# Economic Development (GEC)

## Title 2.5. Department of Commerce

### Subtitle 2

#### Section 2.5-202

(a) There is a Maryland Economic Development Commission staffed by the Department.

(b) The purpose of the Commission is to:

  (1) establish economic development policy in the State;

  (2) advise the Secretary on economic development policy in the State;

  (3) oversee the operations of the  Department and its units, including the Department's efforts to support the creation of, attract, and retain businesses and jobs; and

  (4) monitor the operations of the Maryland Technology Development Corporation, the Maryland Economic Development Corporation, and the Maryland Public-Private Partnership Marketing Corporation, including the efforts of those entities to support the creation, attraction, and retention of businesses and jobs.

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