It is the public policy of the State to utilize public–private partnerships, if appropriate, to: develop and strengthen the State’s public infrastructure assets; apportion between the public and private sectors the risks involved with developing and strengthening public infrastructure assets; foster the creation of new jobs; and promote the socioeconomic development and competiveness of Maryland. It is the public policy of the State that a private entity that enters into a public–private partnership with a reporting agency comply with the Labor and Employment Article and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.