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<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="14-404" title_number="14" title_name="Preferences" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Purchasing Preferences">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “coal products” includes coal in both its synthetic and conventional forms.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section does not apply to a building or facility for which:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Department of the Environment determines that the use of coal products violates a provision of the Environment Article or a regulation that the Department adopts under that article; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the Department of General Services or another appropriate unit determines that the use of coal products would not be cost effective.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The design of a heating system in a building or facility constructed after July 1, 1986 may not preclude the use of Maryland coal if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the State provides at least 50% of the money used for construction of the building or facility; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a determination is made that coal products will be used to fuel the heating system.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
