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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="10-508" title_number="10" title_name="Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Corporation is exempt from:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Title 10 and Division II of the State Finance and Procurement Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>laws governing the State Personnel Management System under Division I of the State Personnel and Pensions Article; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>§§ 19–205 and 19–206 of the Local Government Article (Conditions upon Sale of Public Securities).</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Corporation is subject to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the Public Information Act; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Open Meetings Act.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For purposes of the Open Meetings Act, a project site visit or educational field tour may not be considered a meeting of the Corporation if no organizational business is conducted.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Board and employees of the Corporation are subject to the Public Ethics Law.</text>
  </level>
</section>
