

(a)    (1)    A budget amendment may not change any language or substantive provision in the State budget.
(2)    The limitation in this subsection does not apply to the monetary figures of an appropriation.
(b)    A budget amendment may not transfer any part of a General Fund capital appropriation to an operating program or purpose.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures › Part II - Appropriations › Section 7-211 - Amendments of Appropriations for Department of Transportation

(a)    On or before the 3rd Wednesday in January of each year, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the General Assembly, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, a report on amendments of appropriations for programs of the Department of Transportation.
(b)    (1)    A report under this section shall describe each proposed amended appropriation for a program that the Department has submitted or expects to submit during the current fiscal year under § 7-209 of this subtitle.
(2)    The description shall include:
(i)    an explanation of the purpose of the amendment; and
(ii)    an analysis of the impact of the amendment on appropriations of special and federal funds.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures › Part II - Appropriations › Section 7-212 - Institutions of Higher Education

(a)    This section applies only to the following governing boards:
(1)    the Board of Regents of Morgan State University;
(2)    the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland; and
(3)    the Board of Trustees of St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
(b)    A governing board to which this section applies may transfer money among objects and, subject to the limitation in subsection (c) of this section, among programs under the jurisdiction of the governing board without submitting a proposed amended appropriation for a program under § 7-209 of this subtitle.
(c)    During a fiscal year, a governing board may not transfer from a program more than 5% of the appropriation in the State budget for that program.
(d)    At the end of each fiscal year, each governing board to which this section applies shall give to the Comptroller, the Department of Budget and Management, and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the Department of Legislative Services, for information only, a summary of the transfers among programs made during the fiscal year.
(e)    Section 7-209 of this subtitle does not apply to a transfer under this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures › Part II - Appropriations › Section 7-213 - Reductions

(a)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, with the approval of the Board of Public Works, the Governor may reduce, by not more than 25% of the legislative appropriation as approved by the General Assembly for any eight–digit program in the State operating budget in any fiscal year, any appropriation:
(i)    that the Governor considers unnecessary; or
(ii)    that is subject to budgetary reductions required under the budget bill as approved by the General Assembly.
(2)    At least 7 calendar days before the Board of Public Works may approve a proposed reduction of an appropriation under this subsection, the Secretary of Budget and Management shall:
(i)    publish on the Department of Budget and Management’s Web site, in a machine–readable format, notice of the proposed reduction, including:
1.    the name of the State agency or program for which the appropriation is intended and a brief narrative summary of the impact of the proposed reduction on the State agency or program;
2.    the amount of the proposed reduction in both dollar and percentage values;
3.    the fund source of the appropriation subject to the proposed reduction; and
4.    any projected reductions in workforce as a result of the proposed reduction;
(ii)    provide the notice required under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph to the Board of Public Works for publication, in a machine–readable format, on the Board’s Web site; and
(iii)    provide written notice of the proposed reduction, including the items specified under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, to:
1.    the Legislative Policy Committee;
2.    the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee; and
3.    the House Appropriations Committee.
(b)    (1)    The Governor may not reduce an appropriation to the Legislative Branch or the Judicial Branch of the State government.
(2)    The Governor may not reduce an appropriation for:
(i)    payment of the principal of or interest on the State debt;
(ii)    public schools, including the Maryland School for the Deaf;
(iii)    the Maryland School for the Blind; or
(iv)    the salary of a public officer, during the term of office.
(3)    Except as provided in § 8–109 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, the Governor may not reduce an appropriation for the salary of any nontemporary employee in the State Personnel Management System.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 7 - Appropriations › Subtitle 2 - Disbursements and Expenditures › Part III - Warrants › Section 7-216 - Expenditures

(a)    Subject to the limitations in this subtitle, an officer or unit of the State government may spend an appropriation for a program of the officer or unit in accordance with the current appropriation.
(b)    (1)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, whenever an officer or a unit of the State government spends any part of an appropriation, the officer or unit promptly shall send the bill to the Comptroller for payment.
(2)    Subject to the limitations in this subtitle, the Comptroller, the Chief Deputy Comptroller, or a deputy comptroller may issue a warrant for payment of the bill.
(c)    (1)    The Comptroller shall exempt an officer or unit of the State government from the requirements of subsection (b) of this section if the Comptroller determines that the exemption would be in the public interest.
(2)    Subject to the limitations in this subtitle, the Comptroller, the Chief Deputy Comptroller, or a deputy comptroller may issue warrants from time to time to provide the officer or unit with the working cash that the Comptroller finds necessary.
(3)    The Comptroller shall keep a record that shows each exemption, each amount advanced to an officer or unit, and the reasons for each exemption.
(4)    The record shall be kept in the Office of the Comptroller and shall be open to public inspection.
(5)    An officer or unit shall send to the Comptroller the voucher or a copy of the voucher for each expenditure made from an advance under this subsection.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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 website the names of payees of checks that have remained unclaimed for 2 years or more.