# Economic Development (GEC)

## Title 13. Regional Development Resources

### Subtitle 12. Regional Advanced Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland

#### Section 13-1202

(a) There is a Regional Advanced Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland.

(b)

  (1) The Partnership is a tax-exempt body politic and corporate.

  (2) The Partnership is an independent unit that the Governor may not place in a principal department of State government.

(c) The purposes of the Partnership are to:

  (1) foster the economic development of the region by:

    (i) promoting collaboration among government, businesses, educational institutions, and entrepreneurs and innovators; and

    (ii) leveraging the established advanced manufacturing investments in the region, including the facilities at Aberdeen Proving Ground; and

  (2) position the State as a leader in advanced manufacturing.

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Md. Code Ann., Econ. Dev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)